European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. May 29,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 Fittipaldi captures indy 500 Al Unser jr., crashes on 199th Lap by Mike Harris a motor sports Wriler Indianapolis Emerson Fitti Paldi bumped Al Unser or. Into the Wall and out of the Lead less than two laps from the end. Holding off first one then two sons of Indianapolis 500 legends for the biggest Victory of his life sunday. Michael Andretti and Unser were the Only Drivers Able to pass the two time formula one Champion on the race track but neither could outlast the Man who once retired from racing because it was too dangerous. What a race what a race a triumphant Fittipaldi said. I cannot believe it. I dreamed so much of this Ever since i was a Little  Andretti the son of 1969 Winner Mario Andretti fell out of the race witha broken engine while leading the 42 year old brazilian then the daring Unser raced past the longtime Champion Only o Sec his Hopes of joining i father and Uncle Bobby in the Victory Circle at the Indianapolis motor Speedway end in a burst of flame and spewing parts. Fittipaldi and Unser were so far ahead that when Fittipaldi finished under the yellow caution Flag Unser had not been passed and was awarded second place. Paul to Csc of Brazil was third Mario Andretti was fourth and . Foyt fifth. The younger Unser 27, passed Fitti Paldi with four laps remaining in the 200-Lap race in a stirring Duel that brought the crowd of More than 400,000 to its feet screaming and waving arms hats and anything else they could hold. Fittipaldi would t give anything away though staying on Unser s heels and moving alongside in traffic As the two drove into the third turn on Lap 199. Fittipaldi s Chevrolet powered pc18 nosed ahead then Unser s Lola Chevrolet came abreast. The two bumped wheels Fittipaldi s right front and uns or s left rear and suddenly Unser was spinning into the Wall a crash reminiscent of the incident at Long Beach Calif last month when it was Unser who knocked Mario Andretti out of the race in the waning laps. It was also much like the incident last july at the new Jersey Meadowlands when Unser hit Fittipaldi from behind Kevin Cogan s car crashes into retaining Wall at Indianapolis Speedway. He was pulled out of car and walked away uninjured. And knocked him out of the race in a late Battle for the Lead. I was going inside on turn three be cause of the traffic Fittipaldi said. He tried to come inside and we touched wheels and i guess he lost it. I had More Luck. I won the  Unser did not blame Fittipaldi for the bump. We came up on Lap traffic and i could t get off the Corner Well and we made Contact Unser or. Said. I m of the car s of. We did t hit All that hard but hard enough not to  Michael Andretti 26, also caught the flying Fittipaldi who dominated most of the race passing him on Lap 154. Andretti was moving slowly away from Fittipaldi when the Chevrolet engine in his Lola suddenly spewed a Pult of White smoke on the Straightaway and slowed to a crawl As the huge crowd groaned. Everything was going too smooth 1  Andretti said. I m feeling pretty Low. The car was fantastic. Running the Best i Ever  that left Fittipaldi with a seven Sec Ond Lead Over second place Unser or. And his first Triumph in the indy 500. When Taro Palmroth of Finland lost a tire on Lap 181, the sixth caution Flag of the Day came out giving Fittipaldi an Opportunity to make one last pit Stop. It also set up the final shootout. The Victory was Fittipaldi s seventh since coming to the indy car wars in 1984 after a two year retirement from formula one which he says he left be cause he decided the cars that were in use then were no longer Safe. Fittipaldi is the first foreign born win Ner at indy since andr Clit 20 years ago. It was the second year in a Row the race finished under a caution Flag with Fitti Paldi second last May the elite Pensec racing team which has won a record seven indy 500s and includes defending Champion and three time Winner Rick cars four time win Ner Al Unser and 1985 Winner Danny Sullivan had a very in Penske like Day. The same group that led 192 of the200 laps last May was out of action by Lap 116 sunday after failing to Lead a single Lap. Fittipaldi had the Only Oiher new pc Sec built car and his ran flawlessly. Although the seven caution periods held his average Speed to 167.581 Mph just Short of Bobby Rahal s 1986 record of 170.722. Cars the record setting pole Winner wound up out of the race with an engine problem on Lap 116 after falling off the Lead Lap. Something in the engine just went All of a sudden cars said. We were just kind of biding our time. It happened with no warning. The car was working very Well and then. It was t our  Sullivan driving with his broken right forearm encased in a special Brace re tired his Pensec pci8 on Lap 56 with broken clutch. Sullivan who was injured in a crash during practice on May ii started 26th and had moved up to about i2lh before his problem. We were being cautious Sullivan said. But i fell pretty comfortable we had moved up 10 or 15 places. It was t As comfortable As i would have liked but Thal s the Way it s going to be with a Bro Ken Arm. The pain is always in arc he said. It s pretty constant. But it was too Early see indy on Page 26 dodgers Edge mets behind Morgan by the associated press los Angeles Mike Morgan lowered his major league leading Era to 1.19 and came within one Oul of his first National league shutout As the los Angeles dodgers Defeated the new York acts 2-1 saturday night. The Veteran right hander was 34-68 Wilh a 4.90era in 6vi seasons Wilh four american league Leams and began the year with the worst won loss record among Active pitchers. He allowed seven hits in 8% innings walked three and struck Oul nine Matching his career High in raising his record to 4-2. The acts scored with two out in the ninth on Howard Johnson s triple and Dave Magadan s single. Jay Howell Gol his ninth save by retiring Mackey Sasser on a grounder to second after Pinch runner pc ill Millar sole second. Jeff Hamilton singled twice and scored both los an Geles runs on singles by Willie Randolph and Pinch hitter Dave Anderson. The dodgers left Nino runners on base in the first four innings against Sid Fernandez 4-2. No round Hamilton led off the second inning with a single. One out later Anderson batted for shortstop Mariano Duncan who suffered a hand injury in the top of the inning and walked. When Fernandez failed to Field Morgan s bunt single the bases were loaded and ran Dolph singled Home the game s first run. The dodgers added an unearned run in the third. One out after left fielder Moosic Wilson robbed Eddie Murray of a Home run Wilh a leaping catch above the bullpen Gate Hamilton got his second single and Wentlo third when Center fielder Lenny Dykstra dropped Mike Scioscia s Fly Ball for an , who began the game Balling .118, grounded a single up the Middle to score Hamilton. In other games padres 5, expos 0 san Diego Walt Terrell gave Montreal a taste of its own shutout Medicine with a six hitter and Tim Flannory had two run scoring hits As san Diego beat the expos. The padres ended a string of 29 scoreless innings and three straight shutouts by Montreal pitchers with a run in the second inning. They added three More in the third off Mark Gardner 0-1, making his first major league Sian. Terrell 4-5, walked four and struck out three As he snapped a personal Ihrck game losing Slcak Wilh his first shutout since last july 30 when he blanked the Texas rangers while pitching for the Del Oil tigers. Cubs 5, reds 3 Chicago Rick sul Cliffy Pilch cd a four Hilter and Damon Berryhill and Dwight Smith each drove in two runs As Chicago Beal Cincinnati for the cubs ninth Victory in 11 games. Sutcliffe 6-3, yielded a Solo Homer to Chris Sabo in see no on Page 26