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MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1989' -THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR- B-5 SB GART mm the end of the race there was concern over fuel consumption. With four laps to go. Fltti-paldi. who had trailed him by as many as 17 seconds, swept by as they crossed the starting line and Pruett wisely backed off to conserve a second place, his best Indy-car finish yet. "We tried to be conservative for the race." said Pruett.

who pocketed $116,680 In Indy-car racing's second richest event. "I tried to pick up the pace, but Emerson kept coming on strong so we (Pruett and team director Steve Home) decided to save the car and finish the race." "1 had no idea I could win this race after puncturing a tire and dropping to last place." Fit-tipaldi said. "My car was strong all day. I think it was an exciting race for the public and exciting for the drivers, too." expert care save now on IDAS' GOLD MUFFLERS 25 OFF Now you can get 25 off the regular price of all Midas Gold Mufflers for most cars. Offer pxid with coupon only through June 30.

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So I drove very carefully." Boutsen. In a Williams-Renault, took over the lead when he passed teammate Riccardo Patrese of Italy on the 63rd lap. then saw Brazil's Ayrton Senna, the leader, pull off the track with a blown engine. It was Boutsen's first victory In 95 races and the first win by a car other than a McLaren or Ferrari since Nigel Mansell, in a Williams-Honda, won the Mexican Grand Prix in 1987. And the Belgian snapped a string of four Continued from Page 1 pn the Inside, locked it up and had mild contact with Andretti's car as they slid to a halt.

Both cars were stalled and course workers got Andrettl away first. Pruett. driving steadily (as he had all weekend), got his BudweiserTruesports past both cars for second place. 62 seconds behind Michael. One lap later.

Mario slid Into a barrier after trying to pass Dominic Dobson. 'i was trying to lap Dominic and I went in too deep and locked it up." admitted Mario, who got restarted and ended up third. "1 owe the corner workers a few beers." That allowed Fittlpaldl back into third place, but It soon became second place when Michael began to have his problems. Pruett. this year's "500" co-rookle of the year, assumed the lead, but his drive was not without it problems.

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"Two bolts came loose from the undertray of my car." forcing him to slow down. Prost. who ended Senna streak of eight consecutive poles, retained the lead In the driver's championships standings with 29. Senna has 27 and Patrese remained third with 18. Piquet, a three-time world champion, got his first Grand Prix points of the season with his fourth-place finish.

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"I've been working for this for a very long time." said Boutsen, who will turn 33 next month. "I was lucky to win because of a big spin" he had In the middle of the race. The results were protested by the Ferrari and Benetton-Ford teams when two cars were disqualified after what appeared to be a false start out of the pit lane. There was no immediate decision on the protest by race organizers. Boutsen won the 69-Iap event at the 15-turn Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with an average speed of 93.028 mph.

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