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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 3 v1094 sports the stars and stripes Page 31 by Joe Macenka Concord . Apr Jeff Gordon had a Little problem sunday night As he took the White Flag at Charlotte motor Speedway 1 i Miles away from his first Winston cup Victory. ,. A i was trying not to hit the Wall from All the tears that were com Irig Down my face a said Gordon who nonetheless Helo on after his Crew had tricked the sports veterans to help him win the coca cola 600. While All the leaders pitted for four tires arid Fuei with about 20 laps left the 22-year-old Gordon waited to see what they did then came in for Only two tires and fuel. A a a a a. The Gamble paid off moving him from third to first and he easily kept his Chevrolet Lumina up front the rest of the Way at Charlotte motor Speedway. A. A i had nothing to do with it a Gordon said of the crucial Call. A a  Gordon whose official winnings were $196,500, jokingly told track owner Bruton Smith after the race that his winnings should be a Nice round $200,000. Smith without flinching reached in his pocket and plunked Down 35 $100 Bills in front of Gordon. But Gordon immediately took the wad of Bills and gave it to Ray Evernham his Crew chief. A a he a the one who made this happen. It was his Call a Gordon said of Evernham. \ Evernham said it was hot a difficult decision. / a i had pretty much planned on just two the whole time a he  then they went ahead and took four and made it a pretty easy decision for  Gordon the 1993 Winston cup Rookie of the year and the pole fitter for sunday nights 600-Milc event the longest on the circuit finished 391 seconds ahead of Rusty Wallace. Wallace who led seven times for 187 laps was trying to give car owner Roger Penske a unique memorial Day double. Pensker a car driven by Al Unser or. Won the Indianapolis 500 earlier sunday. Geoff Bodine was third followed by Dale Jarrett and 1994 Winston cup Points Leader Ernie Irvan. A a in a have to say Gordon outfoxed everybody tonight a Jarrett said. Wallace also was impressed. A it was a Chancy move to put just two tires on a he said. A we really had Mem beat Baa today. It was almost disgusting How bad we had Mem beat. I never thought head try two tires and i never thought it would  Gordon a Victory moved him up five spots to 13th in the Driver standings and blocked Daytona 500 Champion Sterling Marlin and Winston select 500 Winner Dale Earnhardt from capturing the Winston select million a Bonus that goes to any Driver who can win three of the sports four Crown jewels in one season All three Drivers remain eligible for a $100,000 Bonus should they win the Southern 500 on labor Day at Darlington . A a a. Quot. A a John Andretti accomplished his goal of being the first to race in both the indy 500 and the coca cola 600 on the same Day. But Andretti who had hoped to race 1,100 Miles Only got in 820. / he finished 10th, four laps Down at indy and then flew to Concord where he was greeted with a rousing ovation when his helicopter landed on the grass in front of the main grandstand minutes before the race. From there however it went downhill. Andretti was forced to Start at the Back of the 43-car Field because he had missed the Drivers meeting two hours before the race. He was lapped Early and then brought out the first caution when he hit the fourth turn rets Ming Wall on Lap 89, his team pm Cpd it quits after discovering a broken crankshaft in is Chevrolet. Andretti was credited with completing 220 of the events 400 laps. He wound up 34th. A fall in All in be got no regrets a he said. A i would just like to have finished this  a a nine car wreck on Lap 191 knocked several Drivers out of the Chase. The wreck occurred when Mark Martin running with the Lead pack blew a tire going Down the Backstretch and slowed going into turn three. As the Drivers behind him scrambled to slow Down and avoid him Earnhardt ran out of room on the Low Side of the track and tapped Martin in the rear end sending him into a spin that collected seven other cars. Nobody was injured but the wreck effectively ended Earnhardt a bid for his third consecutive coca cola 6110 Victory. A a a a a Quot Darrell Waltrip Winner of a record five coca cola a 600$, fell out of Contention when he developed fuel system problems just past the Midway Point of the  hips Simpson in colonial playoff pension. King up where from wire reports fort Worth Texas Nick Price birdied the first Hole of a sudden death playoff with Scott Simpson monday and won the rain delayed southwestern Bell colonial. Quot Simpson missed a i chg Birdie putt and Price rolled in his Hurtt of 8-10 feet at the Par 4 18th, completing an incredible�?z7-stroke comeback spread Over two Days because of a weather sust a pick _ _ he left off sunday Price birdied nos. 14 and 15 to close out a sparkling 64 while Simpson played his final seven holes in even Par for a 71. They completed the weather battered 72-Hole ordeal with 14-under Price Par 266s, two Over the tournament record. Price trailed Simpson by seven shots entering the final round sunday and was two Back when play resumed monday. Hale Irwin who was one behind Simpson and one ahead of Price parred his remaining five holes and finished a stroke Back at 13 under. Trevino triumphs Malvern a. Lee Trevino shot a world notes 2-under-Par 68 for a two stroke Victory Over Mike Hill 68 in the Bell Atlantic classic on sunday a Trevino who earned $105,000 to increase his season total to $669,617, had a 4-under 206 total on the Chester Valley course. He has won four tournaments this year an d 22 on the e senior p g a Tou  dominates skins Frisco Texas a Patty Sheehan took five skins and $145,000 in the Lyga skins game on sunday for a record $285,000 total in. The two Day event at Ston Briar country club. Betsy King finished with five skins for $165,000, and Nancy Lopez arts Brandie Burton were shut out Daniel wins by stroke Corning . Beth Daniel shot a 3-under-Par 69 for a one stroke Victory Over Stephanie Farwig 71 and Nancy Ramsbottom 73 in the Lyga Corning classic on sunday. Daniel who earned $75,000 for her 28th career Victory had a 10-under 278 total. Olazabal takes tourney Virginia water England a masters Champion Jose Maria Olazaba of Spain shot a final round 65 monday to Edge third round Lead e r Ernie eds of South Africa by one stroke and. Win the european pea championship. Olazabal finished with a 72-Hole total of 271., and Reu nabs Cycle win Charleston w a a Motorola a Frankie Andreu of Dearborn mich., was. Seventh in sundays final stage of the Kmart classic for a Start to fish Victory in the six stage 475-mile race. Coors lights Scott Moninger of Boulder colo., won the 95-mile leg in 3 hours 42 minutes 12  takes 9th stage Pont Edera Italy a slovak cyclist Jan Vorada won the ninth stage of the tour of Italy monday covering the 153 Kilometres from Castiglione Della Pes Caia to Pont Edera in 3 hours 25 minutes and 7 seconds. Russian Evgeny Berzin retains the Overall race leaders Pink Jersey. Cat state Northridge scored All of its runs in the fourth inning with the key hit a three run Homer by Shannon  wins Tennis final South Bend ind. Mark Merk Len of Florida Defeated top seeded Wayne Black of Southern Cal 6-2, 6-7 10-86-4 in the Mcaa Iheng a singles finals on sunday. Black was a loser in the doubles final As Well As Mississippi states Joe Simmons and. 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