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2B THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Monday September 28 1992 MOTORSPORTS Rain postpones Martinsville IN BRIEF Jimenez overtakes Faido race Herbert wins in IHRA Otis peer News Services Miguel Angel Jimenez won a battle with Nick Fa when the world's top-ranked golfer collapsed down the stretch of the Belgian Piaget Open in Knokke Belgium on Sunday giving the Spaniard his first European PGA Tour victory Jimenez who broke the Royal Zoute course record with 64 Saturday played squeaky-clean golf on the final day finishing at two-under-par 69 for a four-day total of 10-under 274 Faldo was leading by three strokes with 10 holes to play but finished tied for fifth Chen Tze-chung of Taiwan parred the third hole of a playoff against Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki of Japan and won the Gene Sarazen Jun Classic golf tournament in Shioyamachi Japan SPORTS Today's best After a day of rain the NASCAR Winston Cup Series hopes to get its race in today in Martnsville Va Kyle Petty will start on the pole for the 10 am race which will be carried on ESPN Today's television Motorsports NASCAR Winston Cup Goody's 500 (ESPN) 10 am Major League Baseball Pittsburgh at Chicago (WON) 2 pm College Football Virginia Coaches Show (SS) 5 pm College Football Kentucky Coaches Show (SS) 5:30 pm College Football Florida Coaches Show (SS) 6 pm College Football NC State Coaches Show (SS) 6:30 pm College Football Louisiana State Coaches Show (SS) 7 pm College Football Georgia Tech Coaches Show (SS) 7:30 pm Major League Baseball Chicago at Minnesota (WGN) 8 pm College Football Mississippi Coaches Show (SS) 8 pm College Football Georgia Coaches Show (SS) 8:30 pm College Football South Carolina Coaches Show (SS) 9 pm 'NFL Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City r3D (ABC) 9 pm Motorsports Formula One Grand Prix of Portugal (ESPN taped) 9 pm College Football Auburn Coaches Show (SS) 9:30 pm College Football North Carolina Coaches Show (SS) 10 pm College Football Alabama Coaches Show (SS) 10:30 pm College Football Arizona State at Nebraska (SS taped) 11 pm Radio highlights Motorsports NASCAR Winston Cup Goodys 500 WSOC-FM (1037 Charlotte) WHKY-AM (1290 Hickory) WJRI-AM (1340 Lenoir) WRHI-AM (1340 Rock Hill) WFMX-FM (1057 Statesville) 10 am Miscellaneous Sports Talk WRHM-FM (107 Rock Hill) 6:05 pm Miscellaneous Sports Huddle WBT-AM (1110 Charlotte) 7 pm NFL Los Angeles Raiders at Kansas City WAQS-AM (610 Charlotte) WCSL-AM (1590 Cherryville) WGNC-AM (1450 Gastonia) WRHM-FM (107 Rock Hill) WOHS-AM (730 Shelby) 9 pm Colleges today Volleyball: Queens at USC-Spartanburg 7 pm High schools today Soccer: Olympic at Mecklenburg 7 pm Hunter Huss at Providence 7 pm: Mecklenburg at Ashbrook 7 pm: Harding at Crest 7 pm Independence at Garinger 7 pm Charlotte at Gaston 7 pm Mecklenburg at Myers Park 7 pm Mecklenburg at Iredell 7 pm Volleyball: Charlotte Christian at Gaston Day 5:30 pm Telephone numbers Observer Sports (704) 358-5125 Gary Schwab executive sports editor (704) 358-5120 David Scott deputy sports editor (704) 358-5118 remember Sunday the Briton winning the Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril Portugal to set a single-season record with nine victories Mansell who is leaving Formula One at the end of this season to join the Indy Car series in the United States started on the pole and led throughout in his Williams-Renault breaking the record of eight victories he shared with Ayrton Senna of Brazil Senna won eight races in 1988 The win was the 30th of Mansell's career third behind three-time world champions Alain Prost of France who has 44 and Senna who has 33 Earlier Williams-Renault announced that Prost who has not driven this year will return to racing next year to drive for Williams-Renault Austrian Roland Ratzenberger won the ninth leg of the All Japan F-3000 series championship in Suzuka Japan beating Andrew Scott of Britain by 8428 seconds for his first triumph in the series Fighting an all-day rain defending champion Robbie Crouch won the American-Canadian Tour's 21st Fall Foliage 300 in Plattsburgh NY He passed Randy MacDonald with 13 laps left on the Airborne International Raceway for the win his second of the season and seventh in the 21-year history of the race Late Saturday Mount Aity's Frank Fleming started on the outside pole and led throughout in winning the 100-lap modified race at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro late Saturday Fleming fought off runner-up and pole-sitter Jay Hedgecock for the win Stephen Grimes led the 50-lap Late Model Stock race from the pole holding off Greg Marlowe The 30-lap Limited Stock race went to Pete Stewart who won for the 12th time this season beating Jeff McLaurin Other winners were Jimmy Hurley in the 20-lap Pure Stock Mark Richardson in the I 5-lap Baby Grand Stock and Tim Hill in the 15-lap Bud Truck Dennis Setzer won the 50-lap main event at Hickory Motor Speedway holding off Scott Kilby Paul Davis and Dwight Houser won I 5-lap events Two races were rained out Jerry Smith won the Super Pro drag race at Rockingham Dragway beating Rusty Greer in the final round Bill Merritt won the Modified title Jeffrey Childers took the TrophyStreet class and Terry Chavis won in motorcycle class The Associated Press contributed to this Sy TOM HIGGINS Staff Writer MARTINSVILLE Va A soft but steady rain forced postponement Sunday of the Goody's 500 at Martinsville Speedway The NASCAR Winston Cup Series race was rescheduled for today at 10 am (ESPN) NASCAR officials called the 24th of the season's 29 races at 3:30 pm when it became evident that the weather wouldn't break in time to complete 500 laps or 266 miles on the 526-mile track The last Winston Cup race rained out at Martinsville was the Old Dominion 500 in September of 1970 It was rescheduled for Oct 18 and won by Richard Petty An omen? Thousands of fans hope so The most famous and most popular driver in stock car racing history is starting for the last time at Martinsville where he posted 15 of his record 200 victories Fans are rooting for King Richard to win at least one more time before retiring as a driver at the end of this season Petty 55 has the 15th starting position in the 31- car field after qualifying his Pontiac at 90236 mph Friday "Our car is running really good and I feel pretty positive about it" Petty said "Through all the years we've had some good runs here and we just might be on the verge of another one "If we can keep the car going as good as it was in practice I think we'll be in good shape" Petty's son Kyle 32 has the pole in a Grand Prix in which he was timed at 92497 mph NASCAR impounded the cars under tarpaulins on pit road and the lineup is to remain the same Herbert wins at Darlington Doug Herbert of Uncoil-1ton won the 22nd US Open Nationals of the International Hot Rod Association at Darlington SC with a time of 5262 seconds at 27632 mph Herbert 28 beat John Carey of Dover Del in a Top Fuel final which was delayed an hour by rain Other winners were Billy Huff of Shepherdsville Ky Scotty Cannon of Lyman SC and Scott Weney of Parkersford Pa They won the Pro Stock Pro Modified and Pro Alcohol Huff and Cannon also clinched IHRA titles Mansell takes Portugal race World champion Nigel Mansell continued to make his farewell to Formula One racing a tour to bring The Entire Family To The best Seat At The Track CAROLINAS 49ers rally for tie against Gamecocks II a a 0 a cl a a 0 c' 10E' 0 0 0 I 0 II a Duo 000Do a3 no soo 1:1 Di 'OD I 0 0 nsitaa00 Oarlotte Observer (the (tharlotte Observer isologoi Digo on ono 0000000130 ALSO Bo Jackson whose career in baseball and football has been put cn hold due to injuries is dabbling in another profession: acting Jackson 29 plays a security guard in an upcoming episode of the public television series for children "Ghostwriter" According to Jackson who has targeted next season for his return to the Chicago White Sox even his kids Garrett 6 Nicholas 4 and Morgan 2 act funny when they see him on television "Actually they don't see me as Daddy" Jackson told People magazine "They say 'Mom there's Bo Atlanta Hawks star Dominique Wilkins and his bride Nicole Berry brought laughs to a crowd of about 150 people when each hesitated before saying "I do" at their wedding ceremony this weekend "Uh well I do" Wilkins said after a slight pause Saturday night during the ceremony in an Atlanta hotel The reception was attended by 600 people including heavyweight champion Evan-der Holylield and several of Wilkins' teammates on the Hawks but the superstar for-ward's familial representation came up a bit on the short side Wilkins' four sisters skipped the affair in protest of the union and his mother Gertrude Baker barely made it sweeping down the aisle at the last minute after also threatening not to show up Berry 22 is a student at Georgia State Senor Tomas a 25-to-I long shot in a crowded field of 14 took the lead at the top of the stretch and went on to a neck victory over Count The Time in the $750000 Grade I Super Derby in Bossier City La Arizona State pitching coach Walter Kilgo who was arrested two weeks ago on theft charges has resigned Australian Phil Anderson won the five-day Tour of Ireland bicycle race even though the final stage from Naas to Dublin went to Dutchman Louis De Koning David Tsebe of South Africa racing for the first time in Europe won the Berlin Marathon in two hours eight minutes seven seconds the fastest marathon in the world this year Uta Pippig of Germany won the women's race in 2:3022 Takashi Kondo of Japan won the Portland Marathon in an unofficial time of 2:20:01 Janet Kelly of England was the top women's finisher crossing the line in an unofficial time of 2:51:03 a Chad Ashton's penalty kick in the first half gave the Colorado Foxes a 1-0 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday in the American Professional Soccer League title game 4 A L) Orti3A RI DOCIDOODOODOODDOOD PPEPPWrPoDuclaDoPrPonolVen'n pukipLiautallE1130013ria a Marcus Cross scored the winning for High Point (6-2-1 3-0) Belmont Abbey falls to 6-1-1 and 2-1 in the Carolinas Conference The Clemson-NC State soccer game was postponed The Duke women's soccer team outlasted Cincinnati 2-1 Meegan McMullin and Dena Paris scored for Duke (6-2) In other women's soccer Queens and visiting Coker played to a I -1 tie Tina Conley scored for Coker (4-1-1) and Melissa Tunstall scored for Queens (2-3-1) Wingate (1-5 1-3) shut out Mars Hill 3-0 behind two goals by Kelley Connolly Mars Hill drops to 1-3 and 0-2 in the South Atlantic Conference Duke's Julie Elam became the first two-time champion of the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Association Clay Court Championships when she defeated teammate Susan Sommerville in Sunday's tennis final 2-6 6-1 6-0 in Richmond Exum of Jacksonville Fla also won the championship in 1990 In the doubles final North Carolina's Cinda Gurney and Alisha Portnoy defeated Wake Forest's Liz Barker and Dana Evans 6-2 3-6 6-2 to win the championship Tennis The Charlotte Crown Tennis Classic will be held Oct 9 to 11 for players with National Tennis Ratings Program ratings of 30- 50 at the Renaissance Tennis Center To register call (704) 523-2862 Observer Staff and News Services UNCC and No 5-ranked South Carolina battled to a 2-2 double-overtime soccer tie Sunday in Columbia Midfielder Rob Smith gave South Carolina an early 1-0 lead UNCC (5-1-1) evened the score at the end of the first half on a header by forward Dionde Harris The Gamecocks (4-0-3) jumped in front 2-1 on a goal by Chris Crosby The lead was short-lived for the Gamecocks as UNCC's Chan Roush tied the game on a penalty kick Both teams missed on close-range scoring chances in the final two minutes of the match Undefeated and No 1- ranked Virginia parlayed a hat trick from AJ Wood into a 6-3 win at North Carolina North Carolina (3-4-2 0-1-1) jumped on top on a goal by Todd Haskins before Virginia (8-0 3-0) scored the final three goals of the first half two by Wood and another by Mike Huwiler Kerry Zavagnin scored for the Tar Heels to close the gap to 3-2 before Wood added his third goal Forward Chris Yankee scored two goals to lead No 3 Duke (5-0-2 1-0-1) past host Maryland 3-1 in soccer Maryland is 1-6 and 0-3 in the ACC Connecticut (2-4-2) and visiting Wake Forest played to a 1-1 double-overtime soccer tie Robbie Dixon scored for Wake Forest (4-3-1) Visiting Belmont Abbey suffered its first loss of the season falling to High Point 1-0 1 74 nr7 1 0 1 vre- i pri- 0 tx -z: 4 I -d oLli" 1 top elr 4 7 01 44: '3! 4 i Iiiiii Ilz7v 1 -i- --4t4 iE dilliDalL it011il Una CHARLOTTE MOTOR 'MAI LW spEEDwAy All Pro Parts 300 Saturday Oct 10 COLLEGES Clemson speaks awaits decision The Charlotte Observer the only daily newspaper that sends a writer to all 29 Winston Cup races invites you and your family to watch the All Pro Parts 300 from the best seat at the track The Charlotte Observer Family Grandstand See NASCAR's best drivers go bumper to bumper You'll sit above Turn One where the action is always fast and furious At advance ticket prices adults 615 (race day $20) children 6-15 $5 (race day: $10) you can afford to bring the entire family! Call 704455-3200 today to order tickets Remember to specify Charlotte Observer Family Grandstand No alcoholic beverages are allowed in The Charlotte Observer Family Grandstand which features its own entranceexit Gate 9 located in Turn One next to the condominiums All adults must be accompanied by children live day WSSIC coverage on: FM103 Associated Press KANSAS CITY Mo Clemson officials emerged from a seven-hour meeting with the NCAA infractions committee Sunday expressing relief that a lengthy investigation into their basketball program has ended Clemson faced several allegations including lack of institutional control in the academic certification of a basketball player Wayne Buckingham who was accused of lying to investigators "They encouraged us to wait until we get the final report' Clemson President Max Lennon said after the meeting "We had a thorough discussion" BJ Skelton the secretary-treasurer of the NCAA who last week withdrew his candidacy for NCAA president also appeared before the committee Skelton the dean of admissions at Clemson refused to comment But a lawyer for Buckingham appeared with the athlete and expressed his sails faction with the way he was received "We're well pleased with the infractions committee" Paul Bowie said "And I feel good about it Of course we will have to wait until the committee issues its official decision But Wayne and I both are encouraged and feel good about it" The infractions committee normally takes four to six weeks to announce a decision in such cases The NCAA has also charged that former assistant coach Len Gordy provided first-class transportation for recruit Marsalls Basey provided souvenirs to Basey and another recruit and promised transportation to games for Basey's relatives Appearing before the five-person committee were Skelton compliance officer Paul Aaron vice president for student affairs Nick Lomax athletic director Bobby Robinson basketball coach Cliff Ellis Lennon and Gordy ahe Charlotte Observer Putting People In Touch -1.