European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 2b. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 Elliott wins Talladega 500 Talladega Ala api bit Elliott ended a 15 race win Lesi tiring by holding off Davey Allison an Dale Earnhardt to win the Holly contested Talladega Soo Lascar Stock car race sunday. Elliott s Only other Victory this year came in the season opening Daytona 500 in february. He led the last j3 Green Flag laps on the ,2,66-Rnile High banked track Al Alabama International motor Speedway be coming the i7lh Driver to win Iii race Tice it was firs run 19 Yean ago. As feb recall by the driven it was an exceptionally competitive race with nine am in the Lead pack right to the , weaving Back and Forth to keep Allison be Hind him through Ehe Tat several Hundred Yards crossed the finish line Jual is second ahead of he Rookie Driver Thunder turd. Earnhardt has won eight of 17 races this season handholds a huge lend Over Elliott in the season Points. He finished third followed by Darrell Wall rip. Calt Yar Borough Terry Laboule Rusty Wallace Lake Speed and Kyle Pheuy. All closely bunched through the last 10 few eff Iott i to in debt Rel gained the Lead for Iho final time during the list of four caution periods As the red haired Driver from Dawsonville a beat Labonte Yarborough and Allison onto the track. He took a Hance by changing Only two tires while Mast of the other top runners stayed in the pits for four. Allison had been leading before Dave Fletcher spun and hit the infield Wall on he Back Strelch on Lap Iso bringing out the yellow lag and sending All the lenders to the pits for their final Slop for fuel and tires. There were no injuries in the 188-Lap event. Elliott who picked up his 19th career Victory aver aged 171.292 Runph second Only to the 174.7 average of Lennie Pond in 1978. Elliott and Dave Marcis who won Here in 1976, Are the Only Drivers to win this race from the pole position. It was the record sixth straight time Elliott has started from the pole Here in either this race or the Winston 500. This race like the firecracker 400 at Daylong on july 4, was run with smaller carburettors ordered by Lascar in an Effort 10 slow the cars Down at the two fastest tracks on the Stock car circuit. That slowdown brought very competitive races Bothal Daylong where Bobby Allison won and Here on sunday. The race1 four Caulion periods were spread out inthe Quick race with 14 laps Between the second and third yellow hags. During that period from Lap 40 through Lap 134,when the caution lag came out because of debris on the track near the finish line the leaders went through two series of Green nag pit slops. Bobby Hulin or. The defending Champion was the first Driver out of the race bringing out he first Cau Tion tag when his engine blew Al the finish line on the third Lap. Morgan Shepherd was scheduled to give up i ride to a Relief Driver a the Early going after suffering from food poisoning since Friday night. Instead he Roundup behind the pit Wall with in engine failure on Lap 12. Rookie Brett boding and Veteran Neil Bonnet tangled on the Backstretch coming off turn two on Lap 31. Bodine s car was upside Down for a moment and the Accident knocked both cars out of the race but both driven escaped , working for series Points came Back out on Lap 90 Wilh the he a Mclin missing from the front of his car and ran another 26 laps before leaving for Good. Trappers up record Streak to 29 victories Salt Lake City a the Salt Lake trappers an Independent Coue Tim of player rebuffed by Ute bit of. Sunday continued the longest winning break unprofessional baseball history by beating up Catendo 8-6 for their 29th airtight Victory. The Rookie Pioneer league trappers had set the record at 28 straight saturday Wilh a 13-3 Triumph Over Pocatello. They had a Road game monday night against Billings. Although. Pocatello a san fran Cisco farm team rattled Salt Lake pitchers for 14 hits sunday the Trappen combined seven hits with Uniac walk far the Victory. Topper Pitcher dem Poss Goethe Victory in his first Start. Loser Domingo de la Rosa was also making hit first Karl the trappers Money und rafted College a byte Are paid about Jisoo a month to play for the inde pendent Leam. The old record of 27 straight Vic tories Wuich by the 1902corsicana Oilen of the Tejuja league Andi by the 1921 Baltimore Ori Oles of the International league. The 1916 new York giants hold the major league record of 26 straight Victoria. Wrenn captures Buick open with 26-under-Par 262 grand Blanc Mich. Up Robert Wrenn birdied iwo of the first three hols and added an Eagle on tieback nine sunday in shooting a Shunder Par 67 to Complete his record setting Vic tory in the 1600,000 Buick open. He finished Al a tournament record 26-under-Par 262 for a seven stroke Triumph. The previous Buick Low was Ken Green s 20-under268 in 1983. Wyenn s Chip from the rough for Bir die on the 18th Hole which would have tied the pea record of 27-under in tournament stopped just Short of the Hole. The 27-under record is shared by Ben hog in the 1943 Portland invitation land Mike Souchak in the 1955 Texas open. Lanny Wadkins Craig Stadler and ores Nonnan Seco won with 17-Undeftotals, but in five round tournaments. The $108,000 first prize More than doubled Wrenn s three year career earn Ings to $182,796 and improved his winnings this season to 1123,5 31, Wren had never finished better thana tie for ninth on the tour. His largest previous payday was $13,500 at the l9s5kemper open. I fed like i be been on fantasy Island All week said Wrynn 27, of Midlothian a. Runner up thanks to a 4.fopt Birdie on the 435-Yard, Par-4 finishing Hole was Dan Pohl who had a final round 65 and a 265 total Green started the round in second place six strokes behind but bogeyed the 567-Yard, pars first Hole Wrenn Bir died the first Hole and the 187-Yard, Par 3lhirdhok. After thai it was strictly a run for Sec Ond and Pohl won that race to pick up $54.800. Scon Hoch 66 finished third Al 270for $40,800. Green was fourth at 271 to Tarn $28,800. Wrynn went 27-under when he Sank a3-foot Eagle putt on the 13th Hole. But he two putted from about six feet foe bogey on 14 and missed a 4-footer com ing Back on if for another bogey Only his third and fourth bogeys of the tournament. He got one of those Back when he Sanka 7-foot Birdie putt on the 182-Yard, Par j 17th. But his second shot on the Par-4finishing Hole Winlin the rough pail Ibe fringe and be paired out from there. Wrenn s second shot on the 14th, a322-Yard Par-4, landed in a Bunker and  performance he twit pulled from about sin feel for a bogey. He made a save from the Bun keron the next Hole a 457-Yard, Par-4, drop Ping a 9-footer in get Par. He drove into the Road on the 580-Yard, Par-5 16th, and recovered before going Over the Green. He missed a 4-fool or for his bogey. Rain delays women s open final round Edison township n j. A a rainstorm forced us suspension of play in the final round of the 42nd . Women s open sunday pushing the final 18 Boles tack to monday Only 40 of the 68 players Eft in the tournament bad teed off before the rain started Al 11 46 . And the did not include any of the leaders. They were to re sume at the spot when they were playing when a byways suspended. The storm let up Al 1 05 ., but United stale Golf association tournament directors decided not to resume play at Ibe i la Fidd country club until 11 23 . On monday. Frank Hannigan Urga senior executive director Laid the earliest the course could have been been nude ready to play would have been 3 30  He said there was water All Over the coarse the bunkers were flooded and the course was a  the Leaden would not have been Able 10 it of until i 30 and they could not have finished Hanoi Gan said. As a matter of principle we won t Nan a round if there is no Way of finishing it. We my it would be Tacky to have the leaders play in the  third round Leader Ayako Okomoto of Japan an British women1 open Champion Laura Dax ies who was one shot behind Al Zamolo. Said the postponement would Force them to adjust plans. Davies is scheduled in defend her title in the Brilis women s open in Cornwall England tuning thursday. I m going Back to the hotel now and Stan making some phone Calls to Sec what we re Guing m do the 23-year-old Davies said. I had a 10 am. Flight out of Here monday so we re going to have 10 change  Davies is Law concerned because of the Possi wily Ofa playoff f one is needed it would be Tor is holes on tuesday. I Don t mind if i miss a practice round for the British open but 1 want to be there she said Okimoto 36, was not As disappointed As Davies that she did not get out on the course. I fed Hajt and half the Tokyo resident mid. When 1 woke up his morning my Back Hurt and 1 did not think it was from the heat and humidity. I m Ali Tlle Happy we won t be playing until tomorrow be cause my Back Milit feet  Okamoto who was plagued by lower Hack problem two Yean ago said us Hack pain was located More in the upper part of her bark this Lime. When i am Hilling the Hall real Well i use Niue pcs normally Dan t  the said maybe that s Why it . Whu overcame a miserable Man on sat urday to Pun a 2-Undct-Par 70 and a 36-Hole total of 3-Undcr-Par 213. Said she was not worried about the pressure of waking another Day to finish. If within the Neil 24 hours 1 can avoid being asked questions about tie pressure hat would  she Taid. Martha Nausch a non Winner in 10 years Ai a professional is two Shott behind Okamoto. De dec Roberts also a non Winner As a pro. And 4h- ear old Joanne Amer. Looking Lor her tint Victory in two Sears ate three shots Back and one idol Hacaj of Rune Juno Sally Quinlan Jud Jody Kos Anthal