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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, July 2, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Al Unser wins up East a Al Unser running a nearly perfect ran off to an easy Victory sunday in the grand prix at the while favourites Mario Danny sul Livan and Bobby Rahal All fell victim to on track the 23yearold son of three time Indi Anapolis 500 Winner Al Unser picked up his first Victory of the season and the second of his indy car the re haired driving a White and Blue Lola t900 sponsored by Dominos started sixth on the 28car he led for the first time on Lap when brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi made a routine pit the younger Unser held the top spot until he made his second and final scheduled pit Stop on Lap giving the Lead Back to but the two time formula one world had to make his final fuel Stop on Lap and Unser regained the Lead and easily led for the rest of the 100lap he crossed the finish line seconds ahead of Fittipaldi March the elder finished a solid followed by Michael the 22yearold son of Mario and the last Driver on the Lead the elder the defending Cham Pion in this event As Well As the current cart pig indy car series started his Lola from the pole next to in Diana oks 500 Winner Danny those two battled in the Early with Sullivan slipping past Andretti and into the Lead on the 10th Lap around the 11turn circuit that twisted through the parking lots and service roads of the new Jersey Meadowlands sports Sullivan then put some distance Between his March and Andretti but made his first pit Stop on Lap giving the Lead Back to the defending series sul Livan then fell Well off the Pace when he spun stalled his car on Lap he lost three laps by the time he got the car re pitted for tires and returned to a he retired with a Turbo Charger Andretti was leading Raphals March by less than a second on Lap 35 when he appeared to lock up his rear brakes coming off the first of two Bridges on the Road course and heading into turn he swerved slightly to the and a Hals car ran into the rear of Andretti car was shoved into the Back of a car driven by Geoff Brabham of both who had won the other three Al Unser gets a Pat on the Back from his dad in the winners Circle at the grand prix in East a photo indy car races this and Brabham tagged the Concrete Barrier and were out of the Rahal did manage to continue into the but his car was badly damaged and he had to retire for the i think he probably should try to Check his depth said Andretti of who also tangled with Andretti Sev eral weeks ago on the Way to winning an International race of champions event at in that Rahal bumped Andretti while trying to pass him for the Lead and spun Andretti Rahal hit me in the Back under braking and pushed me into Brabham this was Andretti things like this can and should be Rahal said Andretti appeared to miss a which Andretti and then swerved into his there was no place i could Rahal Andretti still leads the season standings with 82 followed by Fittipaldi with Al Unser with 48 and Sullivan with Unser who was second two weeks ago at is fifth with the Winner averaged Mph in the that Speed was considerably better than the average turned in by Andretti last Bruno Giacomelli of Fittipaldi teammate and another former formula one was a Lap followed by indy car Veteran Tom Sneva in an the Only american built car in the Kevin who also spun late in the race while dueling on the track with the senior wound up two laps a crowd of was on hand for the event on a partly sunny and humid of the race began under a caution Flag when starter Nick Fornoro decided the Field was not properly at the there were no serious accidents in the race and no injuries the race was telecast live by but the final few laps were not shown because the network broke away for a message from president Reagan on the ending of the hos Tage situation in the Barbers Strong finish earns 3rd senior title a Miller Barber quickly turned the closing round of the senior open Golf championship into a Oneman finished with a 1under and won his third title in the event by four strokes began the Day with a three stroke the Stout texan Bir died three of the first four and his Lead reached seven strokes when second place Roberto Devicenzo four putted at the par4 sixth for a double Barber shot three rounds of 71 and matched Par once for a 285 total on the Edgewood Tahoe Devicenzo closed with a 72 for his 289 1 Over Gay with a 71 and finished third for a second consecutive i said before the tournament started that i really didst believe anyone would break in surprised it Barber adding that his driving Over the four Days was the major reason for his final in any if you drive the Ball onto the youre going to do Barber shot Par on the last 10 holes of the on the he i was never in any difficulty at his career Golf earnings of include on these Nior showboat sink Gold invaders drop bandits from press dispatches running Back Ricky Porter scored on two 1yard plunges sunday As the Mem Phis showboat shut Down the visiting Denver Gold for a 487 first round playoff Victory in the United states football in the other Usel quarterfinal game the Oakland invaders Defeated the Tampa Bay bandits at wide receiver Derrick Crawford broke Loose for a 63yard score for Memphis on a punt running Back Leonard Williams scored on a 35 Yard the Memphis defense made it a rough afternoon for starting Denver quarterback Vince sacking him five Memphis held the Gold to a total of eight Yards Rushing in the first us 1 Roundup at novo Bojovic kicked a 23 Yard Field goal on the last play of the game to lift Oakland Over Tampa Bojovic made up for a 31yard Field goal attempt he missed with left in the game that would have Given the invaders the he earlier kicked Field goals of 37 and 52 Tampa Bay quarterback John Reaves passed for three touchdowns and ran for his 15yard touchdown pass to Willie Gillespie with left in the game brought the bandits to a but kicker Zenon Andrusyshyn missed on a 35yard extra Point attempt after penal ties nullified two earlier successful conver  
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