European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 19,1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 penalty drains the drama in Toronto by Mike Harrisan motor sports writer Toronto Al Unser or. Celebrated and talked of his Good Fortune. Danny Sullivan lamented his Fate. It would have been a hell of a race at the end said Sullivan who fell far off the Pace and finished a Dis Tant second in sunday s Toronto Molson indy race after being assessed a penalty late in the race. I m not saying i could have beat Al Sullivan added. He was Strong All Day. But it would have been close there at the end i m sure of  instead the 26-year-old Unser a second generation indy car Star cruised to his second Victory of the sea son and sixth of his career. He improved to second inthe season Driver standings six Points behind Sullivan. Sullivan who broke out of a first place tie with teammate Rick Mears took sole Possession of the top spot with 72 Points. Unser has 66, Mears 64 and two time defending series Champion Bobby Rahal 61 after seven of 15 races. Unser who passed Sullivan for the Lead 16 laps into the 103-Lap event on the temporary circuit was leading by just 1.04 seconds before Sullivan made his final scheduled pit Stop on Lap 73. As Sullivan left the pits cart officials said he moved Over the line separating the pit exit Lane fro the Racetrack. That produced an automatic Stop and go penalty which Sullivan took the next time around the1.78-mile, 11-turn course. Sullivan c up in ind of took away a great afternoon of racing on the same Lap on which Sullivan made his penalty Stop Unser made his final scheduled pit Stop without  the time Sullivan drove onto pit Road stopped for just an instant then burned rubber on the Way out Unser had control of the race. When the cars raced across the finish line at the endow Lap 75, Unser led by 16.09 seconds. He wound up driving his Chevrolet powered Marc across the finish line 12.177 seconds ahead of Sulli Van s Penske Chevrolet. Obviously i was t going to push too hard after the penalty Sullivan said. I did t really Back off but we had to be realistic about the Gap Little Al  that stage of the race you re kind of risking things a Little bit if you push too  Unser who won $73,160, said of the penalty against Sullivan All it did was make us breathe a Little easier. We were Able to go into the turns a Little easier an save the brakes pick my spots and set up my passes a Little easier. I could save my car a Little  the Winner averaged 91.994 Mph in the race slowed by one full course caution Flag for a total of eight laps. That yellow Flag came out for the Only serious Acci Dent of the Day. Kevin Cogan suffered a fractured left forearm when his car slammed into one of the Concrete barriers that line the circuit. Michael Andretti finished third and Emerson Fitti Paldi fourth the Only other Drivers on the Lead Lap. Rahal was fifth and Mears sixth each one Lap behind. Fittipaldi Rahal and Fabi also were victims of the Stop and go penalties for the same pit exit violation that Cost Sullivan so dearly. The pit exit on the track that winds through the Canadian National exhibition grounds and onto Lake Shore Boulevard bring the cars Back onto the track near the Entrance to the first turn a Quick right hand or. It s a pretty Good Rule the disappointed Sullivan admitted. They Don t want Guys shooting out onto the track. I just Don t think i had All four tires Over the Lin and we re allowed two tires  Sweeney jousts ghost in bid for Dallas Slot by Denne h. Freeman thousand Oaks Calif a the ghost of Eddie Lebaron haunts Kevin Sweeney and the kid knows  mighty mite Lebaron was the Dallas cowboys quarterback in the expansion years of 1960through 1963. Despite a Strong Arm and Genuis for Reading defences Lebaron was too Short at 5-foot-7 to see Over defensive linemen or his own offensive line for that matter. Dallas suffered through seasons of 0-11-1, 4-9-1 and 5-8-1.now, Here comes Sweeney listed at six feet but appearing Shorter and with All his Mcaa passing records out of Fresno  ugh he had impressive moments in the 1987 training Camp Landry Cut Sweeney because of that too Short  nil strike of Veteran play ers gave Sweeney a second  started and won two games for the rhinestone cowboys hit Ting 14 of 28 passes for 291 Yards and four  admits he in t six feet. He Calls himself 5-11%."i m 5-11 a and that s As tall As i m going to get so i have to makeup for it in mobility strength and the ability to read defences Swee Ney said. I be always fought that too Short  was giving Sweeney no Chance to be an nil quarterback last year saying he has to see be tween the linemen which Means he s not effective As a drop Back passer. This Means we have to Usea lot of Roll out patterns while he is in there and it s difficult to throw accurately on the , Landry has changed his tune somewhat on  is a Winner and a Leader and he could be a Sarici and take you to the playoffs if he can do what we think he can Landry said. He has some awful Good qualities which we saw in the re placement  can really throw the foot Ball. It s a matter of whether he Strong enough to hold up under the punishment you have to takes an nil quarterback. We re going to see what he can do this  Pedro Delgado Center gets a dousing on monday while dueling from left Steven Rooks Gert Jan Theunissen and Luis Herrera. Mountain Effort puts spaniard in tour de France Driver s seat Luz Ariden France a Spain s Pedro Delgado All but wrapped up the tour de France title monday padding his Lead in a mountainous 15th stage that saw three other top riders drop out. At the end of a 116-mile race from St. Irons to Luz Ariden in the pyrenees Delgado broke away from a pack of rid ers to finish third and increase his Over All advantage to More than four minutes Over the Netherlands Steve Rooks in second place. Although Spain s Laudelino cub Nowon the Tough stage Delgado extended his margin Over All the other  was Riding with the pack far be Hind Cubino and France s Gilbert do Clos Lasalle after the two Low ranking riders made a breakaway on the fifth of six successive climbs. Delgado accelerated with about three Miles to go and just missed catching do Clos Lasalle for second As the Frenchman tired. Cubino won in six hours 20 minutes,44 seconds. Duclos Lasalle ended almost six minutes behind with Delgado missing second by just three seconds. Delgado gained 38 seconds on Rooks who finished fifth. The climbs up and Down the 6,600-foot mountains during the Day took its toll. Frenchmen Jean Francois Bernard and Charly Mottet in addition to Urs Zimmerman of Switzerland decided to give up As they fell further and further behind. All three were considered con tenders for the top spot before the tour began. Others such As Laurent mignon of France the 1983 and 1984 Winner have also dropped out. The tour winners thelast two years Stephen Roche of Ireland and Greg Lemond of the United states failed to Start this year s event besieged by nagging injuries. Delgado who finished second Las year 40 seconds behind Roche appears to have the race All but clinched entering the last six Days of the event. Most of the final stages Are on Flat land where the nearest challengers Rooks and Bauer Are unlikely to make up Large amounts of time. The tour ends sunday with the final stretch on the champs Elysee in Paris. Longo leads women St. Marie de Cam pan France a Jeannie Longo of France wonder fourth stage monday in the women s tour de France increasing her Overall  defending Champion now is one minute 18 seconds ahead of rival Mariaca Nins of Italy entering the final week of the tour that covers 12 stages this year. Longo took the 36-mile seventh leg from Luchon to St. Marie de Campan in one hour 57 minutes four seconds. The women s race also ends in Paris on sunday