European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 04, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes ports october 4,1994 Page 32 Bodine has Way in 400 by Mike Harris North Wilkesboro . A talk about a Topsy Turvy year. Geoff Bodine does t know How to feel anymore. On sunday Bodine lapped the Field at North Wilkesboro Speedway in winning the to son Holly farms 400. the third Victory of the season for what is basically a first year team considering that Bodine and wife Kathy bought the equipment from the estate of the late Alan Kulwicki Midway through last season. But they did keep most of that team s personnel including Crew chief Paul Andrews. Early in the season the team was plagued with engine failures and crashes. Then came the bumping incident with brother Brett at Indianapolis in july that brought a family feud to the sur face. Now with the Bodines Kathy and Geoff in the midst of a Well publicized divorce Geoff is not Able to stay As focused on the team development As he would like. Bodine what really has me pleased about this season is the team Bodine said sunday after wrap Ping up the 17th Victory of his Lascar Winston cup career. They have been with me through the Good and the bad. Most of them have been through a lot More bad than me with what happened last year Kulwicki dying in a plane crash. V the last feta weeks they be run the team. I be had some personal problems so i Haven t really been around much. That shows you How Good they Are. An they re not just employees they re friends r i his friends gave Bodine an almost perfect car sunday. Rhe led 335 of 400 laps on the five eighths mile Oval becoming the first Driver to win by More than a Lap since Harry Gant won in 1991 at Dover Del. We never adjusted the Chassis All Day Long Bodine said. We were surprised Terry Laboule who won the april race at North Wilkesboro finished second sunday. He passed Bodine s Ford thunderbird to regain his lost Lap on Lap 366, but fell Back again As Bodine shot past on Lap 382. We just got outrun Labonte said. Bengals coach Dave Shula left shakes hands with his father Don Shula of the dolphins before Start of sunday s game. Marino wins Shula Battle by Joe Kay Cincinnati a Dave Shula in t just the gleam in his father s Eye anymore. He became another notch in his Belt sunday night. The first father son coaching matchup in nil history was predictable and ultimately forgettable. Don s Miami dolphins beat Dave s wingless Cincinnati bengals 23-7 be Hind a pair of touchdown passes from Dan Marino. I m glad got to see my family and friends Dave s Aid. T appreciate them All coming in i glad they got to be part of it. But in the end Marino we Are 0-5 and we lost another football difference was t Don s huge advantage in coaching experience 496 games to Dave s 37 or parental in sights. The difference was Marino. He led the dolphins 4-1 on Long touchdown drives sandwiched around halftime finishing them off with an 11 Yard pass to Keith Byars and a 4-yarder to Mark Ingram. That was plenty on a night where Little happened on the Field to take attention away from the sidelines. You can t think of it selfishly Don said. I have to be with my football team and Dave has to be with his football More on nil Gameson pages 26,29 and 30 _ Don s More talented team sweated out a surprising Quick Start by Dave s Over matched bengals took control with Marino s league leading 13th and 14th touchdown passes of the seasons the simply held on while Dave watched. The game was t the shootout every one expected Merino completed 26 of-35 for 204 Yards while the dolphins weak secondary gave up just one touch Down pass. But there was no Surprise that dad came out with career win no. 331 everything pointed to it. Don improved to 10-1 against the bengals and 5-0 when Dave was on the other Side As a player assistant coach or head coach. He has almost As Many wins against Dave As Dave has against the res of the nil eight. they embraced at Midfield before the game while dozens of cameras clicked sharing Small talk but nothing about the game. The bengals Quick Start had everyone thinking that maybe the kid would be up to it. Inspired by a mid week dressing Dow from the younger Shula the bengals Canie out pumped up and scored on the third play of the game. Darnay Scott ran past a hobbled Troy Vincent took a Pas from in stride at the 10 and jogged into the end zone for a 51-Joggedyard score. Then Marino took Over. Gators up Lead Over Nebraska by the associated press top ranked Florida pulled away from no. 2 Nebraska and Utah moved into the rankings for the first time in 47 years sunday in the associated press College football poll. Florida which led Nebraska by 16 Points last week increased the margin to 72 after the gators Jde College football polls Page 26 heated Mississippi 38-14 and the Cor huskers struggled to Wyoming 42-32 without ailing quarterback to Ramie Frazier the gators received 39 first place votes and 1,521 Points in the nationwide Media poll. The Corn huskers got 13 firsts and 1,449 Points. -. ". " Florida is now a consensus no. 1 in the major polls the gators had trailed Nebraska in the Usa today can coaches poll but the moved ahead of the Cor huskers by 31 Points sunday. " the top 13 teams remained the same in the a poll. Florida state is third followed by Penn state Colorado Arizona Michigan notre Dame Auburn Texas am Alabama washing ton and Miami. Idle Florida state received four first place votes and 1,401 Points. 0"246850"000504"
