
1981 Norton Michigan 500 - Results
Track Michigan International Raceway
City Brooklyn, MI
Type Oval
Length 2.000 mi
Trackrecord 0:30.6450
| P | Driver | Nat | L | Time | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pancho Carter | 250 | 3:45:45.000 | ||
| 2 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | 250 | 3:45:47.000 +2.000 | +2.000 | |
| 3 | Rick Mears | 248 | 0:00:00.000 +2 laps | +2 laps | |
| 4 | Bill Alsup | 247 | 0:00:00.000 +3 laps | +1 lap | |
| 5 | Tom Bigelow | 247 | 0:00:00.000 +3 laps | +0.000 | |
| 6 | Gary Bettenhausen | 247 | 0:00:00.000 +3 laps | +0.000 | |
| 7 | Scott Brayton | 238 | 0:00:00.000 +12 laps | +9 laps | |
| 8 | Phil Caliva | 235 | 0:00:00.000 +15 laps | +3 laps | |
| 9 | Larry Dickson | 227 | 0:00:00.000 +23 laps | +8 laps | |
| 10 | Bob Lazier | 225 | 0:00:00.000 +25 laps | +2 laps | |
| 11 | Al Unser | 196 | 0:00:00.000 +54 laps | +29 laps | |
| 12 | Larry Cannon | 190 | 0:00:00.000 +60 laps | +6 laps | |
| 13 | Roger Rager | 185 | 0:00:00.000 +65 laps | +5 laps | |
| 14 | Jerry Karl | 178 | 0:00:00.000 +72 laps | +7 laps | |
| 15 | Bill Vukovich Jr. | 175 | 0:00:00.000 +75 laps | +3 laps | |
| 16 | Bobby Unser | 162 | 0:00:00.000 +88 laps | +13 laps | |
| 17 | Steve Krisiloff | 153 | 0:00:00.000 +97 laps | +9 laps | |
| 18 | Mike Mosley | 144 | 0:00:00.000 +106 laps | +9 laps | |
| 19 | Josele Garza | 141 | 0:00:00.000 +109 laps | +3 laps | |
| 20 | Steve Chassey | 131 | 0:00:00.000 +119 laps | +10 laps | |
| 21 | Harry MacDonald | 120 | 0:00:00.000 +130 laps | +11 laps | |
| 22 | Johnny Rutherford | 112 | 0:00:00.000 +138 laps | +8 laps | |
| 23 | Tom Sneva | 107 | 0:00:00.000 +143 laps | +5 laps | |
| 24 | Vern Schuppan | 95 | 0:00:00.000 +155 laps | +12 laps | |
| 25 | Cliff Hucul | 89 | 0:00:00.000 +161 laps | +6 laps | |
| 26 | A. J. Foyt | 80 | 0:00:00.000 +170 laps | +9 laps | |
| 27 | Mike Chandler | 79 | 0:00:00.000 +171 laps | +1 lap | |
| 28 | Kevin Cogan | 70 | 0:00:00.000 +180 laps | +9 laps | |
| 29 | Chip Mead | 70 | 0:00:00.000 +180 laps | +0.000 | |
| 30 | Dick Ferguson | 64 | 0:00:00.000 +186 laps | +6 laps | |
| 31 | Dick Simon | 63 | 0:00:00.000 +187 laps | +1 lap | |
| 32 | Salt Walther | 53 | 0:00:00.000 +197 laps | +10 laps | |
| 33 | Herm Johnson | 26 | 0:00:00.000 +224 laps | +27 laps | |
| 34 | Bill Tempero | 23 | 0:00:00.000 +227 laps | +3 laps | |
| 35 | Billy Engelhart | 18 | 0:00:00.000 +232 laps | +5 laps | |
| 36 | Gordon Johncock | 4 | 0:00:00.000 +246 laps | +14 laps | |
| 37 | Bill Whittington | 4 | 0:00:00.000 +246 laps | +0.000 |