European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday july 21.1987 the stars and stripes page23 Earnhardt takes summer 500 Long Pond a. Up Dale Earnhardt earned his seventh Lascar Victory of inc year sunday edging Alan Kulwicki by a car length of capture inc sum Mer 500 at Pocono International raceway. Earnhardt driving a Chevrolet led much of the second half of the 200-Lap race. He was passed by Kulwicki on the i98lh Lap bul regained the Lead for Good on the next Lap. Buddy Baker who led on two different occasions in the race finished third Benny Parsons was fourth. I guess it was just Lucky racing said Earnhardt the Lascar Points Leader. Bosh Alan and i really wanted to win this one and it s great to win Here. This has traditionally been Tim Richmond Richmond the Winner of the last three Lascar races at Long Pond left the race on the 122nd Lap after experiencing valve and engine problems it looked like a valve problem somewhere Rich mond said. The motor did l quit completely bul since we Aren t in inc Point standings we did l want to keep running and take a Chance on losing inc Earnhardt a Winner in seven of 16 Lascar races this year overtook Baker to grab the Lead on Lap no. 130. He was in front until the 175th Lap when he was passed by Rusty Wallace. Wallace held inc Lead until Lap no. 182 when he was forced out of the race by Conj inc problems. Earnhardt who earned his first Victory at Pocono regained the Lead and battled Kulwicki until the Check ered Flag. Bill Elliott second to Earnhardt in the Lascar Points standings led the race until he was forced out after 86 laps with engine problems the race featured 14 leaders a track record. There were 28 Lead changes and 16 cars were forced out of the 40-car Field due to mechanical problems. Richmond Earnhardt and Elliot led at different times throughout the Early part of the race before earn Hardt took charge. More than 92,000 people attended the race. Turk nabs . Marathon san Francisco up much met Tern of Turkey broke from a pack of five runners in heavy fog on sunday to win the san Francisco Marathon. Terzi a 32-year-old Marathon coach who ran for Turkey in the 1984 olympics we limed at 2 14.07, an excellent time considering the humid Ity and Hilly course. Mexico Carlos Rivas Salas was second in 2 15.09, Sam Ngatia a kenyan living in Elpaso Texas was third in 2 16.34 and another Turk Ahmet Altun was fourth in in 2 17.1 i. Eileen Claugus of Sacramento won the women s division in 2 39.02. The course was fun bul the humidity and fog bothered me at the very beginning Terzi said. After 10 Kilometres i started testing my opponents and by the 22nd mile charged ahead. I knew i would Terzi made his final move at the 22nd mile in the City s North Beach neighbourhood. Until then Rivas Salas was in the Scad. He surprised me said Rivas Salas competing for inc first Lime outside Mexico. I Felt i could win until that Point but when he got by me it was like a sprint. I just could not catch . Hurdles sweep 400 in Netherlands Hengelo Netherlands a american hurdler Edwin Moses charged past fellow american Danny hams and won the 400-meter hurdles to 48.03 seconds in the Adriaan Paulen memorial track and Field meet sunday. Harris finished second in 48.60, with Kevin Young also of the United Stales third in 48.94. Moses had won 122 straight 400 meter hurdle races before having his Streak stopped last month by Harris. In an International meet in Paris last thursday Moses slipped and fell at the Mccand to last hurdle and did not finish. He blamed the wet track in Paris Jean Benin stadium for his fall and said the overhead lights reflected in puddles of water on the track and minded him. Hii Victory Here was big fourth since Harris broke his decade Long winning Streak. Moses who set a world record of 47.02 in the 400 hurdles in 1983, took the Middle of five lanes with Harris in the outer Lane. The 32-year-old Moses one of the most dominant athletes in any sport ran a flawless race under dry and almost windless conditions before a crowd Esti mated at 19,000 in the Fanny blanker Koch stadium. In other sunday action Calvin Smith of the United states won the 100-meter dash in 10.21. Smith a 9,93 world record Holder re placed american Carl Lewis who skipped he event because of a hamstring injury. American Stanley Floyd finished Sec Ond in 10.28, beating brazilian Robson a Silva who was also clocked at 10.28 in a photo finish. Nellie Fiere Cooman of the nether lands ran a winning 11.17 in the women s 100-meter event with american Jennifer Innes second in 11,21 and Pau line Davis of the Bahamas third in 11.32. American pole waiter Scott Davis won his event with vault of 18 feet 4ft inches. Frenchman Phillip Collet finished second with i8- a and West Ger Man Wladyslaw y Kozakiewicz was third with 17-8 a. Mexican regains title Saint Tropez France mexican Jose Luis Ramirez regained the vacant world boning Council Light weight title sunday night with a unanimous 12-round decision Over Terrence Alii of Guyana. Two of the three american judges scored the fight 115-113 for Ramiro while the other had it 114 113. The Victory gave Ramirez inc Lulu he held from november 1984 to August 1985, bul lost on his first defense Lohec Tor Macho Camacho. Who was stripped of it last april after failing to defend it in the stipulated Lime. The bout started briskly but evenly As both fighters had difficulty getting their punches on target. The first five rounds appeared nearly even with few of the punches from either connecting. In rounds six and seven Alli s hit and run tactics looked promising bul from then on the mexican got stronger and stronger. For much of the ninth round the iwo men stood Loe to Loc exchanging blows with neither Able to secure a decisive advantage. Ramirez sealed fail Victory in the last round when a right left combination caught Alii full in the face lending him reeling on the ropes. Ramirez improved i record to 99-5 while Alii 27. Fell to 28-s-2. Fittipaldi survives bump with Sullivan wins Toronto indy Toronto up Emerson filth Paldi of Brazil Shook off a late bump with Danny Sullivan sunday to win the j600.000 Toronto Molson indy cart race. Fittipaldi who won two weeks ago in Cleveland appeared to have inc race secured before encountering traffic on the last Lap. Sullivan driving a backup March 86c Chevrolet made up four seconds on the final Lap and pulled even with Fil Tipaldo. They came together with two Comers to go Sullivan going into the Wall and fitly Waldt to the Check ered Flag. On a warm and overcast Day Fittipaldi covered the 185-mile Street circuit at an average Speed of 95.99 Mph. Sullivan limped across in second. Bobby Rahoy was third. Fittipaldi capitalized on a rare mis take by Rahal to Lake the Lead. Rahal who started from the pole and Icett the first 37 laps trailed Fittipaldi when he made his final pit Stop on Lap 70. But the car skidded on water and overshot the pit forcing Rahal to Complete another Lap. Rahal returned to the pit on i next Lap but by the time he made in Back to the track he trailed it Tripaldi by almost 15 seconds. Rahal narrowed the Gap to four seconds before Brake problems held him Back. Fittipaldi then held off Sulli Van s late Challenge and won the first prize of �68,160. Michael andr Clit and Al Unser or. Dueling throughout the Early going came Emeryn finial do. Averages 95.99 Mph together on Lap 15. Unser or. Was unable to continue but Andretti limped Back to his pit for repair. He returned to the race but could do no belter than fifth. Mario Andretti was in third place at one Point. Bul like his son he encountered trouble and quit on Lap 46 with engine problems. Only nine of the 24 starters were running at the finish. 76-year-old record broken in Lake Michigan yacht race Mackinac Island Mich. A leading Edge a 40-foot boat owned by Eugene Mondry of the Bay View yacht club in Detroit crossed the finish line in 30 hours 40 minutes and 23 seconds to win the 80th Chicago to Mackinac is land yacht race. But the Crew of a bigger boat. Pied Piper frolicked in the Straits of Macki nac after shattering a 76-year-old clap cd time record and crossing the Fin ish line ahead of he pack. The 67-foot boat sailed 333 mile up Lake Michigan in 25 hours 50 minutes and 44 seconds arriving at 5 35 . Not sunday at this Island Between lakes Michigan and Huron said Jane Crowley of the sponsoring Chicago yacht club. Pied Piper owned and skippered by Dick Jennings of Chicago shaved nearly five hours and 25 minutes off the old elapsed tire race record of 31 14 30 set in 1911 by Amoris a 100-Fooi steel Schooner pushed by an 80-Mph Gale. Race officials said Al least 10 boats broke the record. With corrected limes nine placed ahead of the pied Piper whose corrected time was 25 48 47. Pied Piper first across the line in 1986 after nearly 39 hours was pushed by South to southwesterly winds thai ranged As High As 35 knots since saturday afternoon. When a Heel of 301 boat left Chicago Crowley said. Efticia race limes adjusted under 1 complis computer aided rating system were being compiled As each boat arrived Al the Island. The Vachss comp Cit in two divisions. Pied Piper was among the More expensive boats racing under the International offshore rules system Wilh slower cruise boats following the International measurement system
