European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. May 30, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 a Aii of set i i a sports i � T in111 Emmo indy s new Champion by Steve Herman Indianapolis a a new name reigns in Victory Lane at the Indi Anapolis 500. And it s not another Unser or Andretti. It s Emmo As in Emerson Fittipaldi. Self made millionaire world traveler and a yes Lover of Speed. He looked the new generation in the Eye sunday and the last Lime he saw it was in his rear View Mirror. First. Michael Andretti challenged Emmo Only to fall victim to the and Ritli Luck. Then. Al Unser or. Look up the Lask. Only to fall victim to his own Brand of bumper car racing. Three Miles from the finish Filli paldian Unser locked wheels As they fought for position for the last Lap Duel. It waste Luckiest bump of Fittipaldi s career Unser hit the Wall and never made it to the finish. What a race what a race said filth Paldi who could be indy s first $1 Mil lion Winner when the checks arc passed out Al the Victory dinner. I cannot be Lieve it. I dreamed so much of this Ever since 1 was a Little boy Filli Paldi is the first foreign born win Ner at indy since Mario Andretti joined today s old guard 20 years ago. Ever since then indy has been dominated by whal seems like a private club of americans named Unser Penske,f9yt, Mears Rulherford and Johncock with an occasional guest appearance by a Rahal. A Sullivan or a Snova. And i talc Al and Michael certainly did their Best sunday to carry on the family tradition. Little Al had the last shot but no 27-year-old scion of an american racing family was going to Back Down a 42-year old two time formula one Champion. A Lap and a half from the end. The iwo of them went Side by Side through a Cor Ner big enough for Only one of them. Only one came Oul. Emmo. When you be got two race car Drivers wanting the indy 500 As bad As we did. You re both going logo Inlo the Corberand Only one Man is going to come Oul said Unser who had taken the Lead wit four laps logo in his quest to become the first son of a former Winner to win at indy. This Lime it was Emmo that came Fittipaldi was on the inside All four wheels under the while line that is sup posed to separate the race track from the apron. Unser was sandwiched Between Fittipaldi and the slower car of Ludwig Heimrath or. Fittipaldi moved up. Unser Down. Their wheels touched Fittipaldi s right Emerson Fittipaldi car owner Pat Patrick celebrate indy 500 Lic Lory. Front to Unser s left rear. My car started going a Little Side ways Fittipaldi said. Hut it was Unser who went into the Wall and Fittipaldi who Well on to Vic tory Lane. In racing there arc times you Don l think about life you Don t think about Money you just think about winning Unser said. And at that poem. Nothing meant More to me than going into that Corner first and coming out first. It s racing. That s the Way it he should know. At Long Beach calif., last month Unser knocked Mario Andretti out of the race in the waning laps and went on to win. Lasi july at the new Jar Sci Mead lowlands. Unser hit Fittipaldi from be Hind and knocked him out of the race in a late Battle for the Lead and won goes around came around. For Fittipaldi it came around to his seventh Victory since joining the indy car circuit in 1 984 after a two year retire one was within four laps of Fitti Paldi or Unser. Who still finished second. Fittipaldi. Who led 1 58 of the 200 laps finished at an average Speed of 167.581 Mph second fastest in indy history be Hind the 170.722 by Bobby Rahal in 1986.this was not a race to remember for the old eight former winners five were out before it was half Over and a sixth lasted just a few laps More. The Only iwo still running at the end Mario Andretti and . Foyl finished fifth and sixth but seven laps Down. No other former win Ner was belter than 23rd. Roger Penske whose team has won four of the last five indy six of the last 10 and seven altogether had to Settle for having the winning car even if another team s Driver was at the wheel. The winning car was sold to Patrick racing for Fittipaldi last Winter because of Punske s longtime association with team owner Pat Patrick. None of his own cars made it to the cars. The three time Winner de fending Champion and two Lime record setting pole Winner was 23rd. Four time Winner Al Unser was 24th, and 1985 Winner Danny Sullivan was 28th. The Early part of the race was almost Loo easy for Fittipaldi. Eager to improve on last year s runner up finish to cars. Fittipaldi look the Lead from Mears Onishe first turn of the first Lap ran consist Nelly above 215 Mph and Sel a race re Cord with a i Asi Lap at More than 221mph. Except for his Pil slops. Fittipaldi was never out of the Lead and was never passed on the track until the 153rd Lap by Michael andr Clit. Everything was going too smooth i less the younger Andretti said. I m feeling pretty Low. The car w As fantastic. Running the Best i Ever alas like i alter like son. The Andretti Luck the bad Breaks that have slopped Mario time and again since his Lone Victory in 1969 struck Michael. Leading As he started the 162nd Lap his engine blew at the starting line and his Day was got a lol from my dad More than his driving Michael said. I think 1 inherited my dad s until then Fittipaldi and Michael an Dresti had the race almost to themselves. It s like chasing rabbits said Rick Galles. Little Al s car owner. We just of see Emmo on Page 26 Senna takes Mexico up Mexico City a brazilian Ayrton Senna untroubled by having to Start the race twice drove his Mclaren Honda to Victory in the Mexico City grand prix for formula one cars sunday then turned his attention to the next race in Phoenix. "1 Hope to win Senna said of the season s fifth race scheduled to be held june 4 in the Arizona Capi Tal. But it will be a different circuit for All of us with Dilt Creel three italian Drivers Riccardo Patrese in a Wil Liams Renault Michele Albor to in a Tyrrell Ford and Alessandro Nannini in a Benetton Ford followed Senna across the finish line. Senna averaged 119.963 Mph Over 189.543-Milc Dis Tance which required 69 laps of the course two More than previous years. Senna was clocked in i hour 35 minutes 21.431 seconds my Choice of tires was Funda menial to Success in the race an exuberant Senna said afterwards adding that having two starts made my adrenalin go Patrese was clocked in 1 35 36.991, Albreto 1 35 52.685 and Nannini 1 36 06.926. Senna s Mclaren Honda teammate and world championship rival Alain Prosi of France lost pre Cious seconds because of two lire changes and finished in fifth place in 1 36 17.544. It was a bad race for me Prost said. It was t a Normal situation. I was taking a lol out of my tires running close behind Ayr Lon in the opening stages Senna s Victory puts him in first place in the 1989world Driver s championship with 27 Points. Prost who was lied with Senna for the Lead at 18 Points going into sunday s race dropped 10 second Wilh 20. I am very Happy with the result Senna said at a Post race news conference. My car ran very Well As did the engines and the Langston wins debut with expos Page 23 lakers Advance Page 26 Waltrip captures Lascar event Page 27
