European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 c the stars and stripes tuesday april 7, 1992 Kulwicki ends Elliott Streak up Fite Alan Kulwicki a great run Bristol Tenn. Up Bill Elliott s four race winning Streak ended sunday when Alan Kulwicki grabbed the Lead with 26 laps remaining to capture the Winston cup food City 500. Kulwicki the pole Sitter averaged 86.316 Mph in his Hooters thunderbird Over the Bristol International raceway. He beat Dale Jarrett by 78-hundredths of a second. Jarrett had taken the Lead on Lap 439 in the restart of one of the 10 caution periods but Kulwicki passed in 35 laps later. A the gave me a hard run at the end a Kulwicki said. Quot i had to work pretty hard to get him but we pulled out with a pretty Good move in traffic to get  Jarrett whose Chevrolet is owned by the racing team of Washington Redskin coach Joe Gibbs enjoyed his Best finish in a Short track race. A we came close anyway a he said. A the car tightened a Little bit on the last pit Stop and i thought i would be Able to hold Alan  before a crowd of 62,300, Elliott was going for a fifth straight Victory that would have tied a Lascar a a modern re Cord. He crashed on the 31st Lap and again on the 250th Lap and finished a Distant 20th. Ken Schrader was third followed by Terry Lebonte and Dick trickle. Kulwicki Jarrett and Schrader were the Only Drivers on the Lead Lap. Kulwicki who held first place for 283 laps received $ 83,360. A it was a great run for us a he said. A a it a probably the strongest in be Ever been for a whole race. The car worked great right from when they dropped the Green  Kulwicki had set a qualifying record of 122.474 Mph in winning the pole position Friday. He also won at the Bristol track in last Augustus Bud 500. It was the sixth Victory in As Many races this year for Ford the first time that has happened since the Hudson car company took the first six races in 1952. Despite the poor finishes Davey Allison and Elliott remain the leaders in the season standings. Allison has 949 Points while Elliott has 920. Harry Gant is third with 888 Points followed by Lebonte at 875 and Kulwicki with 850.Rahal Rolls to first Victory As indy car owner Phoenix a Bobby Rahal earning his first Victory As a car owner led from Flag to Flag sunday to take the Valvoline 200 at Phoenix International raceway. Rahal who bought the team a along with partner Carl Hogan a Over the Winter from longtime indy car owner Pat Patrick never lost the Lead on the one mile Oval despite challenges from Rick Mears and Eddie Cheever both in cars powered by second generation engines. Record setting pole Sitter Michael Andretti was never in Contention watching the Start of the 200-Lap event from the pits after an electrical problem arose on the Pace Lap. Rahal 39, who earned the outside starting spot on the front Row led the Way under the Green Flag and immediately began to put distance Between his Lola a propelled by the Well tested Chevrolet a engine a and the other contenders. Mears who started eighth after experiencing a fuel system problem in qualifying quickly moved into Contention racing to fourth place by the fourth Lap third place on Lap 12 and second on Lap 20, just after the first of six cautions. He made several runs at Rahal twice driving his new Penske Chevrolet bracer within a half second of the Leader. But just As it appeared they would have a real shootout at the end Mears engine began to sputter. Mears made the first of several unscheduled pit stops on Lap 169 As the Penske racing team wound up replacing the alternator the Battery and some electrical connections helping their Driver stay on track for a seventh place finish. That left the Battle to Rahal and Cheever who had run among the top five All afternoon. Cheever who not finished better than third in two seasons of indy car racing found himself in second place during the final caution period with six lapped cars Between the Only two machines on the Lead Lap. But indy car officials said Cheever driving for the first time a 1992 Lola with the new Ford co Worth a a engine was Black flagged for passing a lapped car on the restart before the Green Flag was displayed. He had to make a Stop and go in the pits and barely was Able to stay on the Lead Lap the rest of the Way finishing 22.35 seconds behind Rahal. Back off Krabbe tells authorities Bonn up a German sprint world Champion Katrin Krabbe whose doping suspension was nullified by the Legal commission of the German track and Field federation divas delivered a hands off warning to the div. A this is a True clearance. Without doubt because we arc really innocent a she said monday. A therefore the div dare not torment us. They have to accept the decision. That a it a the 100 and 200-meter world Champion said in the mass circulation newspaper Bild. The final decision on the Case and whether Krabbe grit Breuer and Silke Moeller Are Able to compete at this years Barcelona olympics rests with the International Amateur athletics federations Council which meets in May in Toronto. The three runners successfully appealed sunday against a four year sus pension imposed by the div Board feb. 15 for falsifying urine samples submitted at a training Camp in South Africa. The Appeal was granted because of errors in the div s procedures As manipulation of the samples on the unguarded five Day journey from South Africa could not be completely ruled out. A the clearance is formally perfect but morally More than questionable because no one denies that the samples sent from South Africa were manipulated a said the Spanish newspaper la Vanguardia reflecting the general International reaction and also the feelings of German sports officials. A the consequences of the decision Are a disaster for the fight against doping a said Hans Evers anti doping commissioner of the German sports federation dub. Estranged Bronco Bobby Humphrey puts Falcons in the running for his services. Humphrey checks in with Falcons Suwanee a. A Denver running Back Bobby Humphrey arrived at Atlanta Falcons Headquarters monday for a physical and May work out for the team on tuesday. Falcons officials said if mondays physical went Well and insurance concerns were resolved the former Alabama Star May be tested tuesday by Falcons personnel director Ken Herock. Humphreys agent has been granted remission to speak to clubs interested in in in Advance of a possible Trade. A we always Check out any options available to us regarding Good football players a Herock said today. Humphrey might very Well enjoy playing with the Falcons said his agent Jerry Albano. A i done to think its any secret How Bobby feels about Atlanta a Albano said. A a it a almost like a second Home to  Humphrey has rushed for 1,000 Yards in two of his three seasons with the Broncos. Mitchell passes Orlando Over Ohio Columbus Ohio a Scott Mitchell completed 20 of 28 pass attempts for 266 Yards and three touchdowns sunday As the Orlando Thunder Defeated the Ohio glory 28-3 in the world league of american football. Mitchells scoring passes came on plays that covered 51 Yards to Willie Davis 30 Yards to Grantis Bell and 15 Yards to Joe Howard Johnson. Darryl Clack of Orlando 2-1 opened the scoring on an 8-Yard run with 11 26 to play in the first half. The Thunder made it 14-0 with 5 26 world league left in the half on the Mitchell to Davis touchdown. The score came one play after the glory 0-3 was penalized 15 Yards for roughing Thunder punter Ray Criswell putting the Ball on the Orlando 49. Ohio a Jerry Kauric kicked a 25-Yard Field goal on the last play of the half. Orlando a final two touchdowns came in the third Quarter on Mitchells passes to Bell with 10 08 to play and to Howard Johnson with 1 10 left Pat of Hara made his first Start at quarterback for the glory and completed 26 for 39 for 269 Yards. Walter Wilson caught 11 passes for 112 Yards. Orlando limited Ohio to 49 Rushing Yards while the Thunder picked up 143 on the ground. Orlando a Roger Vick gained 90 Yards in 17 carries. Two Ohio scoring opportunities were halted on fumbles by tight end Randy Bethel who lost the Ball once at the Orlando 17 and the second time at the Thunder 23. A crowd of 31,232 was on hand at Ohio stadium