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D4 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1993 THORP AWNINGS Coyne's crew seeking answers after fire burns rookie Bentley Dale Coyne I rparhprf Into his STOP! LOOK SAVE Savings up to 30 on Fiesta Patio Canopy 1101 E. 54th St. 251-9439 Between College Keystone pocket Friday evening and pulled out a fuel pressure regulator similar to the one which caused major problems for his team earlier In the day. Rookie driver Ross Bentley came hTiWii WHY BUY Pit Pass FROM US? 1 i mn.n-fl.y itfflTrmfflWMIitfMj Curt Cavin Because WE QUALIFY through Turn 4 of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with nary a lift of the throttle. Seconds later he was scrambling out of the 1992 Lola-Buick, searching for safety from a fire which had erupted in the cockpit.

By the time members of Kenny Bernstein's Budweiser crew arrived on foot with pails of water, Bentley had first- and second-degree burns on his hands, face and neck. His hands, particularly his fingertips, were burned the most severely. He spent Friday night in Methodist Hospital as doctors tried to determine whether any internal damage was done. Coyne, like many others, is trying to figure out how such an event might have occurred In the first place. The fuel pressure regulator is believed to be the culprit.

"There was no fire on the exhaust, no fire in the back end whatsoever," the former driver said. "It must have run up the sidepods somehow, but I've sat In alcohol before and knew something was going to happen. "(Ross) must not have known until it Ignited." Coyne said Bentley had called Gasoline Alley from Methodist and "was joking around" and should be back in a race car by Monday or Tuesday. Coyne expects one of his other drivers, Robbie Buhl, to be cleared to drive "maybe by Wednesday" after a crash Wednesday left him with a concussion and mild left shoulder separation. Coyne and team spokesman Jerry Kroll were quick to thank Bernstein's crew members Nigel Bloom, Joe Flynn and Joe Griffin were first on the scene who Jumped the pit wall and raced to help Bentley.

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(4) 1991 LolaBuick 212.716 214.567 99 EddieCheever(3) 1992 PenskeChevrolet-B 213.503 218.760 99T EddieCheever(3) 1992 PenskeChevrolet-B DNR 212.983 Friday's top 1 0 practice speeds 1. 9, Raul Boesel, 225.592; 1 5, Nigel Mansell, 224.949; 3. 6, Mario Andretti, 224.657; 4. 2, Scott Goodyear, 224.428; 5. 22, Scott Brayton, 223.425; 6.

4, Emerson Fittipaldi, 223.270; 7. 12, Paul Tracy, 222.651 8. 40, Roberto Guerrero, 222.640; 9. 10, Arie Luyendyk, 222.316; 10. 8, Teo Fabi, 222.156.

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Theys to miss quals Didier Theys will miss at least the next two days after his Hemel-garn-sponsored '92 Lola was roughed up in a Turn 4 crash Friday. Theys, whose only other Indy-car crash came at Phoenix in a test session with Vince Granatelll in '89, received a bruise on his left leg after bouncing off the year-old car's bulkhead. "I just lost it (the car)," Theys said. "1 went out and felt pretty good at first. I picked up a push In Turn 3.

I felt it so I didn't lean on (the car) in Turn 4. "As soon as 1 got to the apex I lost it." Ron Hemelgarn said the damage was extensive except for the tub, which was not hurt. The repairs should be done by Sunday for Monday practicing. "Losing his ride for a couple days hurt (Didier) more than anything," the veteran car owner said. "If 1 hadn't been coming here all these years, I'd probably be worried about (the damage and subsequent repair costs).

"Just as long as the driver didn't get hurt Notes Mario Andretti lost control of his car leaving the pits, spinning into the grass. He said he was reaching to pull down his visor when the mishap occurred The Newman-Haas team kept Nigel Mansell out of Friday's "Happy Hour" because of the extensive traffic Davy Jones was on the track Friday after his crash Wednesday Six-time pole winner Rick Mears will be honored today with a victory lap prior to qualifications Forty-one cars were on the track Friday. iiUUIIiL SPRINTS MODIFIEDS THUNDER CARS Plus Motorcycles Gates Open 5 P.M. Qualifications 6:30 P.M. 1st Race 8 P.M.

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