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AMMINIMMEEMEEMIIMEIP WENNENtIMMI0NIVA THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Thursday May 2 1989 kies Face Slime 4 USt It V' ust 0 Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS When not certain where it is you be going 210 mph is a hell that's what Indianapolis rookie driver Scott Pruett himself doing during his of nosedives into the of the 212-mile asphalt the speedway those last few (mph) real slow process" Pruett knew because of the that a lot of drivers were full throttle through the I couldn't bring myself for some time I couldn't bring myself for some time Judd-powered Lola and backing from one of Indy's big-time teams Budweiser-Truesport With a few weeks of practice Pruett parked himself in the middle of the sixth row by qualifying 213955 mph And yet he regards himself as another one of the guys the veterans don't want on the track when they're practicing in traffic "So much of this is new" he said Wednesday "I had to slow down in a real sense to learn to go fast Rick Mears and a few of the guys convinced me to start running the turn with half the throttle Then he took a liking to the glamor that went with being among the nation's top sports car racers and the money that went with winning the championship of a Trans-Am series a year later He liked speed so much he used $70000 his life savings to drive an Indy car in the April 1987 CART race at Long Beach Calif knowing he couldn't win and hoping to impress the people who owned the cars that could "I knew going in that winning was Out of the question and I nally all the way down "In other races you drive by the seat of your pants feel it then react to it Here like Rick says perfectly you have to anticipate trouble before it happens Here once you can feel it getting loose it's probably too late "I'm still a little uncomfortable in spots" he added "but I'm learning to to do it" Until now Pruett has had few setbacks and even fewer doubts He got hooked on racing because he liked the feel of the wind tugging his hair at age 8 zooming 6D TI IND! you're want to 1 of a spec Yet 1 500 roc found first cou corners oval at "Getti was a ri said "I speeds going ft turns In to do it 60( The Motoi No 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Ku Re Cont shows th: tops for the Wins hind Ean Charlotte meaning performa olinas Wednesd his caree: second i where he 175986 500-miler That's ord "If I won a pc here at a Wiscor the Queel in Conct track anc there is a pumped at Charlc Kulwi( Paul An( Ingle an getting th qualifyin: "We cl headers "They di and well 6D you're want to of a speed Yet 500 found first couple corners oval at "Getting was a said "I speeds going turns but to do it iurns but to do do it 600 The Motor No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 19 20 shows tops for the Winston hind Charlotte meaning performance olinas his career Wednesday's second where he 175986 500-miler That's ord "If I won a pole here at a Wisconsin the Queen in Concord track and there is a at Charlotte pumped Paul A Kulwicki Ingle and getting the qualifying "We headers "They did and well 600 The Motor No 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 shows tops for the Winston Charlotte meaning performance Wednesday's his career second where he 1 75986 500-miler That's "If I won a pole here at a Wisconsin the Queen in Concord track and there is a pumped at Charlotte Kulwicki Paul Ingle and getting the qualifying "We headers "They did and well Al Unser Jr in 1984 and '83 down consistently then three- around on a go-kart over the fami- didn't think about the money go- test ahead of the field The same He has a competitive car in the quarters seven-eighths and fi- ly's ranch in Roseville Calif ing out the window I was out to number have died trying Qualifying TONI ALIO '---it01A-A WIL ONVitilh Foorti Ye '4" i- top 20 qualifiers ers tor for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Speedway: Driver Home Car Speed Alan Kulwicki Greenfield Wis Ford 173021 -i-i 11' 1ftk IIM AA Ave 1 Mark Martin Batesville Ark Ford 172651 -''Af 01 11)V Ken Schrader Fenton Mo Chevy 172029 4 4 1 Darrell Waltrip Franklin Tenn Chevy 171537 -i''4i 3:1 0 i 0 ii: 2 0 Rick Wilson BartowH a Olds 171211 A 4 0 't Itl Rusty Wallace St Louis Mo Pontiac 171048 42 AA 4 cdk 1 0 (01 Michael Waltrip Owensboro Ky Pontiac 170962 es A 441 Harry Gant Taylorsville Olds 170778 Li ra Ricky Rudd Chesapeake Va Buick 170584 0 11 le NI 1r Brett Bodine Chemung NY Ford 170207 A 11 I I )1 i 1 tis Richard Petty Randleman Pontiac 169891 lt 11110 rA Terry Latonte Corpus Christi Tex Ford 169795 -i: Geoff Bode ine Cheung NY Ford 169689 -'t iii'i CONVENIENT 4412 asa Central Ave 5640 South Blvd Pinevill e-Matthews Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis Chevy 169619 iii4i 4 (1 Mi from Eastland) ii1111111'''' ffki SPING qv- (12 south of Tyvola) 523-7262 (Hwy 51-next to Food Lion) Bill Elliot Dawsonville Ga Ford 169609 HOP Dick Trickle Wisconsin Rapids Wis Buick 169603 i LOCATIONS 5111-6950 '1 Davey Allison Hueytown Ala Ford 169571 Sterling Marlin Columbia Tenn Olds 169364 a '11 Greg Sacks Mattituck NY Pontiac 169359 rrattett -46 i YPALDINGe Cal i Lake Speed Jackson Miss Olds 169348 al trattiltelZt 41)) ses- "etalsat4b klaxf11 MD TOP-FLI lt TE Tour I Id ID i X-OUTS X-OUTS i 1 lit4 toto 1 Kulwicki Gets il ole tr 4 A 46' 'S-Z'''''''' 'is 40 1 LO 599 S699 9 '7 -43-4--' se 4 ---e DOZ DOZ 0) to) Respect At Speedway 4 4 Ni4c 0'''''14: 04 SPAILDINe I 1 1-11 row Eon mom me IN STOCK ONLY anil mom I good enough to $1000 i 4 4 i'' r451ek 0 0 00 Continued From Page ID 7 '1 "ild' 'k i 1 000 OFF 13 P4----- TOP FLITE win the ole Xlr THE LONGEST BALLS' three runner-up finishes as )11 ') it I It handled a'703 a-A i ON THE PURCHASE OF 1989 He's fourth in ANY PAIR OF GOLF SHOES tot Cup points 105 be 70- especially well xj If 15 BALL BONUS BACK Earnhardt He's atop The in Turns I and nom OR GOLF BAG Observer Cup standings Air- 174 2 a he overall and I feel A that what won 99 I 10 00 's had the best overa 1 $0 00 COUPON EXP 53189 'X for us Our car 7P i three races on Car was sticking MINN IMMO 01111E0E dmE OEM 1110116 41 's' 1 7 tracks this season Li ft 111111t)44''I the second of 89 and tiff -1111 'II A 4 STOLEA OU 1 good down 5')' pole was the ninth of c(z7 '1! tmhsrteof thwe hotihle 3 4 LIMIT 2 411 -t: 000 '4' 114 pe 0 (514- ti 110 ev PLEASE '40- If i- -1'' 4 'iQ sg in a row at Charlotte a 11 ers were slip- tiy fti 1 4tl 9 i A set the track record at Martin Days i ir: ping and slid- 'ON: mph bef ore October 44 ing Sticking well in the corners III 144 ink' "1 l' Only a rather resectable rec- was the key mihor "I only took one lap (of a possi- ir $10P Izitu-Arzazzyl 4 Uli 11" had the choice of where I ble two) because I knew I already had done the best I could do" Taylor GLOVES or a race it would be The other top quaifiers had this Charlotte" said Kulwicki to say: madc a native who lives in Ill ih Alio 4111- -16 N4 411 Nla really happy 1'k City and bases his team doi34 0 11 11 III We might could beat Alan if they'd 'innit "They promote the CABRETTA give us another try but our focus its races real strong so METAL WOODS LEATHER has been getting the car ready for lot of prestige here I get Sunday SELEC up to give my best effort GREAT I'IONI Schrader "Our Lumina ran -di' t) i' perfect I don't know where those a NOW IN STOCK i It credited crew chief 1 Fords get the power" 1 '''''i'1Tif' 51 9 IT Andrews and crewmen Billy SHAFTS AVAILABLE 3 PLEASE 1'4' '1" i Randy Anderson for Waltrip "I probably over- drove the car I hung it all out and 1 white No 7 Ford in top ip trim hoped I'd get a lucky lap other- i TAYLITE STEEL WE WILL changed engines gears and wise we didn't have a chance of TAYLITE GRAPHITE -44 4 this morning" he said beating Kulwicki" DYNAMIC GOLD STEEL CLOSE AT 500 A II gide a lot of work real fast There Kulwicki is getting 't TOUR GOLD GRAPHITE 7 Ohig I1 rtItH IZ Jif MENS LADIES MEMORIAL DAY ior le RH LH ON We finally got the car respect already TOUR SILVER TITANIUM MAY 29th Z- 7 II A 7 ---1l------ 44 4 4 il 41' NO( USED SETS USED GOLF MY WAY I 1 i 1 I 4- 4 iitAil 7 47" 1" 4 :14 'L' rft A r---msA4- A DtSCOUNIT MUFFLERS i 11 I ekkIS I I VIDEO 1 NALHICAN AND FOREIGN CAR SPECIALISTS i IV0 I C1 I 1 3 WOODS INDIVIDUAL I 4 Qualifying top 20 qualifiers for for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Speedway: Driver Home Car Speed Alan Kulwicki Greenfield Wis Ford 173021 Mark Martin Batesville Ark Ford 172651 Ken Schrader Fenton Mo Chevy 172029 Darrell Waltrip Franklin Tenn Chevy 171537 Rick Wilson Bartow Fla Olds 171211 Rusty Wallace St Louis Mo Pontiac 171048 Michael Waltrip Owensboro Ky Pontiac 170962 Harry Gant Taylorsville Olds 170778 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake Va Buick 170584 Brett Bodine Chemung NY Ford 170207 Richard Petty Randleman Pontiac 169891 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi Tex Ford 169795 Geoff Bodine Chemung NY Ford 169689 Dale Earnhardt Kannapclis Chevy 169619 Bill Elliot Dawsonville Ga Ford 169609 Dick Trickle Wisconsin Rapids Wis Buick 169603 Davey Allison Hueytown Ala Ford 169571 Sterling Marlin Columbia Tenn Olds 169364 Greg Sacks Mattituck NY Pontiac 169359 Lake Speed Jackson Miss Olds 169348 Kulwicki Gets ''ole Respect At Speedway Continued From Page ID three runner-up finishes as 1989 He's fourth in Cup points 105 behind Earnhardt He's atop The Observer Cup standings he's had the best overall in three races on Carolinas tracks this season pole was the ninth of the second of '89 and in a row at Charlotte set the track record at mph before October's a rather respectable record had the choice of where I or a race it would be Charlotte" said Kulwicki native who lives in City and bases his team "They promote the its races real strong so lot of prestige here I get up to give my best effort credited crew chief Andrews and crewmen Billy Randy Anderson for white No 7 Ford in top trim changed engines gears and this morning" he said a lot of work real fast We finally got the car agn "MI4 LIZSCOUNT MUFFLERS no-kk AMEHICAN AND FOREIGN CAH SPECIALISIS Al Unser Jr in 1984 and '83 He has a competitive car in the good enough to iq4 1' win the pole "It handled especially well C441 in Turns I and ti i 2 and I feel A that's what won A vr for us Our car i was sticking 44'7 4t good down li there while most of the oth- ers were slip- Martin ping and sliding Sticking well in the corners was the key "I only took one lap (of a possible two) because I knew I already had done the best I could do" The other top qualifiers had this to say: Martin "I'm really happy We might could beat Alan if they'd give us another try but our focus has been getting the car ready for Sunday" Schrader "Our Lumina ran perfect I don't know where those Fords get the power" Waltrip "I probably overdrove the car I hung it all out and hoped I'd get a lucky lap otherwise we didn't have a chance of beating Kulwicki" There Kulwicki is getting respect already down consistently then three-quarters seven-eighths and ft CONVENIENT SHOPPING LOCATIONS SIM ommoreenone 3 Days Only METAL WOODS GREAT SELECTION NOW IN STOCK SHAFTS AVAILABLE TAYLITE STEEL TAYLITE GRAPHITE DYNAMIC GOLD STEEL TOUR GOLD GRAPHITE TOUR SILVER TITANIUM MENS LADIES RH LH around on a go-kart over the family's ranch in Roseville Calif 4412 Central Ave (1 Mi from Eastland) 536-9021 VIMAr SPALDING 0 ofoos TOP-FLITE yL THE LONGEST BALLS'A 15 BALL BONUS BACK A LIMIT 2 PLEASE ZIEIATZDIP1 GLOVES CABRETTA LEATHER WE WILL CLOSE AT 5:00 ON MEMORIAL DAY MAY 29th didn't think about the money going out the window 1 was out to $1000 IN STOCK $1000 ON THE PURCHASE OF ANY PAIR OF GOLF SHOES OR GOLF BAG $ia 00 COUPON EXP 53189 $1000 USED SETS 3 WOODS test ahead of the field The same number have died trying 8500 Pineville-Matthews (Hwy 51-next to Food Lion) SPALDiNG TOP-RITE X-OUTS $699 DOZ ONLY $1000 OFF ritimm USED INDIVIDUAL "Your head knows you can do it even the car sort of knows it You go into the turns deep come off the throttle and the whole attitude of the car changes" he continued "But getting your heart and soul into it is another matter I got so stuck in that neighborhood (around 210 mph) that I began thinking maybe I'd better forget driving Indy cars on ovals" Pruett 29 an accomplished driver on two other circuits is perhaps the most heralded newcomer since Michael Andretti and turn some heads I ran strong kept my nose clean" Pruett said "and I'm convinced that's the reason I'm here today" Steve Home an owner and team manager remembered enough about Pruett that he was willing to give him the ride when two-time Indy champion Bobby Rahal left after last season In 72 previous races six rookies (the first being inaugural winner Ray Harroun in 1911 the last Graham Hill in 1966) have completed Indy's grueling 500-mile pa vs nW OR 8 IRONS CLUBS 3PRING SPECIALS at 6499 (-) OFFERS AVAILABLE AT REG s8500 1 0 1 1 PARTICIPATING DEALERS I ALL OTHER VIDEOS 15 OFF 1 I 25 OFF 50 it OFF I IA CHAni-OrrTE tD11 Inrinnortrinntna 64 rvool AR 10 SPRING SPECIALS -I Orden OF I I U1-1- or or I '41 U1-1- I mho 95 1 i 1231 Independence I 1 OFFERS 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