European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 Mears drives to Victory in Miller 200 Milwaukee a Indi Anapolis 500 Winner Rick Mears overwhelmed the held in the Miller High life 200 sunday at the Wisconsin state fair Park to Regis Ter his second Victory in eight , who picked up his third indy Victory a week earlier easily held off Penske racing teammate Danny Sullivan 10 win sunday s 200-Lap event. Emerson Fittipaldi finished third a tap behind followed an other Lap Back by . Foyt an fellow brazilian Raul Bocskel. Two time defending series Champion Bobby Rahat was three laps behind in sixth place Fol Lowed another Lap Back by Michael andr Clit. It was the 24th career Victor for Mears who jumped past an Dresti and Bocskel into the cart pig indy car Point Lead. The 36-year-old Driver from Bakersfield calif., won his first race on Milwaukee s one mile Ovalin 1978. But had nol won Here  averaged 122.81 Mph in his Chevrolet powered penskepci7 and crossed the finish line 5.72 seconds ahead of Sullivan. He collected $47.460 for the Victory. Andretti started from the pole alongside his father Mario after setting a track qualifying record of 156.413 Mph. The younger and Ritli lost the Lead to his father on the first Lap and Al Unser or. And Mears who started fourth and third respectively on the 22-car Grid passed the Andretti on Lap 10 to take the lop two spots. Elliott wins at Dover Dover det. A two Little Vic lories and a change in tires combined far Bill Elliott s second Lascar win of 1988. Elleau after falling almost two laps behind the leaders beat the front run ners to a caution Flag twice sunday in route to winning the Budweis or 500 a Dover Downs International Speedway. Having won those two Little Battles Elliott switched from Goodyear to Hoo Siers on his Ford and went on to win by 18.08 seconds in the 11th event on this year s Winston cup circuit. We were almost two taps behind and we were Able to beat Morgan Shepherd Back to the Flag Elliott said Amer Ward. Then we were Able to beat Darcy Alli son 20-25 laps later and we were Able to get a Lap Back i Felt once we got that tap Back from Darcy that we could win it. We were on hoosiers and he was on  Elliott said his pit Crew switched from running on Goody cars to hoosiers some Lime near the Middle of the 500-mile race. I m not downgrading Goodyear they be been very Good to me Over the years Elliott said. But if we had not changed tires we could not have won the race. It s As simple As  Elliott led almost exclusively Over the final 150 Miles of the 500-mile race on the High banked one mile Oval. The s 53,000 he earned for the 26th Winston cup Victory Over his 13-year career was his biggest payday of 1988.he won the Valleydale 500 in Bristol tcnn., on april 10. Finishing second behind Elliott was Shepherd who was driving the no. 13 Skoal Bandit Chevrolet in place of injured Harry gang i m tickled Shepherd said. I d like to say i to Harry Back Home. Hurry a photo Bui Elliott. Credits tires for win up and get Well this car s running awful Good. I lost a Little water at the end and the car started to get hot and i had to slow Down a Little. I was running without water for More than 10 laps at the end. I was easing up on it and holding my  Rusty Wallace finished third less thana Lap behind the Winner. Elliott racing in front for 202 of 500 laps retook the Lead for Good after the front runners took their final pit stops with less than 50 Miles to race. The 32 year old from Dawsonville ga., had raced in front almost exclusively to that Hatalsky captures Kemper Potomac my. A All week Long. Morris halal sky was talking about How much fun he was having at the Kemper open. He said he had achieved inner peace and had finally Learned to enjoy himself playing Golf. All that went out the window sunday. Hatalsky blew a four shot Lead in the final 11 holes then rallied Back to sink a 4-Fooi putt for Par on the second extra Hole of sudden death to beat defending Champion Tom Kile and capture the lion s share of the $800,000 purse. I did t enjoy today at All. I was try ing to but my stomach was turning and my nerves were shaking Hatalsky  was that pressure that goes with winning a Golf Lou Mamun. 1 had fun for three Days  Hatalsky vying for his first tournament title since f983, held a two stroke Lead entering the final round at the Par 71 tournament players club at Avenel. But after an Eagle and a Birdie on the front nine the 13-year Veteran had four bogeys on the Back nine including three in the final four holes to finish with a 72 fora 10-Undcr-par274. Kite meanwhile made up six shots on the final 11 holes to Force a playoff. Both players had a Chance to win in Regula Tion but Kile missed a 30-foot putt for Par and Hatalsky was Short on a 9-Footcr. Fighting the swirling winds that hampered play throughout the afternoon Kite and Hatalsky parted the first extra Hole. Then on no. 18, Hatalsky hit his second shot far left and Over the gallery. But Kite hit his second shot behind the right rough. Incredibly both players had excellent third shots to set up the putts for Par. Hatalsky used his wedge to put the Ball within striking distance then tapped it in for the s144,000 top prize after Kite missed his 8-footer, i was a Little nervous in the playoff. But apparently i had enough control of my nerves to make that last shot said  can t bogey he last Hole and expect to win a tournament and i did i twice Kite said. If either one of us had done what we were supposed to it would have never gone to a  Kite bidding to become the first golfer to win a tournament in each of the last eight years earned $86,400 As the run Ner up. Craig Slater who tied a course record with a 64 on saturday used three straight birdies to move into a tie with Hatalsky with five holes to play. But Stadler put his Lee shot into the water before taxing a double bogey on no. 14, then bodied no. 15 to fall off the , bidding for his first tournament Triumph since 1984, shot a 72 to finish in a tie for third with Mike Reid at 8-under-Par 276. The two started the final round in a lie with John Mahaffey two strokes behind Hatalsky. Davies beats Lopez in Toledo classic Toledo. Ohio a England s Laura Davies sandwiched an Eagle be tween two birdies to overtake Nancy Lopez on the final nine holes sunday shooting a 3-under-Par 69 for a three stroke Victory in the Lyga Jamie fan Toledo classic. The 24-year-old Davies one of the longest hitlers on the tour and the win Ner of the 1987 . Women s open started the Day one behind Lopez and remained one Down after 10 holes. But Davies dropped in a Short Bir die putt on the Par-5 11th, As the 31 year old Lopez three putted for her first bogey of the Day giving Davies a one shot Lead. Davies then chipped in her third shot from the Side of a Hill just left of the Green on the Par-5, 432-Yard 12th Bole. Lopez settled for a Birdie to drop two Back. Davies nailed a Long Birdie putt on no. 13 to take a three shot Lead and held on from there Matching bogeys with Lope on nos. 15 and 17.Davies la under Par 277 bested the tournament record of 278, shared by Lauri Peterson and Penny Hammel. Lopez who shot a 73 for an a under Par 280, has finished second each of the three tin its she has played in the Toledo classic. Davies playing her first full year on the ladies professional coif association Lour won the Tucson open in March and nearly doubled her 1988 Lyga winnings by collecting the $41,250 first prize sunday giving her$9 7,28 5 on the year. Point after he and Darcy Allison took a pit Stop on Lap 328, As the Field raced in its seventh caution Flag. Only Shepherd Wallace and Allison raced of the Lead Lap for most of the final 140 Miles. Lake Speed got to the leaders briefly before the final pit stops and wound up finishing fourth. Allison the defending Champ attempt ing to become the first repeal Winner of the Spring race at Dover since his father Bobby Allison did that in 1982-83, chased Elliott until he fell Back in the final 25miles with a blown Cylinder and wound up fifth. There were eight caution flags totalling 51 laps in the race that did not have a major wreck. Elliott dominated the Early going leading on three separate occasions for a total of 77 laps. After Starling 17th, Elliott raced among the leaders for More than 140 Miles after reaching fifth place before the 20-mile Mark. A pit Stop on Lap 224 left Elliott More than a Lap behind the leaders a Lap he made up after the sixth caution Flag on Lap 309. He raced among the leaders the rest of the Way. The first third of the race went virtually incident free. When the Field hit the i 60-mile Point 26 cars were still on the Lead Lap with Only one car out of the race. There were 14 Lead changes Between nine cars up to that Point. The Only incident to affect the Early Leaden came when Mike Martin who led for 17 laps prior to a 25lh-Lap caution Flag sustained front end damage when he clipped Darrell Wall rip s Chevrolet on pit Row after a pit Stop. Nearly the entire Field filled to change tires during the Flag which was put in before the race by Lascar officials to allow pit Crews to Check tires. Martin had taken the Lead from pole Sitter Alan Kulwicki on the eighth Lap. Moody takes 4-Way playoff Dallas a Orvilie Moody rolled in a 16-foot putt on the first play off Hole sunday to break a four Way tic and win the $285,000 senior players re Union pro am. The s37,000 first place Check raise Moody s senior tour winnings to $1,018,575. Moody shot a final round 66 to join second round Leader Bob Charles Don Massengale and Bobby Nichols in the sudden death playoff at id-under206. Massengale who carded a final round 67, missed a 4-foot Pult on is that Wouldhave won the tournament. Nichols shot a final round 68 and Charles had a 70. Moody nailed a 280-Yard drive on the first playoff Hole the 372-Yard Par-4 10th, reached the Green with a 90-Yard Sand wedge then used his 50-Inch pendulum Putter to Knock in the 16-foot winning putt Nichols hit into a Sand trap beyond the Green on his second shot and failed to blast out on his first try knocking him out of the Competition. Massengale Slid his 20-foot Birdie try to the right of the Hole and Charles 20 foot Birdie pull from the fringe was Short. It was Moody s eighth senior title since joining the circuit in 1984,. Moody had six birdies on the front nine after starting the Day at 4-under 140, four shots behind second round Leader Charles and was seven under for the Day after ii. But he lost his concentration on the12th when he had to Wail for a photographer to move from his Field of vision and bogeyedl3,14 and is