European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                , september 12,1989 the stars and stripes 1 Page 25 Wallace Richmond a. A Rusty Wallace strength ened his bidder his first Winston cup Stock car championship by coming to Victory in the Miller 400 after running out of Gay with one Lap left sunday. Wallace who Beni the afternoon 73 Points behind Leader Dale Earnhardt Van the season Points Battle Nar rowed his deficit to 63 Points with seven races left in the 29-Evcnl schedule. A Wallace averaged 88.380 a Jilin guiding his Pontiac grand prix to his sixth Victory Orttie season tops on the Winston cup circuit. %. Earnhardt finished second. 8.9 if conds Back on Richmond International raceway s thrum Quarter Milc a shaped layout. The race run in 94-Dcgrec heat and stifling  unhappy Prost nabs italian up gains on Earnhardt was slowed by 14 caution flags half of which occurred bumped past Earnhardt for second place a Lap 31 in the first 76 laps. Hod inc held that position before ii King in when the race returned to Green 15 laps after the pits with two laps left for a splash of full. Giving s t. Seventh caution period it boiled Down to a two Way Battle Between Earnhardt and Wallace. Either earn Hardt or Wallace occupied the top spot for every Lap run under Green the rest of the Way. Wallace went ahead to stay when he heat Earnhardt  190. The mos serious Challenge he faced from any Driver the test of the Way was on Lap 303, when Terry  Montc s Ford pulled almost even with him. But Albonie slowed off the Pace less than a Lap later and fell from Contention with what was diagnosed As Brake trouble. As Wallace pulled away from the Field Geoff Bodines Rae " m Monza. Italy a French Driver Alain Prost won the italian grand prix on sunday and moved closer to his third world title. Prost 34. Said after his 39th grand prix Victory that his Mclaren Honda team had not properly prepared his car and the Victory was primarily due to the withdrawal of his brazilian rival and teammate Ayrton Senna it was a Lucky win because i could not have beaten Ayrton today Prost said. I am not Happy with this weekend As i was faced with an unbelievable Streak of engine problems both in qualifying and in the race. Nobody knows what really happens with the  his remarks were expected to fuel new allegations that Mclaren Honda May be trying to favor Senna in the run to the 1 989 world title after Prosl s Deci Sion to drive for Ferrari i n 1990. Sunday s Victory extended Frost s advantage in the Overall standings to 20 Points. With Only four races ,"1pros leads Senna 71-51 and appears almost unbeatable. Or however Prost who to inn Mclaren in 1984. Said everything be came More difficult after he signed with Ferrari. / under Normal circumstances i would say my chances in the world championship look pretty Good. But i will need More Luck. Someone will not be Happy of i Lake the no l to Ferrari next year Prost said. I Roht Vjio will drive for Ferrari next season alongside briton Nigel  a winning time of one hour 19 minutes 27.550 seconds in the 53-Lap race. His average Speed was 144.26 Runph. Alain pros shims the Field him in Cut Corners sunday at the italian grand prix. 317. Hodin before Aikin into the pit o full second Back to Earnhardt who was a omahan a half Lap Hack. Wallace began weaving wit blow laps left indicating he was getting Low on fuel a his Pontiac slowed measurably As he crossed the tart finish line to begin the final Lap. Hut Earnhardt Ujj Hoo far behind and was unable to do More than trim in half the distance Between ins Chevrolet Lungi to and Wallace. Iodine we Ufland a third the Only other Driver on the Lead Lap. N cd sunday at Road America. Sullivan who started from the pole canted his second Victory of the season and the i3thofhislndy-Carcarcerashe averaged 122.803 Mph breaking Emer son Fittipaldi s year old race record of 122.215. Andretti dominated the 50-Lap. 200 mile race leading twice for 31 laps and building margins of More than 34 seconds on the four mile. 11-turn circuit. Sullivan the defending cart a i i series Champion led three limes during the race for 19 laps hut trailed by about fight seconds after stopping for a final lash of fuel two laps from the end. Tsp Iaretti still led by 7.79 seconds As he Boczan the last hip. But suddenly he Heap to slow and Sullivan came Char Giginto the picture. As the cars approached turn 10, Andretti w i Side by Side with the slower car of tidier Thys of Belgium ahead of Sullivan who veered to the left and onto the Strass alongside the racing surface to Geroy. C Art officials Saul unofficially hut eight cars ran Ourye fuel on or following the final Lap including Sec Ond place finisher too fab of Italy. Rick Mears Sullivan s Penske Rac ing teammate finished third. Andret i wound up sixth a Lap behind. Fourth place finisher Filli Paldi who came into the race leading Mears by 22 Points in the Battle for the season championship leads 165-147 Wilh two races remaining. Alconbury Blanks Fairford to stay unbeaten Raf Alconbury England the Alconbury spartans continued their onslaught of . Sports conference opponents by following up last week s 33-6 rout of Mildenhall Wilh a 22-0 Whitewash of Fairford sunday. Alconbury s 2-0 record tics bunt Waters for second place behind 3-0 upper Heyford. Fairford is 1-2. Spartan linebacker Marc Anthony led a defense that held the Falcons to 67 Yards total offence 29 Rushing he recovered a Fumble on the Fairford 7 to set up a touchdown and sacked Fairford quarterback Mike Kuennen for a safety with 3 32 left in the game for the final 22-0 margin. Michael Wilson capped a nine play 52-Yard drive with a i Yard touchdown run with 9 57 left in the first Quarter. Rusi avus Kerr s 3-Yard to run ended a 51 Yard drive with 8 04 left in the first to up Alconbury s Lead to 12-0. Both extra Point attempts failed. Air Force football four plays Afler Anthony s Fumble recovery at the 7. Mike judge scored from the 4 with 1 25 left in the first half. Wilson s two Point conversion run gave the spar tans a 20-0 Hall time Lead. Alconbury s 279-Yard attack featured 186 Yards Rushing and 93 passing. Kevin Griffith led the spar tans with 86 Yards on 16 carries and Wilson picked up 78 Yards on 17 pops. Kerr s 5-of-7 passing for 55 Sards lopped the spartans and Mark Dia. Was the busiest receiver with four catches for 57 Yards. In sunday s other . Game Greenham common 18, Chicksands 12 Raf Chicksands  Tremaine John son ran for two touchdowns to Power the crusaders past the fighting Chicks in a Battle of the win less. Johnson scored in the first and third quarters and the crusaders defense added a safely and returned a blocked Point after attempt for two Points Harold Fischer passed to James Vansyoc for a two Point conversion on Johnson s first to. Greenham. Which fumbled eight limes and loss five ran to a 12-6 halftime Lead. The fighting Chicks put scratches on the scoreboard \ a two touchdown passes by quarterback Joe Giesick who found Jonathan Clark in the first Quarter then connected with Mclvin Jones in the third. Chicksands was hammered with 17 penalties for 135 Yards Greenham had 10 penalties levied for 75 Yards. The win puts Greenham at la. Chicksands drops to 0-3. In the Continental sports conference Ramstein routed Rhein main 40-17, and Wiesbaden beat  2-0