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Texas A&M SPORTS The Battalion
Thursday, September 17,l®P uirs<:
Texas World Speedway ready for
weekend's NASCAR competition
By MICHAEL PLUMER
bports writer of ITiE bA i'J ALIGN
Indianapolis, Ind. is consid
ered the center of the racing
world. But 23 years ago,
Lawrence H. LoPattin wanted to
transfer that title to the Bryan-
College Station area.
LoPattin's dream was to bring
world class auto racing events to
the Brazos Valley. He envi
sioned College Station becoming
a regular stop on the Indy and
NASCAR circuits.
In November of 1969, LoPat
tin opened the track that is nes
tled just six miles south of Col
lege Station under the name of
Texas International Speedway.
LoPattin was the president of
American Raceways and he built
the oval as a sister racetrack to
Michigan International Raceway,
located in Irish Hills.
Ed Stansel, a public relations
assistant at what is now Texas
World Speedway, said LoPattin
picked College Station for a very
simple reason.
"He felt that this area was
perfect because of its close prox
imity to Dallas, Houston, and
San Antonio," Stansel said. "He
felt the area was close enough to
draw crowds from those major
cities."
The first race held at the Texas
International Speedway was a
Canadian-American Challenge
Cup series which was won by
Bruce Mclaren.
NASCAR invaded the speed
way in
won by Benny Parsons in '81
with Terry LaBonte being the
polesitter.
LaBonte did taste victory lane
later in '81 and consecutively in
1984 and 1985 as a driver in the
TROC series.
Indy cars made several pit
stops in College Station, with the
most memorable one being in
1 9 7 3.
19 7 1,
which
started a
ten year
marriage
that ended
unceremo-
n i o u s 1 y
due to
some of
the NASCAR drivers complain
ing about the track conditions.
Richard Petty was the pole-
sitter for the first NASCAR Win
ston Cup race, and 'King
Richard' dominated the race as
he posted the first of his three
wins at the speedway.
His other checkered flags
came in 1972 and 1973.
The final NASCAR race was
Mario An
dretti won
the race
with a
record
time of 214
miles per
hour that
to this day
is the offi
cial track record.
The last race, was in 1988 and
the track remained close until the
Ishin Corporation bought the
track in 1991 and renamed it the
Texas World Speedway.
Stansel said the speedway is
renowned for its fast times.
"This track is the fastest two
mile oval in the country," he
said. "We have had several top
racing teams and they were im
pressed with the track."
The favorable reviews comt
from the extensive face-lift (lie
track has undergone in the past
two years. The surface of the
track was completely renovated
and the improvements totaled
$21 million.
According to Stansel, an all-
star race could be staged will
the testing participants.
"We have had Roberto Guer
rero, Team Penske, and Michael
and Mario Andretti werebothii
here," Stansel said. "Thatis
some impressive company."
This week's NASCAR Win
ston West/ARCA shootoutis
hopefully the beginning of some
thing big, Stansel said.
"Right now we are working
on getting a Busch Grand Na
tional race sometime in the near
future," he said. "After thatwe
want to bring NASCAR inhere
plus we would like to seethe
Indy circuit stop in here again
"Those plans are in the work
right now, and good attendance
this weekend would further our
chances."
NFL teams filling
quarterback voids
McDowell protests contract
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The NFL quarterback shuffle is
in full swing, with six opening-
day starters sidelined for the third
week of the season.
At Cleveland, Bernie Kosar's
out with a broken ankle and Todd
Philcox is in. And so is Mike
Tomczak, signed Wednesday by
the Browns as the backup's back
up.
The Los Angeles Raiders sim
ply benched a healthy but ineffec
tive Jay Schroeder in favor of
Todd Marinovich.
And at Indianapolis, nobody
knows who's going to start Sun
day night against the Buffalo
Bills. It could be Jeff George, Jack
Trudeau or Tom Tupa, or even
Mark Herrmann, who started the
Colts' opener but was cut the next
day and might be signed again by
general manager Jim Irsay.
Entering this weekend's
games, three season-opening
starters are out with injuries, two
more have been benched and
Herrmann was cut. The injured
threesome is Kosar (out six
weeks), the New York Jets'
Browning Nagle (finger) and the
Phoenix Cardinals' Timm Rosen-
bach (shoulder).
Jack Trudeau, who started the
Colts' second game, has an in
jured back.
The new backups this week are
Schroeder and San Diego Charg
ers' Bob Gagliano, who actually
became a second-stringer two
weeks ago. Nagle is expected to
be replaced by Ken O'Brien, who
was the Jets' starter since 1985,
and Chris Chandler fills in for the
Cardinals.
In one Sunday matchup of re
serves, it'll be Philcox/s Browns
(0-2) at Marinovich's Raiders (0-
2).
“Obviouslv. this is what I'm
here for," said Philcox. "I look
forward to getting a chance to
start.
"Unfortunately, it comes at the
expense of Bernie's injury."
HOUSTON-Just when Hous
ton Oilers coach Jack Pardee
thought he had all of his hold out
players in camp, strong safety
Bubba McDowell did not show
up for practice on Wednesday in
an apparent contract protest.
Oilers general manager Mike
Holovak declined comment.
"I don't know where Bubba is
today," coach Jack Pardee said.
McDowell's agent, David
Levine, knew.
"Basically, he missed practice
because he was very upset about
some assurances in respect to his
contract and Cris Dishman's con
tract which he believes are not
being held up," Levine said.
Dishman signed a two-year
contract worth $1.5 million last
week. McDowell, v^ho signed a
new contract last year, reportedly
has an agreement that he will be
paid higher than Dishman.
"Bubba is one of the nicest
guys and a great team player and
for him not to come to practice
shows the seriousness of how up
set he is," Levine said.
Levine said he was trying to
set up a meeting between Hot
vak and McDowell on Thursdaj
to settle the issue. Levine said k
didn't know if McDowell woi
practice Thursday or playinSw
day's game against KansasGt)'.
The Oilers went through m
of their training camp withoii!
five players, four of them beaus
of contract negotiations.
Guard Mike Munchak, Dish
man, wide receiver Curtis Dim
can, defensive end William Fulla
all were contract holdouts.Seat
Jones returned last weekafterdo
ciding he wasn't ready to retire.
"I have noticed people tend to
have problems with there con
tracts around here," defensive
end Lee Williams said. "Krowin{
Bubba, this is warranted.
"That's not a guy Houstoncan
afford to lose. If it's my business,
I'd rectify it and get Bubba bad
on the field as soon as possible."
Dishmart also called for Mc
Dowell's return. - ,j.. .
"We need Bubba in here,"
Dishman said. "Whatever it takes
we need rum. Kansas City is too
much of a ball control team. We
can't play the game without
him."
TI
Foster
Continued From Page 7
on pulling out victories against
the tough teams and pounding
the tar out of the patsies on the
schedule. The Tigers are as much
of a patsy as A&M has left.
R.C. Slocum might tell you a
different story. As will many of
the A&M players. "Missouri's a
tough team," they might say.
They play really well at home."
As we have already pointed
out, it should not matter. Texas
A&M is the fifth-ranked team in
the nation. That means there are
only four teams ranked higher
than the Aggies. Being fifth has
its responsibilities, and it is also a
spot that must be earned.
And so far this season, it is
still up in the air as to whether or
not the Aggies have earned that
ranking.
Defensively, they have played
like the fifth-ranked team or pos
sibly better. Offensively, well ...
fifth-ranked may be being a little
generous. Let's face it, missed re
ceivers, dropped passes, fumbles
and passes that should have been
intercepted have haunted this
squad all season.
It's not that the potential for
greatness isn't there. It is, just as
it is with the defense. The de
fense, however, has made the
most of their potential, capping
off three games by holding Tulsa
to 184 yards total offense.
But the offense, on several oc
casions, has missed contact like a
five year-old spark plug with a
severely bent tip.
There have been times, how
ever, where this offensive unit
has shown promise. Quarterback
Jeff Granger and the boys must
be given credit for their part in
the win over LSU, because they
did put 31 points on the board.
But, without the 'Wrecking
Crew' defense on A&M's side,
this team could easily be 1-2.
This is their chance. This is
their weekend. Winning is good,
and all Aggie fans love it, but it
takes more than winning to be a
threat for the national champi
onship. Teams like Missouri are
put on the schedule to be fodder
for a powerhouse's run at the big
trophy, and if the Aggies want to
be counted as a true top five
team, they must roll over the
Tigers as if they were playing
Navasota Junior High.
Slocum and his troops will try
to tell you Missouri is a tough
team, and they may be, but AP
voters think they know better.
The AP voters want blowouts.
Everyone knows that. Slocum
knows that, and his team knows
that.
Its all part of the survival of
the fittest in college football.
And this weekend, A&M's suc
cess relies on total elimination of
the Tigers.
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