European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 23.1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 Wallace scores Winston Victory conc Ord. . Al1 Rusty Wallace had no apologies for Darrell Waltrip following his fender banging Victory sunday in the Winston. Lascar s $800.000 All Siar Stock car race at Charlotte motor Speedway. The Winston is an awful touch  Wallace said after sending the front running Wall rip spinning into the infield with one Lap to go in front of 84,637 fans. It s like running a 500-mile race with a Shotgun to your  following a caution. Wallace held off Ken Schrader by just .23 of a second to win the $200.000 first prize with an average Speed of 133.15 Mph. Waltrip was less than gracious in defeat. I just Hope he chokes on that $200.000." he said. He knocked the hell out of  Waltrip was leading in the race s final 10 laps when Wallace s car tapped him on the left rear fender As they came out of turn four sending Wall rip into the infield and out of the running. It s an ugly Way to  Waltrip said. A lot of Guys let greed overcome Speed and that s what happened. I got spun out. A Guy drove underneath me and drove up into me and spun me nut. It was pretty Bla  the non Points race has a unique and often controversial format. It is run in three segments of 75, 50 and 10 laps. Track officials designed the race with Hopes that the finish would be close. Of the five times the Winston has been run. Two have ended in controversy. In 1987, Dale Earnhardt won after being involved in a paint swapping encounter with Bill Elliott and Geoff Bodine in the final 10 laps. It appeared that Waltrip. Who won the race in 1985. Was going to win again sunday until the final Lap Inci  a caution period Wallace held off Schrader and Earnhardt to take Home $2-40,000, including $40,000 in bonuses. Elliott was fourth and Alan Kulwicki was fifth. Waltrip. Who was sent to the Back of the Field kept his Speed up during the Cool Down Lap and entered pit Row on Wallace s Tail and pulled his car into the garage  Wallace and his Crew were approaching Victory Lane a fight broke out among members of his Crew and members of Waltrip s Crew. Following the race. Lascar officials said they had reviewed the incident and considered it closed. As far As what happened on the track it s Over  Lascar spokesman Chip Williams said. He said the fight May be investigated. Wallace won the first 75-Lap sprint and Waltrip took Over the Lead on Lap 79 to win the pole position for the 10-Lap shootout. The 20-car Field was made up of the 19 most recent winners of Winston cup races and Sterling Marlin. The Winner of the Winston open which was run earlier sunday. The race featured eight Lead changes among six Drivers. Rutherford fails to qualify fast indy Field ready by Mike Harris Al Rotor sports writer Indianapolis the fastest 33 car Field in racing history will Start the May 28 Indianapolis 500 without three time Winner Johnny Rutherford whose last minute qualifying attempt blew up sunday along with the engine in the car he borrowed from  Foyt. Rutherford 51. Was bumped from the lineup by Rich Vogler with less than 15 minutes remaining on the final Day of time trials. But Foyt. A fellow texan and longtime Friend put Rutherford into a co Worth powered Lola and got the car through technical inspection and onto the 2 mile Oval one minute prior to the scheduled close of the track. The crowd at the Indianapolis motor Speedway screamed its approval when Rutherford rolled off pit Road. His Crew said Rutherford s warm up Lap was More than 217 Mph Well above what he needed to get Back into the Field. But less than 100 Yards after taking the Green Flag for the Start of a four Lap 10-mile qualifying run smoke poured from the engine and the crowd groaned in disbelief As Rutherford took a slow sad ride Back to pit Road. It was the second year in a Row that Vogler has been the final qualifier bumping a former indy Winner. In 1988, he put a car into the Field in the last moments knocking Gordon Johncock out of the race. I hate to Sec thai happen but what happens happens in racing Vogler said. "1 know that Johnny Rutherford and Johncock Are two people who kind of understand that. They be raced for a Liv ing for a Long Long time. I Don t know maybe that Means i m Gonna win this race some  Rutherford speaking in hushed tones said. There s just no words to describe the disappointment. I guess Well have to regroup and gel things together and try again next year. It was apparently a dropped valve. Usually. I m on the other end of the Slick. I have been for so Many years i guess i can t really kick Loo hard. 1 have been on the pole Many times and won the race three times and had a pretty Good career Here but i still like to race Here and i m still disappointed not Mak ing this  besides Vogler who will drive in his fifth indy 500, those making the lineup sunday were Bill Vukovich Iii inc 1988 indy Rookie of the year Davy Jones who was bumped and bounced right Back and Pancho Carter. The Field average of 216.588 smashes the Indianapolis record of 210.280 Mph set in 1986. Rookie cur hard Jourdain of Mexico was the slowest qualifier at 213.105. The Field is led by defending Champi on Rick cars who won his record fifth pole a week ago with a four Lap average of 223.885 and a fast Lap of 224.254. Rutherford failed to join the eight other Active former indy winners four time winners Al Unser and Foyt three time Winner cars two time Champion Johncock and Mario andr Clit Tom Snova. Bobby Rahal and Danny Sullivan in the lineup. All the others made the Field on the first weekend of time trials except Sulli Van the 1985 Winner who led saturday s qualifications at 216.027 despite driving with a special Brace on his broken right forearm. Sunday s six hour qualifying session began with two positions open in the lineup. Vukovich the Only third generation Driver Ever to compete at the Indianapolis motor Speedway was first Oul. Turn ing four laps Over 216 Mph fora 10-mile qualifying average of 216.698 Mph. La seemed like we were lost said Vukovich whose Grandfather was killed at indy while leading the 1955 race after winning the previous two years and whose father finished second in 1973. Our Crew chief finally brought us Back to where we should have been by doing a lol of adjustments. I thought this year would have been a lot easier but it was a lol  Rutherford the Winner in 1974, 1976 and 1980. Was the 33rd qualifier Al 213.097. He has started 24 indy 500s, second Only to Foyt. Who will drive in a record 32nd consecutive race next Sun Day. Rutherford was a Rookie Al Indiana Polis in 1963 and has missed Only two previous races 1966 and 1983, during thai period Bolh because of injury1. Thai s a lol slower than we had hoped for obviously said Rutherford who sweated out the last starting spol until Vogler jumped into already Quali fied Kevin Cogan s backup car and bumped the popular texan from the Field with an average of 213.239. A Ruup of runners carrying a a jiul shoe Maneu vers la run i the crowded Field. A miness the big Winner in Bay to Breakers race san Francisco Al Arluro Barrios won the world s largest foot race the san Francisco Hay area s Zany rile of Spring that Drew thou Sands dressed in Odd running outfits sunday. Barrios a mexican native living in Boulder. Colo., finished the 7 a mile Hay to Breakers in an unofficial 34 minutes. 38.4 seconds about 100 Yards ahead of de Eyestone. The top women s finisher was nor Way s Ingrid Kristianscn. Who won the Boston Marathon on april 17. Her time was 39 13.6. Among the More than 100,000 run ners Many forced to walk the route because of the size of the crowd were two people dressed As Godzilla chasing the City s famed tra Sameri Ca Pyramid 13 ballerinas being Pur sued by roman warriors the tooth fairy adorned with her Crown Teeth and someone claiming to be Elvis Presley. By far the most popular group of runners was the eight member tribe of mud people three of whom ran nude. I had a  said a naked tribe member caked in Black Din from head to Loe. He identified himself Only As Michael of san Francisco. People really loved us and the police leave us alone Al least until we re done with the race he said while slipping on a Bikini Brief a few Yards past the finish line. The course started near the foot of the san Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge and a enl la rough Golden Gale Park before finishing on the great Highway promenade next to inc Pacific Ocean