The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 39

SPORTS Wffit nraduy May it (I IIUH) KANSAS CITY Drivers endorse Kansas racetrack viil anil will most closely resemble las Vegas Motor Speedway which Wallace Schrader say it good for Midwest Wallace said have always said that the central part of the United States has had a void in it (when it comes to Winston Cup racing) Kansas International Speedway will fill the void There will be grandstand seating for 75 (XX) in ils initial construction phase and 32 suites and corporate seating for 8000 1 0000 more fans Plans for additional construction phases would raise grandstand seating to 150000 Driver Ken Schrader also grew up in St Louis Schrader still spends part of whatever time off he has from Winston Cup racing the short tracks of the Midwest Midwest has always been strong for racing with good weekend shows" he said used to come up here and race Lakeside Riverside There is a lot of good racing around Schrader too said time for a ever construction delays have made that very questionable France said: is a little more realistic but we haven't totally given up on (2000) yet" He also said no determination has been made on what time of year the Winston Cup race will be held Spring brings rain summer brings heat Neither is particularly desirable when it comes to racing is he said Wallace was raised in St Louis I le spent a large amount of his formative racing years competing at small Midwest short-tracks such as 1-70 Speedway and Lakeside Speedway He has competed at storied tracks such as Daytona Talladega and Charlotte I glad the heartland of the country will finally feature a track for the type of Winston Cup racing fans at other superspeedways now enjoy track has been needed ly" France said to accommodate open-wheel cars at some point That probably means less banking to keep speeds down to safe level The 15-mile distance has become popular among those building tracks in the because it allows high speeds and gives spectators good views of the entire track Drivers like the distance too Bobby Labonte said TUesday that the 15-milcrs my style not too big not too small You can get 150000 to 200000 people and accommodate that size The date that Kansas International Speedway will accommodate any type of crowd remains undetermined The original plan was for the facility to open next year How- Hy MM PEDLEY The Kail City Star NASCAR president Bill France Jr said tliat when Kansas International Speedway is finished it will be a world class racing facility Driver Rusty Wallace said it will be long overdue Both expressed their views in a ceremony held Tuesday very near what will be turn four when the new NASCAR speedway opens France chairman and chief executive officer of International Speedway Corporation which owns Kansas International Speedway said the track itself will be a 1 5-mile trio- I III 1 1 BUlCIIIHThe Kansas lllv St nr NAS(AH drivers Rusty Wallace (left) and Ken Schrader were kepi busy signing autographs Tuesday at a construction celebration held by Kansas Speedway Corporation at the site of Kansas International Speedway- To reach Hm Peel ley assistant sports editor for the The Star call 234-4860 or send e-mail to jpedleykcstarcom national caliber Winston Cup truck to be opened for Midwestern race fans Especially the type being built in Wyandotte County Blades' Lalime falls short in MVP vote finals The feat lias occurred onlv twice in the NI 1L Orlando faced an other comeback scenario in the Turner up finals I louston had tak en a one-game lead in the series entering game two lhesday night Three former Blades still are at work in the Stanley Cup playoffs Dean Sylvester who led Kansas (Tty in the 1997-98 season with 33 goals has played in four postseason games for Buffalo Colorado has two former Blades: right winger Jeff Mgers and defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh who were not allowed to vote for their own players Runner-up went to Chicago forward Steve Maltais Lalime and Blades center Jason Cirone received votes Wiseman led the IHL with 109 points including 88 assists and reg istered a plus-28 Wiseman had a team-record 35 multipoint games Orlando made II II history The Solar Bears became the first team in league history to rally from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series when they beat Detroit 5-4 in two overtimes in the Eastern Conference and not that much different of a club Take Patrick away from us and a big It looked as if history favored Lalime who led the league in games wins minutes and saves Ialime overall was 39-20-4 with a 301 goals-against average and 900 save percentage The last three goal-tenders who topped the league in the four categories that Lalime led Frederic Chabot Stephane Beauregard and Tommy Salo were selected MVP The MVP was chosen by the 16 head coaches By HOWARD RICHMAN The Kansas City Star Somebody is very unhappy that Blades goaltender Patrick Lalime receive the James Gatschene Memorial TFophy presented to the most valuable player in the International Hockey League think he got Blades general manager Doug Soetaert said Tuesday when he heard that Houston center Brian Wiseman got the honor instead of Lalime (Wiseman) away from Houston michelin goooyear UNIROYAL BFGoodrich (ontinenlal The Associated Press Buffalo goaUe Dwayne Roloson (center) and center Michael Peca keep Toronto center Steve Sullivan from scoring in the first period of the Maple 6-3 win in Toronto Joseph stars in goal as Leafs even series Tuesday's Stanley Cup playoffs At Toronto 6 Buffalo 3 (Series tied 1-1) Maple Leafs goalie Curtis Joseph is difference as Sabres' Dominik Hasek sits out again Summary 0-8 0 lead with goals 18 seconds apart on Dwayne Roloson replacement Mario Lemieux said Tuesday night that he has a new plan to rescue the financially troubled Pittsburgh Penguins Lemieux said he will file a revised plan before Friday to reorganize the team and accept a bigger ownership stake and less cash for what he is owed vooofto wbanglebajs 74 D20565B15 p2256QF'1 I A I The Associated Press It take 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