The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 37

i I SPORTS W4dnrdayJuly2n1090 i THE KANSAS CITY STAB D'5 Brdtparade The parade WW set up at 8:30 am Saturday on 1 -Cherry Rockhill and iVoiksr All participants are to be at the set-up area by The remainder of the route wM be dosed as the parade begins at 10 The route wHi run -west on Volker and Country turn north on Club Brookside At 47th Plaza Street the parade turns west then turns north onto Nichols Parkway Walking entries wUl empty Into Mill Creek Park and vehicles wlH disperse at 43rd Street The parade should conclude about keting department so it wo uld be nice to run into Mayer said that about 1500 tickets have been sold for Ridaynlit Itk all sots of people like someone who wouklirt typically go to a black-tie event to companies that have bought a whole tabl Mayer said The weekend festivities will be capped by a parade along Brush Creek that begins at 10 un Saturday The parade starts near the Kauffman Foundation at Rockhill Road and Volker Boulevard and concludes with a celebration at Mill Creek Park on the Plaza Brett and a selection of other sports figures and celebrities wUl be on hand George BiettilaUol Fame Celchrn- Son laid that more than 6100 tick- eti already have been told for Thursday night The $75 ticket! are old out but $15 $25 $50 tickets re-mala Friday night gets a Utde bit more expensive but for some Cuts such as Vic Sabatino and his amily dinner with Tommy Xasorda Bob Costas and Whit ey I Icrzog Is priceless A black-tie roast will be held Friday at Kauffman Stadium and tickets are $250 per persoa Cocktails are at 6 pm and dinner is at 730 ESPN's Chris Berman will be the emcee and roasters include Costas Herzog Lany King Lasorda Rush 1a es to AUTO RACING NOTEBOOK It's contributed to a feeling around the Elliott operation that things are turning around last year was a bit of a struggle from the standpoint of not running well and things not going Elliott said1 things have done a total 180-degreetura lie was running with the leaders Sunday at the Pennsylvania 500 when he was taken out in an accident Elliott was forced to change crew chiefs a couple of months into the season when Joe Garone By HEATHER A DINICH 7' Thu (mil City Stir If George Brett' induction 1 over but ibr Kansas City the celebrations havfcjust begun 1 Festivities begin at 7 pml Thurs- dm with an All-Star salute tinder theaters at Starlight Theatre Membra of the 1985 Mtrid Seda diam-piofowiU be reunited Lpcal comedian David Naster-broadcaster Roy Firestone country music singer Mark Wills and country band Sawyer Brownalso will be present The events are sponsored byThe McKellar Group Inc Stacy Mayer communications specialist for the Winston Clip driver struggled lately but desire still there Things seemed to come so easily for pill Elliott at one time in his dri- vine career money fans and especially victories -) Bbt that was then Now little coipcs easily for Elliott Money? McDonald's his sponsor of the knt several yean announced earlier this year that it will be 'duihping Elliott after the 2000 season Victories? Jbare have been none since 1994 Fans? VM they remain Something else remains and that's the desire' to drive aWinston Cup car and win races Even though Elliott finished 19 in 18th place in the Winston Cup standings second worst in the 16 years he has raced the series foil time there Is no shortage of optimism 1 That optimism surged two weeks ago when Elliott and his team placed sixth at the Jiffy Lube 300 at New Hampshire International SpCCuW8K It was his best finish in almost two years boosted team morale Elliott said what we needed and will buy four of thei Brett will be made an honorary resident of Wyandotte County at lowing him the conference allowing I Lynch called it appropriate that to make foe purchase i called it ippropri Brett who was Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday will be the first to buy Into the plan baseball terms these seats are like getting the chance to buy seats behind home plate for the World lynch said Tickets purchased under die plan wiU be for four races to be held on two weekends it the track Plans currently call for a Winston Cup race a Busch Grand National race a NASCAR Thicks race and an un- -determined race Should the track fail to land a Winston Cup date nfoney win be refunded Among racing series that have looked into running at the track are the Indy Racing League Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) opted to hook up with Cal payback when he and Dale Earn-who also has lunxl McDonald's in- hardtjc locked up In the Pikes Peak Limbaugjh and by video Bob -Newhart Bret Saberhagen Dick Schaap and Billy Crystal But Sabatino president of Guyfe Snack Foods said he and his family want to see Brett the most Guy's Snack Foods the longest continuous sponsor of the Rwai in the country will have one of more than 150 tabfcs Friday night Sabatino said he will be taking his wife and three kids beat a very big Royals over the Sabatino "In addition to the social function there's business reasons aha We had a relationship with Rush Limbaugh when he was in the mar to get there' Elliott said LOCAL Tfcny Murphy won the Doorslammen race at Kansas City International Raceway last weekend Murphy driving Corvette had a winning meed of 183J6 mph and an elapsed time of 7125 seconds He beat Kenny Benso in the final run CARR Driver Gonzaio Rodriguez will drive a Lola Mercedes for Team Fenske at the Detroit Grand Prix on Aug 8 lie will team with A1 Unset Jt Rodriguez is doing tire tests for Team Penske this week at Mid Ohia Rodriguez is currently second in the Formula 3000 points standings GRAND NATIONAL No Todd Bodine said it was not a case of 250onSaturday It had nothing to do with a squabble the two drivers had is a result of an incident that occurred in May at Nazareth Pa 1 just lost air got sideways and got into him" Bodine said after the race "I know hefe upset and I'd like to apologize and go on I didn't hold a grudge alter what happened at Nazareth and I hope he doesn't hold a grudge alter The accident in Colorado was very costly to Earnhardt It allowed Matt Kenseth to move past him in the points race iwuLPr'iiRWM JULY 3 1 An Invitation to I I 8 Mifi Creek Park NHRA POINTS LEADERS WMBanmoreS3BSDcanSluia44I6 TVn WHtarson (1) 430 7 Frink Pedregon 409 1 Del Worsham J9L1 Cory lee J86 10 Dale Creasy Jr 342 Pre stock: 1 Warren Johnson (4) 766 2 Kurt Johnson (2k 661 Richie Stevens (IX 517 4 Jim Yates 500 5 Troy Coughlin 4616 ASen Johnson (IX 434 7 Jeg CoughNn (IX 43L Mile Erhurds 41 1 John NobOe 363 10 Mirk Pawuk 362 Pre stock trade Mark Osborne (2X 517' Continued from DTj The one-time price guarantees the buyers their seats for 30 years The rights to the seats are transfer- able The seats will be chair-style with back tests arm rests and cup holders The purchaser's name will be inscribed on the seat And there will beta-seat concession service The plan also allows buyers pre- nnJftnn rcnea panting Zucker said3(XOOO maQen will be sent out this week to those who have been placed on the speedway mailing list Grant lynch Kansas Speedway Corp president described the offering as a opportunity for motor sports fans to secure premium seating near the start-finish line Abuyer has already been lined up for die first four seat! George Brett will attend a news conference to announce the plan this morning PoM standkigs after the ninth event of ths 22 -net SMniion NHRA Winston Drag Racing Scries (victories in parenttwsis): Top Rial: 1 Mkt Dunn (3) 711 2 Ktnny Bemstain SI7 3 Doug Hubert (IX 572 lany Dixon 544 Tony Sdsmicher 542 fc Gary Scab! (2) 496 7 (tie) Joe Amato (2) Cory McCienathan (IX 1 Doug KaDtta 422 10 Bob Vandergrilf 437 Fanny can John Force (6k 975 2 Tony Ptdrtgon (2) 73L Cnu Pedregon 542 4 celebrate i- -t -v 1 -A tv On Saturday Parade Line the your support Park for a UMPIRES: All IteKMMQlySM iMta'uf'1 Mi-My a a 1 A and the American Race Car Association (ARCA) WIM 4 The first major races at thqjite will likely be hddta 2001 The speedway will seat 75000 fans in its first phase The remainder of tickets for those seatswill go onsalelatet The reason for adopting the seat- tag-rights' purchase plan at thip time Zucker said was to accpm-r modate fens "who have basically been knocking down our She said 100 to 200 requests to be a on the trackb mailing list are received every day The seats will be on sale at a tetri-r box office at The Woodlands i9 am to 7 pm Wyandotte County residents need to bring photo identification and a 1998 personal property tax receipt 7b reach Jim Pedley assistant Sfxuit editorfbrtiieTheSitarcall816Z34 4d60or send e-mail starxom 2 Bob PanelU (IX 545 3 Brad Jeter 533 1 Randy DhMs (2X431 5 TknFreemait 406' 6 Mike Coughkn (IX 361 7 lany Kopp 356 I Jeny Haas 339 9 Todd Patterson 326 16 Craig Eaton 324 Pre Mock motorcycle: AngeBt SeeBng (3X529 2 Matt Hines (IX 406 XAntran Brown (IX 376l 4 John Smitk 331 5 Greg UnderdaW 309 6 (tie) Steve Johnson Tony Mullen David Schultz 1 Craig-' -Treble 222 16 lany Cook 191 1 -v t'V 4 W-' 'n C'l Kansas Cil HomJmI Marion Rmisrejl fe withdraw resignations -to a -deal for- a Busch Grand National team Elliott brought in Wayne Orme as crew chief At first Northerner Orme and Elliott looked like an unlikely fit But Elliott said Orme given me some new ideas on how to approach some of these There have been no problems with culture dash either: "He's from Wisconsin I'm from Georgia Wo cant understand each Elliott said that's why we do so well' Elliott said he is lining up sponsors to fill the void when McDonald leaves He said his team has taken big beat and he said he still enjoys racing "We're going to keep digging our way up the ladder and we're going On Monday umpires sued the leagues in fcdoral court in Philadelphia seeking a court order that would allow them to withdraw the resignations before the Sept 2 effective date Lawyers for owners and umpires held a conference call Tuesday with Edmund Ludwig who refused to issue a temporary restraining order to prevent owners from accepting the resignations the official said Without such an order the um- pires not being taken back by baseball will spend years "court in an effort to regain their "It's not over with yct Cur con- be forced to spend years in tract doesn't expire untQ Dec 31 so we will go on through the year and then negotiate a new deal' NL umpire Randy Marsh sakL Several baseball lawyers said they expect a battle among the divided umpires on whether Phillips their lawyer since l978 will be in chaige of negotiations this off-season for a new labor contract "You need NL umpire Angel Hernandez said 'I'm sure there will be turmoil down the road Staff writer Bob Dutton contributed tothbstory eMPLOYMENT OPPOHTUNIT1E CauTOTICH4 OAY WOBKWEll MkiSALEI MAN4QIMENSS6H INITIESJI uaaiH Tup Pay tor OualM mdwlduali BanittM Radrvmvnl 40IK CompMi Comp RsWng Programs FTPT Pnrton tVmMtt kl 1-800-411-5354 A Continued from D-l The only NL umpires assured of keeping their jobs arc Mark Hirschbeck who never quit and Willy Bell and Jeff Nelson who withdrew their resignations last week Umpire Tim McClelland who worked the plate for game between the Royals and the Seattle Mariners was in the dark about what was going on between (he umpires and the leagues He said (lie union hadnT been in contact with him! know golng on McCk-Uand said "I don't know Like all the other umpires McClelland has been going through some difficult times "Ufc been more than difficult he 1 said "I just drove three hours from Dcs Moines going through all this in my mind I'm sorry but I just dot A have a lot to soy about it "We're just trying to see what's happening life a difficult situatioa life not fun for anybody We're just trying to make die best of it" The umpires had escalated their labor batik! with baseball on July 14 by voting to resign en masse on Sept 2 but the strategy began to falter when some of the umps began to take back their resignations 'They turned their backs on said Rruce Froemming a senior NL umpire who helped hire union head Richie Phillips in 1979 they think thcyVc going to get a better deal somewhere else I 4 i a i 'A i-f July 31 at 10 ajn the George Brett Hall of Fame' begins at the intersection of Volker Rockhill parade route along Brush Creek to help show for George Afterward congregate in Mill Creek: a free community celebration with George and selection of other sports figures celebrities Colorful floats Celebrities Cbsac can down little League teams MaKhing bands Bjscball clinic: with Mac Seta Baseball Old BaDgunc Sports Academy Live coverage on 41 A stkclkm firmer Bop md other ptym rflf be os band kdadlaf Joe Beckwith Bob Dcmirr Jim Escwcicta A1 ntanomi MaA GtWca Whiicy Herzog Bojadooo HannooKBkixcw fete LaCock Buck OTici Fred Rack Matty Rtttin Jan hnln B1 Pccoa font! 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