Smith wins first Super Vee race at Cleveland Grand Prix
Chris Smith, driving the English made No 27 Ralt RT 5, led all 24 laps of the Bosch Volkswagen Super Vee Championship at the ninth annual Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix. He finished just over 80 seconds ahead of Stuart Crow with Lee Pierson in third and Duane May fourth.
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Tommy Kendall
Smith
Palos Verdes
Calif
Chris (Smith
Crow
Chris
Perkinson
Smith Or Crow
Duane May
Skip Weld
Fire disrupts CART race as Unser escapes injury
Sullivan Unser was flown for observation after a pit fire that left him with facial burns and singed eyebrows. Crew members Harcus Arnold Armentraut Barnhart were treated for minor burns. Rahal Fittipaldi lamented the incident as Sullivan took the lead and won after a yellow flag restart. Mears climbed to CART/PPG point lead with an eighth place as Unser finished 15th.
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Paul “Ziggy” Harcus
New Zealand
Mike Arnold
Albuquerque
N.M
Life Flight
Cleveland Metro General Hospital
Ventman
Gary Armentraut
Colorado Springs
Colo
Brian Barnhart
Indianapolis
Cart Safety Center
Rahal
Yowre
Fittipaldi
Sullivan
Little al
Rick Mears
Mears
Indy car history and race recap from Brinda column
The piece chronicles CART's growth from its 1979 start to 1990 ambitions including major sponsorships, TV contracts, and prize money. It highlights Gordon Johncock's 1979 Phoenix win, Al Unser Jr.'s methanol fire and Danny Sullivan's win, with notes on safety and rising fan interest.
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Phoenix International Speedway
PPG Industries
CART
al Unser Jr
Unser
Danny Sullivan
Quinn wins two golds at U S Olympic Festival
Quinn from North Olmsted earned four medals in Minneapolis St. Paul weekend events. He captured two golds in the 1500 and 500 races, set a personal best 500 time, and added two bronzes including a 1000 meters podium. Punsalan Swallow silver in ice dancing. Kwiatkowski bronze in women’s skating. Meno 15th in women's short program.
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Jim Quinn
North Olmsted
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Elizabeth Punsalan
Sheffield Lake
Jerod Swallow
Cleveland
Tonia Kwiatkowski
Broad
View Heights
Jenn Meno
Westlake
Griffith drivers aim for strong showing at Cleveland Grand Prix
North east Ohio competitors contest the Busch VW Super Vee race at the ninth Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix. Four Griffith Racing cars started. Mark Defer of Streetsboro finished 10th after starting 15th. Griffith cars remained in action as the field concluded behind English rivals in a 24 lap race.
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Griffith Racing Stables
Mark Defer
Streetsboro
Griffith
Defer
Jim Griffith
Cleveland Grand Prix results and top finishers
Sunday results from the Cleveland Grand Prix show Danny Sullivan winning in a Penske Chevrolet with 85 laps completed. Bobby Rahal finished second, Emerson Fittipaldi third, and Maria Andretti fourth as the field battled mechanical issues and pit times. the race covered 147 laps with a 5.22 second margin of victory and multiple lead changes.
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Danny Sulivan
Aspen
Cole Penske
Chevrolet
Bobby Rahal Oubha Dh
Emerson Fittipaldi
Braz Penske
Maria Andrett
Nazareth
Jatin Andretty
Indianapolis
Ind
Porsche
Luyendyk
The
Netherlands
Ad Foyt
Houston
Rick Mears
Bakersfield
Calif Penske
Mike Groff
Northridge
Calif
Cleveland Grand Prix Super Vee race results at Burke Lakefront
Sunday’s 24 lap Bosch Volkswagen Super Vee race at the Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix determined final positions from Christopher Smith to Shane Millhouser. Smith led laps, with Perkinson setting the fastest lap and overall race time averaging 142.499 mph over 30 minutes 19.404 seconds.
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Bare
Marin
Smith
Lee Perkinson
ARS Cleveland Race Report Results of Sunday event
Cleveland hosts American Racing Series round with drivers listed by hometowns and finish. Paul Tracy Canada wins $17,000 in a 37.62 second time with leading lap counts and prize money for top finishers. Tracey is credited with victory as other drivers earn smaller sums, including entries from Belgium Canada and Ohio.
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Paul Tracy
Canada
Pddones Rollng Hills
Bru. Bachelart Belgui
Mark
Robbie Groff
Northridge Gait
Tom Chastatt
Mark Rodrigues van
West Germany Wins World Cup After Penalty Shootout
West Germany defeated Argentina 1 0 in Rome to capture the World Cup title as Andreas Brehme scored six minutes from time after Rob ert Sensini fouled Rudi Voeller in the box. Olaf Ludwig won a Tour de France stage in Besancon becoming the first East German to win a stage. Greg LeMond stayed 10 09 behind after finishing fifth.
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Andreas Brehme
Argentina
Rome
Robert Sensini
Rudi Voeller
Brehme
Sergio Goycoechea
Brazil
Italy
Olaf Ludwig
Besancon
Canada
Steve Bauer
Ludwig
Ronan Pensec
France
Greg LeMond
Wadkins Breaks 18 Hole Record with Five Stroke Victory
Lanny Wadkins shot 3-under 68 to win the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic in Williamsburg, Virginia, claiming a tournament record 266 total and a $180,000 prize. He finished five ahead of Larry Mize, with Ronnie Black and Mark McCumber previously sharing the 1984 and 1987 marks.
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Larry Mize
Williamsburg
Wadkins
Kingsmill
JoAnne Carner
Chris Johnson
Jamie Farr
Sylvania
Ohio
George Archer
Frank Beard
Jericho
N.Y
Jim McGovern
Tray Tyner
Breland Loses WBA Welterweight Title In Reno Fight
Aaron Davis drops Mark Breland in round three then stops him in the ninth to claim the WBA welterweight title in Reno Nevada.
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Mark Breland
Breland
World Boxing Association
Reno
Nev
Jorge Paez
Troy Dorsey
Dorsey
Las Vegas
Lew Perkins Visits to Discuss UConn Move
Lew Perkins, the University of Maryland athletic director and leading UConn candidate, visits town and is seen as a clear fit for the Connecticut job.
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Lew Perkins
University of Maryland
University of Connecticut
Sports on TV Today Baseball and Olympic Festival Highlights
At 8 p.m. SportsChannel carries Team USA versus Canada. ESPN airs the Equitable Oldtimers Game at 9 30 p.m. and the US Olympic Festival events in basketball and cycling at 4 p.m. A midnight tape delay covers swimming rhythmic gymnastics and basketball as part of the US Olympic Festival on ESPN U.
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Canada
ESPN
Equitable Oldtimers
Thistledown Saturday and Results Slowcher Champs Blessing
Thistledown hosts a fast paced turf meet with multiple stakes results. Winners include Real Snappy and Winged Royalty in early dashes and a sequence of exacta payouts across the card. Prizes total in the hundreds per event with trifecta and super carryover pools highlighted.
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