European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes b. Unser captures Ariz. Race Phoenix. Ariz. Up fast qualifier Bobby Unser of Albuquerque n.m., took the lend on the 96th Lap and won sunday s 150-mile Jimmy Bryan unite states Auto club race at Phoenix International raceway. Unser started from the pol position after setting a record of 124.095 Miles per hour i qualifying. He broke his own record of 122.532 Miles an hour set in the Bobby Ball race last november. Defending Champion Lloyd Ruby finished second with Mell Kenyon the Only other racer i Contention. Wally Dallenback was fourth followed by Art Pollard and George Snider. Unser took the Lead from Ruby on the 96th Lap and led through the last 54 led from the Start through the first 22 Lap before he was overtaken by Mario Andretti. Andretti relinquished the Lead to Roger Mccluskey of Tucson Ariz.,who led until the 81st Lap when a three car smash up took thereof the top five out of the race. Al Unser the Winner s brother blew an engine on his rear engine Ford and leaked Oil Over the track on the 82nd Lap. Johnny Rutherford spun Outon the Oil and was struck by Mccluskey and Andretti who were running first and second respectively at the time. Al three cars caught fire. Mcclus key and Andretti jumped fro their cars but Rutherford was trapped momentarily and suffered Burns on one hand and the legs. After the crash Ruby too the Lead for Bobby uns Ergood. 2 laps before took Over for the Winner Jackie icky of Belgium takes the checker Flag in his Ford Gt-40 As Winner of the Boac 500 International sports car race at brands Hatch England. Icky who teamed with britishers Brian Redman for the driving chores finished Only seconds ahead of his nearest rival in the grueling six Horn a photo event icky Ford wins Brand s Hatch race Brand s Hatch England up Jackie icky of belgium1 in a Ford it 40 held off a Stron Challenge from Italy s Ludovico Scarfitti driving a 2.2 litre porsche in the closing laps Sun Day to win the 500 International sports car race Here. Icky co Driver in the six hour race was Brian Redman of Brit Ain. Scarfitti was partnered by Gerhard Mitter of West Ger porsche piloted by Monte Carlo rally Winner Vic Elford of Britain and West Ger Many s Jochen Neerbasch was third followed by the Ford it 40 of australian Paul Hawkins and David Hobbs of Britain. The result interrupted porsche Srun of Success in the 1968 world championship series. It finished first and second in both previous events at Daytona and Sebring Fla. Positions among the leading cars varied Little after the initial sorting out period and it was a Ford versus porsche Battle Al the Way. Icky and Redman were second after two hours took the Lead soon after and relinquished it Only momentarily from then on. The winning car covered total 218 laps 575 Miles in 6 hours 1 minute and 13 average for the 2.65-mile circuit was 95.96 Miles per hour. Scarfitti and Mitter managed218 laps in 6 01.35 for an average of 95.86 Mph. Icky gained a 45-second Lead a hour before the finish when Milter had to make a schedule pit Stop. Scarfitti took Over the wheel of the porsche and Gav Chase. At times he clipped As much As two seconds a Lap. Of the Ford s Lead. But icky drove very coolly and had about 20seconds in hand at the finish. Of the 34 starters Only 22 we rerunning at the finish. Among the casualties was the american experimental How met Gas tur Bine car which had to retire i fifth Lap. The How met making its first appearance in Europe Taylor 2nd in Usa eur tourney Smith retains scoring Lead Darmstadt Germany is to hum com z s de Billy Smith is still leading the usar eur basketball scoring race As he has since the Start of the tourney. But he has a new pursuer Berlin s Alex Taylor who moved past teammate Tim Russell int second place and is Only four tenths of a Point average Wise behind Smith in the asterisk seven to 11-game there s quite a scramble at the Bottom of the 10-place listas six men Are fighting for the nos. 8, 9 and 10 pumped in 82 More Points in three More games actually upping his average a tenth of a Point with 298 Marker sin 11 contests. Taylor s 187 in the seven games where total were verifiable averages out to 26.7 while Russell is not far be Hind at 25.3. Russell s figures Are also for seven Green slipped to fourth place and to a 21.6 average on Only 50 Points in the last three tilts. Roy Sipp of Usa eur seventh army jumped two notches to displace Perry Polin ski of 32nd Aad com in the no. 5 position. A big 39-Point Effort against Berlin saturday was Hoosier Winner in aau diving Greenville n. C. A Jim Henry of Bloomington ind., won the National aau diving championship at East Carolina University sunday s Victory came on the heels of his championship performance in the Mcaa finals. Chuck Knorr of Columbus Ohio finished second 12 Points behind Henry in the final tabulation. The defending Cham Pion. Luis Nino de Hiura Bloomington ind., finished top 12 finishers included Lirk Gilbert Bloomington Young Bloomington Bry an r o b b i n a Dallas do Dunfield University of Wisconsin Jon Hahnefeld Blooming ton Larry Andreason los Ala Mitos Calif. Bill main Santaclara Calif. Keith Russell Phoenix Ariz. And Jay Mea Clen Ann Arbor Mich. The three meter Champion ships will be decided tuesday. The top 12 finishers in that event qualify for the olympic trials later this summer. Therein no one meter Competition in the National aau Short course swimming Champion ships open Here thursday. Largely Washington of com z is a newcomer to the top 10, ousting Herman Baldwin of setae in the no. 10 Slot however. Mur Dock Williams of the 24th div 18.77washington 18.75bald Smith Taylor win 18.2dan King of the 24thdiv 18.1 and Dewey Williams of Usa eur seventh army 17.8 Are All still within striking distance of seventh place Tom Gordon 19.3. Looking at the team figures the leaders remain the same com z in offence and the 32ndaadcom in defense. However the big new look Isth 3rd div showing in defense a reflection of their new lease online and unbeaten record in the second half standings. Themar Nemen have improved their Points per game Given up by whopping four despite remain ing in fourth place in that Cate gory. The defenders still arc on to comfortably in defense with in 82.2 average yield but four teams have an average of less than 90 the 32nd, the 8th div com z and 3rd div. On offence the celtics Are closing in again on the big Blue Only five tenths of a Point behind in 11 games. A big 127-Point production against Berlin an the fact that com z went Over the Century Mark Only once i three tries accounts for the closer has now replaced setae in the 100 per game plus yield. Individual scoring q pm it to ave. Smith com z 11 110 78 283 27.1 Taylor Berlin �7rumoll. Berlin 7 Greene. 3rd div 10blpp, usar Bim 10 poll Ltd 82nd 10 latin 3rd div 9gordon. 3rd div 10 m. William 24lb 0wellington, com 8 8 Baldwin. But of 0 King 24m 9wlu i Utah Kun 10 he Fleck absence of verified total from three Gomes at Berlin where no official Ico rebook to kept. Team Offe Vba to ave. Cora z 11 1.u0 101.6uaahkuh-Tu army 11 1,111 101.0 Berlin 10 my 3rd div 0 80s 00.024lh div 10 878 87.8 but of 0 805 fw.fl32nd Aad com10 8m 80.0 but div 10 838 �3.9 team dbfen8r32nd Aad com 10 83$ 83.9 Bui div 10 840 84.0 com 2 1 870 88. L3rd div 10 881 88.1 Uba Uruu 7th army. 11 1,014 03.3 24th div 10 976 ot.5hota7 0 to 98.0 curl ii 10 1,009 100.9 187 zfl.7 177 sbj.393 n tie �307 80.7 88 40 904 30.4 n w 183 20.8 80 83 103 19.5 a 18.8 94 � 100 18.7oo a 104 18.2 nes 18,1 �176 17.9 crashed into a Bank when the throttle jammed. Driver Dick Thompson a dentist from Washington . Was not Hurt but the car was too badly damaged to continue the race. Other dropout included Thealka Romeo of Lucien Bianc Lii Belgium and West Germany Sudo Schutz which had to aban Don when the engine caught fir during the first hour. A new three liter Ford Proto Type driven by new Sealander Bruce Mclaren and Britain Smike Spence last year s Winner in a Chaparral was going Well until forced out with trans Mission trouble on the 66th third porsche in the race piloted by to Siffert of Switzer land and Germany s Hans Herr Mann developed Brake trouble a about the Halfway stage and had to abandon. Siffert was in the Lead after the first hour but fell away steadily and was running fifth when he retired. Another porsche driven Bybee Pon and gigs Van Lennep of the Netherlands went out jus before the Halfway Mark. The car left the track at Hawthorn Send but Pon was not Hurt. The results 1. Jackie icky. Belgium and Brian twi Man Britain. Ford it to. 218 of 6 hours 1 minute. 13 no cola. 3. Ludlo Vlco Scarf Lotu. Italy Ami go Luni Milter. Germany. Porsche 218 it 6 01.35. 8. Vol Elford Britain and Jochen Germany. Porach 216 up. 0 00.12. 4. Paul hot Wilra Australia and Dave Hobba Britain. Ford it. 210 up bmw5. Pedro Rourl Jeruc. Mexico and a plur Point Britain Ferrari. 209 i a 6 01.19. ,.6. Joachim Bonnier Sweden and Sim axe Taon Sweden. Lola. 207 laps 6 w.�7. Dieter Spoerry. Bluer lamp and Rico a Telemann Salt Iceland porsche 9w, Flap 6 01.17.n i. Do by Martland. Britain am Brian Oil Hack Britain Chevron. W6 of �. Udo Lanm Germany. Karl , Ponich 810, �6 laps. 10. Jack Oliver Brill a. John m Lea Britain Totua Europa 203 laps 6-01-w Gardener triumphs in Vienna Auto event Vienna a Australia Frank Gardener Rode his Ora Cortina Lotus to Victory in a touring cams 1600 com class of an International automobile Nice Here sunday that counted to wards the european , on the aspern air port course near Here Covert total of 128.792 Kilometres " the required one hour time fastest Lap on the 2.6 kilo meter course was 129.45. I
