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D2 MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2002 Sports THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR WWW.INDYSTAR.COM Luck changes for Jarrett, gives him Pocono victory 317.925.9292 800.247.6098 451 E. 38th Pest Control Inc. Protecting your family and home. Indianapolis, IN 46205 OSentricon 5v IS BANKRUPTCY NECESSARY? ifc Ml, Grand Prix of Monterey (Top finishers) Driver Car 1. Cristiano da Matta L-T 2.

Christian Fittipaldl L-T 3. Kenny Brack L-T 4. Bruno Junqueira L-T 5. Patrick Carpentier R-F 6. Scott Dixon L-T 7.

Townsend Bell R-T Jimmy Vasser L-F 9. Michel Jourdain Jr. L-F 10. Alex Taglianl R-F Chassis: L-Lola, R-Reynard Engines: F-Ford, H-Honda, T-Toyota Series points leaders: Da Matta 51; Jourdain 46; Fittipaldi 43; Junqueira 38; Da-rio Franchitti 35. Da Matta dominates Monterey CART race Brazilian driver leads nearly flag to flag as he takes 2nd win of season, moves into points lead.

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He knew luck played a part when that finally happened Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Certain to be beaten by at least one driver who could have stretched his gas to the end, and being outrun by Ricky Rudd, Jarrett figured the Pocono 500 would be just another loss even though he was running well. "That last yellow, that's when you know that prayer works," he said. "When that caution came out, I knew we'd have a chance." Jarrett ended a 30-race losing streak and won for the third time in his career at Pocono. He passed Rudd, his Robert Yates Racing teammate, on the 195th of 200 laps, then won under caution after Rudd hit the wall with one lap to go.

Rudd looked like the driver to beat, but had a late tire problem that made it easy for Jarrett. "Maybe not the best car but the luckiest car won today," said Jarrett's crew chief, Todd Parrott. "You just keep praying, keep hoping and keep working." Rudd, who continues to run well but have late problems, was almost resigned to his fate. "I guess the good thing is we're up front when we have trouble," said Rudd, who finished 17th. Crew chief Michael "Fatback" McSwain was very upset by the team's continuing run of bad luck.

A late tire problem also killed Rudd's' chance for winning a week earlier in Dover, Del. "Don't give me a gun to play with right now," McSwain said. "And you sure don't want to take me to Las Vegas with you." The victory was the first for 1999 Winston Cup champion Jarrett since last July in Loudon, N.H. He also won on this 212-mile triangle in 1995 and 1997, both times in the Pennsylvania 500, Pocono's July race. Jarrett got the 29th victory of his career.

Mark Martin had enough gas in his Ford to go the end, but was victimized when the key caution flag www.jkharris.com (Nation's) most successful tax-resolution company: -The WaH Street Journal JK Harris Company- Indianapolis (475 Offices Nationwide) mm mmm Cristiano da Matta loves any place called Monterey, no matter how it's spelled. Starting on a Championship Auto Racing Teams pole for the first time, da Matta pulled away from the competition Sunday to easily win the Pocono 500 (Top finishers) Driver Car 1. Dale Jarrett Ford 2. Mark Martin Ford 3. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 4.

Sterling Marlin Dodge 5. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 6. Jeff Burton Ford 7. Tony Stewart Pontiac 8. Michael waltrip Chevrolet 9.

Rusty Wallace Ford 10. Dave Blaney Ford Series points leaders: Marlin Johnson J.Gordon Martin R.Wallace 1,826 ACCESSORY SUPERSTORE 2Yeif West Store Anniversary Sale ended an 88-race losing streak by winning this event last year. But Jarrett was delighted to cap a great weekend for his family. His son Jason finished second Saturday in the ARCA series race at Pocono. Even though he realized luck was on his side, Jarrett said a strong run put him in position to win.

That hasn't been the case in many of his recent races. "If you put yourself in the top five, you've got a chance," he said. "I might have been able to catch Ricky, but passing him might have been another." He conceded Rudd had the best car, and said that teams constantly in contention are in position to have disappointments when things don't work out. "There's nothing I can say to make them feel better," Jarrett said. "That team has been going through this for three years.

Today, at least his teammate benefited." The 45-year-old driver from Hickory, N.C., has not been effective for most of this season. His best previous finish was fourth in April in Martinsville, Va. The winner averaged 143.4Z6 mph in a race slowed for 17 laps by five cautions. The $3.6 million race had 17 lead changes among 12 drivers. Bndgestone Grand Prix of Monterey, his second victory of the season, sixth of his CART career and fourth in his past seven races.

Da Matta added the Monterey, title to his season-opening victory at the Tecate Telmex 2 Vent Shades 2 Door Window Tint 99 $99 Da Matta Honored At All Locations waved on the 168th of 200 laps. That permitted Jarrett, Rudd and the other contenders to gas up and have plenty of time to get back to the front. "Knowing that everybody else had to stop, I could have started running half-throttle down the straightaways and really saved some extra gas," Martin said. "We feel like we would have easily been able to cover it." Jarrett felt sorry for Rudd, who NORTH WEST SOUTH HOURS: 1 05th N. 7460 West US 31 S.

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He took the lead for good when pole-winner Juan Pablo Montoya made his second and final pit stop on lap 51 of the 70-lap event on the 2.747-mile, 13-turn road course. Montoya moved back to second when Schumacher's Ferrari teammate, Rubens Barrichello, pitted. But his challenge ended on lap 56 when smoke began pouring from the engine on his Williams BMW. His sixth win of the season stretched Schumacher's season lead to an eye-popping 43 points, putting him well on the way to matching Juan Manuel Fangio's record of five titles. Asked if he might wrap it up by July, Schumacher shrugged.

-si Monterrey Grand Prix in Mexico on March 10. His unchallenged triumph more like a pleasant Sunday drive on a gorgeous, sunny afternoon at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca moved him into the lead in the championship points race. "For me, it was a perfect day," he said. Da Matta's Newman-Haas teammate Christian Fittipaldi was second, 19.087 seconds behind. Kenny Brack, who started alongside da Matta in the front row, was third, 19.410 seconds behind the champion.

It was the seventh 1-2 finish for Newman-Haas, and second at Laguna Seca. The top four finishers had Toyota engines, the first time that's happened in CART competition. Da Matta led 82 of the 87 laps, falling behind only when he went to the pits. The 28-year-old Brazilian won 22 of a possible 23 championship points. Of his 51 points this season, 49 have come on road courses.

He leads second-place Michel Jourdain Jr. by five points. After a seven-car crash on the second turn at the start of the race, da Matta's car could not be caught. "We had a good start. That was my main concern," da Matta said.

"Once I got in the clear, I knew I had a good car." At the start of the race, Jourdain was knocked into a spin in the crowded second turn, triggering a crash that involved seven cars and knocked Dario Franchitti and Adrian Fernandez out of the race. Team Kool Green had a miserable end to a bad week. After Franchitti was knocked out, teammate Paul Tracy was soon to follow. Tracy went to the pits after lap 16, and a crew member apparently failed to get the left rear tire on securely before the car sped away. Just after turn four, the tire flew off and sent Tracy's car spinning into the tire wall Rahal signs female driver Danica Patrick has signed with Team Rahal with the goal of getting behind the wheel of a CART entry in the next few years.

The 20-year-old racing sensation from Roscoe, 111., will drive in three races this year in the Barber Pro Dodge series, the entry level in the CART ladder system for drivers. Next year, she will race a full season for Rahal in the Toyota Atlantic Series, the level just below CART. She will be the first woman driver in the Atlantic series since 1974. Patrick began racing go-karts at age 10 and won her first national championship at 12. At 15, she won two World Karting Association grand national titles and set her sights on auto racing.

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"We know we have a comfortable lead, but there is no point in thinking about when we can win it, just make sure we do win it." David Coulthard, whose McLaren Mercedes won two weeks ago in Monaco, inherited second place and fought off a strong attack from Barrichello the rest of the way. Meanwhile, 33-year-old Schumacher, who also has a second and a third in 2002, added another 10 points to his lead as both Montoya and his Williams teammate, Ralf Schumacher, failed to score. Michael's brother had a problem in the pits with his fueling rig at mid-race and had to make an extra stop. He wound up seventh, one place out of the points. Montoya and Ralf Schumacher remain tied for second, now trailing 70-27, with Coulthard one point behind in fourth.

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