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2-E Sunday, June 30, 1974 Philadelphia Inquirer Foyt, Rutherford Will Watch Each Other at Pocono Pocono 500 Lineup Lineup for today's Pocono 500 mile race at Pocono LONG POND, Pa. International Raceway: Unser's is local hero Mario Andretti who lives 30 minutes from here in Nazareth. The third member of the team, rookie sensation Jan Opperman who made his name on the Central Pennsylvania sprint car circuit, is starting in the middle of the fifth row. There are others, like rookie Tom Sneva, 'the seventh fastest qualifier; Mike Mosley, Jimmy Carruthers, Gary Bettenhausen and 46-year-old Lloyd Ruby who must be considered contenders. But for Johnny Rutherford 2 starting position with a four lap speed of 182.269 in his No.

60 car with Dallenbach a shade slower at 182.020 in the No. 40. The third STP car, the No. 20 driven by 1973 Indianapolis 500 winner Gordon Johncock, earned the inside second row slot as the fourth fastest qualified at 181.993- On the other side of Rutherford in the second row is Al Unser, the 1970 and 1971 Indy champ who is part of the three-car Viceroy team headed by yet another former Indy winner Parnelli Jones. Right behind Rutherford in an Eagle Offy identical to Al Row 1 Bobby Unwr, Steve Krlslloff, Wally Dellenbacn.

Row 2 Gordon Johncock, Jotinny Rutherford, Al Unser. Row 3 Torn Sneva, Mario Andrettl, Mike Mosley. Row A Jimmy Caruthert, Gary Bettenhausen, Lloyd Ruby. Row 5 Dick Simon, Jan Opperman, Bentley Warren, Row i Bill Simpson, Al Loquasto, Jim Hurtubise. Row 7 Bill Vukovlch, Sam Sessions, John Martin.

Row Duane Carter, Jim McElreath, Jerry Karl. Row 9 Bob Harkey, Salt Walther, Larry McCoy. Row 10 Lee Bravton, A. J. Foyt, Rooer McCluskey.

Row 11 George Snider, Tom Bigelow, Eldon Rasmussen. he ticked off a 185.759 mph first lap that surprised even him. But the next time around he burned a piston and after a slow third lap, he gave up. His crew Installed a new engine only to have a broken universal joint later remove him from contention for the pole. Foyt eventually earned the 29th starting position in Thursday's once-and-done qualifying session after last Sunday's second day of trials were rained out.

Rutherford, meanwhile, will be starting near the front not at the front as Foyt did a month ago but close enough. The 36-year-old former national sprint car champion will start in the middle of the second row as the fifth fastest qualifier. "I don't want it to sound like sour grapes or to take anything away from the guys who qualified ahead of me," tice, started his Team McLar-en-Offenhauser 25th, from the inside of the ninth row. Rutherford's stirring charge through traffic, his ensuing battle with Foyt for the lead and eventual easy victory when Foyt's engine failed have been well-documented. This time around, it is Foyt who will be starting from the back as he pursues an unprecedented fifth 500-mile race victory and his second in a row on Pocono's 2'j-mile trioval.

The 39-year-old Foyt, whose other 500-mile race wins all came at Indianapolis, was beaten twice in last week's opening day of time trials as he tried in vain to add Pocono to the California and Indy poles he already had won this year. When the five-time national champion took to the track for his 10-mile qualifying run, By BILL SIMMONS Inquirer Staff Writer LDJVG- POND, Pa. the two -men who dominated last month's Indianapolis 500 A. and eventual winner Rutherford aren't, brash enough to predict victory in today's Schae- But both of the handsome Texans are confident enough of their race cars and of their own abilities to say that if don't win the lion's share Pocono International Raceway's $400,000 pot of -whoever does will have to beat them to do it. Foyt -and Rutherford, however, find their situations virtually-reversed for today's 1 P.M.

start. At' Indianapolis, Foyt started his bright orange Gil-more-Coyote-Foyt from the pole position while Rutherford, "stricken with engine failure in pre-qualifications prac and A. J. Foyt, there will be mostly each other. "Here, they bring the pace car out on the track and the field bunches up.

Since I'm so far back and there are a few inexperienced drivers around me, I'll just cool it at the start." "All I want to do is keep the leaders in sight. I can be 30-40-50 seconds behind and when we get a yellow (caution flag), I'll be right up on their bumpers." Despite this anticipated "rerun" of Indianapolis, the Schaefer 500 certainly won't be a battle just between Foyt and Rutherford. For starters, there are the four men who qualified ahead of Rutherford, led by pole-winner Bobby Unser, and a handful of other strong competitors just behind him. Unser won the pole at 182.500 miles an hour in his Olsonite-Eagle-Offy as USAC's other hot shoes tried in vain to beat his speed which was considerably off the 10-mile Pocono record of 190.648 MPH set last year by the late Peter Revson before the imposition of the United States Auto Club's current speed restrictions. Joining the 1974 California 500 winner in the front row are STP teammates Steve Krisiloff and fellow Garden Stater Wally Dallenbach in almost identical red Eagle-Offys.

Krisiloff, the surprise of qualifications, earned the No. championship division races in an 18-year career, says he won't be charging from his berth in the middle of the 10th row. "I really don't have to charge, so what would be the point in taking a chance?" Foyt asked. "At Indianapolis they use a pacer system that prohibits you from improving your position under the caution flag. Rutherford said, "but we had minor engine problems in time trials." "We made some changes in the carburetion system and things seemed to work very well in Thursday's practice session.

I'm confident I'll be able to get the lead in the early going." Foyt, who has a well-deserved reputation as a charger after winning 46 Never say "Canadian" Pocono Expects First 100,000 Crowd without saying "Club." Men and women with a taste for the best never say "Canadian" the weather than the local meteorologists who, until as late as Friday night, had been predicting rain for today which would have forced postponement of the $400,000 third jewel in auto racing's Triple Crown for the second time in three years. That faith apparently has been rewarded as the low pressure system that had been moving up the coast from Florida apparently has moved out to sea. Forecasters on Saturday said today would dawn with sunny skies and that temperatures at the scheduled 1 P. M. start would range from the high 70s to the low 80s.

Fuel consumption will be more of a concern for this George Bignotti, chief mechanic on the STP-Eagle-Of-fenhausers that Steve Krisi-loff, Wally Dallenbach and Gordon Johncock will start from the second, third and fourth positions. "We are only getting about 1.9 miles per gallon of fuel," Bignotti said. "And if we try to run the race at USAC's maximum allowed turbochar-ger boost of 80 inches (of mercury), we'll run out." Bignotti, the winningest chief mechanic in championship car history, got a lesson in running out of gas when two of his cars ran out during last month's Indianapolis 500. The problem is not a singular one either. Most of the teams whose cars are considered potential winners are "By BILL SIMMONS Tntfuirer Staff Writer Long, pond, pa.

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tonight. Lifetime friends are rare. Ifeiul. i PI jjBlD I' tl APtnMTIM.il I saying the same thing. It seems that Poconos's front straight, the longest in the sport, and the track's three turns instead of four as at Indianapolis and Ontario, cause the engines to run less efficiently.

"I can't speak for what other people may do, but I'll adjust our engines to the point where I'm sure they will run the full 500 miles on the 280 gallons of fuel allotted per car," Bignotti said. "There may be some cars running away from us at the start, but if they keep it up, they won't finish." The fuel situation has Bignotti so unnerved that late Saturday he threatened to pull his three-car team out of all remaining USAC events following today's race unless the sanctioning body decreased the fuel consumption minimum to 1.7 miles per gallon. Roger Penske, owner of Michigan International Speedway where the next race is scheduled July 14, responded by saying that he would not conduct that race unless those three cars participate. GOLDBERGS' EIMHTJE 202 Marhtt WILL CLOSE FOR JULY 4 th HOLIDAY Fri. Sal.

July 4,5 6 WILL REOPEN AGAIN Monday, July 8 at 9 A.M. GEORGE BIGNOTTI makes threat race than virtually any other on the United States Auto Club circuit, according to I. lt fit Nuts" Oult tul.M". 'I ViiClOf Cl.Oi Clul ttcMt HIUMMIKIfUSniSIMIlO Wit ma aal IS WHISKY IS 6 YEM i HI US. PMOT PM(sOGQpCun(' OPEN SUNDAY 10-4 Dolson's Column -r DOLSON, From 1-E ask them what they've been" offered (by other schools).

It's frightening. FRIGHTENING. How are you going to stop it? How are youCgoing to control it? It scares me. What can I say?" ThBTeally Scary thing is that a Moses Malone can get a superdeal on a new car, a whopping insurance policy, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera, and there may not be much the NCAA can do about it. "Lefty's a shrewd guy," Chuck Daly said.

"I don't think he'd tnake a mistake. 'understand, with kids like, say, Moses Malone, certain towriNjtid schools have been able to influence banks to make to buy cars with the idea they'll be able to pay irback when they become millionaires," Don Casey said. "As far as the NCAA is concerned, it's legal. dealing with pretty bright people, looking for every Loophole," Daly was saying. "Like people in the business world, 'looking for tax loopholes." "And as soon as one loophole is plugged up, chances are they're bright enough to find another one.

you once that I didn't think much was going on (against the rules in recruiting)," Daly said. "I'm afraid I'd have back off on that statement now. The last two years things have deteriorated considerably. I guess if we knew it all, it would be unbelievable. What they know now is bad enough.

No doubt the freshman eligibility ru! has been a factor. Also the elimination of the l. minimum academic standard. But really the problem is the prevailing attitude. Win at all costs.

Rules are made to be broken, or at least circumvented. Do what you have to do to i yj EXCEPT CENTER CITY mil simm school record. You wonder how any self-respecting college could accept a deal like that. The kid can win basketball games, that's how. Nothing else seems to matter any more.

"I just think when a super player comes along, there are schools willing to do anything," Notre Dame's Digger Phelps said. "It's like professional ball now. The NBA, the ABA, the NCAA. There are three of us now And it's only beginning. Believe Massimino is among the growing list of "Sometimes I say to myself, 'The heck with it.

Go back to high the Villanova coach said. "Boy, I've heard things that are just incredible Any time you've got to break down what you believe in to win, it's time to get out. But I think there are honest people left. I really do. If I thought everyone was doing it.

Not everyone, surely but the number is growing. Some of them brazenly break rules; others find loopholes in the rules, and the Moses Malones drive off in their 1974 Imperials. "More and more, the feeling of the public is, 'In order to have a good team you've got to buy Don Casey said. "Yet there'll be 15,000 people at each Maryland game. What price victory?" "You can hire all the investigators you want," Delaware athletic director Dave Nelson warned, "and it's not going to help until the attitude changes Some people buy elections; others buy championships.

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