European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bodine wins at Pocono Long Pond a. Apr Geoff Bodines Gamble in fuel paid off lifting him to Victory in sundays Lascar a spark plug 500 Stock car race at Pocono International raceway. A caution caused by Ken Ragens spin with four laps left helped Bodines ploy. Everyone except Harry Gant among the nearest challengers were Able to make late pit stops for fuel. The race went Back to Green for the final 21/2-mile Lap and Bodine kept his Ford easily in front As Gant ran out of Gas and Bill Elliott could get no closer than 1.29 seconds in the final sprint. Bodine whose other Victory this season was april 29 at Martinsville va., averaged 124.103 Mph for 200 laps of poconos 2 v mile Tri Oval. He also won Here in june 1988. Elliott finished second followed by Rusty Wallace Dale Earnhardt and Davey Allison. Bodine Allison Wallace Gant and Mark Martin were running tight with about 20 laps left but Allison Wallace and Martin pitted for fuel before Ragens spin. Tuesday july 24, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 23 Bodine who led 122 laps had made a previous Stop on Lap 157 during a caution period Content to Gamble that his fuel would last. Bodine and Greg sacks proved to have the strongest cars through the first half with Bodine leading 68 laps and sacks 31 of the first 109 circuits. But sacks Day was ruined by a five car crash on Lap 139. He was unhurt. Another Driver Jerry of Neill complained of a headache and was taken to an area Hospital As a precaution. Young Unser wins shortened Molson lady Toronto apr a1 Unser or. Conquered a Slippery track and the rest of the 27-car Field As he splashed to a rain. Shortened Victory sunday in the Molson lady. Unser who earlier in the Day announced he has signed a 3-year contract Extension with the Galles Draco team led the final 40 laps on the 1.78-mile, 11-Tum temporary circuit winding through exhibition place and onto Lakeshore Boulevard. Conditions became progressively worse As the race went on and officials of cart the indy car sanctioning body finally decided to Stop the race after 94 laps nine Short of the scheduled distance. It was the third Victory of the season and the 12th career Triumph for the 28-year-old Driver who escaped serious injury last month when his car burst into flames during a pit Stop in the Cleveland grand prix. Michael Andretti who had won three of the last four races led Early in the 167.32-mile event sunday but lost time during an Early pit Stop and ran second in the Battle of Chevrolet powered Lolas crossing the finish line 37.8 seconds behind. Unser got 21 Points for the Victory including one for leading the most laps and moved Back into the series Lead 106 Points to 104 Over Andretti after nine of 16 races. Rain fell throughout the race. St. Andrews by Ben Abrams staff writer St. Andrews Scotland a when the wind does no to blow links courses Are As tame As a Pussy cat. And the old course at St. Andrews purred like a Kitten last week As some of the worlds golfing elite Tore it to shreds in the 119th Antish open. Par became something to play under As the tournament progressed through four Days of hot sunny almost windless conditions. The red numbers used to denote under Par achievements popped up with monotonous regularity on the Gigantic scoreboard in front of the press commentary tent serving More then 450 correspondents from newspapers and Golf magazines from All Over the world. The Board became As red spotted As if stricken with a severe Case of the measles. So did All those scoreboards out on the course. The 1990 British open the 24th at St. Andrews was great for Golf fans. The weather was so Good that they flocked to the course in record setting numbers shattering individual Day and tournament Marks. The course was mobbed on sunday because a Brit England s Nick Faldo claimed by Many to be the Best golfer in the world today started the final Day with what Many believed was an insurmountable five stroke Lead. Faldo the two time defender of the masters title and Winner of the open at Mirfield in 1987, had demolished australians Greg Norman in a head to head Battle in saturdays third round. The British press treated that Duel like a heavyweight championship bout after both had 132 after the first 36 holes. And those fans flocked out to cheer Faldor a March Down the Fairway As the 1990 Champion. Although the course took a battering. In general there were some world renowned golfers who  Cope with the Ideal conditions. The likes of defending Champion Mark Calcavecchia and former champions like five time Winner Tom Watson three time Kingpin Severiano Ballesteros two time Winner Arnold Palmer and another sex Champion. Bob Charles found themselves on the outside after the 36-Hole Cut. One has to have a Small feeling of sympathy for Palmer. Before the tournament he had announced that his British open Competition which began on this same St. Andrews course 30 years ago was coming to a close. He wanted so badly to play All four rounds. In other years his even Par 144 would have survived the 36-Hoe Cut. The Best previous Cut making total had been two Over Par last year at Troon. After two rounds of open play the top 70 performers plus any competitors within 10 strokes of the leaders got to stay for saturday and sunday Competition. Seventy two players bettered Par in the first two rounds and the 132s posted by Faldo and Norman insured that no others would qualify under the a within 10 strokes provision. So Arnold palmers British open career came to a conclusion two Days sooner than he had desired. A i really wanted to make the Cut Nick Faldo kisses the trophy be earned with his Triumph at St. Andrews. A Here Quot Palmer lamented a because i played so terribly last year at Troon and i wanted to go out with a better feeling than i had there. I played much better at St. Andrews this year but not quite Good  the conditions made for great golfing and great Golf watching although the watching had to be better on television than at the course. There were so Many people on hand that it was impossible to see very much unless you had a seat in the grandstand or in the first Row among the standing and walking spectators. But it really did no to seem like the British open. The wind is supposed to blow blow hard and the rain is supposed to teem Down to make it a real British open. Winning a major Golf tournament in those conditions like Ballesteros did at Royal Lytham and St. Annes in 1988, demands the Best from the Best. This year at St. Andrews and last year at t Ideal. Roon the conditions were too and those two courses purred like a couple of Kittens