European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 25 tuesday August 13, 1991 the stars and strip skilled in crash Winner at Watkins Glen by Mike Harris Watkins Glen . A the Battle came Down to the first turn of the last Lap and Ernie Irvan figured he a probably wind up Odd Man out. Instead the Man called a a swerving Irvane saw Mark Martin spin out and give him an easy win in sundays Bud Weiser at the Glen a race marred by the death of longtime Lascar Winston cup Driver . Mcduffie in a devastating crash. Irvan dedicated his Victory to Mcduffie. . Has been great to our sport. He showed that an Independent could keep on racing and be part of this. Its always going to Hurt our sport for something like this to happen and we re All going to remember .  the Drivers put the crash behind them after a 1-hour, 48-minute delay and raced to the end on the 2.428-mile, seven turn Watkins Glen International Road course with Irvan fending off a Strong bid by Martin. A there i am leading at the end a said Irvan who Wasny to known for his Road racing ability. A i figured Heck in a bound to blow it. I got completely sideways there a couple of times and really thought id lose it. A the Martin just got in a Little deep and spun and that saved me he raced me clean. He could have hit me and knocked me out but he did no to do it. So my hats off to  \ Irvan earned $64,850 for his third Winston cup Victory and jumped from fourth to third in the season standings. Mcduffie 52, one of the last of the owner Drivers was pronounced dead minutes after the crash on the fifth Lap of the 90-Lap event. His Pontiac appeared to lose a wheel went off the course at about 160 Mph became airborne and slammed into a tire Wall and adjoining Guardrail. The race was fed flagged while Mcduffie was removed from his battered car and Crews hauled away the wreckage of his car and one driven by Jimmy Means that crashed at almost the same time. Workers also had to replace sections of the Guardrail. After the restart it was a Good competitive race with a rash of spins and off . Mcduffie a car Rolls upside Down Over Jimmy Means car As they hit a guard rail at Watkins Glen. Mcduffie died in the crash. Course excursions but nothing serious. Irvan whose last Winston cup Victory was in february in the Daytona 500, Wasny to known As a great Road racer but he showed plenty of ability in taking his third career Victory sunday. He started third and took the Lead for the first time on Lap 20 when Terry la Bonte who had won the pole with a record setting qualifying Lap Cut Down a tire and spun. Labonte later went out of the race with a blown  stayed at or near the front until he spun while leading on Lap 48. But the Driver from Modesto calif., who now lives in Rockwell n.c., was Able to make a Quick recovery coming Back on track in fifth place. He regained the Lead for Good when Ken Schrader a engine went on Lap 68. Martin was close behind and stayed there until the last Lap. On the final turn of Lap 89, Martin made a run at Irvan getting to his rear bumper As the two charged Down the main straight. But he slower car of Geoff Bodine was in the inside Lane and Martin was unable to get alongside the Leader. In the first turn Martin again tried to dive inside but had to hit the brakes hard to keep from hitting Irvan. A moment later the second place car spun forcing the third place car of Davey Allison to spin to avoid Martin. That left Irvan to race unchallenged the rest of the Way to the Check ered Flag beating Ricky Rudd the defending race Champion by 6.75 seconds. Martin recovered to finish third followed by Rusty Wallace Dale Jarrett and Darrell Wal trip. Allison finished 10th, the last car on the Lead Lap. The crowd estimated at about 125,000, was easily the biggest since Winston cup racing came Back to Watkins Glen in 1986 after a 21-year  cuts into Lead Daytona Beach Fla. Apr Ricky Rudd is just 108 Points behind Leader Dale Earnhardt in the Lascar Winston cup standings following sundays race. Rudd finished second to Winner Ernie Irvan in the 219-mile race Earnhardt finished 15th. Earnhardt leads Rudd 2,7582,650 through the first 18 races of the 29-event, $22 million season. I Ivan a second Victory moved him 214 Points behind Earnhardt. Davey Allison leads the circuit in Money winnings with $961,600. Capriati wins climbs to 7th Jennifer Capriati celebrates Herti-2,63 Victory sunday. From wire reports Toronto a Jennifer Capriati won her second straight tournament and improved her world ranking to no. 7 sunday by trouncing bulgarian Katerina male Eva 6-2, 6-3 in the final of the players Challenge Tennis tournament. The win followed last sundays three set breakthrough against yugoslav teen Ager Monica Seles in the final of the Mazda  san Diego. Capriati a $100,000 first prize was the biggest payday of her 17-month career surpassing the $86,000 from her Wimbledon semifinal appearance. The Victory lifted Capriati 15, above Jana Novotna in the world standings five places above her ranking before Wimbledon. A i done to really have anyone in particular whom i want to beat really badly a said Capriati the Toronto tournaments third seed. A i just want to beat them  defeats Sampras Mason Ohio a Guy forget making the most of his Power serve and newly found self Confidence beat . Open Champion Pete Sampras 2-6, 7-6 7-46-4 sunday to win the at championship. The $170,200 winners Check was the biggest Ever for forget 26, who has played on the French Davis cup and olympic teams but until this year never cracked the top 10  Tennis a the hard thing is just to go into a tournament thinking in a going to go through hell this week its going to be 100 degrees and in a going to have to fight five Guys a a forget said. Quot in the past i was not ready to go through that fighting Ever Day and my level of Tennis would drop dramatically. Now i am More relaxed and More  forget whose strength has been in doubles with 22 tournament victories had  just five singles titles including Sydney and Brussels this year. Forget is seventh in the at computer rankings the High Point of his 10-year  takes slims meet Albuquerque . Second seeded Csigi Fernandez captured the second title of her career sunday with a 6-0, 6-2 Victory Over a tired top seeded Julie a lard of France at the Virginia slims of Albuquerque. Fernandez the worlds top ranked doubles player pumped her fist and smiled As she fired a winning forehand Down the line to enu the 46-minute match and Lake Home the $27,000 top prize. Fernandez a puerto Rico native who lives in Aspen colo., entered the tournament ranked no. 33 in the world in singles. Her Only other professional singles title was at a $50,000 tournament in Singapore in 1986