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3 NIPSCO POWER Utility wants waste industrial gas. B7 MANUFACTURING German firms put plants in U.S. B12 The Indianapolis Star TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1992 Sports Employment Classified ads begin on Page 9 Obituaries 6 Fo9 Michael face the day after op Al Andretti's heartbreak 2nd to Jeffs and Mario's pain A 41 7 I Jim," i i-. For Unser, nothing will beat Indy IT WAS WELL earned, well deserved and extremely popular. And anybody who knows anything about auto racing wasn't surprised Al Unser Jr.

finally won the Indianapolis 500. However, Just about everybody In Indy-car racing was surprised he triumphed Sunday in Rick Galles' Galmer chassis. Especially considering Al's month, his competition and the performance of Alan Mertens' new design early in the race. Unser qualified 10 mph slower than the pole, was upset with 7 5-. a.m.

Monday. Michael, who left the track immediately after the race, was at the hospital throughout. "The surgery on both went well," he maintained. "The next 48 hours will be important for Jeff because of the possibility of infection. "He (Jeff) was in for about seven hours and then Dr.

(Terry) Trammell worked on Dad. The injury (Jeffs) is comparable to Nelson Piquet's. He faces a lot of rehabilitation." Ironically, each family member felt worse for the other. "We were all pretty bummed out." Michael related. "I think Dad felt worse for Jeff than he did about his own Injuries and Jeff felt worse about me than he did about himself." For the second straight year, Michael dominated the "500," only to lose in the closing stages.

Last year. It was a tire problem. Sunday, it was related to the fuel pump. Regardless, he was again denied. "I don't believe in luck," he said.

"For some reason, we Just weren't meant to win this race. We Just have to keep trying. "If I'm here next year, I'll do my best. If I'm in Europe (In Formula One), I'll do my best there." As important as that elusive "500" victory is to Andretti, though, there's also the matter of family. "We all tend to stick together," Michael added.

"That's the way it's supposed to be." MAX MOSLET, president of the F1SA, which is the world body that governs auto racing, was on hand at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to witness his first "500." "It was every bit as Impressive as I thought It would be, amazingly fast and spectacular," said Mosley. Mosley was more than a spectator, however. As president of the largest auto racing sanctioning body, he is pushing for common regulations between Indy cars and Formula One so that F-1 cars can race here. By RICK SHAFFER STAR STAFF WRITER With his father and brother recovering from surgery in Methodist Hospital on Monday, Michael Andretti probably had more on his mind than an Indianapolis 500 he should have won. On Sunday, Andretti clearly had the fastest car in the field and led a total of 160 laps of the 200-lap event.

Unfortunately, the eldest son of 1969 "500" winner Mario Andretti had a fuel pump drive failure that robbed him of a sure victory. Michael Andretti had a lead of more than 20 seconds over eventual winner Al Unser Jr. when his KmartTexaco Lola-Ford Cosworth XB expired on Lap 189. There ujfU be other races. But Andrew's anguish was multiplied by the Injuries suffered by his family members in separate crashes at the Indiana-polls Motor Speedway.

From his cockpit, he watched his father and later his brother removed from the wreckage of their cars as he continued to lead the race. "It was the toughest race of my career." Michael said during an impromptu press conference at IMS Monday. "It was very, very tough. That's the worst It's ever been for my concentration. "First, I saw Dad's car and it didn't look good, but he seemed to be OK." Mario Andretti suffered fractures to toes on both feet following his Lap 83 crash In Turn 4.

He might return in time for the June 21 IndyCar event in Portland, Ore. "Then I saw Jeff's car," Michael continued. "I saw the front of the car was gone. I knew it was bad because it took so long to get him out." Jeff Andretti suffered multiple fractures to both feet and ankles after his car lost its right rear wheel and hit head-on into the Turn 2 wall on Lap 115. He underwent seven hours of surgery Sunday and is listed in fair condition at Methodist.

That was followed by Mario's surgery which concluded at 4 11. r-Lyn St James (90) 193 12. Dominic Dobson (68) 193 13. Michael Andretti (1) 189 14. Buddy Lazier (21) 139 15.

Arie Luyendyk (6) 135 16. r-Ted Prappas (31) .135 17. Gary Bettenhausen (51) 112 18. Jeff Andretti (48) 109 19. r-Brian Bonner (39) 97 20.

r-Paul Tracy (7) 96 21. r-Jimmy Vasser (47) 94 22. Scott Brayton (22) 93 i'i aw-i-fa- n7 i.Kiiit I 1 -y 1K Robin Miller the Galmer's performance last Thursday on Carburetlon Day, started 12th and fell a lap behind by the halfway point. But the smooth, smart, second-generation talent worked constantly with his setup, battled back to the lead lap, got great pit service and whipped his Valvoline '92 GalmerChevy-A to the finish to edge Scott Goodyear by 6 feet. "The fastest car very rarely wins here," said Owen Snyder, Unser's crew chief.

"We couldn't run faster than 214 mph up until the first pit stop but we were running 224 at the end of the race. "We worked on the car constantly and there wasn't a stop we didn't make a big change. It was the same thing in '89 when we were down a lap and a half and finally got going on Lap 150." So after 10 Mays and one close encounter, Junior finally carved his initials Into the famous family tree and gave the Unsers their eighth (Al Sr. four and Bobby three) Indy triumph. "I now feel accomplished for my whole life," Al Jr.

declared Monday morning. "Ever since I was a kid I counted up the years when I was going to be old enough to drive at Indianapolis. I turned 21 in April of 1983 and I was racing here In May. "It took me longer to win this thing than I wanted, but it was great we were finally able to do it." Junior was classy following his devastating defeat in 1989 and equally so after Michael An-drettl broke down 11 laps from a certain victory. "Michael had us all covered and we were Just trying to be, See MILLER Page 5 STAR PHOTO KEITH PRITCHAR0 Al Unser Jr.

plants a kiss on the Borg-Warner trophy which will soon bear the likeness of his face. Foyt improve on 4500' INDIANAPOLIS 500 OFFICIAL FINISH It's official: STAR STAFF REPORT Although they didn't pass any cars Monday, Eddie Cheever and A.J. Foyt each improved their positions as the United States Auto Club announced the official finish of the Indianapolis 500. Cheever. who had been penalized a lap for passing under yellow-flag conditions during Sunday's race, was moved from sixth place to fourth after his protest was upheld.

He had been accused of driving past John An Cheever, dretti and Raul Boesel, but both opponents said they had waved Cheever past. Foyt, originally listed as the lOth-place finisher in his 35th consecutive "500," was awarded ninth after a scoring error was discovered. Foyt and John Paul Jr. swapped positions In the official scoring. The rest of the 33-car field remained unchanged, with Al Unser Jr.

still the winner of the 76th event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Courier pours it on before rain sets in Ehlo ignites Cavs' victory over Bulls standing 23. Mario Andretti (2) 78 24. Emerson Rttipaldi (5) 75 25. Jim Crawford (26) 74 26.

Rick Mears (4) 74 27. Stan Fox (91) 63 28. r-Philippe Gache (44) 61 29. Gordon Johncock (92) 60 30. Scott Pruett (10) 52 31.

Tom Sneva(59) 10 32. r-Eric Bachelart (19) 4 33. Roberto Guerrero (36) 0 (r-rookie) squandered four match points In the second set. McEnroe was scheduled to follow Capriati on center court for the last match of the day against Nlcklas Kultl of Sweden. Courier swept past Sweden's Nlclas Kroon 7-6 (7-2).

6-4, 6-2, See COURIER Page 5 K-JvAJL ud pi avoffs ATW" 99 Chicago 85 AMERICAN LEAGUE Mi.lwaul Seattle 7 Baltimore 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE Houston 8 StLouto 5 rrtnnatt 3 New York 0 Phijadelphia 4 Atlanta i Sari AMERICAjASSOCIATIffi Indians Louisville 4 NBA PLAYOFFS Utah at Portland, 8 p.m. (WTHR-13); series tied 2-2 PI. Driver (Car No.) Laps 1. 200 2. Scott Goodyear (15) 200 3.

Al Unser (27) 200 4. Eddie Cheever (9) 200 5. Danny Sullivan (18) 199 6. Bobby Rahal (12) 199 7. Raul Boesel (11) 198 8.

John Andretti (8) 195 9. AJ. Foyt (14) 195 10.JohnPaulJr.(93) 194 ASSOCIATED PRESS 'fit mi iiVt By STEPHEN WILSON ASSOCIATED PRESS Paris Defending French Open champion Jim Courier didn't get to play on center court. He did get to play and win early. A heavy thunderstorm kept Pete Sampras and Jennifer Capriati from completing their first-round matches Monday, while John McEnroe never even got on court.

When the thunder, lightning and downpour hit Roland Garros In the early evening, organizers were forced to postpone 23 matches that were In progress or had yet to start Sampras, the mens third seed, and Capriati. No. 4 among the women, will have to come back today to try and finish off their opponents in decisive final Sampras led big-serving Marc Rosset of Switzerland 7-6 (7-5). 4-6, 6-4. 3-6, 4-2.

Rosset was one point away from breaking serve to make It 4-3. Capriati led Beate Rein- stadler, a feualifler from Austria, 6-1, 6-7 (7-3), 2-1. Capriati. 16, By CHUCK MELVIN ASSOCIATEQ PRESS Richfield. Ohio Craig Ehlo looked at the numbers next to Michael Jordan's name and patted himself on the back for a Job well done.

Jordan did score 35 points for Chicago Monday, but needed 33 shots to do it as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Bulls 99-85, tying the NBA Eastern Conference finals 2-2. Ehlo, meanwhile, made four 3-polnters and scored 21 points for Cleveland. Game 5 will be played Wednesday night In Chicago, where the teams split the first two games of the best-of-seven series. "Michael scored a lot of points, but he's 40 to 50 percent of their offense," Ehlo said. "Anytime 1 can hold him near his average, I'm pretty happy.

It's when he's scoring more than he normally does that you feel you better try something else." Jordan averaged 39.5 points in his previous 13 playoff games against Cleveland. He also scored a career-high 69 points, with Ehlo Vuardlng him iran overtime game at Richfield in 1990. "He hadn't been shooting and wasn't the focus of their offense in the previous games." Jordan said of Ehlo. "I figured he'd get more involved today. He hit some key 3s for them." The Bulls, defending NBA champions, went 15-2 in the playoffs last year and lost one game in the Eastern Conference finals and NBA Finals combined.

They've found the going much tougher this year, needing all seven games to oust New York in the second round and struggling to the tie with Cleveland after four games in the third round. "The hunger has not been what It was last year, which is part of the difficulty of trying to repeat," Jordan said. "I don't think we got complacent today. We had a good effort." Larry Nance led the Cavaliers with 22 points including a clinching dunk that put them ahead 92-84 See CAVS Page 3 -4 Larry Nance (22) had this layup tryjected by Chicago's Horace Grant, but he still led Cleveland with 22 points..