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413 THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sunday February 12 1989 der Takes LIASCAR '89 Cr I dit 4 6 ic Ilk Positio 5OiMiLr 7 1k sit i i' J1 1 't iNr :3: 0 441 ks 14TP "I i w6? wv stpio 'rb-7) 1 461:00 dialummilimd l'ot 00 1 1 4:: 4 1) it43 '4'4 i'' I cx WT' 1 i 4 ri 1 li" ot'' Al 1s 3 M--1 1 rtLo 1 i ''') tV i ad FirstRound Qualifying Ku Elliott Bonnett Labonte Earnhardt Waltrip :::11 str147 1p -vaNIskt t4 -1) 4it '1: I )t ve 0 A 4 tes7 47 1 'v' -J: 9)4 1 44 44 1 -'F''4tip A "iii it I 1: I A1 i 1 A t' 5 NLLA' 0atd-os '49kik4 (4eA07: Wallace Rudd Gant Allison Shepherd Petty 1989 NASCAR Teams Firstround qualifying Saturday for the Feb 19 baytona 5CO3 with names type of car and qualifying speed in mph (only the top two qualihers in Saturday's time Male ctinch starting positions): 1 Ken Schrader Chevy 196997 mph 2 Darrell Waltrip Chevy 195916 Bill Elliott Ford 195737 4 Dale Earnhardt Chevy 195529 5 Neil Bonnett Ford 194811 Terry Labonte Ford 193976 7 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 193158 Davey Allison Ford 193046 9 Phil Parsons Olds 192889 10 Mike Alexander Buick 192773 11 Rick Mast Chevy 192608 12 Harry Gant Olds 192452 13 Lake Speed Olds 192230 14 Sterling Marlin Olds 192041 15 Mark Martin Ford 192000 IS Phil Barkdoll Olds 191906 17 Eddie Bierschwale Olds 191503 18 Ben Hess Olds 191217 19 Alan Kulwickl Ford 191091 20 Brett Bodine Ford 190892 21 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 190694 22 Ernie Irvan Pontiac 190585 23 Greg Sacks Pontiac 190521 24 Chad Lithe Ford 190456 25 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 190162 AJ Foyt Olds 190058 27 Ricky Rudd Buick 190006 28 Jimmy Means Pontiac 189625 29 Rick Wilson Olds 189402 30 Joe Ruitman Pontiac 189382 31 Derrike Cope Pontiac 188992 32 Hut Stricklin Pontiac 188881 33 Dale Jarrett Pontiac 188865 34 Kyle Petty Pontiac 188561 35 Larry Pearson Buick 188233 36 Lee Raymond Ford 188056 37 Bobby Hi Ilin Buick 187743 38 Dave Marcia Chevy 186959 39 Jim Sauter Pontiac 186621 40 Mickey Gibbs Pontiac 186343 41 Butch Miller Chevy 186312 42 Richard Petty Pontiac 185808 43 Jimmy Gown Chevy 185563 44 Doug Heveron Buick 184305 45 Gary Bettenhausen Buick 183363 46 JD Mc Duffle Pontiac 182109 47 Rodney Combs Pontiac 180988 48 Ken Bouchard Pontiac-- 176991 im By TOM HIGGINS se Staff Writer DAYTONA BEACH Fla Ken Schrader stayed on the throttledespite a bobble Saturday and drove his Chevrolet to the pole position for the Daytona 500 stock car racing's most glamorous sh6w Schrader whipped to a lap of 19S997 mph in qualifying for the NASCAR Winston Cup season opener next Sunday at Daytona International Speedway giving his Hendrick Ntotorsports team its seeond straight No 1 start in the 500 Darrell t-' 1 Waltrip put anfA4-1''- other Rick Hendrick-owned Chevy On the A outside of the i front row with a speed 195916 mph 11 i Only the first two spots were available Satur- day Positions 'Schrader 3-30 are to be determined by twin I25-mile qualifying races Thursday with 31-40 reserved for drivers who fare poorly that day but have fast times The SchraderWaltrip sweep for Charlottean Hendrick capped a day in which Goodyear withdrew its new racing radials and injured Bill Elliott made a gritty run in his Ford Elliott broke his left wrist and may have rib injuries after a radial tir failed and caused him to crash in opractice Friday He tentatively hetd the pole for a long stretch as time trials progressed Although staring part of the way around the 25-mile track with his knees and driving only with his right hand Elliott managed a lap of 195737 mph third fastest ain't really no big deal" insisted Elliott who plans to run at least one lap in the Busch Clash special event today In the 500 he likely will be limited to running one lap before giving way to relief driver Jody Ridley "It's just like driving down the road eating a hamburger as you go You just keep driving steering with your knees t'You just quick shift to get the car up to speed between pit road and off Turn 2 then don't take your right hand off the wheel again" Schrader praised Elliott's effort "I've raced with banged up shoulders and stuff and it's no fun" said Schrader 33 "I know Crew Chief Tom Higgins Comments Hoes Ellington A Daytona-only deal unless lightning strikes Bob Johnson Began showing promise late in '88 Kirk Sheimerdine No 3 highly unhappy being No 3 in '88 points Randy Glover Should become first time winner this season Waddell Wilson Hoping for title contention less controversy Robin Pemberton First win almost maybe many more Paul Anderson Circuit's top ownerdriver Billy Woodruff Savvy of new team manager Harry Hyde will help Ernie Elliott Will broken-wristed champ still be hungry? Bob Johnson High hopes when experience adds up Tim Brewer How team fares with Ford a major story Bud Moore Flashed good potential in first year together Ricky Pearson Son of "Silver Fox" stalks bigger prey Jeff Hammond Old confidence back and that's bad for rivals Dick Bahre Promising talent on new team Leonard Wood Won big before and will again Bur 141 Parrott The "Motorin' Mortician" tries hard but Dennis Connor A sure big winner Will it be this year? Larry McReynolds With change In luck championship Is possible Barry Dodson If '88 momentum holds team will go all the way Robert Yates Winning for Bobby Allison a big Incentive SponsorCar Ellington Racing Buick Kroger Pontiac GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Kodak Film Oldsmobile Levi Garrett Chevrolet Stroh's Light Ford Zerex Anti-Freeze Ford Miller High Life Buick Coors Ford Whitcomb Racing Pontiac Budweiser Ford Motorcraft Ford Chattanooga Chew Buick 'ride Chevrolet Bahre Racing Pontiac Citgo Ford B-B and Coaches Oldsmobile Folgers Coffee Chevrolet Quaker State Buick Kodiak Pontiac Havo line Star Ford Hardee's Pontiac Country Time Lemonade Pontiac Slender You Pontiac Skoal Bandit Oldsmobile Hess Racing Oldsmobile Peak Performance Pontiac SIP Pontiac GMAC Pontiac Alka Seltzer Pontiac CrownSkoal Classic Oldsmobile Heinz Ketchup Pontiac Mach One Motorspods Chevrolet Arrington Racing Pontiac Purolator Filters Pontiac Rumple Furniture Pontiac Lifebuoy Soap Chevrolet Wawak Racing Pontiac Valvoline Pontiac Kraft BBQ Sauce Oldsmobile Miller High Life Buick Crisco Pontiac Donlavey Ford Sunoco Ultra Oldsmobile Home Liverpool NY Modesto Calif Kannapolis Bartow Fla Chemung NY Batesville Ark Greenfield Wis Midland Tex Dawsonville Ga Fitchburg Mass Corpus Christi Tex Chemung NY Spartanburg Franklin Tenn May lene Ala Hueytown Ala San Antonio Fenton Mo Chesapeake Va St Louis Hueytown Ala Hickory Owensboro Ky Necedah Wis Taylorsville Wadsworth Ohio Randleman Randleman Glencoe Ala Huntsville Ala Detroit Calera Ala Rockbridge Baths Va Johnson City Tenn Spanaway Wash Sanford Wausau Wis Norwalk Conn Conover Jackson Miss Franklin Tenn Mattituck NY Spokane Wash Columbia Tenn No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 la 11 15 16 17 20 21 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 40 42 43 48 52 55 57 66 67 68 70 71 74 75 83 84 88 90 94 Driver Doug Heveron Ernie irvan Dale Earnhardt Rick Wilson Geoff Bodine Mark Martin Alan Kulwicki Bobby Hi ilin Bill Elliott Ken Bouchard Terry Labonte Brett Bodine Larry Pearson Darrell Waltrip Dave Mader Neil Bonnett Eddie Blerschwale Ken Schrader Ricky Rudd Rusty Wallace Davey Allison Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Jim Sauter Harry Gant Ben Hess Kyle Petty Richard Petty Mickey Gibbs Jimmy Means Phil Parsons Hut Stricklin Rick Mast Brad Teague Derrike Cope JD Mc Duffle Dave Marcia Randy La Joie Morgan Shepherd Lake Speed Mike Alexander Greg Sacks Chad Little Sterling Marlin Elmo Langley Mike Beam Char Ile McKay Andy Petree Doug Richert Gary Nelson Dale Inman After much struggling team could score Might be series' most improved outfit Figure salon magnate tries two new figures New team revives old pro's career Newcomer a question in strong rookie class Lots of young talent lots of money backing It Glory days long gone but still The King he was hurting and I admire Bill's determination" Schrader showed some fortitude himself to keep going fast after bobbling in Turn 1 during his run "I'm sure my crew jacked around with me and bent the rear spoiler down on me to free the car up" said Schrader "The back end swung out (to the right) and my first thought was about trying to save the car to keep from wrecking" "Ken milked his run for all it was worth and we did too" said Waltrip who stuck with Goodyear which substituted bias-ply tires "We stayed with Goodyears because we know what they'll do in the 500 We went with the odds" Completing the top five Saturday were Dale Earnhardt in a Chevy at 195529 mph and Neil Bonnett in a Ford at 194611 Bobby Jones Good rookie a good driver too Donnie Doesn't want to need sponsor's product too often Richard Jackson Finally won in '88 finely wins in '89 Roland Wiodyka Top owner for '80 returns with rookie driver Travis Carter Joey Arrington Dave Riga JD Mc Duffle Ivan Baldwin Bobby Wawak Butch Mock Robert Harrington Jimmy Fennig Darrell Bryant Junie Donlavey Jake Eider Rookie team owner trial basis driver Owner Buddy Arrington among last of Independents A little "puroluck" would help Admirable throwback to another era The most driven driver in motorsports Should good breaks come they're long overdue If combo clicks a solid season results New crew chief new look new hope to win again Young driver gets ride fulltime after fill-in duty Buddy Baker likely to get first win as team owner Tough case for lawyer Little and veteran team Bet allyour silver Sterling wins this year Look or Sizzler In 50- lie Clash 1989 NASCAR Schedule I By TOM HIGGINS Staff Writer Clash Lineup Th 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup schodule Bold indicates Observer Cup Races PosDriver 1 Ken Schrader 2 Ricky Rudd 3 Darrell Waltrip 4 Terry Labonte 5 Geoff Bodine 6 Rick Mast 7 Davey Allison IL Alan Kulwickl Car Chevy Buick Chevy Ford Chevy Chevy Ford Ford Spoodway Daytona International Speedway Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway North Carolina Motor Speedway Atlanta International Raceway Darlington International Raceway Bristol International Raceway North Wilkesboro Speedway Martinsville Speedway Alabama International Motor Speedway Charlotte International Speedway Dover Downs International Speedway Sears Point International Raceway Pocono International Raceway Michigan International Speedway Daytona International Speedway Pocono International Raceway Alabama International Motor Speedway Watkins Glen international Date Race Feb 19 Daytona 500 Feb 26 Pontiac Excitement 500 March 5 Goodwrench 500 March 19 Motorcraft 500 April 2 Iran South 500 April 9 Valleydale Meats 500 April 16 First Union 400 April 23 Penni II Sweatshirts 500 May 7 Winston 500 May 28 Coca-Cola 600 June 4 Budweiser 500 June 11 Sears Point International June 18 Miller High Life 500 June 25 Miller American 400 July 1 Pepsi 400 July 23 AC Spark Plug 500 July 30 Talladega Diehard 500 Aug 13 Budweiser At The Glen 9 Rick Wilson Olds 10 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 11 Mark Martin Ford 12 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 13 Bill Elliott Ford Description 25-mile tri-oval 542-mile oval 1017-mil tri-oval 1522-mile oval 1368-mile oval 533-mile oval 825-mile oval 526-mile oval 266-mile trl-oval 15-mile oval 1-mile oval 253-mile road course 25 mile trl-oval 2-mile oval 25-mile trl-oval 25-mile trl-oval 266-mile tri-oval 24-mile road course 2-mile oval 522-mile oval 1386-mile oval 542-mile oval 1-mile oval 528-mile oval 825-mile oval 15-mile oval 1017-mllo tri-oval 1-mile road course 1522-mile oval Location Daytona Beach Fla Richmond Rockingham Hampton Ga Darlington SC Bristol Tenn North Wilkesboro MartinsvIlle Va Talladega Ala Concord Dover Del Sonoma Calif Long Pond Pa Brooklyn Mich Daytona Beach Fla Long Pond Pa Talladega Ala Watkins Glen NY Brooklyn Mich Bristol Tenn Darlington SC Richmond Dover Del Martinsville Va North Wilkesboro Concord Rockingham Phoenix Hampton Ga TicketsInfo TV 904-254-6767 CBS 804-329-6796 WTBS 919-582-2861 ESPN 404-946-4211 ABC 803-393-4041 ESPN 615-764-1161 ESPN 919-667-6663 703-956-3151 ESPN 205-362-9064 ESPN 704-455-3200 VMS 800-441-RACE ESPN 707-936-8448 ESPN 717-646-2300 Pay 517-592-6671 CBS 904-254-6767 ESPN 717-646-2300 ESPN 205-362-9064 CBS 607-974-7162 ESPN 517-592-6671 ESPN 615-764-1161 ESPN 803-393-4041 ESPN 804-329-6796 WTBS 800-441-RACE ESPN 703-956-3151 ESPN 919-667-6663 ESPN 704-455-3200 VMS 919-582-2861 ESPN 602-252-3833 ESPN 404-946-4211 ESPN Champion Spark Plug 400 Busch 500 Southern 500 Miller High Life 400 Peak Performance 500 Goody's 500 Holly Forma 400 Oakwood Homes 500 AC Delco 500 Checker 500 Atlanta Journal 500 Aug 20 Aug 26 Sept 3 Sept 10 Sept 17 Sept 24 Oct 'I Oct 8 Oct 22 Nov 5 Nov 19 Michigan International Speedway Bristol international Raceway Darlington International Speedway Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Dover Downs International Speedway Martinsville Speedway North Wilkesboro Speedway Charlotte Motor Speedway North Carolina Motor Speedway Phoenix International Raceway Atlanta International Raceway DAYTONA BEACH Fla It was Rusty Wallace who expressed perhaps the most apt assessment for driver strategy in today's Busch Clash stock car race "First you pull your safety belts down just as tight as they will go" Wallace said Saturday at Daytona International Speedway The special event clash is set for a noon start (WBTV channel 3) opening a doubleheader that includes the Automobile Racing Club of America's 200-mile run "Then you hold your eyes about the size of silver dollars" The Busch Clash matching NASCAR Winston Cup Series pole winners from the previous season and a wild-card entry indeed is that type of race It covers only 50 miles 20 laps at the 25-mile track and in 10 previous runnings it has produced sizzling average winning speeds ranging from 189076 mph to 1V802 And there's a lot of money at stake The purse is $230000 including $50000 for the winner Fldnuses of $10000 go to the leader(s) on Laps 5 and 15 $15000 on Lap 10 the halfway poi nt Wallace might have to hold his eyes wider open than most in the field He drew the 12th starting position for his Pontiac in a lottery Thursday Scheduled to start in front of Min in order are Ken Schrader Ricky Rudd Darrell Waltrip Terry Labonte Geoff Bodine wild-card Rick Mast Davey Allison Alan Kulwicki Rick Wilson Mprgan Shepherd and Mark Martin Bill Elliott who broke his left wrist in a crash during practice Friday drew the 13th spot thevrolet drivers Schrader Waltrip and Bodine based on their speeds in practice and time trials for next Sunday's Daytona 500 the feature of Speed Weeks generally were rated the favorites Saturday in the speedway's garage area Schrader Waltrip and Bodine Hendrick Motorsports teammates starting bumper-to-bumper on the inside line of cars openly joked about hooking up in an aerodynamic draft and trying to put some distance on the others Almost certainly they're probably talking Other Schedules privately about it too very seriously "I'm going to start up front and just stay there" said Schrader "That's all there is to do During the race I'll see what's happening behind me Who'll go with me (draft) and who won't "I doubt there are going to be many partners out there These guys are too greedy for that" Said Waltrip: "I had the best car at both Daytona and Talladega (a sister track in Alabama) last year and didn't win a race We're going to make up for that starting in the clash The Hendrick cars are all together so the boss is proud We'll make a good run" Bodine after drawing the fifth starting position proclaimed it a portent of victory His car carries No 5 "Schrader wants me him and Darrell to line up and take off and run like that the whole race" Bodine said with a grin "I asked him 'What about all that bonus money for Laps 5 10 and He said not to worry about that I said 'To heck with that I'm coming after you and Darrell'" Bodine sincerely feels he'll win But others have high hopes too especially Rudd "Starting on the front row is good for us" said Rudd "I like having daylight in front of me" Patty Moise seeks to add to history of her own in the ARCA 200 which follows the clash Moise became the first woman to win a No 1 starting position at the track when she qualified a Buick at 195499 mph Friday Now she's given a good chance to become the speedway's first female race victor as well Busch Series Camel Grand Prix CART March Grand Prix Tokyo April 200 Phoenix Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach Calif May 500 Indianapolis June High Life 200 West Allis Wit Grand Prix Detroit Joe' 200 Portland Ore July Cleveland Grand Prix Cleveland Grand Prix East Rutherford NJ ison Indy-Toronto Toronto Aug 500 Brooklyn Mich 500 Long Pond Pa Sept Radar Warning 200 Lexington Ohio Stratton 200 Elkhart Lake Wis Spark Plug Grand Prix Nazareth Pe Oct Spark Plug 300k Monterey Calif Feb Bank 24 Daytona Beach Fla March Grand Prix Miami Fla 18-12 Hours of Sebring Sebring Fla April Atlanta Gal MMHG Ga OP of Palm Beach West Palm Beach Fla May Park Topeka Kansas Rock Park Lime Rock Conn June OP of Ohio Lexington Ohio July Continental Watkins Glen NY 500 Elkhart Lake Wis 30-0I Joe's Grand Prix Portland Ore Sept OP of San Antonio San Antonio Mercury Sonoma Cant Oct 500 Columbus Ohio OP 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