European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday August 21. 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 31 Irvan suffers multiple injuries by Mike Harrisan motor sports writer Brooklyn Mich. Starn Ascar Driver Ernie Irvan was critically injured saturday when his car crashed during practice for sunday s pm Good wrench dealers 400. Irvan who had closed to amere 27 Points behind seaon Leader Dale Earnhardt after Fin Ishing second at last sunday s Bud at the Glen Road race was airlifted to an Ypsilanti Hospital with what officials said were multiple injuries. The Accident came a Day after Geoff Bodine s won the pole position for the race beating Rookie John Andretti in the first round of s session was a Chance for Andretti and the Guys on the Richard Petty enterprises team to get to know each other. After All they just got together this week after Wally Dallen Bach or. Was released by the team. So Whert Crew chief Robbi Loomis gave Andretti some advice the Lascar Rookie Toolkit to heart. He said Don t get greedy and try and get the pole just get in the top 20, " Andretti explained Friday after missing knocking Bodine off the pol position for the Good wrench 400 by nine thousandths of second. Going into turn three played it a Little conservative the 31-year-old Nephew of indy car Star Mario Andretti said. Typically i go for broke. Who knows maybe we d have picked up a tenth of a second that would have been a major coup for the struggling Petty team which has not had a front Row Start since the King himself started next to pole Winner Ster Ling Marlin in the july 1992 race at s last pole came at Bris Tol in 1979.on Friday Bodine set the tar get with a Michigan International Speedway qualifying record Lap clocked at 39.761 secondhand averaging 18lx 82 Mph. Andretti who went out near the end of the opening qualifying session turned a Lap at 39.770and 181.041. I m Happy for him said Bodine who thought for to. Ment that Andretti had beaten him. I be been telling people he s a Good talented Driver. I we needed a Driver he s a Guy we d look fractional time difference gave Bodine who drives his own Ford thunderbird his third pole of the season and the 33rd of his career while Andretti who recently lost his regular ride when Billy Hagan closed up Hisun sponsored team s operation had the Best qualifying Effort of his budding Lascar Winston cup former indy car regular and the loth place finisher Inthis year s Indianapolis 500 is looking for a regular ride for1995, but he said you can t really Call this one off ride in Petty Pontiac a tryout. It s just a one race Deal Andretti said. It s not a trial. Richard in t prepared for commitment right now and i told him that i m talking to a Lotof people. That does t mean that we could t work something out to Ernie Irvan Tracy leads a Newsome surpassing track record . A Paul Tracy posted the fastest Lap in practice Friday for sunday s Slick 50 200, a first step to Ward wiping out the memory of last year disappointing indy car finish. Tracy turned in time of 172.055 Mph in an afternoon run Well above the official track record of 169.247 by Nige Mansell at the new Hampshire International Speedway. Mansell posted the time in a Quali Tracy flying run for Las year s race and went on to win in spectacular fashion passing Tracy in the final three laps and then out dealing him to the finish. Eight other Drivers including Mansell also surpassed the record Friday on the nation s newest super Speedway. Qualify ing for the race was to begin yesterday Teo Fabi suffering through a disappointing season boosted his spirits with the fastest time in the morning session,172.024. Behind him were Raul Boesel Man sell Mario Andretti indy car series Leader Al Unser jr., Stefan Johansson Emer son Fittipaldi and Eddie Cheever. Tracy the third member of this year dominating Penske team credited the condition of the track for the improved track is much much better than last year he said. We be got a lot of race track to work with. The track is in perfect condition Bernstein turns 304.77 Brainerd Minn. A Kenn Bernstein recorded the fastest run of his career Friday to emerge the top fuel Leader after the opening Day of qualifying for the $1,014,750 Champion Auto stores nationals. Bernstein of Dallas covered the Quarter mile in 4.774 seconds at 304.77 Mph in the Budweiser King dragster. Minutes before Bernstein established both ends of the track record Don prud unbeaten Colt tops All american Field Ruidoso Downs . A undefeated major rime Heads the Field for this year s All american futurity the Quarter horse sprint Worth $1 million to the Winner. Major rime a Colt was the top Quali Fier Friday from the 16 trial races that determined the 10-horse Field for the 440-Yard futurity which will be run at Ruido so Downs on sept. 5. Major rime was not initially nominated for the All american so owner and Trainer Robert Driggers of Clovis,., had to pay a supplemental entry fee of $50,000 to get the speedy Colt into the trials. The Colt is undefeated in six races this year. Homme had recorded the first 300 Mph run in the raceway s history 302.72. Gordie Bonin surprised the funny car Field claiming the top spot with a 5.110 at290.34 in the smoking Joe s Ford Mustang. Al Hofmann also surpassed the 300 Barrier in his funny car a 300.20. It was Hof Mann s third 300 Mph run this season. In pro Stock Darrell Alderman is Thelea Kerwith a 7.154 at 192.88 in the molar Dodge Daytona. Reputation builder for Ferrari Dies at 93 by Joseph Siano the new York times Luigi Chinetti sr., a race Driver who was the first importer of Ferrari Auto mobiles into North America and an essential figure in the Early Success of the italian automaker died at Home wednesday in Greenwich conn., at the age of 93. Born in Milan Chinetti began As a technician for Alfa Romeo. He established a close Friendship with Enzo Ferrari while the two drove for Alfa s racing team. Chinetti was one of the Drivers of the winning Alfa at the 24 hour race in be mans in 1932 and once again two years later plugging a Leaky fuel tank with chewing gum. Before world War ii Chinetti came to the United states barely escaping the fascists. He became an american citizen in 1946, but soon returned to Europe where he renewed acquaintances with Ferrari who was planning to Start a machine tool factory., Chinetti urged him to build sports cars instead and when Ferrari asked How he would sell such vehicles Chinetti promised to take care of that. Chinetti opened a Dealership in Paris and used his racing skills winning a 12-hour race in France in a Ferrari to establish the car s reputation. An even More significant racing Vic tory would soon follow. Ferrari brought one of his 166mm models to be mans in 1949, where Chinetti driving All but 30 minutes of the 24 hour event took it to Victory the first at be mans for a Ferrari. The cachet of that Victory no doubt helped Chinetti when he soon Afler opened the first Ferrari Dealership in North America in Manhattan. In 1951, Chinetti won the pan american Road race a 1,932-mile race through Mexico in a Ferrari with the italian Piero Maruffi. Even after retiring As a Driver he stayed Active in racing through his North american racing team which raced ferraris worldwide. It was a Nart entry driven by Jochen Rindt of Austria and Masten Gregory of the United states that won be mans in 1965, the Triumph gave Chinetti a role in Ferrari s first and what re Mains last Victory at be mans. Phil Hill a former Ferrari team Driver who in 1961 became the first Ameri can to win the formula one world championship recalled that it was Chinetti who helped launch his career. In 1951, Chinetti supplied him with a re paired Ferrari that one of his customers had crashed at be mans. He has always been renowned for Many decades going Back into the 1930s, for his tenacity in getting Young Drivers started Hill said. 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