European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. June 2. 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 21 Rahal s strategy hatched at 85 race i quark h.  Indiana  Lai j  i r to Haj Rah in s Meior  .11 inc  Lis 5  Umpire b  scar race. Ill 1 i  s   Fiji Quali fied we ii. Hut  i or.  Nul  Lizul Plu in 27lh Thi. Vlf. If Cre a  on lace . Nul i mail Lonj. I Tun a.   the a i urls pm u, Speed Lur Rice Lav i Lufi. We were Ltd it Al first 1ml kind i f blew up Dud  Jim l rim u Vinyl of  s i1ns race. It s   lip Jun in pot to  Crew chief Sieve Ali Rne. Jthn in Icli cd his ninth Liula car Tki a with . Arced  race Day was the important d Nader Athin. Oen if ii  i week Laic. We did i Loi of Turk in Yin to i the  Sut up stir ii r.icl1 and ii plaid till  Home Sliu is Inu a Ihu cart  of Dirc curs As Tho  of his it Llew mechanics Lisa Llam Lafurl. I Iblis drove i tit Lluvia race1 and we Bact cd Lum up in the pit a imply Yul Luw Flat Lobo us la thirds of Lheu Pihrt Vujih the  May have been a Kes ii tier Kabul Shin Inu the pits under i or a fld to Liik i in fuel Mil three tires bul tie Cre t wins concur in in Abdul inc Lel i front lire which is Shim Iii sonic Werf a Yello Flag Only a Lup after the Pil Slop  he Trow ii Chance to Pul in the fresh rubber. We just had the Breaks today Home mid. To win this face icy pc Bot Ogi with  Home and pc Scott have been Wilh racial since he Starl cil in indy cars five years ago. I res Oil goes Back even further to Ilie Days when Rahal competed in the can am series. Pushing the winning car Inlo  Alky if ii inspection pre anti soul in l Pul his Roger on Why his engine Ailt iwed halal to run 1.4 seconds Famer than Kevin cd i in. The scion in Elos esl finish in and his Lory. I Acyl Hirtz just worked  i rus Coll said. Ii was about the quickest car will  winning the race was great fur Rihal and his Frt or but the Victory was especially Sweet Fortar owner Jim Truman. Trueman. Long a figure in racing As a Driver car owner sponsor and track owner has been undergoing  for lung Tancer. We did it for our Boss pre Ioctl said Truman who is also on the cart Board began racing in 1962 and drove until i9s5. We were working All Day Trueman said so 1 think we earned  taking the Lead big Why Ryhal Tak inc Lead from Kevin Cna in with two Lup in in it airy in fit Iris. Lic Lim Utahal sies a cd be live Fisl Salute to in the Indian Polis 500. The Icli ran drier held on for i Host the crowd Flor accept in i in keys to the Pace car. Smaller indy crowd resembled a Tennis match throng by a i Bock Indianapolis a there was a different look to the Indianapolis motor Speedway on saturday As a crowd smaller and less boisterous than usual showed up for the rain delayed indy 500. Mom. Dad und the kids appeared to out number the usual crumpled Beer can crowd that was on hand last sunday to get sucked on inc first of to straight Days of rain. There were fewer Bare chests mate kids in sneakers fewer yahoos Mure Golf shirts. It was an orderly peaceful Assembly More like one you might Sec at a Innis match instead of an Auto race. Police estimated the crowd at Between 250,000 and  compared Wilh the Normal race Day throng of some 400.uou. The islands which surround the track were packed but the infield crowd traditionally a fun Loving wild Assembly of humanity was smaller than usual. We  t know How full the Infiel ii is police chief Joseph Mcarce said. We realty did t have any problems this Raburn ing.  went real  this crowd is a Little Calmer than Ilie Normal race  said Mariun West a safely patrol officer who has. Red Cir it of these races. "1 think this Croud is More interested in the race than partying. Tic drunks weren t nearly As Rowdy near the Irasek last night. This is a quiet Bunch. Tic social Parlier and Beer drinkers could t afford to come Back. From my standpoint. I Ihrk this is a Little  the crowd had More time to Tarry on. Loo when a Pace Lap mishap took Tom Snova out of the race and delayed ii Start about to minutes the fans amused Ihm selves with the largest wave in sports history an undulating mass of arms and hands that swept systematically around the 214 mile Oval Selling into the Speedway was a Breeze. The night Narish traffic jams a traditional part of the scene Here never seemed to develop on the streets surrounding the track. Even the night before the race the Jam of humanity thai ordinarily assembles on Georgetown Road and i6lh Street was missing. Of there were crowds. But they lacked the jubilant carnival Fearne of mind so nor Mal at this event. It was if they had come out of some sense of obligation to tradition without the same verve they usually Dis play. This despite the fact i hot the Sale of Beer illegal on the traditional sunday race Dav was permissible saturday. There was not  tie same electricity in the air As the minutes licked away before the snarl of the race. Ii us As if something had been Tusi in the Days of  As if he Rains of last weekend still were dampening the enthusiasm of the fans. As the 33 cars were assembled in 11 rows Multi coloured umbrellas were positioned Over the cockpits to keep them from baking in the Sun. A week ago thai same equipment was needed for More traditional purposes to keep the ears and the people who work in them dry. There was one Oiher change on saturday. The race fans came with an extra piece of equipment thai was not necessary Lasi week. Sunglasses