European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Down to the wire Al Unser or. Top takes the Check ered Flag .043 second ahead of Scott Goodyear crashes that eliminated 13 Drivers to Duel Down the stretch at the Brickyard. Sec on sunday in the closest finish in 76 Indianapolis 500s. The pair survived 10 Page 25 for an indy wrap up and Page 24 for the official results of the Earnhardt ends Ford win Streak by Tom Foreman or. Concord . A whether it s u Toyota or a tricycle Dale Earnhardt wants to track it Down and beat it. Thus it Wasny to entirely Fords nine race winning Streak in 1992 that was on his mind at the coca cola 600. Nor was it the 13-Racc Victory Streak that Ford had constructed Over two seasons. A i done to like running second to anything a says Earnhardt who drove his Chevrolet to the Streak breaking Triumph at the 1.5-mile Charlotte motor Speedway Tri Oval. A a in be not been in Victory Lane and Fords winning All the races has not been Good Earnhardt won $125,100 and a lot of satisfaction. A i hate to see anybody win a he said. A i done to care what they Earnhardt a losing Streak began with the domination of the Fords. He had no Tascar coca cola 600 been to Victory Lane since winning at North Wilkesboro last fall. It did no to appear that he would have much better Luck in a scary a longest race on a track where Earnhardt the 1991 Points Champion has seen his share of misfortune. In the Winston Earnhardt was involved in an Accident that nearly took his car out of action for this weekends race. Rather than use a replacement his team worked around the clock to get the car Back to the track by mid week. Earnhardt lingered Back in the pack and in the midst of a Battle which would result in a near record 12 caution flags. The Mark of 14 cautions was set in Charlottes Spring race in 1980. Meanwhile Kyle Petty in a Pontiac appeared to be the Driver who would end the Ford string. He took command on Lap 291. It was the 27th Lead change. Petty pointed to a pit Stop on Lap 345 that changed the race for Good. He and Ernie Irvan driving a Chevrolet pitted. Three laps later Earnhardt came in for tires and gasoline. When he left pit Road he took the Lead. The question was raised As to whether Earnhardt exceeded pit roads 55 Mph Speed limit in route to the Lead and Petty was the chief inquisitor. A if he changed four tires there a no Way he should have been up there where he was a Petty said. Petty finished third followed by Davey Allison in a Ford and Harry Gant in an Oldsmobile. Allison still leads the Point standings with 1,564, followed by Bill Elliott with 1,453 and Gant at 1,444. Alan Kulwicki is fourth with 1,432 and Earnhardt moved from sixth to fifth at 1,420. The stars and stripes May 26,1992 Page 28 streaks collide in nil finals a Page 21 Trevino grabs 5th win of season a Page 22 cardinals Triumph Lead no East a Page 26 Birmingham reaches Olaf playoffs a Page 27jazz make selves at Home again by Bob Mims Salt Lake City a Utah jazz coach Jerry Sloan does no to like being reminded that while Utah is so far invincible at Home in the playoffs it Breaks Down on the Road. A a in a getting sick and tired of people asking me about How we play at Home and on the Road. We play where the games Are a Sloan snapped sunday after the jazz beat Portland 121-112 to knot the Best of seven Western conference finals at two games apiece. The Victory combined with a 97-89 win Here Friday pushed Sloan a Delta Center record this season to 45-4 a including eight straight playoff wins. But Sloan grudgingly admits the Home court advantage is looming larger and the Trail blazers own it with two of the final three games in the memorial coliseum. A we play Well Here and we have great fans a he said. A but in order to win this series we need to win a game on the Road. That a a huge thing to say because we Are playing a Good Karl Malone who led Utah with 33 Points and 12 rebounds argued it was not impossible for the jazz to win what would be just their second playoff Road Victory this year in game 5 in Portland tonight. The series returns one Morenza playoffs time to Salt Lake City on thursday. But game 7, if needed would be on the Trail blazers floor saturday or sunday. Because of that Portland a Terry Porter a who led All scorers sunday with 34 Points a says the Trail blazers Are a still in the Drivers a they took care of their Job holding the two games in their place a Porter said. A now its a three game series and we need to go Home and take care of business. A they Haven to proven that they can even stay close to us at our place but we be been right with them in the games Here a Porter added referring to the Trail blazers 113-88 and 119102 victories in games 1 and 2. But Portland coach Rick Adelman warned against Over Confidence. A a we re Home for two of those games but the Home court advantage does no to guarantee anything a he said. Tighter defense will be the key for the Trail blazers whom Adelman accused of allowing the jazz too much offensive penetration a and consequently being forced into fouls on driving Utah players. That was especially True of Jeff Malone Karl Malone and John Stockton who accounted for 32 of Utah a 48 free throws. Jeff Malone alone was 14 of 15 trom the foul line finishing with 28 Points. Karl Malone had 13 of his 33 Points via the whistle. Stockton who had 18 Points and 15 assists was a perfect 5 for 5 in foul shooting. Portland had pulled to 106105 on porters 3-Pointer with 3 45 to play but the Trail blazers were plagued by turnovers and cold shooting Down the stretch. Portland also had to play the last 90 seconds without Clyde Drexler who was ejected following his second technical foul. He finished with 27 Points. Danny Ainger a Layup pulled Portland to a 117-112 deficit with 1 12 left but he then turned the Ball Over missed a 3-Pointer and fouled Karl Malone in the final seconds
