European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday augusts 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 35 indy atmosphere drives Stock car veterans Giddy by Mike Harris Indianapolis a they were like Little kids in a toy store walking around smiling fascinated by everything they saw around them. Some of the big names of Lascar s Winston cup series arrived at the Indi Anapolis motor Speedway on wednesday very excited by the Prospect of participating inthe inaugural Brick Yard 400 saturday 6 30 . Get on an radio delayed until 9 30 . Get on an to on the historic 2.5-mile indy  Point Leader Ernie Irvan said i really exciting \ ape 2 three time Champ Darrell Waltrip Points Leader Ernie Irvan. Veteran Stock car Drivers pumped to race in first Brickyard 400 was a i a a coming in Here. As we were flying in i drive my Stock car. Kept telling wife Kim we re going to i Don t Caresee the Racetrack Here somewhere i be flown Irvan added Jeff Gordon the youngest regular on the Winston cup Cir Cuit said just walk ing around the historic Speedway did t do much for him. Come thurs Day when the car get on the track for the first time that will change. Gordon who turned 23 thursday said i think when drive Here tomorrow it s going to be Dif Ferent because that s when i m going Roget behind the wheel and there will Batons of people Here. When we drive out there for the first time that when the chills will Start going up my spine. Then sat a Otto Jeff Gordon urday i think that s when it s going to be -1 Toni care what anybody says. I real  t care what anybody tells you. This is All the tickets for the race have Long n in Here a Bunch of times the biggest thing we be done in the 20 been sold with More than 300,000 Peop Eirvan added. I Don t normally get that Odd years i be been m the sport. I think expected saturday. No one knows what excited but minute by minute it just kept there la be More people watching world to expect for practice and qualifying ses. " yj7_-r a Usfo than and other race i be Ever been -.thurchavanrifriday., of o Minui i Iusi ire i i a to i or. 0 w Cawi. A getting More exciting and More exciting wide than any other race i be Ever been Sions on thursday and Friday of. The atmosphere when you drive in. Anybody tells you that Rtin t a big of tickets for those Down the Street it looks like a big steet Deal in t telling you the  admission Selling of. Three time Winston cup Champion other race Reio Darrell Waltrip said this is a Chiw Hood _ Despre Stigl us dream come True to come Here and , it s better than the dream i had because in the. Dream i was driving an indy car. Now i get to come Here and t0 All f the s for those Days will be general Sellin for $10. The to generally attracts More than _ people for the first of four Days of qualifications for the indy 500 in May and track officials said a crowd exceeding that on either or both of the qualifying  Vance Sale local Driver fops practice Indianapolis a Jeff Gordon celebrated his 23rd birthday thursday Ashe fastest Driver during the first practice session for saturday s Brickyard .400 Stock car race. Gordon who grew up in nearby Pitts Boro ind., and was Lascar s Rookie of the year in 1993, had a fast Lap of 170.626mph during the opening minutes of prac Tice at the Indianapolis motor Speedway forty three cars representing the Lead ers in the Winston cup standings took Partin the first practice session. Another prac Tice was scheduled before thursday afternoon s opening round of qualifications. Bowls left out Ansbach a Der fops Fieldfare extinction new Orleans a any major bowl game left out of the group that will serve As rotating hosts for National College football championship game is Likely to go out of business the head of the sugar bowl said wednesday. The title game probably will be rotated among the Orange sugar and fiesta bowls after the 1995  commissioners of division i a football conferences have decided to unanimously recommend the rotation the Miami Herald reported  on wednesday the fort Worth Star Telegram and the Dallas morning news both reported the Cotton bowl probably will be left out of the tier i group that will Pfay on new year s Day. Cotton bowl officials indicated the game might be disbanded if not part of the a although sugar bowl  said his group had not been focusing on other plans if the game was not placed in the top group survival would be hard for the other bowls. If you have been at the top for years with Champion teams and suddenly you Are hosting second and third place teams it changes the economics of the bowl game he said. ". Zatarain said wednesday he was expecting to hear official word from the commissioners by Friday. Ine bowl game organizations were asked not to lobby Dur ing the selection process he  the sugar bowl is named As one of the three finalists it makes us Happy he said. The morning news quoted sources close to the com missioners As saying weather is a major Factor m excluding the Cotton bowl from the Trio of new year s 3l still needs to win approval from the conferences athletic directors but commissioners do not expect them to veto the plan the newspaper said. Compiled by sue Harper staff write Sembach a Germany nearly 80 cyclists battled the heat july 29-30 to compete in the 1994 european military cycling ?s Arthur Brown racked up 70 Points tops in the Field by scoring highly in a different race each Day of the event. Brown totalled 20 Points m Friday s time trial 25 in saturday s Crite num and 25 in sunday s Road race. Brown s Points also put him in first for the 35-39 Aee group. In that category Wiesbaden Greg comb followed with St posts third was Chicksands Steve Erb with 34. Taking the 18-24 age group was san Vito s Peter Larson with 61. Span Dahlem s Ken Helgeson had 57, and Wurzburg a Scott outs had 46. A Trio of Simonella men dominated the 25-29--year-Olds. Bernard Mcneely pulled in 44 Points Kevin Gallo had 43, and Mark Berry had 42. Milde Nhah s Eric Barnes took top spot in the 30-34-year-Olds with 65 total Points. Shape s Michael Garcia a cism triathlete followed with 57, and Martin Milliken of Rota had 34. Hanau girls with journey Hanau s Junior girls won the Usa eur youth activities softball championship july 31, beating Butzbach 19-6. " Kirch Gons tourney set Kirch cons is signing softball teams for its fourth annual triple eliminator tournament sept. -16-18., the first 12 teams to sign up will play.  Tion Call 322-8040/8578. Local notes army restores Tennis the army restored Tennis and racquetball to its1994 All army sports schedule the change is effective almost immediately wit the six Day Tennis Camp at fort Eustis va., set to Start sept 24.interested soldiers should Check with their local sports offices to submit an All army application. Berlin tickets available _ if you Are still looking for tickets to the Ber Linnol game aug 13, the Frankfurt Galaxy Hasi ticket information at 069 530-9945 or 069 53 5-9920, the ticket information service shuts Down aug. 10. Uni vials also say plenty of tickets have been put aside. For Sale at the Gate game Day. Heidelberg slam nears open basketball one pitch softball Sand Volley Ball and Tennis Are part of a sports smorgasbord aug27-28 in Heidelberg s summer slam which also of fers a Home run contest and a half court shot con test the Winner of the shot contest wins $100. Call Bob Vogt at 370-8032 or 6460. Entry deadline is aug. 22. _  Day finds at least two tournaments in Hei Delberg. Entry deadline for a Heidelberg area softball tournament is aug. 30. The tournament runs sept 3-5. Entry is $125. A Flag football tourney is also scheduled for sept. 3-5. Games Are at Thompkin Barracks. Entry is $125 a team