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THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Friday July 17 1992 21 ESEHSSEE Chevy finding good groove again I MM IHJg UIATJJ I ANYTIME TEMPERATURE REACHES OR ABOVE! I (Offer Include Cart Green Fee) I I Pawtucket Pawtuckett 1 NASCAR today- Jl Goll Road Charlotte NC 28214 Call 704-394-5890 tl'Z Far To Tim Coupon Offer Expire 7 54 92 Event: Miller 500 Race No 10 (of 29) for NASCAR Winston Cup Series Sunday noon Where: Pocono Raceway Long Pond Pa Distance: 500 miles or 200 laps on 25-mile triangular track Companion event: ARCA 150 for Automobile Racing Club of America cars Saturday 1 pm Remainder of Winston Cup schedule: 10:30 am practice 3 pm qualifying for positions 1-20 8 am practice 10:30 am qualifying for positions 21-40 Winston Cup track records: 162499 mph Ken Schrader Chevrolet June 1992 500-mlle 142540 mph Darrell Waltrlp Chevrolet July 1978 ARCA track records: 156975 mph Bob Kese-lowskl Chrysler June 1991 150-mile 124024 mph Jimmy Horton Pontiac July 1990 1991 Winners: Rusty Wallace Pontiac Bob Keselowski Chrysler Purses: $679731 $90135 June winners: Champion A-lan Kulwicki Ford ARCA Ben Hess Chevrolet Radio: Winston Cup first-round qualifying WFMX Statesville 1057 FM 500 Motor Racing Network affiliates TV: 500 and 150 ESPN Ticket information: 1-800-722-3929 ns Honda 5000b Watt Electric Start Generator 5000 watts minimum output! Fast easy 12 electric start OHV 1 1 HP eniane417 Amp 120V 208 Amps 240C 56 hours of running time on a 45 gallon tank Item 1650 By TOM HIGGINS Staff Writer LONG POND Pa The Chevy teams and others fielding General Motors cars on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series tour have shown in the past six races they might have caught up with Ford foes winning four times The concern for the Chevy con-tingent is whether or not the comeback has begun too late to preserve one of stock car most impressive streaks nine straight season-long triumphs in the chase for the Championship Going into the Miller 500 scheduled Sunday at Pocono Raceway where qualifying begins today Ford has a commanding 116-85 lead over Chevy Olds trails with 7 1 points and Pontiac has 58 The Championship points are determined on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis with a make of car taking only the top points it wins No make can earn more than nine points per race the second-highest finishing make gets six Paced by Davey Allison and Bill Elliott the Thunderbird troupe built its big advantage by sweeping the first nine races before Dale Earnhardt broke through for Chevy in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May Since then Harry Gant has won in an Olds and Ernie Irvan has sandwiched wins in a Chevy around victories by Ford's Allison and Alan Kulwicki who won in Pocono five weeks ago been thinking the Chevys have been back for quite a while" Honda 35 HP Water Pump Easy-stail Honda commercial Engine 158 gallons per minute discharge and suction ports Centrifugal self-priming WB20TDRA nEEnEm Equipments N3thin easier Honda 1000 Watt Generator Quiet and reliable 115V generator with Oil Alert system Simultaneous ACDC Runs 38 hours on 1 tankful of fuel Item1672 in the same position Ford was last year at this time" said Irvan "And the Ford guys almost came back and beat us for the title" At this stage in 1991 Chevy led Ford 112-86 Ford closed strong and the final margin was three It was even closer in 1990 when Chevy and Ford finished the season with 194 points Chevy got the title on the most victories tie breaker 13-11 Coming so close has made claiming the championship almost an obsession for motor-sports hierarchy led by Michael Kranefuss Lee Morse and chief field engineer Preston Miller In Detroit taking the title is as important to executives as winning the Winston Cup championship is to the teams cludes the commissioner from deciding issues governed by the National League Constitution Under it realignment must be approved by nine of the 12 clubs including all teams involved in divisional switches On March 4 10 clubs voted in favor but the Cubs used their veto The New York Mets also voted no But Vincent responding to several club request reviewed the issue and said he has overriding powers also spelled out in the agreement Newcomb said the Cubs had cited one case in the 71 -year history of the office in which a club has successfully challenged any aspect of a decision Vincent responds to suit Charlotte Matthews 527-0337 847-1033 3700 South Boulevard 1 1 328 Independence Blvd Store Hours: M-F 6 to 7 Sat 8 to 5 Sun 12 to 5 For optimum performance and safety please read the owner's manual before operating your Honda Power Equipment American Honda Motor Co Inc Selection varies by store Prices good thru 72192 Irvan said after winning the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4 all started at Martinsville Speedway (the Hanes 500 in Virginia on April 26) when Darrell (Waltrip) got the pole and myself and Dale ran real well until we broke axles Then we went to Talladega for the Winston 500 and I got the pole and ran fifth Chevys are back and I think back to But with the Thunderbirds still flying the Ford teams certainly grown weaker can the Chevy drivers and their crews make up 31 points in the remaining 14 races? Irvan said he discussed that before the Pepsi 400 with Herb Fishel head of Motorsports Technology Group which oversees the Chevy Olds and Pontiac racing programs in NASCAR reminded me that tising revenue if games are later "Until the National League adopts a scheduling format to reflect its planned expansion any claimed injuries to the plaintiff are at best highly speculative" Newcomb wrote He noted at least four scheduling formats have been proposed and said the Cubs might end up playing more games against their East Division rivals than against West teams is by no means certain that realignment will force more late-night added Newcomb noting the Cubs control their home games Newcomb said fears about harm to its traditional rivalries were Cubs have been in the National League since he wrote rivalries have come and gone during that Cubs attorney Geoffrey Anderson said by telephone Thursday the team would have no comment on response other than a reply to be filed in court Monday Newcomb said Vincent acted within the broad powers when he ordered the Cubs and the St Louis Cardinals to move to the West Division in 1993 while sending the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves to the East The Cubs have contended the Major League Agreement pre LUMBER Pricos Good Through 7-19-92 rz nr (839-33-99) Ranger Package With Swings and Treated Lumber Include: lumber hardware a Instruction (839-32-99) Mountaineer Package With Treated Lumber 18999 Includes: lumber hardware end instructions Garage Packages with T1-11 Exterior Wobd Siding 103909 (832-40-99 174900 (830-30-99) Treated Deck Package 339a00 With foists end decking Materiel for steps benches and railing sold separately (837-21 -99V- 8' 8' Truss Bam Package 29900 I With prebuilt trust frames 20 year fiberglass shingles plywood flooring and 5 T1-11 exterior wood siding 10 x1 Bam (837-24-99) 52900 1 Bam (837-47-99) (837-12-99) 82900 Appearance may vary from barn shown 716 4 roof shoaling 58 4 8 CDX plywood floor Hardware and nails per plan Door material per plan LUMBER IL STORE HOURS -Weekdays: TIM te 8PM Saturday: 8IM to 5PM Sunday 10AM to 5PM Dilivcry available at reasonable ratos P1HEVILLE Route 521 Pineville Rd Ph 889-7611 MATTHEWS 1 at SI Ph 84T-8894 ti Associated Press CHICAGO The baseball power would be undermined if a federal judge halted the Chicago move to the National League West his attorneys said Thursday In a 15-page response to the July 7 lawsuit challenging the move attorneys for commissioner Fay Vincent opposed the club's request that US District Judge Suzanne Conlon prevent the move unprecedented decision enjoining the exercise of those powers could well undercut the future effectiveness of the office to the great detriment of baseball" wrote Jonathan Newcomb an attorney for Vincent Newcomb disputed the argument they would suffer irreparable harm if moved west The team says the move would force them to play more West Coast games that would be broadcast late in Chicago Tribune Co which owns the Cubs also own superstation WGN-TV and the flagship radio station WGN-AM Both carry Cubs games and could lose adver- Team USA gets in tune for Olympics Observer News Services PISCATAWAY NJ The US Olympic basketball team wants a couple more tune-ups like this one That way they have to face any Olympic games that finish like this one Clarissa Davis scored 21 points including five in the final two minutes to spark the US Olympic team to a 1 1 0-1 05 overtime victory against the Central Jersey AAU boys team at Rutgers on Wednesday night US coach Theresa Grentz was impressed by the squad made up of high school players 1 could 1 would take this AAU team with us to France and practice every day against them before we start Olympic said Grentz whose team leaves Saturday for Montpellier France after two days of practice at Rutgers was a great situation and a great game for us tonight They are very organized and very composed" Davis echoed her thoughts adding was the best scrimmage we had We had 10 people on the whole team who contributed and something really positive for us going to France these guys really helped us They executed well on offense and just run and shoot layups and jumpers We were really challenged to play defense from beginning to With opening ceremonies in Barcelona Spain on July 25 and the opening game July 30 against Czechoslovakia Davis is ready to begin "We're ready to start playing" Davis said "When you play a game like this you better start going at Includes 3-rounds of golf Choice of Legacy and other Pinehurst area courses Get 3 days and 2 nights lodging For more information or reservations call: 1-800-344-8825 QUALITY PRODUCTS? 1.