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2 unusual facts about 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix


1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix

Even in practice, Piquet suffered noticeably and became physically sick; he later got a 90-minute massage from Sugar Ray Leonard's masseur to help sort out his troubled back and "Las Vegas neck."

The track, created on the parking lot of the Caesars Palace hotel, had a smooth surface and provided speeds averaging over 100 mph, as well as plenty of overtaking opportunities.


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Warwick also qualified only once; at the season-closing Caesars Palace Grand Prix in Las Vegas.


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