European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 b the stars and stripes tuesday april 14, 1992 Sullivan pushes through to Victory in Long Beach by Mike Harris a motor sports writer Long Beach Calif. To win his first race in More than a year Danny Sullivan had to get by teammate a1 Unser or. A somehow. But the pass that Sullivan hoped for Wasny to anything like he had envisioned coming with a jarring bump four laps from the end of a i sunday s Toyota Bess amp a Kajii l grand prut of Long Beach and relegating Unser who had won the event four straight times to a fourth place finish. The mishap of cured As the top four cars drove near the end of the 105-Lap race practically locked together on the 1.59-mile, Sullivan eight turn downtown Street circuit less than two seconds separating first from fourth. The slower car of japanese Driver Hiro Matsushita suddenly loomed in their path wavering uncertainly Between the two lanes near the end of the tracks fast Back Straightaway. A Matsushita  get out of our Way and a1 had to lift off the throttle and i had to lift off Quot Sullivan explained. �?o1 was just taking the inside line to keep and Emerson. Have gotten All of  but As Unser a nearly identical Gal Mer Chevrolet a racer Slid backwards almost comically bouncing off the tire Wall on the inside of turn 6, Sullivan a car never faltered. A it was barely a tap but just enough to break off a piece of the nose on Sullivan a car and turn a1 around a the Winner said. A there was a lot of scrambling going on out there and i had to worry about Bobby and Emerson too. It All happened very  Sullivan kept the pursuers at Bay beating the runner up Rahal by six tenths of a second and third place Fittipaldi by 1.7 seconds. Unser managed to keep his car going but wound up fourth a Distant 23.75 seconds behind. A i feel bad about what happened particularly since its my teammate a Sullivan said. A but i done to believe there was any Way i could have passed a1 there unless i got help from a Bac Marker. We re driving the same cars and they re pretty  Michael Andretti the defending series Champion and the record setting pole Winner Here failed to finish for the second time in three starts this season. He held off Unser in a two car Duel Early in the race before building a Lead of up to eight seconds. However after the second and final full course caution period allowed the leaders to pit and bunched the Field Andretti found himself just ahead of Sullivan a who grabbed second with a fast pit Stop a and Unser. The Green Flag waved on Lap 44, and one Lap later Andretti a Gearbox failed. Sullivan and Unser darted past then Unser ducked past Sullivan to take the Lead. Unser led until he made his final scheduled Stop on Lap 79, giving up the top spot to Sullivan again. Sullivan made his Stop on Lap 80 and managed to get Back onto the track just in front of Unser. But Sullivan a new cold tires allowed Unser to regain the Lead on Lap 82. That a the Way it stayed until the bump on Lap 102.French Driver tops lights Long Beach Calif. Frenchman Franck freon led every Lap on the Way for an easy Victory in sundays indy lights race through the streets of downtown Long Beach. Freon Rookie of the year in 1991, earned his first career Victory and won $21,000. He averaged 95.920 Mph in the 47-Lap race slower by just one caution Flag on the 1.59-mile, eight turn circuit. He beat second place Robbie Groff to the finish line by a solid 3.485 seconds. Robbie Buhl was third in the race for Buick powered wildcats. Allison conquers pain Wallace North w1lkesboro, . A Davey Allison looked like a rec after winning the first Union 400 Stock car race sunday. Allison equipped with a flak jacket to protect damaged ribs and a special seat to relieve pain  Rusty Wallace Over the final 50 laps to win the 250-mile event at North Wilkesboro Speedway. It was Ford s seventh straight Victory on the Lascar circuit this season and 11 in a Row dating to last year. The seven Ford victories to Start the season is a Lascar record surpassing the six straight by Hudson in 1952. Allison who let Relief Driver Jimmy Hensley qualify his car seventh Friday because of rib injuries sustained in a crash last week took the Lead on Lap 313 when he beat Wallace out of the pits and did it again after the last of nine caution flags on Lap 346. Both Drivers had to weave through traffic during the final 15 laps As they battled for the Lead on the 0.625-mile track. Wallace driving a Pontiac closed to within a few feet in the turns but Allison had the faster car in the Straightaway. A i have a built in urge to drive into the Comers too hard and today 1 had to fight that urge a Allison said. A that saved us at the end of the race a taking care of tires and picking up the throttle when it  the final obstacle came with five laps left As both Drivers came around the first turn to face a pair of cars running Side by Side. But fellow Ford Driver Bill Elliott backed out of the Way and let Allison pass enabling the 31-year-old from Hueytown ala., to win his 15th career race by a Little More than a car length. Allison a first Victory at the North Wilkesboro Speedway pushed his Points Lead to 86 Over Harry Gant and 106 Over Elliott. Ricky Rudd driving a Chevrolet finished third while Geoff Bodine who led for the first time this season before Allison took Over finished fourth in a Ford. Gant was fifth in an  out duels Allison College station Texas a Eddie Bierschwale slipped past Clifford Allison with two laps to go and held on to win sundays 500-Kiloineter arca Stock car race at Texas world Speedway. Bierschwale and Allison brother of Lascar Star Davey Allison cockeyed for the Lead Over the final three laps in a sprint that was set up by a caution period. Bierschwale averaged 124.786 Mph and collected $18,500 for the win. He was the fastest qualifier at 183.739 Mph but started 21st because he could not make the Field in the first Day of qualifying. Tennis Sabatini extends Mastery Amelia Island Fla. Map a it does no to seem to matter were they play. Gabriela Sabatini almost always finds a Way to beat Steffi Graf in Florida the worlds third ranked player extended her recent domination of Graf to eight consecutive matches in the Sunshine state when she successfully defended her title in the Bausch amp lomb championships on sunday. The Streak dates Back to a Victory Over Graf at Boca Raton in 1988. And while Graf still leads their series 21-11, she a lost seven of the last eight and has beaten Sabatini Only once in Florida 1987. A i think Confidence is the biggest difference a Sabatini said after the 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 Triumph gave her a tour leading four tournament titles this year. A after winning so Many times against her its gives me an  korean pushes Stich Hong Kong a Wimbledon Champion Michael Stich of Germany struggled to beat South korean Chang Eui Tjong 7-6 7-46-3 monday in the opening round of the Salem open. The worlds top ranked player Jim courier and fellow american Michael Chang ranked sixth play their first round matches  fall in Nice Nice France apr the Nice open began monday with two russian seeds falling and Boom Borg waiting in the wings. The russians lost to two frenchmen a Fabrice Santoro beat Andrei Chesnokov third seeded and the 1989 Winner 6-3,0-6, 6-3 and Thierry Champion Defeated Andrei Cherkasov no. 4 seed 6-4,6-1. Borg who won the French open seven times will face an improving French player As he returns to official tournament play in his latest comeback. After warmups in exhibitions seniors play and an invitational event the five time Wimbledon Champion will face Olivier Delaitre ranked 43rd in the world now in a first round match. Dolphin Loaner Sparks Thunder Scott Mitchell. 2 to passes by the associated press Orlando Fla. Scott Mitchell threw two touchdowns in Orlando a 22-Point second Quarter As the Thunder Defeated the wingless new York new Jersey knights 39-21 sunday in the world league. Orlando 3-1 capitalized on a league record seven turnovers by the knights 0-4 to remain atop the North american East division. Mitchell on loan from the Miami dolphins connected with Grantis Bell on an 8-yarder to give the Thunder a 15-14 Lead. He later threw a 48-Yard bomb to Dennis Avery that gave the Thunder its biggest Lead of the half 29-14. The knights lost heir starting and backup quarterbacks during world league the second Quarter because of injuries. Starter Reggie Slack who completed his first eight passes to help new York take a 14-7 Lead reinsured his left shoulder sprain after he was sacked on the first series. Backup Brent Pease s first pass was intercepted by Orlando comeback Efrum Thomas and returned 32 Yards to give the Thunder a 22-14 Lead with 12 21 remaining in the half. Then Pease suffered a dislocated right thumb and when third Stringer Doug Pederson entered the game he fumbled on his first play from scrimmage. Orlando a second half scores came on a 29-Yard Tracy Ben Nett Field goal in the third Quarter and Darryl Clacks second touchdown a 23-yarder with 1 51 remaining. Former Arizona state Star Clack leads the world league in scoring with five touchdowns. In sundays other world league game Montreal 31, Ohio 20 Montreal a Anthony Dilweg threw a 14-Yard touchdown pass to Reggie Bynum and ran a Yard for another score leading Montreal to a Victory Over wingless Ohio. The machine 2-2 took the Lead 1 32 into the game and never trailed. On Ohio a third play from scrimmage machine linebacker Reggie Mckenzie stepped in front of Lydell Carr intercepted a pass by Pat of Hara and returned it 26 Yards for a touchdown. Dilweg a former Green Bay Packer threw a to pass to a leaping Bynum at 5 48 of the second Quarter to make it 14-0. Dilweg who left the game in the third Quarter with a bruised right knee capped a 13-play, 81-Yard drive with a one Yard keeper increasing the Lead to 21-0 with 57 seconds left in of the first half. Babe Laufenberg replaced of Hara who suffered a mild concussion near the end of the first half. Laufenberg sparked the offence for the glory 0-4which was in its 11th straight Quarter without a touchdown when Carr ran a Yard for a score in the fourth Quarter