European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday a 1, 19b8 the stars and stripes 444 Page 27 Hof Foy fops 2nd-Ctay Winston 500 trials by tilt Ai Sombud Kiwi Talladega All. He older and the compel Ilive fires Aren t banked in High As in his youth but a. Foyl is still a Rater. Foyl whose credentials include tour victories in the Indianapolis 500. Triumphs in 24-hour races at Daytona Beach and Lumans and a Victory in the Daytona 500. Is a pan time racer at the age of $3. Still he does t live. Or acc Cpl failure. On thursday Foyt was embarrassed after posting Only the Jim Hajt qualifying run among 44 Drivers who tried to make the Field for sunday s Winston 500 Lascar Stock car race the angry Foyl and his Crew went Back to work on their Blair and Orange Oldsmobile Cutlass coming up with enough Speed to increase their qualifying Effort from thursday s 185.963 Mph to Friday s 1.076. That faster Lap at Alabama International motor Speedway a Good enough to Lead second Day Quali Fiers and Clinch the 21st Starling spot for sunday s 500 Miler. At least we re in the Hunt Foyt said. We lost our ignition yesterday. But we re a lot better now. I Hope we do All right sunday. We be had a Tot of problems Here ail week but we seem to have them sorted out now. I m kind of Happy with the Way we re  also in Friday s qualifying session. Jimmy Means earned the 22nd snot in he 40-car Field improving from ibk.615 10 142.1127 in his Pontiac grand priv the next tour position were held by Drivers who stood on their first Day laps Michael Waltrip Brad to ague. Harry gang and Alan Kul Hirlu with Benny Parsons fallowing at 190.495 and Dale Jarrell rat at 190.185. Parsons remained in the same Starling position Al though his Speed fell from thursday s 190.711. Well 1 finally made it around said Parsons who was the first Driver 10 officially run a 200 Mph Lap tier in 1982. We ran a lick  engine Power it limited by Carburettor res Rictor plates thai Are being employed by Lascar 10 slow the cars Down in the interest of competitor and Spectator safety. To me Parsons said it s like there s a bid Dirk mystery like on television. Some people solve it before it s Over and some people like me we re waiting for the last  Foyt. Also referring to the Resl Ricelor places said i be never believed in pulling governors on race cars either Stock cars or indy cars. If you want to slow hem Down do it by fuel mileage or something. The res Rictor plate has taken a lot of technology out of engine building. The engine builders work hard and this takes the ingenuity and technology out of  r Ichard Petty like Foyt one of the All time greats in motors oru. Also stood on his first Day Speed of 189.560 and will Start 32nd in sunday s race. Three time Winston cup driving Champion Cal Yarboraugh lost ground Friday falling from i89.3b3 the 33rd spot on thursday to i �$.�65 and 37ih on the Grid. Earnhardt shuns birthday fuss Talladega Ala. Some of his competitors Anil friends gave some thought to birthday gifts for two time defending Winston cup Champion Dale earn Hardt on Friday his 36th birthday. Earnhardt who already is a Grandfather did t want to make a fuss about the special Day. Saying i Don t worry about birthdays any More. That s for other  asked what they would give the Tough aggressive Earnhardt for his birthday Here arc some of Fth an Swers from other Lascar Stock car Drivers Luke Speed i d like to get him an Anchor that lie to today Supe Stallon an to sunday s programs a j. Foyt a Emutan Mcd by bring 41 St on thursday. Can drag behind his  Ricky Rudd he s got it All already. On second thought i d like to throw him a party a retirement Darcy Allison i la give him a Geoff boding t  Parsons til gel him a governor to slow him  Neil Bonnell Whyl he needs is a new front Burn per for his ear. I be wore his old one  Darrell Waltrip ill wish him Happy birthday when he admits How old he really  finally Richard Childress. Inc former Driver who owns the team Earnhardt drives for sold. Ill try to gel him a race car lobe in inc running. But that s what we try to do every  Earnhardt and the rest arc at Alabama International motor Speedway this week to compete in sunday s Winston 500. Senna nabs san Marino pole Imola Italy Ayrton Senna of Brazil gained the pole position for sunday s san Marino grand prix driving his turbocharged Mclaren Honda car in the fastest qualifying tap Dunne saturday s final practice session. The 28-year-old brazilian rented the 3.132-mile course at the Dino Ferrari Aulo Drosc of Imola in i minute 27.148 seconds at an average Speed of 129,368 Mph. France s Alain Prost who had been the fastest in Friday s practice came in second in another Mclaren Honda in 1 27.919, and will Start sunday s race in front Row at the Side of his brazilian teammate. It was the second pole position for Senna in As Many races this year the i blah of his career. Brazilian world Champion Nelson Piquet had he third Best Lime in a Lotus Honda. However he lagged More than three seconds behind the Mclaren duo with a time of 1 30.500. Italy s Alessandro Nannini was fourth. It drove his Benetton Ford in 1 30,59, ahead of Gerhard Borg prof Austria in a Ferrari. Senna using Slick tires on i dry track was 14 seconds faster than Frost s time of Friday when Drivers used rain tires on a wet Asphalt. However he still was 1.3 seconds off from the fastest qualifying Lap he had clocked Here last year. He has won four consecutive pole positions at the Imola circuit. Senna who was stopped following an irregular Start in the opening championship race in Brazil earlier this month set the pole Lime after 30 minutes of practice. At the beginning 1 was slowed Down by traffic and by a faulty boost valve. When 1 resumed practice after changing the valve i immediately Jot the a t  be explained. The Ferrari team supported by a partisan cried on the Home track had a disappointing Day. Bar err. Third in Friday s practice dropped two places saturday 3.5 seconds behind Senna. His italian in Amiruz. Mich la Albreto lagged 10th. 4.3 seconds behind Italy s Riccardo Pat Csc driving a Williaim Judd came in sixth Worth a third Row Start in the Sun Marino grand prix the second event of the 19s8 formula i season. American Eddie Choc Var edged belgian Thierry Bouwen Tor seventh place at the wheel of a Urbo charged arrows Mccatron Ivan Capulli was the third italian Driver among the top nine at the wheel of a March Judd Britain s Nigel Manscill a year s san Marino win Ner placed 11 in. 4.4 seconds behind Senna sunday s race is Over 60 laps or 187.90 Miles. Oscar Larrauri of arg Niina. Stefan Johansson of Sweden Rene Amoroux of France and Joe and Schnei Der of West Germany did not qualify. Only 26 can Start in sunday s race. Richmond suit cites Lascar Charlotte . Race car Driver Tim Rich mond has filed a s20 million lawsuit against Lascar and five officials saying the organization ruined his racing career by port Rayi Nghi m As a drug abut a Richmond was suspended feb. 6, after a scr said a drug lest showed he used two substance prohibited by its new drug abuse policy. A statement released by a car prior to the Pisiona 500 race in tear jury read 1 in Richmond has Bee suspended indefinitely from Siock car racing by Lascar after testing positive Uit Lascar sub Starc abuse Uri. Analysis for two prohibited  however a Suh trient test of the first tiring spec Imen showed Richmond had used  ibuprofen. Two non prescription drug Anund in Over the counter remedies for allergies and respiratory Condi lians. The suit was hied thursday in . Diu Iet court ill ?.those named were Bill France jr., Lascar presi Dent Jim France Lascar vice president Forest Tennant Lascar substance abuse advisor. Let Rich Ler vice president for comp Lilion Ai Lascar and hip Williams Public relations director for Lascar. Their statement simply was not True and or. Rich mond s reputation has been besmirched by Lascar unnecessarily and we think intentionally said attorney Buttina sch in of new York. Or. 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