European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 34 the stars and stripes sports tuesday september 5, 1995gordon wins in shootout finish t 5 f # \ it ii v \ 1 Quot Gay n1" a Vav it a i i Hjeln a amp $ ,. A  Southern 500 Winner Jeff Gordon. Victor despite Early spin pro Golf tournaments by Pete Iacobelli Darlington . A Jeff Gordon was t thinking about Winston cup championships after an Early Spinous in the Southern 5u0. But that a what he sees now after winning for the first time at Darlington raceway. Gordon has dominated the Stock car season with his Talent and his ability. But when his Chevrolet Monte Carlo spun out in turn one the 24-year-old racer expected another typically disappointing Day at Darlington. Instead he won. A 10-Lap sprint with Dale Earnhardt and Rusty Wallace at a scary a oldest . A yeah i got frustrated a Little bit and i thought we d lose the race and lose Points to those Guys a said Gordon who won for the sixth time this year. A but this proves you can to Ever give up on yourself or your  Gordon gradually worked his Way to the front and had a four second Lead on the Field. But the races 12th caution Flag set up the shootout finish. Gordon immediately hit the throttle on the restart and won by 0.66 seconds Over Earnhardt. Hoch finishes Strong for 3-stroke Victory _ by the associated press Milwaukee Scott Hoch had widened his Lead to two strokes by the final Hole of the greater Milwaukee open yet even then was taking nothing for granted. Hoch made a 15-foot Birdie putt on the 72nd Hole for a 6-under 65 and a three stroke Victory sunday that was especially Sweet after his second place finish in the Houston open last april. On that Occa Sitov blew a six stroke Lead with seven holes to play and then lost in a playoff with Payne Stewart. A in the past in be been really Hoch Good at resurrecting other Peoples careers and i figured it was time to do my own thing a said Hoch who finished at 15-under 269. He earned $180,000 for his sixth Ca rear Victory and improved to 19th on the Money list with $667,338. Marco Dawson closed with a 67 to finish second at 272. Jeff Sluman 66jim Gallagher 67 and Joe Acosta 68 were at 274.Jacklin takes senior title Park City Utah a Tony Jacklin won his second senior pea tour title sunday closing with a 5-Undcr-.Par 67 for a one stroke Victory Over six players in the Franklin quest championship. The English Star who won the 1969 British open and 1970 . Open had a 10-undc.r 206 total on the 7,026-Yard Park Meadows Golf club course. Defending Champion Tom Weiskopf and 1993 Winner Dave Stockton were in the group at 207 with John Paul Cain Rives my acc Bruce summer Hays and Simon Hobday. Jacklin who won the first of America classic last year in his fourth Star i on the tour survived a three putt bogey on the Par-4 18th and watched As several players failed to tie or win on the closing Hole. Stockton playing four groups ahead of Jacklin also bogeyed no. 18 after hitting his approach into a Bunker. He finished with a 66. Jacklin who earned $90,000 to increase his season total to $330,345, birdied nos. 10-12 and Cag cd the Par-5 14th.groenberg nabs 1st win crans-sur-s1erre, Switzerland a Mathias Groenberg won his first pea european tour title sunday shooting a 3-Undcr-Par 69 for a two stroke Victory in the european masters. The 25-year-old swede who took a one stroke margin into the final round and earned $181,000, had an 18-under 270 Tola on the crans sur Sierre Golf clubs Alpine course. England a Barry Lane 64 and Italy a Costantino Rocca 66 tied for , Klein share Lead Springfield 111. Hall of Famer Betsy King and Rookie Emilee Klein shot their second consecutive 5-under-Par 67s on sunday to share the second round Lead in the Lyga rail  King the tournament Winner in 1985, 1986 and 1988, won the shop rite Lyga classic in june for her 30th career Victory and a berth in the Lyga Hall of Fame. Klein 21, who left Arizona state last year after winning the Mcaa championship As a Sophomore had never shot a 67 in Competition until Friday. Beth Daniel who needs to win three regular tour events or a major to enter the Hall of Fame was two Back after a 67. Leta Lindley followed at 137 after a 66. Colleen Walker Tina Paternostro Meg Marion and Eva Dahllof were tied for fifth at 139. Walker and Paternostro shot 68s and Meg Mallon and Dahllof had 71s.Southern 500 it was Chevrolet a 18th Victory in 23 races and earned Gordon $70,630. Gordon who led 54 of the 367 laps had an average Speed of 121.231 Mph in a race slowed by several accidents. He extended his Winston cup Points Lead to 217 Points Over Sterling Marlin. A we did our Job today but there Are Way too Many races left a he said. A you can gain or lose a Large amount of Points in that  Wallace was third followed by Ward Burton and Michael Wal tip. Gordon has had his headaches at Darlington with Only one top-10 finish in five previous races. But he swept past hut Stricklin to take the Lead 34 laps from the end. A a we won the race by him being Able to hold the car that was not up to snuff at first a said Ray Evernham Gordon screw chief. That Crew wanted him to come in during the final caution. But when the Driver saw Earnhardt and Wallace were staying out Gordon jerked the wheel Back behind the Pace car. A it was More of a fake for them than it was for me a he said. A i was coming. I Wasny to sure i could dive right Back up but i did it  he bolted out at the restart leading by up to 20-car lengths. Gordon who started fifth struggled to rejoin the leaders after a spin in Lap 137 dropped him from second to 13th, but the numerous caution periods gave him Hopes of reeling in Earnhardt who had built a half Lap Lead on the Field. Earnhardt bidding to tie David Pearson a Mark of 10 victories at Darlington had the dominant car for the first half of the race Earnhardt led for 208 laps and was up by 13-Sccond Lead by Lap 242. However three Multi car accidents and six caution periods slowed him Down. Earnhardt finally lost the Lead when he stopped for fuel during the eighth caution period. A i was just too Loose to use the car. We were just Lucky to beat Rusty a Earnhardt said. Racers moved quickly for the first two thirds of the race a running caution free from laps 158-242. But the tight Straightaway  Corners of the 1.366-Milc track eventually caught the Drivers. Ricky Rudd was sixth followed by Stricklin Labonte Lake Speed and Marlin. Pole Sitter John Andretti finished 13th. Unser keeps Hopes alive for cup title with Vancouver win by Mike Harris Vancouver British Columbia apr a a1 Unser or. Has Ridden a roller coaster this year so he Isnit going to get excited about reaching one More Peak with a possible Valley still in sight. Unser breathed life into his faint Hope of catching Jacques Villeneuve in the Battle for the pig cup championship by winning sundays Vancouver Molson indy on the tight temporary circuit at downtown Pacific place even with the Victory Unser still needs two More victories a one next sunday in the season finale at Monterey Calif. And another sept. Is when a special panel meets to hear his Punske teams Appeal of his disqualification from a Unser Victory in june at Portland ore., for a technical violation a to win a third indy car title. It a a it a been a roller coaster this year a said Unser whose sometimes Bleak year has also included failing to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, a race he has won twice. A a we be had the lowest lows in the history of pc  racing this year and we be had some Good times winning some races and some  there was no adversity sunday As Unser earned his fourth Vancouver Victory and second in a Row. It was the fourth Victory of the season for the defending series Champion and the 30th of his career Matching Michael Andretti As the top Active Driver. Villeneuve who could have clinched the title by finishing sixth or better had a frustrating afternoon that wound up with the 24-year-old Point Leader fading to 12th with a transmission problem meanwhile Unser the defending series and race Champion knew coming into the 16th of 17 races this season that the Only Way he could stay in the title Hunt was to win. He passed Andretti for the Lead on a restart on Lap 60, and led the rest of the 100-Lap race on the 10-turn, 1,703-mile temporary Street circuit. It was the fourth straight top three finish for Unser a two time series Champion who has been driving at a different level since having the Victory taken away at Portland. The Only Way unset can win the title is if he wins the fast race and indy car a decision is overturned by the panel giving Little a1 the 21 Points he lost at Portland. Even then Villeneuve would Only need to finish in the top six to wrap up the $1 million pig cup payoff. If the decision is not overturned Villeneuve already has wrapped up the championship leading Unser 170-132 with a maximum of22 Points remaining to be won. Hofmann nets record Nora purse Clermont ind. A a1 Hofmann earned the largest single Day purse in Nora history sunday winning $100,000 in the big Bud shootout special event for funny cars during the . Nationals at Indianapolis raceway Park Hofmann beat Cruz Pedregon with a Quarter mile run of 5.139 seconds at 299.50 Mph in a Pontiac firebird. Pedregon finished in 5301 at 289.11 in a firebird owned by former nil coach Joe Gibbs a i never saw Cruz a said Hofmann who also won in 1992 and 1994. A the Ca made a Good launch and kept pulling knew we had a Good  Kenny Bernstein John Force warred Johnson and John Myers were the no. I qualifiers for the final eliminations in that . National scheduled for monday. Bernstein led in top fuel Force ii funny car Johnson in pro Stock am Myers in pro Stock motorcycle after qualifying ended sunday