Van Scoy Diamond Mines 500
Pocono International Raceway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
122 Laps/305 Miles
June 21, 1981

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 1 A. J. Foyt 14 Valvoline-Gilmore March Cosworth TC 122 2:13:23.16 137.196 1,000
2 4 Geoff Brabham 50 Psachie/Garza ESSO Penske PC-9 Cosworth TC 122 Flagged - rain 800
3 14 Tom Bigelow 56 Genesee Beer Wagon Penske PC-7 Chevy 122 Flagged - rain 700
4 9 George Snider 84 Valvoline/Gilmore Coyote Cosworth TC 121 Flagged - rain 600
5 12 Harry MacDonald 45 Armstrong Moulding Lola Cosworth TC 120 Flagged - rain 500
6 7 Billy Vukovich, Jr. 42 Rattlesnake Racing Watson Offy TC 119 Flagged - rain 400
7 2 Jim McElreath 23 McElreath Racing Eagle Cosworth TC 118 Flagged - rain 300
8 15 Roger Rager 66 Seymour Enterprises Wildcat Chevy 113 Broken wing 250
9 13 Chip Mead 49 Tee Creations Eagle Cosworth TC 106 Broken suspension
10 21 Bill Henderson 71 Spirit of Colorado Eagle Offy TC 105 Flagged - rain 150
11 26 Mark Alderson 97 Eastham/D. J. Construction King Chevy 104 Flagged - rain
12 24 Jack Hewitt 58 Coons Construction Gambler Chevy 97 Flagged - rain
13 22 Smokey Snellbaker 54 Lloyd Racing Enterprises Lloyd Chevy 94 Flagged - rain
14 19 Steve Ball 85 B & G Racing Coyote Chevy 94 Flagged - rain 25
15 28 Bill Tyler 57 Roberts Steel Erection X Chevy 88 Flagged - rain
16 3 Tom Sneva 2 Blue Poly March Cosworth TC 79 Broken gearbox 25
17 5 Vern Schuppan 33 Red Roof Inns McLaren Cosworth TC 76 Lost oil pressure 20
18 18 Richard Hubbard 26 McElreath Eagle Offy TC 75 Broken head 20
19 23 Jeff Bloom 11 Smith Speed Shop Ward Chevy 73 Broken head
20 16 Dick Simon 22 Vermont American Watson Offy 66 Flagged - rain 20
21 29 Larry Rice 28 Weaver Excavating X Chevy 66 Flagged - rain
22 17 Dean Vetrock 70 Vetrock Racing Eagle Chevy 57 Fuel pickup 15
23 11 Johnny Parsons 43 Armstrong Moulding SEA Cosworth TC 37 Radiator leak 15
24 27 Paul Pitzer 51 GCQ Racing X Chevy 27 Broken shock
25 10 Jerry Sneva 17 Escort Radar Detector Vollstedt Offy TC 24 Fuel cell leak 10
26 20 Salt Walther 12 Blue Poly March Cosworth TC 21 Magneto 10
27 6 Gary Bettenhausen 27 Vollstedt Enterprises Vollstedt Offy 16 Lost oil pressure 10
28 25 Duke Cook 25 Double A Racing X Chevy 6 Engine
29 8 Jan Sneva 98 Giuffre Brothers Crane King Chevy 4 Engine 5
                   
-- -- Lennie Waldo 81 Red Roof Inns X Chevy -- Did not appear

Lap Leaders Total Laps
Tom Sneva 56 1-13, 16-25, 27-33, 35-42, 44-48, 50, 52-53, 55-63, 68
A. J. Foyt 35 14-15, 34, 49, 51, 54, 64-67, 69-70, 80-83, 97-111, 119-122
Geoff Brabham 15 43, 71, 84-90, 112-116, 118
Tom Bigelow 15 72-79, 91-96, 117
Vern Schuppan 1 26