Motor Racing Roundup : Davey Allison Ends Dry Spell in Winston 500

Davey Allison ended a 14-race streak without a victory Sunday as he held off Terry Labonte and Mark Martin to win his second Winston 500 at Talladega, Ala.

Allison, from nearby Hueytown, Ala., last won in September at Richmond, Va.

But on the 2.66-mile, high-banked Talladega Superspeedway oval Allison won in front of his father, longtime NASCAR star Bobby Allison, who won this event three times--the last time in 1986.

Bobby Allison is recuperating from serious injuries suffered in a racing crash last June 19 at Long Pond, Pa.

“It’s been a real up and down season and I can’t think of a better place to finally get things going,” Davey Allison said.

“This is a brand new race car and it just came out here and drove perfect. All I had to do was steer it and mash the gas.

“I’m just so happy my dad and mom are here. I only wish he was out here racing with me again.”

The younger Allison, who won the Winston 500 in 1987, drafted past Morgan Shepherd into the lead on lap 180 of the 188-lap event and went on to his fifth career victory and first of the season.

It was also his sixth career victory at Talladega, including four in ARCA stock cars.

He finished only 0.22 seconds ahead of Labonte, who was just in front of pole-winner Martin in the single-file battle of Ford Thunderbirds.

World Formula One champion Ayrton Senna of Brazil led from start to finish to capture the Monaco Grand Prix at Monte Carlo for the second time.

Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda, was timed in 1 hour 53 minutes 33.251 seconds for the race, shortened to 77 laps because of a restart.

Alain Prost of France, also in a McLaren-Honda, was runner-up, 52.529 seconds behind Senna. Prost set a blistering lap record of 1:25.501 during the race.

Stefano Modena of Italy, in a Brabham-Judd, was third, more than a lap behind Senna. Italians Alex Caffi and Michele Alboreto were fourth and fifth, respectively. Martin Brundle of Britain was sixth.

It was Senna’s 16th career Grand Prix victory. He and Prost are tied for first place in the drivers standings this year with 18 points each.

Darin Brassfield of Los Gatos, Calif. took the lead as the green flag fell and then held off a spirited charge by Dorsey Schroeder to win the Trans-Am race at Sears Point International Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.

Max Jones of Long Beach was third in a Chevrolet Beretta. His teammate, Tommy Kendall of Glendale was fourth.

Bob Glidden and Gary Ormsby continued winning in the National Hot Rod Assn. national event competition and Kenny Bernstein regained his formula for success at Memphis Motorsports Park.

Bernstein, the four-time and defending Funny Car champion from Dallas, won his first race this season and the 28th of his career when he defeated Mark Oswald.

Ormsby, of Roseville, Calif., won for the third time this season when he defeated Eddie Hill in Top Fuel. Glidden, of Whiteland, Ind., defeated Warren Johnson for Pro Stock honors.