European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 6, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 25by Mike Harris Brooklyn Mich. Apr Dale Earnhardt led a very Lap sunday on the Way to a Victory at Michigan International Speedway that brought him the championship of the International race of champions series. The Lascar Stock car Star fought off challenges from fellow Winston cup Drivers Mark Martin and Terry Labonte As Well As two time iroc Champion and cart indy car Star Al Unser or. Martin Brundle of England the Road racing specialist who came into the third and final iroc event of the season leading both Earnhardt and Unser by two Points in the standings fell from the Lead at the Start and lost a Lap when he spun off the two mile High banked Oval on the 31 St of 50 laps. Earnhardt who also won the iroc opener in May on the High Hanks at Talladega super Speedway Ana finished fifth in the Road race last month at Cleveland wound up the series with 60 Points and the winners share of $175,000. In five previous years he had never won an iroc race. A that win at Talladega was my first in iroc then i salvaged fifth place at Cleveland on a Road course which i done to like so Well a Earnhardt said. A now i win this race and the championship. I never had much Success before in  Unser who finished fifth sunday had 44 Points and $65,000, and iroc Rookie Brundle who was 10th in the 11-car Field sunday wound up third in the series with 41 Points and $50,000.the race Winner averaged 153.316 Mph. He started third in sunday s race but was in the Lead by the time the cars reached the first turn. The running order behind him changed continuously but Earnhardt in one of the 11 identically prepared iroc Dodge Daytona was untouchable. But the winning margin Over defending iroc Champion Terry Labonte was just 0.076 seconds a just Over one car length. Martin took third Road racer Dorsey Schroeder was fourth and Unser slipped from second to fifth on the last Lap scramble. A Mark Martin raced me hard All Day and Little Al kept shooting at us but nobody could get up and push me a Earnhardt said. Quot All i wanted to do was get to first and try to Lead the most laps to get the five Point Bonus a he said. A then i wanted to stay out front and try to win the race. A i was watching behind me in my Mirror and there was a lot of racing going on Back there. It looked like it Light have been to to be up  might have been fun to be Back there but i was Happy Martin who leads Earnhardt by just one Point in their regular series said Quot today was a lot like Winston cup. Nobody could touch  Brundle was never really a Factor in the race up front. First he brought the Field to the starting line a Little too slowly causing a false Start. Then on the actual Start Brundle was fourth after one Lap and sixth following Lap two. A but Brundle held onto the Back of the Lead draft until Lap 31, when Rusty Wallace lightly bumped his right rear Comer and sent Brundle spinning off into the infield grass. A Rusty did no to want me in front of him Quot Brundle said with a shrug. Quot that a the Way it  the car was taken to the pits for repair during the ensuing caution period a an automatic one Lap penalty under iroc rules a and Brundle rejoined the race. Wallace finished sixth followed by Bobby Rahal. Emerson Fittipaldi Danny Sullivan Brundle and Geoff Brabham who retired after Only eight laps with a valve problem. Darrell Waltrip who was injured on july 6 in a Stock car crash during practice at Daytona International Speedway was credited with last place Points at Cleveland and in sunday s race and wound up ninth in the season series. The race which was postponed from saturday by rain was videotaped by Abc sports and will be broadcast on aug. 26. Sundays Winner gave Lascar Drivers their 28th iroc series win. Indy car Drivers have 17 wins and Road racers i i including Brundle s Victory at Cleveland. Earnhardt had a Busy weekend finishing third in a Busch grand National Stock car race saturday night in Clermont ind., then flying immediately after the iroc race to drive in a 400-Lap Asa Stock car event on a Short track near Hamilton  Drivers Unser Rahal Fittipaldi and Sulli an All were to drive Here later sunday m the Marlboro van500.Schwantz captures British up conn1ngton Park England up a flying texan Kevin Schwantz won the 500cc British motorcycle grand prix on a Suzuki for the second straight year Here sunday to reduce Wayne Rainey a Lead in the world championship to 27 Points. The win in the 30-Lap, 75-mile race was the 26-year-od Schwantz a fifth grand prix win of the season and was vital to his Hopes of overtaking Rainey. Quot i enjoyed that a said Schwantz. Quot it was Good to win Here but it Wasny to that easy. In fact anything but. The crosswinds made it hard and every Lap was  australian Wayne Gardner started the race on pole position but was forced to retire from the race after completing just one Lap because of engine trouble. Yamaha teammates Eddie Lawson and Rainey made the Early running Tough but Schwantz nipped past them both on the 1 Ith Lap to take a Lead for Good. Rainey settled for second place seven seconds ahead of Lawson and now has 200 championship Points for the season to second placed Schwantz a 173. Italians dominated the 125cc and 250ee races with 17-year-old Toris Capirossi becoming the Wun Gesl rider Ever to win a world t Hasipi Enship round with his Victory in the 125cc event. Fellow italian Luca Candalora a a a As successful in the 250cc grand prix finishing three seconds ahead 01 Japan s Mas him Shimi a. Spain s Carlos Cardus finished titty in the 250cc race but it was enough to move him four Points ahead of american John Kocinski at the top of the championship windings. Kocinski crashed out of the Rne while leading near the stage. Warriors stun rockets 40-0 a amp a Jim Leif inn Wei Brincken a a Cliff Jackson. Three to passes harmonious wins we Brucken West Germany a the defending champs looked More like defenceless chumps in their 1990 Continental sports conference debut Here sunday.  hammered Rhein main which won Csc and Safe last year 40-0, making a loser of Bob Erwin in his coaching debut. Cliff Jackson led the warriors with a 6-of-ll passing Day that produced 117 Yards and three touchdowns while the Warrior defense picked off Rhein main passers five times. Timothy Chambers and Eddie Hazard each had two interceptions to key the  defense. Picked As the potential no. 8 finisher in the nine team Continental sports conference  proved the sceptics wrong with a 20-Point second Quarter. Jackson opened the Quarter with a 29-Yard bomb to receiver Steve Botey for a 6-0 Lead Anthony Ellis blocked a punt minutes later and returned it 33 Yards for the score to put the warriors up by 12. Jackson capped the Quarter with a 43-Yard, off tackle to run. C Layton lest fired the conversion to skip Wilder to give  the 20-0  Force football Jackson tossed a Bullet to Holey four Yards into the end zone to open the third Quarter for a 26-0 Lead. Dave Riggins 5-Yard run off tackle opened the fourth Quarter and Jackson put the finishing touch to the lopsided Victory with a 58-Yard missile Inlo the awaiting hands of receiver John barn House Riggins conversion set the 40-0 final. Riggins led All rushers with 31 Yards on five carries that capped a 130-Yard  Rushing attack. Rhein Mains ground gainers could Only Muster 66 Yards. Rhein main Champion for the past two years found the warriors War cries too much to handle. Rocket quarterbacks Arthur Miles and Hiawatha Porter combined for a 50-Ner-cent passing Mark completing 21 of 42 attempts for 173 Yards but five interceptions led to their demise. Miles completed 19 of 33, while Porter made Good on 2 of 9 attempts. The warriors take the big Victory to Ramstein next saturday where they la Battle last year s Csc finalist. Rhein main hosts the soc Lerberg wolfhounds the same Day. Hambletonian saints East Rutherford . Apr harmonious literally May have been the ugliest w inner of the hambletonian. Standing in the winners Circle at the Meadowlands Racetrack saturday after winning the $1,346,000 hambletonian in straight heats harmonious had a Patch of skin missing above his right Eye and another Patch gone along his right flank. Quot he gave us a big a a care on thursday Quot Trainer Ovva do Ormia said of Lus second straight Winner of the hambletonian i rotting s most prestigious event. A Hen 1 came out to teed him i almost dropped  w hat Formia saw were abrasions above both both eyes and on the right hip Colt. But on Sut Urda a harmonious scored an impressive Victory Over Royal Iro bador in Llie second division of the Tusl heat and then came Hack and Defeated Lou Guida s first division Winner embassy Lobell in the second  Page 21 american handling the Mike to ask for the loudest fans. The new Orleans crowd had the most convincing response. But nothing As loud As the third Quarter when the saints turned its second interception Inlo a lightning touchdown. Vince Evans started the second half for . He completed his first three passes. His next pass reached Jamie Holland at the 3, but it sailed through his hands and into the end one. Cornerback Phillips picked it off and ran it out to the 22. Wilson had replaced Fourcade after halftime and he went quickly to Crri Man who caught one pass for 27 Yards and another for 54. Lie burned Rookie Corri crack Lonn Dorn on the second pass and Wouida pc scored but Tor i Jan band s tackle at the i. Rookie Gill Fenerty swept left for the touchdown. The saints led 14-3 with 5 13 left in the third Quarter. They made it 17-3 five minutes later on Andersen a 27-Yard Field goal. Early in the fourth Quarter saints second string punter Kevin Brown never got his kick off. Elvis Patterson the former giant and Oil Roger ran into Brown s foot and pounced on the Ball m the end one. The 11 Cut new Orleans Lead to 1710 with 10 14 kit. I he raiders Neaily lied it after Anthony Smiths sack of Garrett caused a Tumble that Mike wive recovered. T Hai gave . Possession Al the saints 4 i with 5 24 left. Evans immediately hit Keith Mcdonald. A first year receiver from san Jose state Foi 14 Yards to the 27. Evans overthrew Mcdonald on the next play. I Hen he misfired to tight end Trey Junkin and free safety Atkins intercepted i die 17 with 4 45 left. Gareti came Back to drive the to Field goal Range. But anime of a 1 v Yaider hit the left upright