Hoosier Hundred
Indiana State Fairgrounds
1 Mile Dirt Oval
100 Laps/100 Miles
September 12, 1981
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | Larry Rice | 55 | Pizza Hut of St. Louis | X | X | 100 | 1:09:57.90 85.757 | 400 |
| 2 | 9 | Rich Vogler | 3 | Aristocrat Products | X | X | 100 | Finished | 320 |
| 3 | 2 | Gary Bettenhausen | 14 | Terre Haute 1st National Bank | X | X | 100 | Finished | 280 |
| 4 | 3 | Mark Alderson | 97 | D.J. Construction | X | X | 100 | Finished | |
| 5 | 5 | Tom Bigelow | 56 | Genesee Beer | X | X | 100 | Finished | 200 |
| 6 | 10 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 30 | Plastic Express | X | X | 100 | Finished | 160 |
| 7 | 18 | Sheldon Kinser | 34 | Amerling | X | X | 100 | Finished | 120 |
| 8 | 25 | George Snider | 41 | Richardson/Krieg | X | X | 100 | Finished | 100 |
| 9 | 16 | Jerry Nemire | 22 | Leslie Oil | X | X | 100 | Finished | |
| 10 | 14 | Larry Martin | 20 | Peterson/Niebel Racing | X | X | 100 | Running | |
| 11 | 22 | Greg Leffler | 43 | Armstrong Moulding | X | X | 100 | Finished | |
| 12 | 24 | Chuck Amati | 71 | Stenger Motorcraft | X | X | 100 | Finished | |
| 13 | 26 | Jack Hewitt | 26 | Club 30 | X | X | 100 | Finished | 10 |
| 14 | 11 | Steve Chassey | 1 | Terre Haute 1st National Bank | X | X | 100 | Finished | 10 |
| 15 | 19 | Smokey Snellbaker | 54 | Lloyd Racing Enterprises | X | X | 98 | Engine | |
| 16 | 4 | Johnny Parsons | 17 | Smith Speed Shop | X | X | 78 | Brakes | 10 |
| 17 | 17 | Paul Pitzer | 51 | GCQ Racing | X | X | 51 | Oil leak | |
| 18 | 23 | Jeff Bloom | 57 | Roberts Steel Erection | X | X | 51 | Engine | |
| 19 | 20 | Jerry Miller | 85 | Miller | X | X | 51 | Suspension | |
| 20 | 12 | Bobby Olivero | 5 | Moran Electric | X | X | 46 | Engine | |
| 21 | 15 | Chuck Gurney | 15 | Kurtz-DiGeronimo Brothers | X | X | 40 | Wrecked | |
| 22 | 7 | Joe Saldana | 33 | Johnson Sheet Metal | X | X | 21 | Wrecked | 6 |
| 23 | 21 | Larry Dickson | 18 | Jo-Ol Racing | X | X | 16 | Engine | 6 |
| 24 | 6 | Jim McElreath | 66 | Doc Kendrick | X | X | 13 | Engine | 6 |
| 25 | 13 | Steve Cannon | 42 | Marcello Steel | X | X | 11 | Engine | |
| 26 | 8 | Bill Engelhart | 28 | Mattox Ice Co. | X | X | 10 | Rear end | |
| -- | 24 | Roger Rager | 64 | McCray Plastering | X | X | -- | Did not advance from qualifying race | |
| -- | 30 | Bobby Marshall | 19 | Bob Marshall | X | X | -- | Did not advance from qualifying race | |
| -- | 31 | Bill Tyler | 7 | LaGrande, Inc. | X | X | -- | Did not advance from qualifying race | |
| -- | 32 | Johnny Coogan | 50 | Vetzel Moving and Storage | X | X | -- | Did not advance from qualifying race | |
| -- | 33 | Danny Milburn | 81 | B. U. F. | X | X | -- | Did not advance from qualifying race | |
| -- | 35 | Ron Shuman | 90 | Oxman Publishing | X | X | -- | Did not advance from qualifying race | |
| -- | 36 | Jerry Potter | 62 | Joe Boot | X | X | -- | Did not advance from qualifying race | |
| -- | 37 | Karl Busson | 31 | Mataka-Raceweld Charger | X | X | -- | Did not advance from qualifying race | |
| -- | 38 | Art Bisch, Jr. | 72 | Speed Sport West | X | X | -- | Did not advance from qualifying race | |
| -- | 41 | Bud Wilmot | 84 | Madison Inn | X | X | -- | Did not advance from qualifying race | |
| -- | 40 | Frank Weiss | 24 | MacPherson | X | X | -- | Did not advance from qualifying race | |
| -- | 44 | Manny Rockhold | 76 | Automotive Machine | X | X | -- | Did not advance from qualifying race | |
| -- | 22 | Rick Hood | 61 | W & W Molded Plastics | X | X | -- | Did not start qualifying race | |
| -- | 25 | Gary Patterson | 45 | AAI-Maaco | X | X | -- | Did not start qualifying race | |
| -- | 26 | Duke Cook | 25 | Double A Racing | X | X | -- | Did not start qualifying race | |
| -- | 39 | Mike Gregg | 27 | Roger Mauro Ferrari | X | X | -- | Did not start qualifying race | |
| -- | 42 | Bill Puterbaugh | 59 | Robinson | X | X | -- | Did not start qualifying race | |
| -- | 43 | Brian Seidel | 63 | Scats/Anfuso | X | X | -- | Did not start qualifying race | |
| -- | 45 | Gary Irvin | 78 | Don Conrad & Sons | X | X | -- | Did not start qualifying race | |
| -- | 46 | Al Unser, Jr. | 75 | Bill King's Brake-O Special | X | X | -- | Did not start qualifying race | |
| -- | 48 | Gary Gray | 83 | Gapco | X | X | -- | Did not start qualifying race | |
| -- | 47 | Robert Tapply | 40 | T & E Aerial Sprayers | X | X | -- | Did not start qualifying race | |
| -- | 49 | Billy Earl | 88 | The Betsy | X | Ford | -- | Did not start qualifying race | |
| -- | 28 | Bobby Adkins | 26 | Club 30 | X | X | -- | Raced by Hewitt | |
| -- | -- | Sleepy Tripp | 29 | Seymour Enterprises | X | X | -- | DNQ, mechanical | |
| -- | -- | Jack Hewitt | 58 | Radio Hospital | X | X | -- | DNQ, mechanical | |
| -- | -- | Jerry Weeks | 32 | Johnson | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Mel Kenyon | 39 | Rose Brothers Trucking | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Gary Hieber | 47 | Scrappy's Auto Service | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Eddie Leavitt | 53 | Commercial Truck Components | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Richard Powell | 77 | Comet Industries | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Mack McClellan | 89 | Soubiron Racing | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ron Fieller | 66 | Doc Kendrick | X | X | -- | Driven by McElreath | |
| -- | -- | Steve Kinser | 75 | Bill King's Brake-O Special | X | X | -- | Driven by Unser, Jr. | |
| -- | -- | Gary Bettenhausen | 1 | Terre Haute 1st National Bank | X | X | -- | Entered, raced #14 instead | |
| -- | -- | Sheldon Kinser | 11 | Ben's Tire Clinic | X | X | -- | Entered, drove #34 instead | |
| -- | -- | Steve Chassey | 14 | Terre Haute 1st National Bank | X | X | -- | Entered, drove #1 instead | |
| -- | -- | Tracy Potter | 24 | Bill's Unclaimed Freight | X | X | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | Jack Ziegler | 59 | Competition Racers | X | X | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | Lonnie Caruthers | 78 | Don Conrad & Sons | X | X | -- | Did not appear | |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Larry Rice | 100 | 1-100 |
Qualifying Race Results
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Larry Dickson | 18 | Jo-Ol Racing | X | X | 12 | Finished | |
| 2 | 5 | Greg Leffler | 43 | Armstrong Moulding | X | X | X | X | |
| 3 | 4 | Jeff Bloom | 57 | Roberts Steel Erection | X | X | X | X | |
| 4 | 1 | Chuck Amati | 71 | Stenger Motorcraft | X | X | X | X | |
| 5 | 10 | George Snider | 41 | Richardson/Krieg | X | X | X | X | |
| 6 | 7 | Bill Tyler | 7 | LaGrande, Inc. | X | X | X | X | |
| 7 | 6 | Bobby Marshall | 19 | Bob Marshall | X | X | X | X | |
| 8 | 14 | Art Bisch, Jr. | 72 | Speed Sport West | X | X | X | X | |
| 9 | 16 | Frank Weiss | 24 | MacPherson | X | X | X | X | |
| 10 | 15 | Bud Wilmot | 84 | Madison Inn | X | X | X | X | |
| 11 | 9 | Danny Milburn | 81 | B. U. F. | X | X | X | X | |
| 12 | 17 | Manny Rockhold | 76 | Automotive Machine | X | X | X | X | |
| 13 | 12 | Jerry Potter | 62 | Joe Boot | X | X | X | X | |
| 14 | 8 | Johnny Coogan | 50 | Vetzel Moving and Storage | X | X | X | X | |
| 15 | 11 | Ron Shuman | 90 | Oxman Publishing | X | X | X | X | |
| 16 | 3 | Roger Rager | 64 | McCray Plastering | X | X | X | X | |
| 17 | 13 | Karl Busson | 31 | Mataka-Raceweld Charger | X | X | X | X | |