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1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars

1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars is 33rd CART race. Passed at the Milwaukee circuit. Johnny Rutherford won the pole position, Tom Sneva won this race. Rick Mears and Bobby Unser also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (332 km).

Previous race: 1981 Riverside Champ Cars
Next race: 1981 Michigan Champ Cars
Race Start: 5th September 1981

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars

1st victory for the Bignotti-Cotter Racing team
2nd victory for the Tom Sneva
10th podium for the Tom Sneva
18th podium for the Rick Mears
20th podium for the Bobby Unser

March 81C - 1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars winner

March 81C #2 - 1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars winner

1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Tom Sneva	March 81C, #2	42	1h 41m 41s	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
2	Rick Mears	Penske PC9B, #6	32	1h 41m 45s	Penske Racing
3	Bobby Unser	Penske PC9B, #3	28	199 laps	Penske Racing
4	Johnny Rutherford	Chaparral 2K, #1	26	198 laps	Chaparral Racing
5	Al Unser	Longhorn LR02, #8	20	197 laps	Longhorn Racing
6	Gordon Johncock	Wildcat Mk8, #20	16	197 laps	Patrick Racing
7	Steve Krisiloff	Wildcat Mk8, #40	12	194 laps	Patrick Racing
8	Josele Garza	Penske PC9, #55	10	193 laps	Psachie-Garza Racing
9	Billy Engelhart	McLaren M24, #29	6	191 laps	Beaudoin Racing
10	Pancho Carter	Penske PC7, #5	4	190 laps Accident	Alex Foods Racing
11	Bill Alsup	Penske PC9B, #7	2	190 laps	Penske Racing
12	Larry Dickson	Penske PC7, #31	2	189 laps	Machinists Union Racing
13	Herm Johnson	Lightning ? 1981, #28	2	186 laps	Team Menard
14	Tony Bettenhausen jr	Longhorn LR01, #16	2	186 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
15	Steve Chassey	Eagle ? 1981, #64	2	185 laps	Jet Engineering
16	Bob Lazier	March 81C, #35	2	182 laps Accident	Fletcher Racing Team
17	Bill Tempero	McLaren M16E, #15	2	178 laps	Bill Tempero
18	Roger Rager	Wildcat ? 1981, #66	2	149 laps Brakes	Roger Rager
19	Gary Bettenhausen	Wildcat Mk8, #12	2	127 laps Turbocharger	Rhoades Racing
20	John Mahler	Penske PC6, #92	2	117 laps Timing gears	Duke Racing
21	Scott Brayton	Penske PC7, #37	0	91 laps Timing gears	Forsythe Racing
22	Dick Simon	Watson ? 1981, #22	0	80 laps Turbocharger	Leader Card Racers
23	Kevin Cogan	Phoenix 80, #32	0	36 laps Accident	Jerry O'Connell Racing
24	Tom Bigelow	Penske PC7, #56	0	33 laps Accident	Gohr Racing
25	Jerry Karl	McLaren M16E, #38	0	1 laps Ignition	Jerry Karl

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

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Johnny Rutherford	Chaparral 2K, #1	26.492s	Chaparral Racing
2	Bobby Unser	Penske PC9B, #3	26.592s	Penske Racing
3	Tom Sneva	March 81C, #2	26.613s	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
4	Rick Mears	Penske PC9B, #6	26.762s	Penske Racing
5	Al Unser	Longhorn LR02, #8	26.832s	Longhorn Racing
6	Gordon Johncock	Wildcat Mk8, #20	27.141s	Patrick Racing
7	Steve Krisiloff	Wildcat Mk8, #40	27.312s	Patrick Racing
8	Bill Alsup	Penske PC9B, #7	27.524s	Penske Racing
9	Kevin Cogan	Phoenix 80, #32	27.579s	Jerry O'Connell Racing
10	Pancho Carter	Penske PC7, #5	27.657s	Alex Foods Racing
11	Josele Garza	Penske PC9, #55	27.884s	Psachie-Garza Racing
12	Gary Bettenhausen	Wildcat Mk8, #12	27.989s	Rhoades Racing
13	Larry Dickson	Penske PC7, #31	28.151s	Machinists Union Racing
14	Tony Bettenhausen jr	Longhorn LR01, #16	28.244s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
15	Tom Bigelow	Penske PC7, #56	28.342s	Gohr Racing
16	Dick Simon	Watson ? 1981, #22	28.479s	Leader Card Racers
17	John Mahler	Penske PC6, #92	28.646s	Duke Racing
18	Bill Tempero	McLaren M16E, #15	28.661s	Bill Tempero
19	Steve Chassey	Eagle ? 1981, #64	28.685s	Jet Engineering
20	Jerry Karl	McLaren M16E, #38	28.712s	Jerry Karl
21	Bob Lazier	March 81C, #35	27.87s	Fletcher Racing Team
22	Roger Rager	Wildcat ? 1981, #66	28.816s	Roger Rager
23	Billy Engelhart	McLaren M24, #29	29.194s	Beaudoin Racing
24	Herm Johnson	Lightning ? 1981, #28	29.196s	Team Menard
25	Scott Brayton	Penske PC7, #37	Timing gears	Forsythe Racing