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1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars

1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars is 28th CART race. Passed at the Milwaukee circuit. Gordon Johncock won the pole position, Mike Mosley won this race. Kevin Cogan and Mario Andretti also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 150 laps (249 km).

Previous race: 1981 Indianapolis 500
Next race: 1981 Atlanta Champ Cars
Race Start: 7th June 1981

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars

1st victory for the All-American Racers team
1st victory for the Mike Mosley
2nd podium for the Mike Mosley
1st podium for the Kevin Cogan
5th podium for the Mario Andretti

Eagle 81 - 1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars winner

Eagle 81 #48 - 1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars winner

1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Mike Mosley	Eagle 81, #48	21	1h 19m 3.55s	All-American Racers
2	Kevin Cogan	Phoenix 80, #32	16	149 laps	Jerry O'Connell Racing
3	Mario Andretti	Wildcat Mk8, #40	14	148 laps	Patrick Racing
4	Tom Sneva	Phoenix 80, #2	12	147 laps	Sugaripe Prune Racing Team
5	Al Unser	Longhorn LR02, #8	10	146 laps	Longhorn Racing
6	Johnny Rutherford	Chaparral 2K, #1	8	146 laps	Chaparral Racing
7	Dick Simon	Watson ? 1981, #22	6	144 laps	Leader Card Racers
8	Billy Engelhart	McLaren M24, #29	5	144 laps	Beaudoin Racing
9	Tom Bigelow	Penske PC7, #56	4	144 laps	Gohr Racing
10	Larry Dickson	Penske PC7, #31	3	144 laps	Machinists Union Racing
11	Scott Brayton	Penske PC7, #37	2	144 laps	Forsythe Racing
12	Tony Bettenhausen jr	McLaren M24B, #16	1	143 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
13	Bob Lazier	Penske PC7, #35	1	142 laps	Fletcher Racing Team
14	Josele Garza	Penske PC7, #54	1	141 laps	Psachie-Garza Racing
15	Larry Cannon	Penske PC7, #99	1	140 laps	Kraco Racing
16	Gordon Johncock	Wildcat Mk8, #20	2	138 laps Gearbox	Patrick Racing
17	Bob Frey	Eagle ? 1981, #71	1	134 laps	Tom Frantz
18	Phil Threshie	McLaren M24, #67	1	133 laps	Phil Threshie
19	Jim Buick	Eagle ? 1981, #86	1	127 laps	Buick Racing
20	Pancho Carter	Penske PC7, #5	1	100 laps Wheel bearing	Alex Foods Racing
21	Bobby Unser	Penske PC9B, #3	0	74 laps Accident	Penske Racing
22	Herm Johnson	Lightning ? 1981, #28	0	68 laps Fire	Team Menard
23	Jerry Karl	McLaren M16E, #38	0	37 laps Oil pump	Jerry Karl
24	Steve Chassey	Eagle ? 1981, #64	0	34 laps Engine	Jet Engineering
25	John Mahler	Penske PC6, #92	0	15 laps Ignition	Duke Racing
26	Cliff Hucul	McLaren ? 1981, #57	0	Magneto	Hucul Racing
0	Dean Vetrock	Eagle ? 1981, #0	0		Vetrock Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars on the Milwaukee circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Gordon Johncock	Wildcat Mk8, #20	26.726s	Patrick Racing
2	Bobby Unser	Penske PC9B, #3	26.794s	Penske Racing
3	Al Unser	Longhorn LR02, #8	26.916s	Longhorn Racing
4	Johnny Rutherford	Chaparral 2K, #1	27.056s	Chaparral Racing
5	Tom Sneva	Phoenix 80, #2	27.129s	Sugaripe Prune Racing Team
6	Mario Andretti	Wildcat Mk8, #40	27.507s	Patrick Racing
7	Kevin Cogan	Phoenix 80, #32	27.654s	Jerry O'Connell Racing
8	Scott Brayton	Penske PC7, #37	27.802s	Forsythe Racing
9	Bob Lazier	Penske PC7, #35	28.043s	Fletcher Racing Team
10	Tom Bigelow	Penske PC7, #56	28.32s	Gohr Racing
11	Jerry Karl	McLaren M16E, #38	28.327s	Jerry Karl
12	Steve Chassey	Eagle ? 1981, #64	28.373s	Jet Engineering
13	Larry Dickson	Penske PC7, #31	28.437s	Machinists Union Racing
14	Tony Bettenhausen jr	McLaren M24B, #16	28.546s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
15	Dick Simon	Watson ? 1981, #22	28.611s	Leader Card Racers
16	Larry Cannon	Penske PC7, #99	28.746s	Kraco Racing
17	Herm Johnson	Lightning ? 1981, #28	28.808s	Team Menard
18	Billy Engelhart	McLaren M24, #29	29.226s	Beaudoin Racing
19	Jim Buick	Eagle ? 1981, #86	29.414s	Buick Racing
20	Josele Garza	Penske PC7, #54	29.615s	Psachie-Garza Racing
21	Phil Threshie	McLaren M24, #67	29.662s	Phil Threshie
22	Pancho Carter	Penske PC7, #5	29.035s	Alex Foods Racing
23	Bob Frey	Eagle ? 1981, #71	30.235s	Tom Frantz
24	John Mahler	Penske PC6, #92	30.543s	Duke Racing
25	Mike Mosley	Eagle 81, #48		All-American Racers
26	Cliff Hucul	McLaren ? 1981, #57	Magneto	Hucul Racing
27	Dean Vetrock	Eagle ? 1981, #0		Vetrock Racing