European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 7,1991 the stars and stripes b Page 21 wins at Daytona Beach Fla. A Bill Elliott took his Only Lead of the race with 12 laps to go saturday and kept it to win the Pepsi 400, his first Victory this year and his first at Daytona International Speedway since 1988. A glad to be Back a Elliott said. His Ford was pulling away at the finish and beat second place Geoff Bod Ines Ford by .31 seconds. Davey Allison took third Ken Schrader was fourth and Ernie Irvan settled for fifth. Irvan the reigning Daytona 500 Champion led for much of the race but faded in the final laps. Elliott who had been in front in just two other races this year passed Allison on the inside going through turn one to take the Lead on the 148th Lap. The race was marred by a spec Tao ular three car crash that sent Darrell Waltrip a Chevrolet rolling end Over end at least six times on the infield. The crash stripped away the Hood roof and trunk from Waltrip a car which Camejo rest on the Drivers Side door. Waltrip was conscious when he was taken to a Hospital for tests officials said. A a he a a Little woozy right now because he took a tremendous Tumble a said Driver Joe Ruttman who was also involved in the wreck. A but i went Over there and he knew who i was. He was just trying to Clear his  the Accident occurred on the 119th of 160 laps. A seven car Chain reaction collision on the 13th Lap began when Lake speeds Pontiac turned sideways coming out of the second turn after it was bumped from Jie rear. The Accident sidelined Speed and three other Drivers. ? Phil Barkdoll was eliminated by a three car crash Midway through the race. Mike chases Olds blew a tire and went into the Wall on the 107th Lap. Fittipaldi nails Down pole Cleveland a Emerson Fittipaldi improved his own track qualifying record saturday and held onto the pole position for sundays Cleveland grand prix again holding off Michael Andretti. Fittipaldi who won the provisional pole on Friday with a Lap of 139.615 Mph on the temporary Road circuit at Burke lakefront Airport drove his Chevrolet powered Penske racer around the rough course saturday at 140.842. When Andretti coming off a Victory two weeks ago at Portland ore., came up Short at 140.390, Fittipaldi came away with his second straight pole and the 11th of his indy car career. A i was Able to Fine tune the car and then in qualifying every time i came in the pits we made Little adjustments that helped a said the brazilian Driver. A there was More rubber and there was More surface grip than  on Friday Fittipaldi was close behind Andretti on several of their fast laps and Andretti said it was like having big brother watching. Saturday he tried to turn the tables. A i was following Emerson hoping that would help me do what he did a he said. A but it did no to work. He just pulled away from me anyway. At least it showed me where we need to make some in  % a1 Unser jr., the defending series Champion improved from sixth on Friday to a solid third at 139.606. Rick Mears who was third on Friday slipped Back to fourth despite improving his top Lap to 139.405. Mario Andretti Michael a father and teammate was fifth at 138.565, followed by Scott Pruett at 138.376, Bobby Rahal at 138.374, Arie Luyendyk at 136.616, John Andretti a Mario a Nephew a at 136.249 and Scott Goodyear at 135.885. The 85-Lap, 201.37-mile race is expected to be run in 90-degree temperatures under a hazy sky. Makes it a i it. 3 in Row Magny Cours France a Ric Cardo Patress of Italy captured his third straight pole position of the season sat urday at the French grand prix bumping Ayrton Senna outta of the front Row. A Patrise drove his Williams Renault around the 2.645-mile circuit in 1 minute 14.559 seconds averaging 128.140 Mph. Senna the defending world Champion was third in 1 14.857, an improvement Over Friday when he won the provisional pole but not enough to catch Patrese. Close behind Patrese in the qualifying was defending Champion Alain Prost driving a new Ferrari 643. The Frenchman is second on the Grid in 1 14.783. Prost has won the French grand prix for the last three years on the Paul i card track in Southern France and has five victories in this race since 1981. The race sunday will be the first grand prix on Magny Cours track. The 72 laps cover 191 Miles. Patrese has been on a hot Streak since he was the top qualifier in the Canadian grand prix ending Senna a Streak of four straight pole positions. The italian went on to win the pole in Mexico and also won the race. Patresea a teammate Nigel Mansell of Britain qualified fourth in 1 14.895. All 26 Drivers were Able to Cut More than a second from their Friday times.2 die 4 injured in speedboat Accident Valleyfield Quebec apr two people were killed and four others injured Friday when a hydroplane hit another speedboat and crashed into a Spectator wharf at the Valleyfield regatta. Boat Driver Daniel Brossoit of St. Timothee Quebec and a Spectator were killed in the Accident during qualifications for the North american championship in the Brand prix class in which boats reach speeds of More than 130 Mph. A it was unbelievable because conditions were Ideal for racing a said Serge Proulx a sportswriter for be so Leil de Valleyfield a local newspaper. According to race organizers Brossoit a hydroplane lost control on a Straightaway and flipped in the air. It was hit by a hydroplane driven by defending Champion Jinmy King of the United states. King was tossed from his boat and knocked unconscious. His boat crashed into the wharf and exploded. King was pulled from the water by spectators Proulx said. A a Daniel a boat flipped and was broadside by King a Proulx said. A a King a boat splintered on Impact and pieces hit the people on the  according to Proulx the Spectator whose name was not released was killed when he was hit in the Throat by debris from the crash. King who also won in 1987, was taken to a local Hospital for treatment for injuries not deemed serious. Three spectators were also injured organizers said. Brossoit was found dead in his boat. 1 a being the first Day of the Competition there weren to too Many people in the area a race official Anne Lang Evin said at a news conference. A it was one great splash with debris All  it was the first fatal Accident in the 53-year history of the regatta. The rest of fridays program was cancelled. Brossoit 29, raced for the Montreal based executive team. His father was also a speedboat Driver who also raced at Valleyfield. A the was Well liked and Well respected As a Driver a said Media relations director Suzanne Cockburn. A it is a great loss for speedboat  the $40,000 grand prix is the feature event among races in 13 classes that took place Over the weekend in St. Francois Bay in the St. Lawrence River near Valleyfield. The lv4-mile race was restricted to boats at least 19 feet Long with a top weight of 2,200 pounds. A two boat collision sends debris lying from a wharf struck by one of the boats Friday at Valleyfield Quebec