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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jul 14, 2019 0:29:49 GMT -5
Race #8 - Detroit News Grand Prix
The CART Series made their 8th stop of 1981 at the Michigan International Speedway, in Brooklyn, Michigan, for the Detroit News Grand Prix.
Points leader Rick Mears led the field to the Green Flag but it was Al Unser who would lead the first three laps before Gordon Johncock led briefly before Unser took the lead back as he would play defense as many drivers tried to take the lead but could do nothing until Mario Andretti took over as well as Johncock again and then Bill Alsup as pit stops began. Al Unser would take the lead for the final time as the pit stops came to an end, and Unser was once again able to pull away just enough over the final laps and would score his second win in a row and second of 1981.
Other Noticeables:
Al Unser scored his 2nd win of the year and second in a row,
Unser led 3 times for 57 laps, including the final 24 laps,
It was the 4th win of his career in the CART Series and his first since Milwaukee Mile; 1 race ago,
Rick Mears, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Gordon Johncock by 26 points
1.8-Al Unser (57 laps led)
2.6-Rick Mears
3.20-Gordon Johncock (9 laps led)
4.3-Bobby Unser
5.40-Mario Andretti (3 laps led)
6.35-Bob Lazier
7.41-Bill Alsup (3 laps led)
8.31-Larry Dickson
9.99-Dick Ferguson
10.23-Jim McElreath
11.56-Tom Bigelow (2 laps led)
12.16-Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
13.66-Roger Rager
14.42-Billy Vukovich Jr.
15.77-Ross Davis
16.64-Steve Chassey-1 lap
17.2-Tom Sneva-1 lap
18.49-Steve Krisiloff-1 lap
19.57-Cliff Hucul-1 lap
20.55-Josele Garza-1 lap
21.5-Pancho Carter-1 lap
22.1-Johnny Rutherford-1 lap
23.37-Scott Brayton-4 laps
24.15-Bill Tempero-5 laps
25.22-Dick Simon-74 laps (Clutch)
26.48-Mike Mosley-74 laps (Gear)
Rick Mears-Pole
Al Unser-1-3
Gordon Johncock-4-8
Al Unser-9-38
Mario Andretti-39-41
Gordon Johncock-42-45
Bill Alsup-46-48
Tom Bigelow-49-50
Al Unser-51-74
7 Lead Changes among 5 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.982 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 3 Minutes and 5 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 1, 2019 14:05:57 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 9th race of the season the Watkins Glen 200 at Watkins Glen International.
Rick Mears won the pole, with a time of 84.789 seconds, beating Al Unser by 0.059 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Rick Mears won his 3rd pole of the year and second in a row,
Mears won his 5th career pole in the CART Series and his first since Michigan; 1 race ago,
Bobby Unser, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 11th,
Rick Mears, who is starting 1st, has a 26 point lead over Gordon Johncock
1.6-Rick Mears
2.8-Al Unser
3.1-Johnny Rutherford
4.64-Steve Chassey
5.35-Bob Lazier
6.41-Bill Alsup
7.40-Mario Andretti
8.34-Hurley Haywood
9.31-Larry Dickson
10.22-Dick Simon
11.3-Bobby Unser
12.48-Rocky Moran
13.28-Herm Johnson
14.77-Ross Davis
15.37-Scott Brayton
16.5-Pancho Carter
17.16-Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
18.38-Jerry Karl
19.20-Gordon Johncock
20.55-Josele Garza
21.12-Gordon Smiley
22.2-Tom Sneva
23.15-Bill Tempero
24.67-Teddy Pilette
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 2, 2019 11:10:24 GMT -5
Race #9 - Watkins Glen 200
The CART Series made their 9th stop of 1981 at the Watkins Glen International, in Watkins Glen, New York, for the Watkins Glen 200.
Points leader Rick Mears led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first six laps before he was passed by Steve Chassey who would be passed by Scott Brayton six laps later as Brayton would lead almost till halfway, losing the lead when the first caution came out for Rocky Moran's stalled car, allowing for Bob Lazier to take the lead with almost a full lap lead over the rest of the field, as all Lazier had to do was ride around for the last half of the race, making no mistakes, and the win would be his.
However, just before the white flag, trouble struck as Lazier entered Turn 5 and lost control, spinning out and slamming hard into the tire barriers, his car completely destroyed and done for the day. With Lazier out of the race, Mears would assume the lead and rode around the last lap to score his second win of the year.
Other Noticeables:
Rick Mears scored his 2nd win of the year,
Mears led 2 times for 8 laps, including the final 2 laps,
It was the 8th win of his career in the CART Series and his first since Michigan; 4 races ago,
Rocky Moran(15th) and Teddy Pilette(21st) made their CART Series debuts,
Rick Mears, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Pancho Carter by 64 points
1.6-Rick Mears (8 laps led)
2.1-Johnny Rutherford
3.41-Bill Alsup
4.64-Steve Chassey (6 laps led)
5.31-Larry Dickson
6.28-Herm Johnson
7.5-Pancho Carter
8.16-Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
9.37-Scott Brayton (17 laps led)
10.22-Dick Simon
11.3-Bobby Unser
12.34-Hurley Haywood
13.8-Al Unser
14.12-Gordon Smiley
15.48-Rocky Moran-1 lap
16.35-Bob Lazier-2 laps (Accident) (29 laps led)
17.40-Mario Andretti-12 laps (Accident)
18.2-Tom Sneva-13 laps (Accident)
19.38-Jerry Karl-13 laps (Accident)
20.55-Josele Garza-30 laps (Accident)
21.67-Teddy Pilette-32 laps (Accident)
22.20-Gordon Johncock-34 laps (Clutch)
23.15-Bill Tempero-36 laps (Accident)
24.77-Ross Davis-36 laps (Engine)
Rick Mears-1-6
Steve Chassey-7-12
Scott Brayton-13-29
Bob Lazier-30-58
Rick Mears-59-60
4 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 2 for 3 laps
Lap 30 (Car #48 Stalled Backstretch),
Lap 59 (Car #35 Accident Turn 5)
Margin of Victory: Under Caution
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 38 Minutes and 53 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 21, 2019 13:59:50 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 10th race of the season the Copa Mexico 150 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Al Unser won the pole, with a time of 90.695 seconds, beating Rick Mears by 0.390 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Al Unser won his 2nd pole of the year,
Unser won his 6th career pole in the CART Series and his first since Milwaukee; 8 races ago,
Tom Sneva, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 9th,
Rick Mears, who is starting 2nd, has a 64 point lead over Pancho Carter
1.8-Al Unser
2.6-Rick Mears
3.35-Bob Lazier
4.20-Gordon Johncock
5.7-Bill Alsup
6.99-Dick Ferguson
7.5-Pancho Carter
8.28-Herm Johnson
9.2-Tom Sneva
10.16-Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
11.48-Geoff Brabham
12.21-Mike Mosley
13.74-Michael Chandler
14.22-Dick Simon
15.55-Josele Garza
16.33-Vern Schuppan
17.34-Hurley Haywood
18.93-Michel Jourdain
19.38-Jerry Karl
20.89-Phil Krueger
21.23-Jim McElreath
22.15-Bill Tempero
23.37-Scott Brayton
24.1-Johnny Rutherford
25.42-Billy Vukovich Jr.
26.31-Larry Dickson
27.3-Bobby Unser
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 21, 2019 21:02:27 GMT -5
Race #10 - Copa Mexico 150
The CART Series made their 10th stop of 1981 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, in Mexico City, Mexico, for the Copa Mexico 150.
Al Unser led the field to the Green Flag and would quickly jump out to a second lead as all twenty seven drivers gave each other room for the most part on the two and a half mile road course. Gordon Johncock would pass Unser for the lead on Lap 20 and aside from losing the lead for two laps during pit stops, Johncock was unstoppable, but with thirteen laps to go, Johncock lost control of his car and spun out in Turn 1, knocking himself out of the race. With Johncock out, Rick Mears assumed the lead and had to hold off a hard charging Al Unser and Bill Alsup to score his third win of 1981.
Other Noticeables:
Rick Mears scored his 3rd win of the year and second in a row,
Mears led 2 times for 14 laps, including the final 13 laps,
It was the 9th win of his career in the CART Series and his first since Watkins Glen; 1 race ago,
Rick Mears, who finished 1st, clinched the 1981 CART Series Championship
1.6-Rick Mears (14 laps led)
2.8-Al Unser (22 laps led)
3.7-Bill Alsup
4.35-Bob Lazier
5.5-Pancho Carter (1 lap led)
6.28-Herm Johnson
7.99-Dick Ferguson
8.48-Geoff Brabham
9.16-Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
10.21-Mike Mosley
11.74-Michael Chandler
12.37-Scott Brayton
13.55-Josele Garza
14.89-Phil Krueger
15.15-Bill Tempero
16.23-Jim McElreath
17.93-Michel Jourdain
18.42-Billy Vukovich Jr.
19.2-Tom Sneva
20.33-Vern Schuppan
21.34-Hurley Haywood
22.3-Bobby Unser-1 lap
23.22-Dick Simon-1 lap
24.1-Johnny Rutherford-1 lap
25.31-Larry Dickson-1 lap
26.38-Jerry Karl-1 lap
27.20-Gordon Johncock-13 laps (Accident) (22 laps led)
Al Unser-1-22
Gordon Johncock-23-32
Rick Mears-33
Pancho Carter-34
Gordon Johncock-35-46
Rick Mears-47-59
5 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 1 for 2 laps
Lap 47 (Car #20 Accident Turn 1),
Margin of Victory: 0.895 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 43 Minutes and 31 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 22, 2019 13:30:00 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 11th and final race of the season the Miller High Life 150 at the Phoenix International Raceway.
Bobby Unser won the pole, with a time of 32.040 seconds, beating Tom Sneva by 0.060 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Bobby Unser won his 2nd pole of the year,
Unser won his 7th career pole in the CART Series and his first since Milwaukee; 4 races ago,
Mario Andretti, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 8th,
Rick Mears, who is starting 10th, has clinched the 1981 CART Series Championship
1.3-Bobby Unser
2.2-Tom Sneva
3.5-Pancho Carter
4.20-Gordon Johncock
5.1-Johnny Rutherford
6.55-Josele Garza
7.99-Dick Ferguson
8.40-Mario Andretti
9.49-Chip Mead
10.6-Rick Mears
11.56-Tom Bigelow
12.89-Phil Krueger
13.12-Gordon Smiley
14.33-Vern Schuppan
15.43-Greg Leffler
16.35-Bob Lazier
17.34-Johnny Parsons
18.7-Bill Alsup
19.17-Jerry Sneva
20.28-Herm Johnson
21.48-Mike Mosley
22.8-Al Unser
23.16-Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
24.22-Dick Simon
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 22, 2019 20:00:00 GMT -5
Race #11 - Miller High Life 150
The CART Series made their 11th and final stop of 1981 at the Phoenix International Raceway, in Avondale, Phoenix, for the Miller High Life 150.
Bobby Unser led the field to the Green Flag and would quickly jump out to a big lead early on as no one had anything for Unser until he was forced to give up the lead to Gordon Johncock before quickly taking it back after pit stops and appeared on his way to victory when a caution for debris comes out. When the green flag comes back out, Unser pulled away but right behind him was Dick Ferguson who passed Unser with eighteen laps to go and would go on to score his first career win.
Other Noticeables:
Dick Ferguson scored his 1st win of the year,
Ferguson led 1 time for 18 laps, which were the final 18 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the CART Series in his 12th start
1.99-Dick Ferguson (18 laps led)
2.56-Tom Bigelow
3.3-Bobby Unser (98 laps led)
4.55-Josele Garza
5.40-Mario Andretti
6.12-Gordon Smiley
7.28-Herm Johnson-1 lap
8.49-Chip Mead-1 lap
9.17-Jerry Sneva-1 lap
10.33-Vern Schuppan-1 lap
11.6-Rick Mears-1 lap
12.20-Gordon Johncock-1 lap (34 laps led)
13.8-Al Unser-1 lap
14.89-Phil Krueger-2 laps
15.35-Bob Lazier-2 laps
16.43-Greg Leffler-2 laps
17.7-Bill Alsup-2 laps
18.22-Dick Simon-2 laps
19.16-Tony Bettenhausen Jr.-2 laps
20.48-Mike Mosley-3 laps
21.2-Tom Sneva-3 laps
22.5-Pancho Carter-7 laps
23.1-Johnny Rutherford-128 laps (Header)
24.34-Johnny Parsons-133 laps (Clutch)
Bobby Unser-1-84
Gordon Johncock-85-118
Bobby Unser-119-132
Dick Ferguson-133-150
3 Lead Changes among 3 drivers
Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 121 (Debris Turn 1)
Margin of Victory: 3.217 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 31 Minutes and 42 Seconds
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