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THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 1980 Allison Wins IROC Final Over Mears, Rutherford PAGE 4-SEC. 2- MtnnniW JUMt crWHtoM- 4. Shi PW other driver on the track at the finish. THE SPECTACULAR crash occurred as the cars were coming across the start-finish line at the completion of the second lap of the scheduled 66-lap, 100-mile race. Mario Andretti, running fifth, started the wild chain reaction that eliminated seven cars from the 12-car field.

Andretti, a former Formula I world champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, tried to pass two cars on the inside of the three-lane, banked oval. He clipped the rear end of another car and spun sideways into the inside wall as everyone else in the field tried desperately to avoid the melee. There were no injuries, but the crash Hampton, Ga. (AP) Bobby Allison eluded a grinding crash that eliminated more than half the field and went on to outduel Rick Mears and Johnny Rutherford in the International Race of Champions VII series finale Saturday at Atlanta International Raceway. Allison, a longtime veteran of the NASCAR Grand National wars, won $75,000 from the total purse of $278,000 and became the first stock car driver to win the IROC series championship.

Mears finished second in the race, less than one second behind, and third in the series, winning $22,000. Dan-ell Waltrip finished second overall, winning $35,000. Rutherford finished a close third in the race, with Gordon Johncock the only eliminated Andretti, Waltrip, who went into the series finale with the overall point lead, Neil Bonnctt, Bobby Unser, Bobby Baker, Peter Gregg and Clay Regazzoni. "It was quite a -mixup," Andretti explained moments after the wreck. "I went out to pass and I guess I caught the corner of the guy in front of me.

Then I really hit the wall hard." RUTHERFORD, a two-time Indy 500 winner and one of the survivors of the crash, said "I was running back in about seventh place and it just looked like World War III in front of me." The race resumed 40 minutes later with Allison on top, followed by Mears, Rutherford, Don Whittington and John-cock, whose car was damaged but able to continue Allison, Mears and Rutherford battled al Race of Champions at Atlanta International Raceway. Nobody was hurt in the crash but seven of 12 cars in the race were eliminated. (AP Laser photo) WHERE'S THE NEAREST BODY SHOP? Mario Andretti (foreground) leaves hi bartered Camero while Peter Gregg (behind Andretti' car) walks away from his following a wild multi-car pileup on the second lap of Saturday's Internation- Nicklaus In Tie For Doral Lend INDIANA NEEDS TO WIN 2 OF NEXT 3 Pacers Alive And At Atlanta with Wayne Levi, who had a 71. It was another 2 strokes back to a group of four at 213. They were Ray Floyd, David Graham of Australia, Tommy Valentine and Ben Crenshaw.

Valentine, who had to survive a playoff for the last spot In the tournament field in the qualifying round Monday, had shared the lead at the end of the first two rounds. He clung to that position until door-to-door after the restart of the race and Mears was on top when Whittington caused another stoppage with a one-car accident on the 41st lap. Whittington lost control coming out of the fourth turn, banged the wall and slid down the front straightaway with debris flying off the car in all directions. That delay was about 10 minutes. And, with Johncock spending long periods in the pits for repairs, Allison, Mears and Rutherford provided all the racing the rest of the way Allison gained the lead for the final time on the first turn of the 64th lap and held on as Mears and Rutherford took each other out of it by running side-by-side, which slowed down the cars.

ALLISON'S AVERAGE speed was 150.876 mph. The series, which so far has not been renewed for another year, was created seven years ago as a television package. It pits top drivers from NASCAR Grand National stock car racing, Indy car racing and road racing against one another in identically prepared Camaro Z-28s. But it's so close that it could come down to the NBA's tie-breaking procee-dures which are every bit as complex as the NFL's. Even if Albeck's outside guess of 43 losses is good enough to get in, the Pacers can't afford to do much more losing.

With 40 losses now, they would have to go 5-3 the rest of the way. They could be catching Atlanta at the right time. The Hawks wrapped up the. Central Division crown Friday night with Miami (AP) Jack NickJaus, a deeply frustrated non-winner for more than a year, fought his way to a windblown, 1-under-par 71 and a three-way tie for the lead Saturday in the third round of the $250,000 Doral Open Golf Tournament. Nicklaus, generally acknowledged as the game's greatest player and trying a comeback at age 40.

had sole control of the top spot before he bogeyed the final hole on the Blue Monster course at the Doral Country Club. That dropped him back to a tie with Keith Fergus and Bruce Lietzke at 210, 6 shots under par. FERGUS, WHO has played strongly this year, had a 69 that ranked as the best round of the day on a course that was raked by winds gusting above 30 mph. Lietzke, a runner-up last week, matched par 72. Leonard Thompson, who started the day in a tie for the lead, fell victim to a 74 and was tied at 211 1 stroke back making double bogey-7 on the 10th hole.

He eventually finished with a 76. Floyd, who had an eagle-3 on the eighth hole, shot 70. Crenshaw had a 74 and Graham, the current F'GA titlehol- STAR SPECIAL REPORT Atlanta All of a sudden the Indiana Pacers are back in the thick of the fight for an National Basketball Association playoff berth. But for them to stay there. Coach Bobby Leonard says they need to win two of their next three games, starting with today against the Central Division champion Atlanta Hawks (1:05 p.m.

EST, WIBC, WGRT). Since the Boston Celtics are next on the agenda at Hartford, Tuesday night, it behooves the Pacers to make today's encounter one of those two victories. The trio of key games concludes Wednesday night back in Market Square Arena where the New Jersey Nets will be Just what it will take to get into the postseason tournament is anybody's guess. Five teams New York, Houston, San Antonio, Washington and Indiana were within 2'a games of one another going into Saturday night's schedule that had the Spurs at Cleveland and the Knicks hosting Boston. CLEVELAND COACH Stan Albeck is something of a neutral observer on the subject, since his Cavaliers have only the slightest of chances of making the playoffs "we'd have to win all the rest of our games." After comparing the remaining schedules of the contenders, he's of the opinion that a 40-42 record should be good enough and a 39-43 might get the job done.

an 88-87 victory over the Celtics, so they could be subject to a little letdown today. The Pacers, winners now of three in a row, are owed a victory by the Hawks, who have beaten them twice in the last three weeks. Each time Atlanta came from behind in the final minutes. making their final call. 1 der, got in at 71.

Nicklaus had a share of the top spot when he played the 16th hole. He got his approach within 12 feet of the hole but saw his putt slide by the hole and, unusual for Jack, gave vent to a little pent-up emotion, grimacing and muttering angrily to himself. ON THE I7TH, however, he gave himself another chance, throwing an 8-iron shot 10 feet from the cup. He made this one and had the lead alone. But that lead was a fleeting thing.

His approach to the 18th flirted with the pond on the left of the green and ended up on the bank, within the confines of the hazard. He played out short and missed the putt that set up the tie. "Obviously, I like my position," said Nicklaus. who hasn't had a third-round lead in more than a season. "But," he continued.

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(AP) JoAnne Carner, with a 2-under par 70, moved into a two-stroke lead over Pat Bradley Saturdav in the third round of the $150,000 Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament at Rancho Bernardo Inn. Carner, in quest of her fourth tour victory in six appearances this year, needed three birdies on the front nine to erase a pair of bogeys for a three-day total of 210, 6-under par. Bradley, the first-round leader, stayed close with a 70, overcoming a shaky start that included bogeys on the first two holes. Mardell Wilkins and Judy Rankin were three strokes off the pace at 213. Wilkins had the best round of the day with a 68, carding five birdies on he last seven holes for a back-nine total of 32 Rankin shot a 70.

Carner and Bradley finished one-two here last year, with Carner posting a 7-under par 281 total for a three-stroke victory. FOUR STROKES back, in a three-way tie, were Alice Ritzman, Cathy Sherk and Jane Blalock. Ritzman, in just her second full year on the tour, shot a 69, aided by an eagle on the par 5, 490-yard third hole. Sherk had a 72 and Blalock a 73. Kathy Martin, the second-round leader, ballooned to 76 after a 66 Friday to fall five strokes behind "It was sort of hit and hang on," said Carner.

who bogeyed two of her first five holes. Despite her third straight sub-par round, the 40-year-old veteran said she was concerned enough with her swing that she spent two hours to rectify it after Friday's round. "It's finally starting to come around," she said. Bradley, who finished fourth on the LPGA money list last year, said she was looking forward to the final-day dual with Carner "Last year I went into the final day as the leader and JoAnne was second. This year it was vice versa," said Bradley, whose five career victories have all been come-from-behind triumphs.

Blalock, after a scorching 33 on the front, collapsed on the back nine, shooting a 40 that included four bogeys in the last holes. Six strokes back at even-par 216 were Hv FREE 90 DAY LAYAWAY 2 Introducing Corvallis, Ore. (AP) Iowa scored 19.5 points in the consolation finals Saturday afternoon to clinch its third consecutive NCAA wrestling championship. The Hawkeyes finished the afternoon competition with 101.75 points and had three wrestlers in Saturday night's finals. Iowa State was second with 81.75 points and had two wrestlers in the finals and Oklahoma State was third at 79 with three wrestlers in the final matches.

Even if all three Iowa finalists were pinned Saturday night, the Hawkeyes still had enough points to win the crown. Iowa's wrestlers in the finals were Dan Glenn, Randy Lewis and Ed Banach "It looks like the team title is wrapped up and I feel very elated about the victory because it's been a tough year," said Coach Dan Gable, who has coached the Hawkeyes to four national titles in the last five years. "We had a lot of kids who never had the experience of a national tournament, but the thing is, they came along enough mentally during the year to withstand the pressure of the nationals," Gable said. "We had eight out of our nine wrestlers named all-American and on a team that is virtually brand new, that's a credit to our wrestling program." Scoring points in consolation finals for Iowa were 150-pounder King Mueller and heavyweight Dean Phinney, who both finished third and Lenny Zalesky, who placed fourth at 142 pounds. ADLER SE-2000 Electronic Text Editing Typewriter GUARANTEE: DOZEN PRO WE DON'T WE'LL GIVE YOU 2 LINE BALLS FREE IF BEAT YOUR BEST PRICE ON ANY SET OF CLUBS.

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