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D4 MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2001 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR WWW.INDYSTAR.COM NHL 110 RACING ROUNDUP 4 t' NASCAR WINSTON CUP Engines will have to last all weekend aim mi" Associated Press Don Heupel Kick save: Pittsburgh goalie Johan Hedberg (right) gets a skate in front of the puck as Buffalo's Stu Barnes (41) shoots and Penguins center Jan Hrdina (38) looks on. Pittsburgh's Lemieux can't explain bad start The chase is on: Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari, keeps Jacques Villeneuve at bay in the Japanese Grand Prix. Schumacher won his ninth race of the Formula One season, doing so for the third time in his career. This is a great way to finish the season," he said. Schumacher ends season with another easy victory losing streak against Pittsburgh that dated to 1999.

Even the Sabres had difficulty explaining Pittsburgh's troubles. "It's hard to imagine Pittsburgh struggling like that," Patrick said. MINNESOTA 3, EDMONTON 3 -The Oilers' Janne Niinimaa came out of the penalty box and set up Rem Murray in the third period as visiting Edmonton and Minnesota played to a tie. Niinimaa left the box and took a pass from Todd Marchant and broke down the right side on a two-on-one. He fed Murray in the left circle, and Murray's shot bounced into the net off the stick of Minnesota goalie Manny Fernandez at 3:26 of the third period.

Minnesota controlled most of the third period, outshooting Edmonton 13-4, but Oilers goalie Tommy Salo preserved the tie. TAMPA BAY 3, ANAHEIM 2 -Dave Andreychuk scored on a power play with 3:02 remaining and Nikolai Khabibulin made 33 saves for his first victory of the season as the visiting Lightning beat the Mighty Ducks. CHICAGO 2, COLUMBUS 2 -Eric Daze's second goal of the game early the third period gave the host Blackhawks tie with Columbus. Grant Marshall and Tyler Wright scored power-play goals for Columbus (0-1-4). Lyle Odelein assisted on both.

Michael Nylander had two assists for the Blackhawks (2-3-1). Teams won't be allowed to switch engines for qualifying, practice, race in '02. Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. NASCAR Winston Cup teams will have to use the same engine to qualify and race next season, the series' govern- Today's race ln body an- nounced Sun- What: Old Do- day. minion 500 The move, When: 10 a.m.

seen as a TV: TNT cost-saving measure by NASCAR means crews will spend the weekend tinkering with one motor instead of as many as three, said Eddie Wood, co-owner of the famed Wood Brothers racing team. "That'll eliminate a lot of the money that's being spent on qualifying motors," he said at Martinsville Speedway, where the Old Dominion 500 was postponed by rain until today. "There's so much emphasis put on horsepower for qualifying, and (the engines) are only good for 100 miles, if that." The Wood Brothers and many other teams arrive at the track with a qualifying engine in the car, change it to a practice engine after qualifying and then change again to the engine that will run the race. The rule change should also save time, Wood said, and could eventually trim a day from the time teams spend at a track before the race begins. "Hopefully it's going to streamline the process," Wood said.

"This way, you've got to run what you brought here, so it's going to limit practice. You've got to be more selective about what you try to do, you're going to need to be more prepared when you get here." The time savings, he said, will allow teams to give crew members more time off, and possibly allow NASCAR to add a race or two. Robert Yates, owner of Ricky Rudd's and Dale Jarrett's teams, said the rule will save him money because of all the experimentation his teams do, much of it yielding no information that could be deemed valuable. "It's ineffective dollars spent," he said. "When it's all said and done, the rule won't change how good the show is.

Nobody in the grandstand will know the difference. But we're getting way too crazy with that stuff. When I put my business hat on, (one engine) makes a lot of sense." Tough aspect The controversial aspect of the rule comes when a team has to Associated Press Mario Lemieux made only one promise after his Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday to match the worst start in franchise history. While the visiting Penguins might have opened 0-4, as they did in 1983, they're not going to finish the same way. "We finished last, dead last in the league," Lemieux said, referring to the 1983-84 team that went on to manage just 16 wins.

"I promise you we're not going to finish last." Then again, they've got a long way to go to resemble a contender, even with Lemieux back in the lineup after missing two games with a sore hip. Lemieux played a regular shift, but appeared as sluggish as the rest of the Penguins' offense, which has managed just seven goals in four games. Slava Kozlov scored two fluke goals, including one from behind the net, to lead the Sabres to a 4-1 victory. Miroslav Satan and James Patrick also scored as Buffalo snapped a four-game home VETERAN EX-IRS AGENTS Client Navar Meet with th IRS Settle for Free Tax Settlement Analysis Confidential Interview in Our Local Office 800-925-9609 in a www.jkharris. com Vthe (Nation's) most successful tax-resolution company." -The Wall Street Journal JK Harris Company- Incfianapolis (457 Offices Nationwide) r.lMMUh.lMhnVmiMlEWI TAX PROFESSIONALS Pannim on tha Dollar Writtan Guarantaa Free "Insider" Report: "How to End IRS Problems Foreverl' 877-451-9111 Toll-Fraa 24 Hour Rcordd Mntag $500 TRADE IN On Any Air Conditioner, or Furnace Cannot be combined with other coupons.

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Veteran Jean Alesi, who announced his retirement from Formula One on Wednesday and had the fastest time in Friday's practice session, was forced to pull out of his last race when his Jordan Honda struck Kimi Raikkonen's Sauber Petronas. Raikkonen lost control of his car and Alesi hit him from behind. Neither driver was seriously injured. "It's sad to finish my career this way," Alesi said. LaJoie wins Busch Randy LaJoie won the Sam's Town 250 on Sunday in Milling-ton, after a one-day rain delay, slipping under leaders Jay Sauter and Jeff Green as they went high toward the wall with VA laps to go.

LaJoie, a Busch series veteran, had not won a race since Daytona on Feb. 17. "It's one for the old guys," said LaJoie, who averaged 75.050 mph in his Chevrolet. "It's good to sneak up and win one." He celebrated by spinning his car, but his car got stuck in the Grand PtmtOf ft ATURIN Wnd Prix ofhoA -74, on Associated Press Paul Sakuma He's a fighter: Max Papis might lose his ride from team owner Bobby Rahal, but he's determined to win. had to settle for third.

That was good enough to open up a 26-point lead over runner-up Kenny Brack, whose day ended early after two incidents on the opening lap. Brack banged together with Mauricio Gugelmin and was hit from behind by Michael Andretti in the first turn of the first lap, then came away with substantial damage after another collision with Gugelmin in turn five. "Our team changed the wishbone on the left front and a bunch of other things including the rear wing," Brack said. "But when something like that happens, you are done." Hello Castroneves, de Ferran's Penske teammate and last year's race winner, also led midway through the race, but fell after a pit lane collision with Paul Tracy slightly damaged the front of his car and caused him pain in one of his hands. Castroneves finished sixth, behind rookie Scott Dixon and Jimmy Vasser, but remained third in the standings, trailing de Ferran by 38 points.

With two races and a Iftal of 44 Associated Press Naokazu Olnuma muddy grass because of a locked front brake and his pit crew had to push him out. LaJoie watched Sauter and Green vie for first place and waited for them to make contact In turn four. As their cars went up the bank, LaJoie went under them and raced for the white flag and held off Green for the finish. "I knew Jay wanted to win a Busch race bad and Jeff is a very aggressive race car driver," LaJoie said. "And sure enough, they got together and it opened the door for me." Busch points leader Kevin Har-vick finished third and Sauter was fourth, followed by Jeff Purvis, Tim Fedewa and Jason Keller.

Sauter has yet to win a Busch race. Harvick led Keller by 186 points before the race and increased his lead to 203. Musgrave wins truck race Ted Musgrave passed Jack Sprague on a restart with 16 laps remaining and then held on to win the Orleans 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Musgrave earned his sixth win of the year in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and grabbed his first ever win at Las Vegas. After the yellow flag came out with less than 20 laps remaining, Musgrave motored past Sprague on the restart and stayed out front to take the checkered flag.

Honda Grand Prix (Top finishers) Driver Car 1. Max Papis L-F 2. Memo Gidley L-T 3. Gil de Ferran R-H 4. Scott Dixon R-T 5.

Jimmy Vasser R-T 6. Helio Castroneves R-H 7. Bruno Junqueira L-T 8. Tony Kanaan R-H 9. Christian Fittipaldl L-T 10.

Adrian Fernandez R-H Chassis: R-Reynard, L-Lola Engines: H-Honda, F-Ford, T-To-yota Series points leaders: De Ferran 179, Kenny Brack 153, Castroneves 141, Michael Andretti 125, Dario Franchitti 105 points still available, de Ferran's quest for a second consecutive series title was right on track, although he was not ready to accept any accolades, yet. "We've still got work to do," the Brazilian driver said. "We'll go to Australia in two weeks and try to win that one. Anything can still happen." In a race filled with collisions and off-course excursions, the most spectacular accident came on lap 65 when Oriol Servia rode over Gugelmin's wheel in turn two a left-hander that was the site of much of Sunday's action. Servia's car came down on its nose, which dug into the gravel alongside the track and flipped it about 20 feet in the air.

It did spins and landed hard on its wheels. The Spaniard was taken to a nearby hospital for precautionary X-rays, but was later released with no injuries reported. BBJ From Wire Services Michael Schumacher came up with a perfect ending to a championship season, winning the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday for his record-tying ninth victory of 2001. "More than the records, to finish in first place is what you want to do," said Schumacher, who clinched his fourth Formula One title in August. "We had two difficult races in Monza and Indianapolis, so this is a great way to finish the season." The German started from the pole in his Ferrari, opened a 3-second lead on the first lap, and was in control the rest of the way.

He finished the 53-lap race at the 3.6-mile Suzuka circuit in western Japan in 1 hour, 27 minutes, 33.298 seconds. The victory allowed Schumacher to pass Alain Prost's record of 798.5 career championships points. Schumacher now has won nine races in a season three times, having also done so last year and in 1995. The only other driver with that many victories in a year was Nigel Mansell in '92. Juan Pablo Montoya was second Sunday in his Williams BMW, 3.154 seconds behind.

David Coulthard of McLaren Mercedes finished third, sealing his second-place finish in the season standings. Mika Hakkinen, who will be CART Continued from Page 1 takes a lot of patience to do that and still run fast." The early leaders all pitted during a caution period on lap 50 of the race shortened by a two-hour time limit from its scheduled 83 laps to 76. Adrian Fernandez, Pa-pis and Memo Gidley, out of sequence with the other competitors, stayed on the track. Papis finally took the lead when Fernandez pitted on lap 61. Thanks to two more caution flags raising the race total to eight Papis was able to cruise to the win, driving his Ford-powered Lola to a 0.794-second, five car-length victory over Gidley's LolaToyota.

Gidley, who matched his career best finish earlier this season in Cleveland, also caught a break when he had a fuel hose failure as he stopped on lap five and left the pits with his car on fire. The air put out the blaze and nobody on his Chip Ganassi Racing pit crew was seriously injured. Papis, who is expected to lose his ride after a mostly disappointing 2001 season, responded to a question about his future by saying, "I am a fighter. I haven't reached all the goals I have set in my life." "Before the start of the race, at our team meeting, I told Bobby Ra-hal, 'If we believe it, we can make Papis said. "All weekend was a struggle, but the team had a perfect strategy and we had some good breaks today." After taking the checkered flag, Papis drove to turn two on the twisting circuit and did several tire-burning doughnuts, paying tribute to fellow Italian and longtime friend Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs above the knee In a devastating crash last month in Germany.

"This is for my friend Alex," Papis said after climbing from his car. De Ferran, who came into the race with two consecutive wins, started from the pole and was out front until making his first pit stop on lap 37. Despite a very fast car, he never got back Into lead and MASTER HEATING AIR CONDITIONING SERVING ALL OF CENTRAL INDIANA OPEN HOUSE change motors after qualifying because of a problem. In those instances, the team will have to relinquish its starting position and drop to the rear of the field. Enforcement is at the discretion of series officials.

Rudd has that situation this weekend. After qualifying 19th on Friday, his engine threw a piston in practice Saturday and had to be changed. The rule would put Rudd at the back of the field, but Yates said the hard part will be deciding what to do when an engine might be faulty. "Right now, if there's a question, we just say 'Change Yates said. "With this new rule, we'll go to extreme means to make sure there's a good reason to change it." Not all owners think the Change will matter or save money.

"NASCAR, I think, in this case has just reacted to some of the smaller teams that think it will save them money," said Jack Roush, who owns four teams. "If it's one, two or three, it doesn't matter to me." Roush said teams with the resources will still spend the same amount of money and effort trying to develop the best engine in the garage, and teams without such funding will continue to be behind in their efforts. "I think the teams that are struggling now will continue to struggle. It won't upset that balance. It won't make things more competitive.

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