1981 Watkins Glen 150 - Results
Track Watkins Glen
City Watkins Glen
Type Roadcourse
Length 3.374 mi
Trackrecord 1:30.668

| P | Driver | Nat | L | Time | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Mears | 60 | 1:52:17.000 | ||
| 2 | Johnny Rutherford | 59 | 0:00:00.000 +1 lap | +1 lap | |
| 3 | Bill Alsup | 59 | 0:00:00.000 +1 lap | +0.000 | |
| 4 | Bob Lazier | 58 | 0:00:00.000 +2 laps | +1 lap | |
| 5 | Steve Chassey | 56 | 0:00:00.000 +4 laps | +2 laps | |
| 6 | Rocky Moran Sr. | 55 | 0:00:00.000 +5 laps | +1 lap | |
| 7 | Larry Dickson | 55 | 0:00:00.000 +5 laps | +0.000 | |
| 8 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | 54 | 0:00:00.000 +6 laps | +1 lap | |
| 9 | Herm Johnson | 54 | 0:00:00.000 +6 laps | +0.000 | |
| 10 | Gordon Johncock | 52 | 0:00:00.000 +8 laps | +2 laps | |
| 11 | Dick Simon | 50 | 0:00:00.000 +10 laps | +2 laps | |
| 12 | Hurley Haywood | 48 | 0:00:00.000 +12 laps | +2 laps | |
| 13 | Ross Davis | 44 | 0:00:00.000 +16 laps | +4 laps | |
| 14 | Al Unser | 30 | 0:00:00.000 +30 laps | +14 laps | |
| 15 | Pancho Carter | 32 | 0:00:00.000 +28 laps | +-2 laps | |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | 25 | 0:00:00.000 +35 laps | +7 laps | |
| 17 | Bobby Unser | 23 | 0:00:00.000 +37 laps | +2 laps | |
| 18 | Gordon Smiley | 38 | 0:00:00.000 +22 laps | +-15 laps | |
| 19 | Jerry Karl | 22 | 0:00:00.000 +38 laps | +16 laps | |
| 20 | Scott Brayton | 20 | 0:00:00.000 +40 laps | +2 laps | |
| 21 | Tom Sneva | 38 | 0:00:00.000 +22 laps | +-18 laps | |
| 22 | Teddy Pilette | 14 | 0:00:00.000 +46 laps | +24 laps | |
| 23 | Bill Tempero | 11 | 0:00:00.000 +49 laps | +3 laps | |
| 24 | Josele Garza | 9 | 0:00:00.000 +51 laps | +2 laps |