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Tuesday, May 30, 1989 THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS C5- Payoff: A formal Jourdain, Pruett top rookies '7 pat from Continued from 04 battle for the lead and spun into the wall, said he applauded his adversary when he came around the last time because there was "nothing else to do." "Emerson, congratulations," he said. Fourth-place finisher Mario Andretti let just a little air out of Fittipaldi balloon. "I've got good news for Teresa (Fittipaldi's wife)." he said. "I talked to Emmo and he said he would never, ever complain about your expensive tastes when shopping." Fittipaldi came to the podium a humble man. He had no fast quips or flashy comments.

He said he first discussed the 500-Mile Race over lunch with Colin Chapman, the Englishman who brought Jim Clark here in the 1960s. He said that the 500 is the No. 1 event in the world "and I can say that because I have raced all over the world." He reiterated that the victory is the biggest of his career. "I call my car (Marlboro PC18-Chevrolet) 'Flying Beauty' because she flies," he said. He praised his crew and co-car owners Pat Patrick and Chip Ganassi and thanked his sponsors.

"But the most important thing was the support I had from my family," he said as he waved them to the podium. The difference between first place and Little Al's check of $390,453 for second was The Indianapolis News "Eight one-thousandths of a mile per hour kept Bernard Jourdain in Sunday's 500-Mile Race. That was the difference between his qualifying speed and that of three-time winner Johnny Rutherford, who was bumped from the field on the last day of qualifications. Today, the Belgium-born driver who has lived in Mexico City since he was a baby, is sharing the annual rookie-of-the-year award with Califor-nian Scott Pruett. Each driver will receive $10,000 instead of sharing the prize money.

This is the fourth time two drivers have been named. In 1961, it was Parnelli Jones and Bobby Marshman, followed by Rick Mears and Larry Rice in 1978 and Michael Andretti and Roberto Guerrero in 1984. "You don't know if you want "to kill people." Jourdain said about the agony he felt when Rutherford went out for a last ditch qualifying effort and warmed up at 217. "1 said, 'I'm he recalled. Jourdain survived because iJ.R.'s engine blew.

Sunday, Jourdain went out and drove his Corona Racing Lola-Cos-worth to ninth place in the Race. Pruett didn't fight the battle "of the bubble, but he had his own problems at the track. Mostly, in early practice he couldn't figure out how to run full throttle all the way around. "I got some help from Rick Mears," he said. "It was more a matter of understanding how to go into the corners.

I was going in too deep. It was a matter of thinking your way through." Jourdain. 38, got assistance veterans, too. Parsons helped from the time he first tested last December. Danny Scott Pruett (left) and Bernard Joe YoungThe Indianapolis News honors.

Brabham wins another IMSA Grand Prix "It's quite an honor," he said. "It's nice as a rookie to come here and be recognized." Pruett said he had problems during the race and was "kicking myself all day long." He ran over an air hose and was called in for a stop-and-go penalty. Then late in the race his battery began to fade, costing him a top-10 finish. DICK MITTMAN U.K. this morning after his arrest on another drunken-driving charge, broadcasters report.

TODAY'S SPORTS BIRTHDAYS Colts rookie defensive tackle MITCHELL BENSON (22). Colts assistant coach LEON BURTNETT (46) and former Chicago Bears star GALE SAYERS (46). From staff and wire reports Report says Pitino set for The Associated Press LIME ROCK, Conn. Geoff Brabham of Noblesville, driving a Nissan GTP prototype Monday, won the International Motor Sports Association Grand Prix in Lime Rock for the second year in a row. Brabham completed 150 laps around the 1.54-mile road course at a record speed of 104.625 mph.

He won $1 13,000. Brabham won for the fourth time in six races. Brabham took the lead on 9 AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALIST. INC. PREMIUM I REBUILT ENGINES I AMERICAN CARS LIGHT TRUCKS 90 DAYS SAME AS CASH ASK ABOUT OUR NATIONWIDE 3-YEAR OR 36.000 MILE WARRANTY 352-1 1 62 5436 E.

WASH. ST. Little Al Joe YoungThe Indianapolis News. Jayson (left) and Juliana Fitti-1 paldi applaud as their father receives million-dollar prize. $611,151.

And there's still the matter of the cost of repairing Little Al's car. Mears, aided by the pole wirf nings topping $100,000. re-; ceived a check for $267,903 That moved him around Al Uri-1 ser on the all-time Race win-J nings list with $2,741,675 to Unser's $2,678,228. I For 12 Races, Mears has.av- eraged $228,472.91 in If Fittipaldi continues his re- cent pace, he'll catch up quickly. In the last two years he has earned $1,339,207.

Since Raul Boesel placed third Sunday and earned $306,603. the two Brazilians received 1.308,207 American dollars. Lap 80 when Drake Olson's' Toyota Eagle was sidelined with engine problems. PORCHES DECKS BUILD IT THE "WRIGHT' WAY YmiCHT- PHONE nhrUZfMl FOR ESTIMATE nnrnn 872-1700 CONSTRUCTION, INC. 708O N.

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The 36-year-old Pitino. who has coached the Knicks for two seasons, will announce his decision Thursday at a news conference in Lexington, the Courier-Journal of Louisville and WCBS-TV in New York reported. "I'm leaning strongly to going to Kentucky," Pitino told the New York Post. "He said he would meet with the Knicks tomorrow (Tuesday) and if everything goes well, he expects to make the announcement on Thursday." WCBS sports reporter ROCK ROTE quoted Pitino as saying late Monday night. Cards going to Europe "'An exhibition schedule that includes seven games against professional clubs from six other countries will take the Ball State men's basketball) team to Belgium and the Netherlands Aug.

10-22. The Cardinals will play Belgian professional clubs Aug. 12 and 13, then travel to the Netherlands for the White Diamonds for five games -against professional clubs from the Netherlands. Turkey. West Germany.

Yugoslavia and England. Doctor falsified statement BEN JOHNSON'S doctor said today that he drafted and signed ia "false statement for the International Olympic Committee after the sprinter failed a drug test that cost him a gold medal at the Seoul Games. Dr. JAMIE ASTAPHAN. in his fifth day on the stand at the Jourdain share rookie-of-the-year "This (rookie award) helps a lot in Mexico and here," he said.

"People will start to know me. I am really a newcomer in the States." Pruett won the SCCA Trans Am title last year and was selected to replace Bobby Rahal on the Budweiser Truesports team. He was favored to win the award and finished a lap and a position behind Jourdain in the Race. Florida State. Miami, North Carolina and Louisiana State advanced to Omaha with regional victories on Sunday.

Wabash has champion Wabash College senior TOM PUSCHAK won the hammer throw with a personal best of 198-3 in the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships. Puschak. of Valparaiso, had a previous best of 193-1. which had stood as the Wabash school record. The Division III championships took place at North Central College In Naperville, 111.

Elsewhere CHERYL DANIELS of Detroit, a two-time champion In 1989, advanced from fourth place Into a 123-pin lead over PAULA DRAKE of Broken Arrow. at the end of the fourth round of the $35,000 Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour tourney in Yuma. Monday night, San Francisco and Oakland will host the 1992 World Figure Skating championships, organizers announced Monday. AWE INSPIRING, the third-place finisher In the Kentucky Derby, came from behind On the home stretch Monday to win the $500,000 Jersey Derby at Garden State Park at Cherry Hill. N.J..

by 3 lengths. Awe Inspiring, who started the race as a 1-5 favorite, covered the 1 'A-mlle distance In 2:03 to finish ahead of HALO HANSOM, who nosed out FAULTLESS ENSIGN for third. A.M. SWINGER was fourth. Awe Inspiring, who has six victories In nine career starts, is expected to run next in the Belmont Stakes on June 10.

Detroit Red Wing PETR KLIMA, who vowed in December he'd never drive drunk again, was in Jail adapted to clay as he repeatedly saw flashing passing shots zip by him. Also advancing was the hottest player in the men's game. Alberto Manclni of Argentina. Mancinl. winner of clay-court tournaments In Monte Carlo and Rome In the last month and seeded No.

11, ousted Australia's Simon Youl 7-5. 6-2. 6-3. Another Argentine seed. No.

16 Gulllcrmo Perez-Rolden. a quarterfinallst last year, thrashed Sergio Casal of Spain 6-1. 6-2. 6-0. Afterwards, there was more bad news for Spanish fans when Casal's regular doubles partner.

Emilio Sanchez, withdrew with groin and thigh Injuries. Sullivan provided some timely tips and Arie Luyendyk has talked to him regularly since the Mexican was driving Super Vees. The biggest problem for Jourdain in Sunday's Race came on the grid when the car wouldn't start. But the engine finally fired and he drove 191 laps before Emerson Fittipaldi took the checkered flag. SPOR15 TALK Canadian inquiry into drug use in athletics, buckled under questions concerning his ethical behavior in administering steroids to Johnson and other athletes.

A lawyer for the Ontario of Physicians and Surgeons asked Astaphan whether he lied when he signed the statement intended to be a complete list it did not include steroids of medications he had given Johnson since 1983. "It doesn't include everything." replied Astaphan. "It is clearly a lie," pressed lawyer JULIAN PORTER. "It's a false statement," Astaphan conceded. CWS field set KIRK DRESSENDORFER, charged with the task of pitching his University of Texas teammates into the College World Series, seemed to thrive on having all the pressure on his shoulders.

"I'm tired right now," Dres-sendorfer said Monday after striking out 11 and scattering eight hits as the Longhorns beat New Orleans 9-3 to clinch the NCAA Division I Midwest Regional. Dressendorfer beat New Orleans for the second time in four days to give Texas its 25th berth in the College World Series, which begins Friday in Omaha. Neb. Arkansas, Long Beach State and Wichita State also earned berths in the Series on Monday. Arkansas won the Northeast Regional with a 6-5 victory over LeMoyne.

Long Beach State beat "Arizona 10-3 to take the West I championship and Wichita State downed Michigan 9-5 to capture the West II title. injuries and have been able to build up over a period of time," the 29-year-old Czechoslovaks said. Lendl. still capable of winning the Grand Slam after his Australian Open title In January, was joined In the second round by two-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker, still trying to win his first ever tournament on clay. The West German, whose game on the slower surface has been steadily Improving, harnessed power and patience as he whipped Jim Pugh of the United Slates 6-4.

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Jhen blasted Patrick Kuhnen off a dusty Center Court 7-6, 6-3. 6-'l as the second day of the French Open got under way to-day. Lendl. a three-time winner of this clay-court Grand Slam Icvent. had to rally from a 3-1 to take the opening set on tiebreaker before his powerful groundstrokes overwhelmed his West German opponent, ranked in the world.

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