European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday May 5, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 25 joyous win gives Allison head Start toward $1 million by Mike Harris a motors ports writer Talladega Ala. A driving for fun and profit Davey Allison had plenty of each in winning sundays Winston 500. A a in be never had so much fun in my life a Allison said after leading five times for 110 of the 188 laps including the final 71 trips around the 2.66-mile Talladega super Speedway Oval. Allison who began the season with a win in the Daytona 500, started on the outside of the front Row sunday but was the Man to beat throughout the race As he drove with Dollar signs in his eyes knowing a win would give him the second of three Steps toward a $1 million Bonus. The win Allison a third of the season and the 16th of his career clinched a payoff of at least $100,000 for the 31-year-old, who needs Only to win one More of a scary a big four races either the coca cola 600 on May 24 or the Southern 500 on sept. 6, to win the Winston million. A my goal is not necessarily the Winston million but the million they put up at the end of the year for the series Champion a Allison said. Only Bill Elliott in 1985, has taken the $1 million prize since it was first offered that season to a Driver winning at least three of the big four events. The leaders last pit stops came on Lap 144 during a caution period and Allison was in the Lead a spot he had held since Lap 118, when the Green Flag came Back out on Lap 148. By the end of that Lap the first five were again nose to Tail just As they had been before the caution Flag with Elliott second followed by Dale Earnhardt Morgan Shepherd and Sterling Marlin. It appeared the order would stay that Way until an anticipated last Lap shoot Allison out but one last caution Flag changed the order. After the Field was drawn together under the yellow Flag Shepherd was shuffled out of the top five replaced on Lap 186 by pole Winner Ernie Irvan who jumped into fourth. It stayed that Way until the last turn of the final Lap when positions two through four went up for grabs while Allison easily dashed on to a two car length Victory giving Ford its 13th consecutive win and ninth of the season. Elliott nipped Earnhardt for second while Marlin just barely got ahead of Irvan for fourth. Earnhardt the two time Winston cup Champion who is still looking for his first win of 1992 after nine races said he and fellow Chevrolet Lumina Driver Shepherd might have been Able to catch Allison if they had hooked up at the end but the Fords of Elliott and Marlin were also in the mix. A we were outnumbered out there a Earnhardt said. A Ernie tried to help me but he was worried about no 22 Marlin. If he could have gone with me we could have passed Davey and All of them i but Allison who earned $89,325 from the race purse just smiled and said a a it a every Man for himself when the Check ered Flag is the race was run in two hours 59 minutes and one second Only the fifth 500-mile Lascar race Ever completed under three hours. Allison who won his first iroc race on saturday at Talladega averaged 167.608 Mph. The first half of the race was run in just 1 23, and the Pace was tremendous with the average Speed of 193.356 Mph after 40 laps faster than the pole winning Speed of 192.831. The second half of the race was somewhat slower and More eventful with Stanley Smith and Ricky Rudd both hitting the Wall in turn 2 in separate incidents. Rudds crash came on Lap 143 while he was running a Strong third. A crowd estimated at 145,000 watched the race under sunny skies. Auriol extends rally Lead Ajaccio France a Didier Auriol of France built to his Lead in the tour of Corsica Auto rally on monday to More than a minute Over countryman Francois Delecour. Auriol in a Lancia won eight of the nine special timed stages during the Sec former indy 500, cart and formula one Champion Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil gets a hands on look at his tires during sunday s practice session at Indianapolis. Guerrero blisters indy for 1 St 230-Mph Lap Ond Day of Competition. He wound up with a Lead of 1 minute and 2 seconds Over Delecour driving a Ford Sierra. Third was another French Driver Philippe Bugalski in a Lancia. Carlos Sainz of Spain the current Leader in the world championship moved into fifth position. Indianapolis a Roberto Guerrero drove the fastest Lap in Indianapolis motor Speedway history monday. During the Days first hour of practice for the May 24 indy 500, Guerrero had two laps above 230 Mph with a top Speed of 230.432. That topped his previous Best of 230.279, set during private testing in March and the 229.609 by his teammate Jim Crawford on the opening Day of practice on saturday. Guerrero a Best Speed during the first two Days of practice was 226.034 Mph on sunday. Guerrero finished second to Rick Mears in 1984, sharing Rookie of the year honors with Michael Andretti was third in 1985, fourth in �?T86 and second to a1 Unser in �?T87. But at 31, he is trying to prove he is the same Driver he was before being seriously injured and going into a lengthy coma following his sept. 10, 1987, crash in practice Here. Andretti had sundays fastest Lap at 226.187 in a Lola powered by the Ford co Worth engine making its debut on the circuit this year. Guerrero and Crawford arc confident about the Buick powered Lolas they re driving As they approach the first of four Days of time trials stepping up to Baylor s and Post by the associated press Waco Texas Baylor football coach Grant Teaff will take on added duties As athletic director at the school this year and then leave coaching to become full time athletic director in 1993, the associated press Learned monday. Baylor has been looking for an athletic director since Bill Menefee announced he was retiring. Teaff has coached football at Baylor for 20 years. He has said he would be willing to be both head football coach and athletic director. However Baylor president Herbert Reynolds said he wanted the jobs split and has encouraged Teaff to take the athletic directorship. Teaff finally agreed according to several sources close to the Baylor athletic department. Baylor also is looking for a basketball coach to replace the fired Gene Iba. Several interviews still remain to be completed for the basketball Job sources said. Baylor was 8-4 last year including a 24-0 Copper bowl loss to Indiana. Taffs record is 121-100-6 at Baylor. In the Southwest conference he was 79-71-4. In 30 years of coaching he is 163-146-8. Teaff who came to Baylor in 1972, took the bears to the Cotton bowl in 1974 and 1980 after Sec championship and Steps Down Amherst mass. A Frank Mclnerney retired As athletic director at the University of Massachusetts on monday and the University a a Chancellor announced a series of moves designed to give the school head greater control Over the athletic program. The mass athletic program has been battered by three consecutive years of budget cuts and football coach Jim Reid a resignation in protest. Chancellor Richard of Brien also said that the Dean of athletics David Bis Choff will step Down from his position to take a Job As a supervisor of the colleges new hockey rink the Mullins Arena slated to open next february. Of Brien said that he was moving the athletic departments budget from the provosts office to the chancellors budget to give him greater control of the program
