European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 28 the stars and stripes sports monday May 23,1994 Rah a i out and in at by Mike Harris Indianapolis a a a a perfect scenario during the chaotic final 30 minutes of saturdays qualifying session took Bobby Rahal out and then put him right Back in where he wants to be solidly in the 33-car lineup for the 78th Indianapolis 500, driving a 1993 Hor pow Rcd Penske Rahal was the last and the fastest of seven saturday qualifiers As three entries a including the car Rahal qualified in a precarious position last week a were withdrawn and a one was bumped. Sunday was to be the last of four Days of qualifying for the May 29 race with several More Drivers expected to attempt to bump out the slowest of the 33 cars now in the tentative Field. But Rahal appeared to be Safe with a four Lap average of 224.094 Mph. A i got about three hours of sleep last night worrying about today a Rahal said. A a in a worn out. But in a so Happy a Rahal the 1986 indy Winner was a frustrated Man after being bumped out of the lineup a year ago while trying to develop his teams Rahal Hogan Chassis. That frustration continued when the Lolas of Rahal and teammate Mike Groff powered by developmental Honda engines were the slowest among the 30 qualifiers on the opening weekend of time trials. Hogan a St. Louis businessman made a Deal with longtime Friend and rival Penske to buy a pair of 1993 Penske i mors and Rahal and Groff quickly got them up to Speed in last weeks prac. Tick. They then waited to see How the drama would unfold. John Paul or. And Scott Goodyear were the Only Drivers ready when qualifying resumed. Paul became the 31st qualifier just after 11 . At 222.500 and Goodyear the 1992 indy runner up followed minutes later with a four Lap 10-mile run of 220.737, it was More than six hours later with the 2 a mile Oval Cooling somewhat in the late afternoon that qualifying began in Earnest. Team owner Chip Ganassi got things going with a calculated risk 23 minutes before the end of the Days activity withdrawing the car that Rookie Mauricio Gugelman qualified 23rd fastest last week at 220.460 and sending the Young brazilian out in his backup car. A Gugelman responded with four laps averaging .223,104 Rookie Mark Smith then filled the Field with a run of 220.683. Davy Jones Goodyear a new teammate was next qualifying at 223.817 and replacing Goffs Lola Honda which had Quali find at 220.808 and was withdrawn moments earlier. As Fate would have it Groff and Rahal were next in the qualifying line. The sanctioning . Auto club said that both had to withdraw their entries before going through technical inspection prior to qualifying. Groff drove confidently onto the circuit and supplanted his Bossy a 220.178 of a week earlier with four laps at 221.355. Rahal then regained a spot in the lineup with his Strong run bumping the unfortunate Smith who was also bumped twice last year in an Effort to run the race for the first time Rahall a run ended with four minutes remaining before the 6 . Close of the track. When it was Over for the Day Goodyear found himself on the Bubble As the slowest qualifier in a Field averaging 223.256. Gary Bettenhausen Veteran of 21 indy starts crashed during saturdays practice after running laps As High As 223.010. Bettenhausen was not injured and his team said the car would be repaired in time for sundays qualifying. Others still hoping to find enough Speed to qualify included Geoff Brabham Jim Crawford Johnny Parsons Jeff Andretti Willy t. Ribbs Didier Theys Stephan Gregoire and Rookie Marco Greco. A a a three time indy Winner Johnny Rutherford 56, evoked an emotional response from Many in the qualifying Day crowd when he took one last ceremonial Lap before officially announcing his retirement. Bobby Rahal a tile Bodine wins wreck marred Battle. By Joe Macenka Concord no. A everything finally fell into place for Geoff Bod inc steam saturday night even As everything was falling apart for the Winston cup circuits biggest names. Bodine avoided the trouble that claimed the sports top three Drivers and then passed Ken Schrader with less than three laps left to win the Winston select All Star race at Charlotte motor Speedway. The Victory was the first for. Bodine since he purchased the team of Alan Kulwicki the 1992 Winston cup Champion who was killed in a plane crash in april 1993. A now he sat peace a Bodine said. A a Bodine celebrated the Victory a Worth $250,000 a in classic Kulwicki style. He pulled up to the Start finish line did a 180-de-Bodine Gree turn and circled the track backwards a the so called polish Victory Lap made famous by Kulwicki. Bod inc a Victory capped an extremely competitive event that featured nine Lead changes including five in the last seven laps. Winston select All Star race Daytona 500 Champion Sterling Marlin overtook Schrader for second Schrader Darrell Waltrip and Ricky Rudd rounded out the top five in the 70-Lap, three segment event designed for the top stars on the Winston cup circuit. The last segment a 10-Lap sprint began without Dale Earnhardt Rusty Wallace and Ernie Irvan the three Drivers who have dominated the sport in the last two seasons. All three were involved in wrecks in the second segment a 30-Lap race that kept the crowd on its feet. Wallace who started on the pole after a record setting qualifying performance appeared to trigger the wreck that finished him and Earnhardt. Wallace was running in the Middle of the pack on Lap 44 when he appeared to lose control of his Ford in the fourth turn. Wallace began to slide up the banking then corrected it and swerved Back Down Only to hit the front end of Earnhardt a Chevrolet the Contact touched off a Multi car spin that left Earnhardt and Wallace with cars too badly damaged to continue. A. Earnhardt the defending Winston select Champion and the Only Driver to win the All Star event three times came to a Stop along the front stretch with the Drivers Side of his car against the retaining Wall. He leaned Over kicked out the plexiglass passenger window climbed out that Side waved to the crowd and walked away. Irvan bowed out on Lap 59 As he and Bodine battled for the Victory in the segment Bodine had the High Groove As the two came Down the front stretch so Irvan in an attempt to lock up the $50,000 Check for winning the segment ducked Down onto the grass apron to try to pass. But All that did was Send Irvan into a spin that ended when his Ford slammed into the front stretch retaining Wall. Bodine won the segment and the winners Check. Irvan was credited with second place for the segment but his night was Over. His Ford was hauled away Irvan pocketed $50,000 for winning the first segment also a 30-Lapper. Irvan passed Wallace on the seventh Lap and led the rest of the Way. Wallace had faded to 15th by the end of the segment. The biggest move in the segment belonged to Jeff Gordon Winner of the wreck marred Winston select open qualifying race Gordon started 15th in the main event and charged to fifth by the time the first segment ended. Two Drivers were hospitalized after an 11-car wreck during the 50-Lap qualifier won by Gordon after a 16-minute delay to sort out the wreckage. Michael Waltrip and Loy Allen were transported from the track medical Center to Cabarrus memorial Hospital where a rays showed Waltrip with a fractured right Scapula. Allen was diagnosed with bruised ribs. Lobster night june10 1994 it. Apache club Hillesheim $19.95 per  required by june 3.1994. Call 467-4587,09841 -83-587, 46s-7816or0981-ls3-816. Pads season Lead race in Salzburg Austria up Michael Doohan of Australia consolidated his Lead atop the world championship standings sunday with a commanding Victory in the austrian by 500cc motorcycle grand prix at the Salzburg ring. The Honda rider finished the 29-Lap race in a winning time of 37 minutes 54.12 seconds More than 12.5 seconds ahead of Suzuki a three time austrian up Winner Kevin Schwantz on a Suzuki. Up and coming Spanish Honda rider Alex Criville was third for his first podium finish in �?T94. With the runaway Victory Doohan climbed to 111 Points in the Overall Doohan standings 23 Points ahead of Schwantz a rider from Paige Texas. A it was an easy race. I knew that if i were to win id have to break away at the beginning. I just tried As hard As i could in the first five laps a and was Able to pull out a bit of a break a and then i just tried to maintain the sort of Lap times i was doing a said Doohan. A i just got a bad Start a said Schwantz who slipped to ninth on the first Lap. Quot be were hoping to get with Mick and draft from him but All i could do was barely see him when i got to the  in the 250cc Competition italian riders swept the three podium places. Loris Capirossi of Honda slipped past Max Biaggi in the last Lap for his first win of the year in 35 29.05. Doriano Romboni also of Honda took third place. Sex  of the motorcycle world championship is at Bockenheim Germany near Heidelberg on june 5. A drag racer Dies after Texas crash a Ennis Texas apr Jimmy Nix died saturday when his top fuel dragster crashed during a exhibition race at the Texas motor plex officials said. A it appears that or. Nixes strut broke causing his car to veer into the left Guardrail at approximately 260 Mph a said Elon Werner a spokesman for the motor Lex 30 Miles South of Dallas the Accident occurred about 7 30 . As Nix 55, was racing Doug Foxworth. Nix was unconscious when he arrived at Baylor medical centers Ennis facility at 7 40 ., Hospital officials said. Nix was pronounced dead 20 minutes later they said. Nix became a member of the National hot Rod association division 4 Hall of Fame in 1993