European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes sunday May 25, 1986 in. Petty injured but May race at Charlotte liar Risburg. . A Slock car Driver Richard Petty suffered a concus Sion Friday after crashing into a Wall at Charlotte motor Speedway during a prac Tice run forcing him to withdraw his car from sunday s coca cola 600 Lascar race track officials said. Hut if doctors give their approval Petty will drive do. Ulrich s car with a Petty engine sunday Starling from the 37th Posi Tion Ulrich won in qualifying Friday track officials said. Lascar officials said Pony s car would have to be withdrawn from the race if it could not be repaired by sunday s starting time. About 30 minutes after that announcement track officials said the car had been withdrawn. Bui under a Lascar Man Euver known As buying the ride officials said Petty with the permission of doctors would drive Ulrich s Chevrolet and replace Ulrich s engine with one of his own. Ulrich qualified for the 38th position in the 42-car Field Friday with a Lime of 163.255. Petty qualified for inc Isle Starling Posi Tion wednesday with a Lime of 161.476. With Polly s car withdrawn nil cars in the Field will move up one position putting us Rich s car at the 37lh spot. Deb Borkey. A spokesman for Charlotte memorial Hospital and medical Center said Petty suffered a slight concussion. She said doctors in the emergency room were examining him for any additional injuries. Borcy said Petty arrived Al the Hospital by helicopter 22 minutes after the helicopter was summoned. Petty known for his Black sunglasses and Cowboy hat and boots has won Over $5.8 million in his racing career. Rescue workers scramble to pull Driver Richard Petty from his soldering car at the Charlotte motor Speedway on Friday. Lawson sets Mark in motorcycle up trials by Randy Barnett motor sports editor Adenau Germany California s Eddie Lawson Riding a Yamaha captured pole position Here saturday for sunday s German grand prix and established an unofficial Lap record for Soock motorcycles. The Pace was furious and Lawson was pushed hard All the Way by other riders throughout the session. World Champion in 1983, Lawson sped Over the 2.8-Milc nuer Burgering course in 1 minute 42.56 seconds at an average Speed of 98.84 Miles per hour. That was almost a full second under the official Soock Mark set Here two years ago by american rider Freddie Spencer. Spencer inc defending world Champion in both the 250cc and Soock classes will not race Here sunday because of tendinitis in his right . Sunday s German grand prix third round in the world motorcycle championships shapes up As a very competitive one in the Soock class with the five fastest rid ers separated by less than a second. Starting on the front Row with Lawson will be Wayne Gardner of Australia who is Spencer s partner on the rothmans Honda team. Gardner who will carry the Honda Banner alone sunday turned 1 42.83. Third fastest rider was Lawson s Yama rams wins volleyball title Raf Wethersfield England rams Cin completed its unbeaten run with a sweep of Hahn in the Safe women s volleyball title match sat urday. The rams Defeated the Hawks 15-4, Li-9, 15-12 to finish the three Day tournament with 17 straight winning sets. Cheryl Roberson and Mary Otto stat ice led Ramstein with their Power smashes. Both made the All tournament s first team. The rams also were helped by a Cou ple of Hahn injuries. Cynthia Stalica and Chelle Schoniger collided in the first minute of the first set and were taken to the Hospital for facial stitches. They returned late in the match. Joining Roberson and Otterstatter on the All tourney s first team were Carol Gibson of Ramstein Bev Boyd of Torre Jon Kara Whiting of Alconbury and Marcy Smith of san Vito. The second team had Marz Iwuc Bat taste of Torr Jon Crisa Brainard of Spang Dahlum and four Hahn players Stalica Tammy Jones Tammy Coon and Janet Houston. Ramstein entered inc title match with 14 straight winning sets. Hahn stood 12 2 in the round Robin portion. Then came Alconbury Torr Jon and Chicksands All at 6-8, upper Scyford 5-9, san Vito 4 10 and Spang Dahlum 3-11.the round Robin finished Early sat urday with Span Dahlem beating Chicksands 15-7, 15-6 Alconbury Downing Torr Jon 19-17 Torr Jon tripping Alconbury 15-7 Hahn beat ing san Vito 15-3, 15-13 and Ramstein defeating upper Heyward 15-6,15-10. A teammate Rob Mcelnea of England at 1 42.94. Lawson who leads for the 1986 championship said after practice that everything has gone Well for me so far this weekend. I be had no problems with the Bike at All and i feel fairly confident about tomorrow. I just Hope the weather stays the final qualifying on saturday afternoon was held on a dry track after Over night rain made for a wet morning session. Qualifying fourth was California rider Mike Baldwin who is enjoying his first year on a competitive grand prix racing team. Baldwin recorded 1 43.11 on his team Roberts Yamaha entered by team owner Kenny Roberts of California who television Auto racing Indianapolis 500, 5 , baseball Atlanta braves at St. Louis cardinals tape delayed2 . Monday. Auto racing Cannonball one Lap of America tape delayed5 . Monday. Radio Aulo racing Indianapolis 500, 5 . Sunday world 600 Slock car race follow ing conclusion of indy 500. Amigos Mainz site shifted Mannheim Germany sunday s German american league baseball double header Between Mainz and the Mannheim Amigos will be played at Heidelberg s Patrick Henry Village Field it was announced Here sat urday. The games were scheduled for Mannheim but Field renovation has not been completed the first game begins at 2 . Won three world championships in the Soock class during his illustrious career. After Baldwin came Christian Sarron of France with a time of 1 43.31 on a Yamaha. Starting sixth in inc Field of 40 riders will be Randy Mamola Ano her californian on the Roberts team. Mamola clocked 1 43.63. Another close race meanwhile appears certain in the 250cc class where Venezuela s Carlos Lavado leads the Field of 56 riders with a time 1 47.69 an average Speed of 94.13 Mph. German rider Toni Mang Honda and Martin Wimmer Yamaha were just off Lavado s Pace Mang at 1 47.81 and Wim mar at 1 47.87. Piquet captures belgian up pole spa Franco champs Belgium a Brazil s Nelson Piquet in a Wil Liams Honda ended a confusing qualifying session saturday with a record Lap that took pole position for the belgian grand prix. The double world Champion bumped newcomer Gerhard Berger of Austria off the pole in the last 15 minutes of the one hour session but the Benetton Bow Driver remained the other front Row starter. Piquet said his usual race car engine blew Early in the session and 1 had to jump into the spare car quickly but it came through for the Piquet s Lap of 1 minute 54.331 seconds was an average of 135.784 Miles per hour. He outraged the record of 1 55.306 set by world Champion Alain Prost Here last year and Berger s 1 54.468 of Friday. Troubled by a misfire Berger failed sat urday to make the 1 53.6 Lap he believes possible
