European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 17, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 25davey Allison collects 500 win by Mike Harris a motor sports writer Daytona Beach Fla. A once the crashing ended it was Davey Allison a Daytona 500. A 14-car wreck Midway through sundays race eliminated most of the top challengers for Allison who entered the race at Daytona International Speedway As one of the favourites. The Victory was not an easy one though with Michael Waltrip and Morgan Shepherd pressing the son of three time Daytona 500 Winner Bobby Allison Over the final 100 laps. Waltrip fell out of Contention with an engine problem nine laps from the end and Shepherd driving his first race for the Wood Brothers team could not mount a serious Challenge on the final Lap. None of them had Ever won a scary a biggest event before but it was the 30-year-old Allison a a second place finisher to his father in 1988 a that had the upper hand. He led 127 of the last 145 laps losing the top spot Only on pit stops during caution flags in the 200-Lap race. A this is a Sweet race right now a Allison said. A i just can to believe it. In a just shaking All Over. We finally won the Daytona 500. A in about 30 minutes ill probably collapse from disbelief. I spent about 90 percent of each Lap looking in the Mirror trying to figure out when Morgan was going to go. We finished second to that car in Michigan so i guess turnabout is fair  the Only other father and son to both win Daytona were Lee Petty the first Winner in 1959, and his son Richard the Only seven time Winner and driving in his 32nd and last 500 on sunday. Richard the King of Stock car racing was involved in the Melee that changed the course of the race on Lap 93, but was Able to run to the end to Start what he says is his final season As a Driver. A it was Nice i was actually racing for position on the last Lap a said Petty who finished Well off the Pace. Geoff Bodine finished third followed by Alan Kul Wicki and Dick trickle. The first four finishers were All Fords but not necessarily the thunderbird that were expected to run at the front. Dale Earnhardt the two time defending Winston cup Champion was ninth after being involved in the big crash. The Competition at the front of the Field was thinned out considerably by the massive crash that began when Bill Elliott Ernie Irvan and pole starter Sterling Marlin went three wide on the Backstretch. Elliott who had been leading the race was on the outside and Irvan on the inside when they pulled ahead of Marlin and squeezed in toward each other. The cars then nudged each other and began spinning and crashing All Over the Backstretch. Before it was Over Earnhardt Darrell Waltrip Dale Jarrett Chad Little Bobby Hillin jr., hut Stricklin Rusty Wallace Mark Martin Petty Kulwicki and Ken Schrader became involved. A i was coming Down off the Comer Ernie was coming up and it caught Sterling in the Middle. The next thing i knew i was  Marlin said a i kind of got sandwiched. We were just racing hard. I done to know if Ernie got Loose. He kind of came up and Bill kind of came Down. I was on the brakes. I almost missed it but it just barely Hung my front end and turned me into  Allison and Shepherd were running fourth and fifth and somehow made it through unscathed. Knocked out of the race at least briefly were Marlin and Elliott the teammates who started in the front Row Martin Waltrip Wallace Jarrett and Schrader. Elliott Waltrip and Wallace came Back later to run for season Points but remained far out of Contention. Schrader came away with a sore Chest and shoulder and a sprained ankle while Jarrett driving his first race for the new team of Washington redskins coach Joe Gibbs had a contusion to his Chest. The rest of the Drivers escaped injury. All the rest lost at least one Lap to the remaining leaders. That left Only two former 500 winners Derrick Cope and Geoff Bodine among the top 22 at the Halfway Point and Cope went out with an engine problem minutes later virtually assuring a new Winner. The race started out extremely clean with the first caution Flag not coming out until Light showers began in turns one and two on the 81st Lap. At 80 laps Allison was leading and averaging 185.854 Mph which was easily a record to that Point. Elliott had set the previous record for the first 80 laps at 176.211 in the 1985 race. Attrition was extremely Low until the decisive crash but among the Early outs were Brett Bodine and Ricky Rudd both with engine problems. Another crash occurred on Lap 144 when Rookie Kerry Teague turned Rick Wilson around As the drove slowly toward the pit Entrance. Both continued. Irvane a spin in turn two on Lap 165 brought out the fourth and final yellow Flag and set up the dash to the finish. There were Only 20 laps run under caution in the race with Allison averaging 160.256 Mph. He won $244,050 for his 14th career Victory. A crowd estimated at 140,000 turned out on the warm overcast afternoon. Cason runs near record 50 meters los Angeles a Andre Cason missed a world indoor record in the 50-meter dash by one one Hundredth of a second saturday night in the Sunkist invitational after flying All Day from Madrid where he broke the 60-meter record on Friday night. Pole vaulter Sergei Bubka also came close to a world record missing three times at 20 feet a inches. Bubka the indoor record Holder at 20-1, did win the Competition with a vault of 19-84, the highest Ever in America. Billy Payne finished second with a vault of 19-014, and Tim Bright was Lyrd at 18-8v4. Cason after travelling More than 6,000 Miles and arriving just hours before the meet sprinted to a 5.62-second clocking in the 50 meters. That was just a tick off the world record of 5.61 set by Manfred Kokot of East Germany in 1980 and matched by James Sanford the following year. Cason beat a Field that included Ben Johnson on saturday night. Johnson finished fourth in 5.76. Davidson Ezinwa of Nigeria was second behind Cason in 5.64, and Michael Bates was third in 5.75. In the women a 50 meters saturday night Michelle finn equalled the american record with a time of 6.13, Matching Jeanette Boldens Mark set in 1981. Fou time olympian Evelyn Ashford 34, was fourth in a time of 6.27. Willie Gault the los Angeles Raider wide receiver finished second in the 50-meter hurdles. Gault who can compete again in track because of Rule changes regarding professionalism was clocked in 6.56 to a 6.54 run by Tony i of China. Joe Nemechek a Chevrolet left explodes into flames after hitting the Wall during the Goody a 300 at Daytona Speedway saturday. Earnhardt wins 3rd straight Daytona Beach Fla. A Dale Earnhardt is on a Roll he Hopes will last at least one More Day. A i am on the greatest High of my career a he said saturday after winning the crash filled Goody a 300. Earnhardt dominated the race gaining his third Victory in As Many Days. Earnhardt the career Leader in races won at Daytona International Speedway drove his Chevrolet to Victory by two car lengths Over defending Daytona 500 Champion Ernie Irvan. It was Earnhardt a third consecutive Victory in the Lascar grand National event. He has 16 victories on the 2 5-mile track including five in grand National Competition to tie Darrell Waltrip a record in the 34-year-old event. Earnhardt a Winner thursday in a qualifying event and Friday in an iroc race has not won the Daytona 500 in 14 attempts. He was to Start third in sundays $2.5 million race. By winning saturdays $478,000 event Earnhardt collected $38,068. That increased his earnings for the week to $73,368. The 300-Miler, which has been marked in recent years by wild Multi car crashes was interrupted saturday by seven crashes involving 23 cars. Robert Huffman who tangled with Dave Rezendez on the 32nd Lap was taken to Halifax regional medical Center. Huffman sustained minor Burns to his face right shoulder and right forearm. He was reported in stable condition and was expected to be kept overnight. His was the first of two fiery crashes. In the second the car of second place starter Joe Nemechek burst into flames after blowing an engine and getting tagged twice in what became a 10-car Accident on the 76th Lap. Nemechek sustained slight Burns and complained of Eye irritation. He too was taken to Halifax for treatment but was not expected to be admitted. Jimmy Hensley injured in a separate Accident had a hairline fracture of his right foot. He was placed in a walking cast. After a blood pressure Cheek Hensley was also sent to Halifax for a thorough checkup. Earnhardt who led 101 of the 120 laps averaged 132.434 Mph in a race slowed by 31 laps of caution. He led the last 48 laps