European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports tuesday october 11,1994it s no. 407 and out for Mario Tracy s Victory fails to steal the spotlight by Mike Harris Monterey Calif. Apr Paul Tracy stood on the podium having just won the the Bank of America 300. Only this was not to be his Day. This Day belonged to Mario Andretti making his 407th and last indy car Start. A a a a a the 54-year-old racing icon was feted before and after the season ending race at Laguna Seca raceway on sunday. In Between in his Ford powered Lola he showed the old fire still burned Strong. T. Andretti was involved in a first Lap incident that could have been a sorrowful ending to the 31-year career that has seen him win four indy car championships 52 races and the hearts of millions of racing �fans., a a a a a a a a a a a v a a a. A. A a a. Instead he managed to drive to the pits had a de Fla cd tire changed and drove a Strong purposeful race that came within four laps and a broken engine timing Chain of what would have been a very rewarding top-10 finish. A a a a a a. A a. Quot a a a. A a. A it was going to take a lot to get me out today a Andretti said. A i had a lot of resolve and will Power. I Wasny to going to wind up just sitting there i wanted to  Andretti spoke while wearing his Drivers uniform. A a in a probably going to sleep in it tonight a a he said. A a it a emotional no question. You want it All. You want to at least get some of it Back. But that a the Way racing is. In a very satisfied with myself. I drove very decent  asked How he will Deal Mansell with retirement after the nearly year Long a Arrivederci Mario a tour Andretti said a nothing lasts forever. In a a big boy. I can Deal with  a a a.  a a a a a a a a a a his teammate of the last two years Nigel Mansell also bid goodbye to the indy car series finishing a relatively quiet ninth in his 29th and last Start in the american series., Mansell left immediately for Home in England where he will prepare for the seasons final three formula one races beginning with next sundays grand prix of Europe at Jerez Spain. Tracy was unbeatable in earning his second straight Mario Andretti makes a ceremonial Lap sunday at Laguna Seca with daughter Barbie and son Jeff. Victory at Laguna third of the season and the eighth of his budding indy car career. A the car was just magic a Tracy said. Only Penske teammate a1 Unser jr., who clinched the series title with two races remaining in the season appeared to have even a Remote Chance of catching Tracy but Unser a transmission broke on the 75th Lap. A i saw alas car on the Side of the Road and they told me on the radio to be careful of the transmission so i just babied the thing during the last 10 laps or so. Even before that though i knew we had a great car and we had everything under  Tracy the record setting pole Winner cruised to a 21.417-second Victory Over Raul Boesel. Jacques Villeneuve the Rookie who started alongside Tracy on the front Row wound up third followed by Emerson Fitti Paldi Teofani Arie Luyendyk and Adrian Fernandez the Only other competitors on the Lead Lap. Andretti got a special sendoff sunday with wife Dee Ann and twin brother Aldo giving the singular command a Mario Start your engine a seconds before the rest of the 29-car Field roared to life. Andretti led a Pace Lap before falling Back into his 12th-place starting spot. The Day quickly turned from nostalgia to racing a brutal realities. On the third turn Michael Andretti Mario a eldest son was sidelined and the fathers car was damaged in a Multi car Melee. The incident sent Mario All the Way Back to 24th and Unser to 21st, but they both came Back Strong. Unser was second when his car broke while Andretti was seventh when he went out. Jarrett gets Back into win column Filo Dale Jarrett. Mello Ocllo Champ by Joe Macenka Concord . A Dale Jarrett broke a 55-race win less Streak sunday by shooting past Morgan Shepherd with less than four laps left and holding on to win the Mello Yello 500 in a wild finish at Charlotte motor Speedway. His third career Victory and first since the 1993 Daytona 500, came one week after Jarrett had failed to qualify for the race at North Wilkesboro . A i was at the Bottom of the Ocean last sunday a Jarrett said. A we have too Good a team to not at least make a race. But i think that gave everybody a Good Wake up  Shepherd wound up second and Dale Earnhardt who finished third took a big step Forward in his bid for a seventh Winston cup season driving title. Earnhardt who came in leading Rusty Wallace by 208 Points holds a 321-Point advantage with three events left. Wallace broke a timing Chain on Lap 256, relegating him to a 36th-place finish. A i hate to gain Mem that Way a Earnhardt said. A a in a like to gain Mem  Earnhardt could tie Richard Petty with his seventh championship by leaving the next race oct. 23 in Rockingham ., with a 371-Point Edge Jarrett who is driving with a special cast on his left Arm because of a broken Bone suffered during a wreck last month was second behind Shepherd when the race went Back to Green on Lap 330 of 334. V. But Jarrett took the Low Groove in his Chevrolet Lumina As the two exited the second turn on Charlottes 1.5-mile Trio Val and he roared past Shepherd As they went Down the Backstretch. Shepherd was unable to pull even again and his Hopes were dashed when the seventh and final caution flew with less than two laps left after Michael and Darrell Waltrip wrecked on the Backstretch. Jarrett took the White and yellow flags together about four car lengths ahead of Shepherd. Darrell Waltrip finished the race but collapsed on pit Road in exhaustion after he got out of his car. Michael Waltrip tried to finish in his flaming Pontiac grand prix but he finally abandoned it on the Backstretch and let firefighters douse the flames. Both Drivers were treated at the infield care Center and released. Shepherd had inherited the Lead about two seconds ahead of Jarrett through a round of Green Flag pit stops that began with 33 laps remaining. But with 10 laps to go Ricky Rudd who had just been passed by Jeff Gordon nudged the rear of Gordon a Chevrolet sending both into a spin that ended with the two slamming the first turn Wall. Jarrett a Victory overshadowed Geoff Bodines second dominating run in As Many races. Bodine who one week earlier had lapped the Field in winning at North Wilkesboro led 202 of the first 292 laps sunday. But Bodine after pitting under Green on Lap 287 for fuel and four fresh tires returned to the pits five laps later this time with his Ford thunderbird smoking and overheating. A blown head Gasket was discovered ending Bodines Day