Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 12, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba C4 sports Macii 2001 Mcmillan teed off by second place Omni pegged on Canadian tour miffed at misses that Cost him by Tim Campbell Jose Luis Magana associated press a Malta left celebrates with team owner Paul Newman after winning the cart Monterrey grand Damatta feels but drives away from Field by Mike Harris Mexico Cristiano Damatta admitted he was feeling extra pressure in his first race As the replace ment for carts biggest replacing Michael Andretti is pres but the real pressure is being with a team like Newman Haas that has accomplished so the brazilian said yesterday after driving away from the Field to win the season opening telex Tecate grand i know in on a team now that Able to win races and i showed last year that i could win but i didst know if we could do it now theres less a who won an Oval event last August in Chicago while a Rookie with the no defunct Phi motor sports replaced the 1991 series Champion and the leading career Winner in the cart series after Andretti chose to leave for a new this in the first Champ car race in Mexico in 20 came on a brazilian Driver wins cart season opener treacherous 12turn Road course built in downtown fund Dora everybody on this team is Damatta in i got frustrated sometimes because i wanted to try to go but they did everything very and that paid off the Winner came out on top in a mid race Battle with pole Sitter Kenny then held off series Champion go de Fer ran Over the last few laps of the race shortened to 78 laps two fewer than scheduled by a two hour time de Ferran who was battling an intestinal problem that forced him to take intravenous fluids after saturdays before the race and again after the pos Trace ceremonies Man aged to hang trailing Damatta to the Check ered Flag by nearly two almost the length of the final straight Toronto Paul Tracy wound up followed by who moved Over the Winter to a new team fielded by Barry who also campaigns cars for Tracy and Dario who had several of course finished just ahead of former series Champion Jimmy team players Drivers Patrick car rentier of and Alex Tagliani of didst Fin ish the race due to mechanical Brack and Damatta started from the front Row and dominated the Early after the first round of pit stops by the Brack was still on Lap the swedish Driver Slid off course and through the allowing Damatta to slip other than a few laps after his final pit the jockey sized Damatta led the rest of the Brack did make a desperate move to get Back out front on Lap but Damatta immediately re passed for the Lead As Brack Slid through the associated press Earnhardt protege wins debut Harvick follows the intimidator racing style to Triumph at High Speed Atlanta circuit Myrtle in fail ing to win the South Carolina Challenge yesterday at the Barefoot resorts Davis love Iii Rob Mcmillan showed Why Hes sure to have some Bright Days ahead of him in he hates to needing birdies at the final two the 25yearold Winnipeg Ger quite deliver and had to Settle for Sec Ond place and a Cheque for at the third Canadian tour event of the Winner Jace Bugg of Kentucky shot 63 yesterday to beat him by three i didst get off to a very Good Start and it would have been easy to let that get to Mcmillan said about making bogies at the second and third holes yes but i rallied and gave myself a Chance to its All you can the second round caught and passed third round Leader Scott Hend yesterday but didst see Bugg coming in his rear View the former Canadian Amateur Champion has a first three seconds and a fourth in the last Calendar year on the Canadian those top How didst make his mood much brighter after yesterdays his Teeth were literally grinding As he described his miss at the Parlour where he did very Well to hit a five Iron 182 Yards out of a left Fairway Bunker and onto the about 25 feet i hit such a Good putt and gosh Dang it was straight in All the the Way it was and then it stopped breaking right at the last Mcmillan i think that miss had a lot to do with the tee shot on needing an unlikely Eagle at the 599yard he drove left and into the water Hazard and eventually made an irrelevant bogey when another putt stayed on the i played awfully Well on that Back Mcmillan three weeks into his new after a grueling ride through to the final stage of last Falls pea tour qualifying Mcmillan feels Hes on the right track for Ken Violiotti free press archives Mcmillan finished three shots Back at the South Carolina i think Ive started out he last week it was solid a tie for 15th Here and this some things started i definitely know i still have lots to work in not there yet by any Means but its Good to have a Good finish yesterday was Mcmillan third straight Day wearing a microphone Dur ing play for the Golf which broadcast the event live each youve got to watch what you but it was no he i just think if the microphone makes you concentrate a Little better because you have to watch what youre in not the Best miked player because i dont say too last Mcmillan jetted off to to prepare for today qualifying round for this weeks Monterey Mexico if he Doest get in hell be Back Here for the fourth and final Canadian tour the Canam Days championship at the difficult Pete Dye the fatigue of it int really a he after next i have a week then theres another week to then almost three weeks Thall work out Kevin Harvick sounded just like Dale Earnhardt when he scoffed at Drivers who fear the speeds at Atlanta motor then he drove just like winning a Doort door Battle with Jeff Gordon to take the intimidator car to Victory Lane in True Earnhardt a 25yearold Rookie who took Over for Earnhardt after his death in the season opening Daytona won his first Winston cup race beat ing Gordon by centimetres in the Cracker barrel emotional Victory i dont even know How to put it into to Tell the honest Harvick it took an extra Coo Down Lap just to get through the emotional part of i dont know How you could have scripted it any this was supposed to have been har Vicks first Winston cup the Busch series Driver was scheduled to run a limited cup schedule this debuting at Atlanta motor before mov ing up full time next year As Earnhardt the plan was scrapped when earn Hardt died and team owner Richard Chil dress asked Harvick to step into the car three weeks ago in in his first two Harvick has shown flashes of what Earnhardt had taught after qualifying he sounded just like when asked about the High speeds at which can reach 190 har Vick responded in the same crusty Man Ner Earnhardt would if you want to race that what you he if you think its too maybe you ought to go do something Harvick was ready to race yesterday when he climbed into the same Chevrolet Earnhardt drove to a second place finish Here last he fought his Way through a bumper five car Battle for almost 10 taking the Lead on a three wide pass of Jerry Nadeau and Dale Harvick held off Gordon and beat him to the finish line by seconds the Edge of his front As Harvick made his Victory waving three fingers out the window to symbolize Earnhardt the other Crews gathered to Greet him As he came off the the Day began with a tribute to earn Hardt on the third Lap of the most of the fans stood silently for the entire Lap with three fingers in the air while track officials released Black balloons for each of Earnhardt seven series sided his time throughout the 325lap he started in his Hotshot sets record with string of birdies press Harvick Rookie makes big splash which was painted White instead of earn hardts trademark and was changed to 29 while Lascar observes a oneyear moratorium on Earnhardt by the Harvick and Gor Don battled Side beside for the last half mile As they hurtled Forward to the finish the two Chevrolet were practically touching As they crossed the with Harvick nosing ahead for the Vic associated press by Tim Campbell Myrtle the Carolina coast Doest see too Many hurricanes like Jace Bugg of Kentucky fired nine birdies and an Eagle in route to a course record 63 yesterday to swipe the Cana Dian Tours South Carolina Challenge from several rivals at the Barefoot resorts Davis love Iii i knew i needed a Bunch of birdies but i didst think there was any pressure on said who zoomed past Winnipeg Rob Mcmillan and third round Leader Scott Hend of Australia to finish at 14underpar 274 and win the first in winning his first event since joining the Canadian tour in beat shot 70 three shots and Hend by he began the Day six behind but roared into the Lead with four frontline a Birdie at the Parthree 11th and an Eagle at the Par five that for the third straight i want even counting said i knew i was the Atti tude today was that if they went they went that Hole looked like a Basket Ball the counting was left to Buggs his Fiance misty also from Hen the two will marry on april and now there will be a if we go on a those clubs Are staying Barron i just told him that id be the eyes on the scoreboard and every time he made a to take a deep Mcmillan tried desperately to keep but the Pace was Bugg capped his Day by knocking his wedge stiff to the Flag at the Par five then Back at needed birdies on his final two holes to but his 25footer at the 17th to keep his Hopes alive rolled Over the a Guy shoots 63 on Mcmillan i Hope he Bugg has been to three pea tour qualifying schools since turning but has it made it past the first stage in any of he had two top10s on the Cana Dian tour last he began his Victory with an Ordinary then stepped on the on the Par five Bugg Eagle it each of the final three Days and birdied it the first contributing or half his score under Assante amazing Rise the advertising association of Winnipeg is proud to present a special luncheon presentation by Martin president and ceo of Assante he will talk about his company stunning Rise to the top of the financial services and sports and entertainment everyone is Welcome luncheon match 20 Norwood registration members Book today 8311077 space is 4f Mcaa makes March madness matchup by Michael Marot Indianapolis Duke and defending Champion Michigan state were selected As 1 seeds for the Mcaa tournament for the second straight year joined at the top of the brackets by Illinois the top six conferences dominated the receiving 29 of the 34 a Large the first Ever 65team Field starts play tomorrow night in Day with Northwestern state facing Winthrop in the opening round the Winner Between the two lowest ranked teams advances to play Illinois 247 in the Midwest first round in Day ton on this is the time to do this is Why i Camea Flack to Duke senior Shane Battier Stanford the unanimous 1 team in the a poll for the last two is the top seed in the while Duke 294 plays in the East and Michigan state 24 4 is in the the 2 seeds were North Arizona and Iowa while the 3s were Boston Mississippi and the teams selected As 4 seeds were Kansas and following the big tens seven selections were the Atlantic coast big 12 and South Eastern with six the big East and pacific10 each had five teams in addition to Illinois matchup with the Winner of the opening round the games Day ton on Friday Are 8 Tennessee 9 Charlotte 5 Syracuse 12 Hawaii and 4 Kansas 13 Cal the other Midwest first round games will be in Kansas with 6 notre Dame facing 11 Xavier 3 Mississippi against 14 Lona 7 Wake Forest playing 10 Butler and 2 the other 1 seed last against 15 Eastern Michigan state begins defence of its title Friday in against 16 Alabama in the other games there that Day 8 California plays 9 Fresno state 5 Virginia faces 12 Gonzaga and 4 okla homa plays 13 Indiana the other South first round games will be played Friday in new with 6 11 Temple 3 Florida 14 Western Kentucky 7 Penn state 10 Providence and 2 North Carolina 15 Duke plays thursday in greens against 16 Mon the other games in that East sub regional Are 9 mis Souri 8 which enters with the most losses Ever by an a Large team with its 1614 record 5 Ohio state 12 Utah state and 4 Urcla 13 in on 6 Southern California faces 11 Oklahoma state 3 Boston College plays 14 South Ern Utah 7 Iowa faces 10 Creighton and 2 Kentucky plays 15 holy i associated Rpss ;