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6C Saturday, July 27, 2002 The Des Moines Register DM Golf Auto Racing SPORTS Winston Cup PENNSYLVANIA 500 TIME, TV: 11:30 a.m. Sunday (TNT) SITE: Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa. TOP 20 QUALIFIERS ft L- JlA JftIjpfe Rain washes out portions of event at Knoxville track Lasoski hospitalized Danny Lasoski was knocked unconscious and hospitalized Friday night after a wreck at Williams Grove Speedway in Pennsylvania. Lasoski was taken to a hospital after his car crashed during hot laps while Name Car Spaed 1. (9) Bill Elliott Dodge 170.568 2.

(28) Ricky Rudd Ford 170.358 3. (15) Michael Waltrlp Chevy 170.168 4. (19) Jeremy Maylleld Dodge 169.917 5. (43) John Andrettl Dodge 169.782 6. (10) Johnny Benson Pontlac 169.431 7.

(48) Jlmmle Johnson Chevy 169.421 8. (12) Ryan Newman Ford 169.402 9. (2) Rusty Wallace Ford 169.354 10. (20) Tony Stewart Pontlac 169.313 11. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevy 169.259 1 2.

(44) Jerry Nadeau Pontlac 169.221 13. (40) Sterling Marlln Dodge 169.144 14. (1) Steve Park Chevy 169.049 15. (88) Dale Jarrett Ford 16B.887 16. (32) Ricky Craven Ford 168.751 17.

(6) Mark Martin Ford 168.735 18. (55) Bobby Hamilton Chevy 168.719 19. (7) Casey Atwood Dodge 168.672 20. (25) Joe Nemechek Chevy 168.571 STEPHEN J. CABRERAASSOCIATED PRESS John Deere Classic: Robert Gamez, right, shot a 7-under-par 64 to Smith seeks strong finish Iowan, 7 strokes back, needs more money to keep tour card Leaderboard PAR 71-71-142 Player Score Fred Funk 64-64-128 J.P.Hayes 67-61-128 Robert Gamez 65-64129 Briny Baird 67-64131 preparing for the second night of the Cleveland Brothers Summer Nationals, a Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series sprint-car race at Williams Grove.

Unconfirmed reports indicated Lasoski Lasoski broke ribs and bruised a lung. He reportedly was unconscious for more than five minutes, but regained consciousness and was alert while being transported to the hospital. With 78 feature wins and seven track championships, Lasoski is the most successful driver in Knoxville history. He was leading the Outlaws points standings after winning Thursday's preliminary feature. Wallace held off a midrace challenge from Ron Ver Beek and won the modified feature over Bill Davis Jr.

and Dave Farren Jr. Jackson encountered a run from his closest competitor in points, Don Killen, to win the stock-car feature and championship. Bret Moyer beat Allen in the feature NDTRA trucks, but Allen clinched the championship over Moyer. Bill Bonnett passed Rick Gladson on the last lap of the feature for hobby stocks, but Gladson still won the championship. Initially, drivers in the first two rows of the feature races were supposed to have been given the opportunity to start from the tail.

Winning from that position would have been worth double the usual purse. However, due to the threat of rain, all features were started in order of points standings. Weekly races end each year prior to the Iowa State Fair. However, the next race at the fairgrounds' half-mile track will be an IMCA Deery Brothers Summer Series race Aug. 12.

Notes series and the 55th overall for the 46-year-old. It also was his fifth at Pocono, matching Ken Schrader's record. Elliott's Dodge sped around the 214-mile triangular-shaped track in 52.765 seconds, posting a fast lap of 170.568 mph. That was far short of Tony Stewart's two-year-old track record of 172.391. ft.

By RICK BROWN REGISTER STAFF WRITER Silvis, 111. The heat is on, and Jerry Smith knows it. "I'm trying not to think too much about that," Smith said. With two-thirds of the 2002 PGA Tour season in the books, the former Oskaloosa, resident needs a strong finish to keep his tour card. Last season, Smith came into the John Deere Classic in the same position.

He finished in a tie for 10th, made two more top-10 finishes and secured his card for this season. Smith is back at the TPC at Deere Run trying to repeat his late-season production. He rallied from a double-bogey 6 on the 4th hole with four birdies for a second-round 69 Friday and a 36-hole total of 7-under-par 135. He is tied for 28th. "I hope this can be a springboard for the rest of the year," Smith said.

J.P. Hayes, who shot a course-record 61 that also tied the tournament record, and Fred Funk share the lead at 14-under-par 128. Thoughts of shooting 59 crossed Hayes's mind while he stood on the 16th tee. "I knew I had to finish birdie, eagle, birdie," Hayes said. "I bird-ied 16 and thought, 'Here we Sprint i Hot move within a stroke of the lead for the way I played," Smith said.

"Last year, it seemed like I had a little more confidence in the way I was hitting the ball when I came here. This year, IVe been searching for my swing." Smith tied for fifth in his third event this season, the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He won $146,000 there, but has added just $57,167 in the 18 tournaments since. His best finish since Pebble Beach had been a tie for 60th at the Tucson Open. Smith had won just $124,557 coming into the John Deere Classic last season, but collected more than $60,000 in four separate events.

He tied for third in the National Car Rental Disney Classic, tied for eighth at the Air Canada Championship and tied for 11th in the Texas Open. He finished 85th on the money list with earnings of $592,030. "I know if I can get to that point where I can just play my game and trust what I'm doing, I can compete out here," Smith said. "I've shown that enough times." Smith's play this weekend will be buoyed by the presence of his family and friends. "I love playing in front of people I know," Smith said.

"It's always nice to have people cheering for you, whether it's going good or not so good." Iowa amateur Cade Pleggenkuhle of Clear Lake has ia three-shot lead in the 1 00th Iowa Amateur golf championship after shooting a 1-under-par 71 Friday at Spirit Hollow golf course in Burlington. Me opened with a 70. Sam Billmeyer of Ankeny, who also shot 71 Friday, is second at 144. Scott Briggs is alone in third after a second-round 70 left him at 145. Bo Anderson of Dubuque and Mike Lewis of Waterloo share fourth at 146.

FINE APPAREL FOR MEN WOMEN 2821 Reaver Ave. Mon. Thurs 9 to 6 Men's 9 to 5:30 Women's mW Sat 9 to 5 1 800 Nolan Henke i-65 131 but it didn't work out." Hayes' chance disappeared when he shot a par 5 on the 17th. But he rolled in a 15-footer for birdie on the final hole to grab a share of the lead. Northern Iowa golf coach John Bermel made dramatic improvement Friday, but not the cut.

Bermel shot a second-round 68 after opening with 77. Cedar Rapids, pro Scott Brauer shot 67 after opening with a 74. Also missing the cut were Cedar Rapids pro Zach Johnson (74-72), Kevin DeNike of Davenport (78-71), Mike Evans of Peosta (78-77), former Iowa golfer Guy Boros (69-71) and Walcott amateur Kyle Hougham (74-82). Smith is 144th on the 2002 money list. The top 125 players retain their cards for 2003.

The rest have to go back to qualifying school. "I do feel a tittle pressure, but it's Car Capital of the World "3 lw sJ 'wJ if mm 6T 9 laps start at 6:45 pm KNOW THE NE I1I1VII III The real weight at the Nationals belonged to Mother Nature. The first night of the second-annual sprint-car race at Knoxville Raceway was washed out Friday night when a strong thunderstorm hit the track during the second of two B-features. The event, created for cars that meet the track's weight minimum, will resume tonight with the two preliminary features that were washed out. Calvin Landis will start from the pole in the first preliminary feature, and Chris Walraven will start from the pole in the second feature.

Drivers earn points in the two preliminary features and are placed in feature races according to those points. The event concludes with a 30-lap, A-feature race. Jac Haudenschild won one of 10 heat races held Friday night before the storm hit. Haudenschild, who dropped off the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series circuit to compete in the race, topped Jeff Mitrisin in the 10th heat race. Other heat winners were Blake Feese, Kelly Kinser, Kim Mock, Travis Mize, Travis Rilat, Greg Wilson, Doug Wilson, Justin Henderson and Calvin Landis.

Action resumes today with hot laps at 6:45 p.m. Jeff Olson Fairgrounds finale: All five leaders Tood Cooney, Danny Wallace, Steve Jackson, Sean Allen and RickGladson held on Friday to claim championships in the season finale of IMCA weekly racing at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Cooney posted his ninth feature win of the season at the fairgrounds in late models, topping Craig Jacobs and Steve Borts to claim the season title over Jacobs. Cars lined up for feature races according to points. Cooney, Wallace and Jackson all won from the pole.

Allen and Gladson didn't win their feature races, but still won championships in their divisions. National ELLIOTT ON POLE: Bill Elliott was the fastest qualifier for the second week in a row, and tied the record Friday for the most career poles at Pocono Raceway. On Sunday, in the Pennsylvania 500, Elliott will try to become the first driver to win five times on the mountaintop. The pole was his fourth this year giving Elliott the lead in the Winston Cup 274-3485 274-1 553 332 0176 OveT 50 YeHTS Norwalk, Iowa 5021 1 I II 9 I Friday Saturday, July 26th 27th (360's)-Pella Corporation 1200 lb. Nationals Featuring 410 sprints and Advance Auto Parts 360 Hard Chargers Res.

Adult $20; G.A. Adult $18; 14 Under Vi Price Busch NETZER0 250 TIME, TV: 2:30 p.m. today (WHO) SITE: Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain, Colo. POLE WINNER: Jason Keller IRL MICHIGAN INDY 400 TIME, TV: 2 p.m., Sunday (W0I) SITE: Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich. QUALIFYING: 10 a.m.

today CART M0LS0N INDY VANCOUVER TIME, TV: 3:30 p.m. Sunday (Speed) SITE: Vancouver, B.C. QUALIFYING: 3:30 p.m. today Around Iowa TODAY NATIONALS 6:45 Knoxville Raceway IMCA WEEKLY EVENT 7:00 Boone Speedway IHRA DRAG RACING 11a.m. Eddyvllle Raceway Park SUNDAY IMCA WEEKLY EVENT 6:00 Stuart Speedway WEDNESDAY IMCA WEEKLY EVENT 7:15 Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa FRIDAY IMCA WEEKLY EVENTS 6:00 Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines 6:30 Marshalltown Speedway IHRA DRAG RACING 5:00 Eddyvllle Raceway Park Menace hire new GM John Brandt of Ankeny has been named president and general manager of the Des Moines Menace by majority owner Kyle Krause.

Brandt, one of Krause's long-time friends, takes over his new position Aug. 1. He will replace Ian McMahon, who parted company with the Premier Development League team a week ago. "I've known John or a long, long time," Krause said. "He has a passion for sports and a good business mind, which will help run this organization as it gets more and more complex." With a stadium in the works, a youth soccer academy and the Menace finishing the most successful season in the organization's nine-year history, Krause sought more than sports management experience.

1 Brandt worked eight years In public accounting. He served, most recently, as regional director of operations for Concentra Medical Centers. Brandt started medical clinics across the -Midwest, then oversaw their operation. "I've had an interest in sports my whole life," Brandt said. Brandt, 38, has five children, aged 16 months to nine years.

Three are Involved with soccer. "His soccer background is coaching his kids," Krause said, McMahon, who had an extensive soccer background, joined the organization in January 2001. LisaColonno MENACE SUMMARY Mld-Mlctiigan DBS Molne Noonan 22:00 Noonan (David) 66:00 M-Mack 69:00 Benjamin 78:00 A 3.374 1 2-3 0 1-1 Boulder 3, Chicago 1 Boulder busted through the Premier Development League's stingiest defense Friday in defeating the Chicago Fire Reserves. Des Moines' season ends in conference semifinals TWfJkVOU v. IUII1I1 I AAllWimiA wlu mm lovur mmmmm Senior Special Cart and 18 Holes Monday-Thursday 9:00 to 3:00 p.m.

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"It was a relief (to get the lead), but at the same time, they had some chances," Noonan said. Mid-Michigan allowed 36 goals in the regular season, the most of any team in the PDL playoffs. The Menace entered the match as the highest-scoring team in the league and with the PDL's top scorer, To-mas Boltnar. The scenario appeared to favor Des Moines, but the Bucks squelched any thought the Menace had of getting back in the match. The Bucks scored two goals within a three-minute span in the second half.

One was by Noonan, and the other was by Ryan Mack in the 69th minute. "This was a great win for us," Noonan said. "They were a strong team and had a lot of chances. Fortunately we kept them out of the net. "Any time a team is undefeated you want to knock them off." St.

Nicholas Benjamin came off the bench and scored the Menace's lone goal of the match in the 78th minute, his third of the season. Des Moines left the match with a slight shots on goal advantage, 21-18, including two in the final minutes of the match. "St. Nick sparked us," Calloway said. But time expired on the Menace's ninth season the most successful in the club's history.

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