European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. June 2. 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 25gant wins on fumes prayer by Mike Harris Dover. Del. Apr Harry Gant the ageless wonder of the Winston cup Stock car series crossed the finish line out of Gas but still won sunday s Budweiser 500 Lascar race by 26 seconds. Gant triumphed by nearly a full Lap Over Dale Earnhardt. Who had been lurking a Lap Down while hoping that Gant would fail to finish. A we out Gas mileage Mem Quot Earnhardt said. A we just needed another Lap or two and old Harry would have been  but it was the 52-year-old Gant who made history raising his record As the oldest Man to win a Winston cup event As he came up with his first Victory of the season fourth at Dover Downs International Speedway and the 17th of his career. This one was reminiscent of Gantus Victory last May in the Winston 500 when he got to Victory Circle without any Gas left and with the help of teammate Rick Mast who gave him a few strategy bumps in the final Lap to help push Gant across the finish line. This time Gant needed no help a barely. A they kept telling me to Back off Back off a Gant said. A with 10 laps to go i  get any throttle. They kept telling me How close it was getting. I was just praying we would finish. A when the fuel pressure drops off you Don t know if Lascar Budweiser 500 you can go 21. Miles or a half mile. It choked off and came Back up on the White Flag Lap. Then the engine quit on the Backstretch on the last Lap. I just shut it off. I knew we had it and. Sometime if it of try to restart it like that you can bum a  Gant driving an Oldsmobile Cutlass passed Darrell Waltrip a Chevrolet Lumina for the Lead on Lap 4fc0 and stayed ahead for the last 41 laps around the one mile High banked Oval. Waltrip. Still trying for his first win of the season backed off at the end. Hoping that Gant would run out of Gas. But it was Waltrip. Slowing on Lap 48. Who ran dry As Stock car racing a most successful Graybeard was Able to cover the final 98 Miles taking the Check ered Flag on fumes. His car had to be pushed by i Crew to Victory Circle. Earnhardt coming off a Victory a week earlier at Charlotte passed the slow moving Gant just before the Flagstad to finish second nearly a Lap behind. Rusty Wallace finished third followed by Ernie Irvan and Waltrip who coasted to the finish. Gant who averaged just 109.589 Mph in the caution marred race earned $65,145. There were seven caution flags for 99 laps. Several of the cautions were brought out by crashes but no injuries were reported. Kyle Petty crashed on Lap 120. Hitting the outside  coming off turn 4. Then sliding hard into the pit Wall. On Lap 146. Wally Dallenbach or. Hit the outside Wall on the main Straightaway and bounced directly into the path of Derrick Cope who hit Dallenbach. Cope then hit the pit Wall almost head on. Damaging the steel Wall. There was a 35-Minutc delay while the Wall was repaired but with rain continuing to threaten the cars kept running under caution until Lap 184. Just 10 laps later. Mast crashed coming off the second turn tagging the outside Wall then spinning Down into the inside Barrier. It stayed quiet after that until Lap 280. When Dave Marcis hit the Wall coming off turn 2 and bounded into the Side of the car driven by second place starter Mark Martin. Martin was Able to continue after being pushed to the pits but was unable to get Back into Contention. That yellow Flag came out in the midst of a series of Grcen Flag pit stops allowing Morgan Shepherd Waltrip Tony Labonic Jimmy Hensley and Gant to gain a Lap on the rest of the Field. Rain postponed the Start of the race by nearly one hour and the first 17 laps were run under a caution Flag to allow the wide tires and exhausts from the race cars to help dry the  s attorney denies All Columbia to. A an attorney for former University of Missouri guard Anthony Peeler disputed felony charges against his client that resulted from a purported attack against a woman. Peeler was charged saturday with one count of felonious restraint and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon Boone county assistant prosecutor Tim Wynes said sunday. Police said Peeler entered the unlocked apartment of a female acquaintance Early saturday bit her four times and held a .45 Caliper pistol to her Bead. A there is a question about whether it happened at All a said Patrick eng peelers attorney in a Telephone interview sunday night. A there Are a lot of questions about the whole matter a eng said he had Only talked to Peeler for a five minutes and declined to elaborate about the alleged incident. The attorney added that a gun found by police in peelers car belonged to a Friend of peelers. Eng would not comment on Why it was in peelers car. Wynes and a formal arraignment would be held tuesday afternoon in Columbia. Peeler the big eight player of the year last season was released saturday after posting a $16,000 Bond. If convicted Wynes said Peeler could face penalties of a Fine to seven years in prison on the felonious restraint charge and a Fine to five years in prison on each of the weapons charges. Glasson nips Daly with 90-foot Chip Vav it 1 a a Ftp j / a a dim a ll�4i of a cd inv Lati to  Potomac my. A Bill Glasson and John Dak put themselves in deep trouble sunday on the final Hole of the Kemper open. Glasson found a Way out of it and Daly did no to although he sure came dose. Glasson whose nine year career has been marred by knee and Back injuries shot a bogey free 68 to finish with an 8-under-Par 276 after four trips Over the pc at Avenel course. That was one shot better than Daly Ken Green Mike Springer and Howard Twitty. Payne Stewart Mark Calcavecchia Greg Kraft Mark Brooks and australian Wayne Riley finished at 278. Glasson won $198,000 with his fifth Victory on the tour. His first Victory was in the 1985 Kemper when he dropped in a 50-foot putt on the final Hole at the nearby congressional Golf course. This Victory was nearly As exciting. Glasson. Daly and Springer were All 8-Ter 17one stroke win under after 1/ holes on sunday. Springer was the first to play the 444-Yard Par-4 18th Hole and he struggled to a bogey. Then came Glasson who hit a sensational shot to Salvage the Pivotal Par. After putting his drive just Short of a trap on the right Side of the Fairway Glasson hit his approach into the rough on the right of the Green about 90 feet from the Hole. He chipped brilliantly leaving the Ball within a foot before tapping in for Par. The 32-year-old Glasson a Victory Caps his successful comeback from severe lower Back problems that limited his play in 1991 to just 11 tournaments. He won Only $46,995 last year and is playing this year under a special medical exemption. A i feel real Good about the Way my body held up a he said. A i feel real Good about the Way in be progressed. All my parts appear to be  sex Piston pm to run to wolves Minneapolis up a Jack me Closkey who once Budt the Detroit pistons into bruising champions took command of the a bad a worst team monday when he was named general manager of the Minnesota Timbe Wokes. Mcclosky 67, will have full control of the team s basketball operations similar to his Piston role until he was stripped of some authority in a recent front office restructuring. Mccloskey signed a three year contract and becomes the Timber wolves first general manager. Previously decisions invoking the draft and trades were made by Bob Stein the team president and owner Marv Wolfenson neither with any Aba experience. The Timber wolves who have been in the Aba three years finished last season with a 15-67 record and will pick third in the june 24 draft. A a we re going to win a Mccloskey said. A a there a no question about that. Its hard work but we re going to win. In a not going to set any timetable but ill guarantee you you la see some  Henry lifts himself to berth in Barcelona games Peoria Iii. A texan Mark Henry hoisted 832 pounds Over his head sunday to win a place on the . Olympic weightlifting team. A Mark Henry emerged today As a world class weightlifter a l a. Weightlifting federation president Jim Schmitz said after announcing the team. Henry trailed several lifters enter Jug the last Day of qualifying for the olympics. In a dramatic display he snatched 369 pounds. Teetering momentarily on one leg. Then in the clean and Jerk Henry thrust nearly 463 pounds overhead. The 20-year-old from Silsbee Texas stomped and wind milled his arms As the audience roared a Salute for his lift total of 832 pounds 12 Over his personal Best. Quot in the near future ill be Able to lift what the Best in the world Are lifting a said the 370-Pound Henry who has been competing just 18 months. Henry joins two time olympian Mario Martinez of san Francisco As the superheavy anchors of the 1992 olympic team. Martinez who won a Silver medal in the 1984 olympics is considered the nation s Best Siope to medal at Barcelona after falling Short in 1988. Other former olympians Are heavyweight Rich Schutz mount Prospect 111., 242-Pound class Bret Brian Baton Rouge la198 Tony Urrutia Hollywood fla., 182, and David Langon Castro Valley calif., 220. Schutz and Brian were on the 1988 team. Urrutia was on the 1976 cuban olympic team and the 1988 . Team. Langon was an alternate in 1988. The other members of the team Are Bryan Jacob Norcross  132 Vernon Patao Kahului Hawaii and Tim Mcrae Daytona Beach fla., both 149, and Wesley Barnett St. Joseph to 220. Alternates Are 1988 team member Jeff Michels of Chicago and Paul Fleschler of Northbrook 111