Larrieu-Smith Upsets Waitz; Benoit 11th

Former two-time U.S. Olympian Francie Larrieu-Smith outkicked Grete Waitz in the stretch to upset the Olympic marathon silver medalist from Norway in the 14th annual L’eggs 10-kilometer run in New York.

Larrieu-Smith, 32, of Denton, Tex., finished the 6.2 miles in 32 minutes 23 seconds.

Waitz, the defending champion and winner of the race five of the six previous years, was timed in 32:26. Aurora Cunha of Portugal finished third in 32:45, followed by Anne Audain, a New Zealander living in Boise, Ida., in 33:19.

Joan Benoit, the Olympic marathon champion from Freeport, Me., never was in serious contention and finished 11th in 33:57.

Today’s scheduled Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, the fifth round of the World Drivers’ Championship, was postponed because the disintegrating track surface is unsafe, the international race stewards announced.

Gilles Gaignault, spokesman for the International Auto Sports Federation (FISA), said: “This does not mean there will not be a Belgian Grand Prix this year.” There were rumors at the track that the race may be rescheduled for September or October.

The rubberized asphalt track surface, laid only a week ago to avoid water run-off problems on the long track in southern Belgium, started breaking up into gravel during the first qualifying session Friday.

Saturday morning, drivers stopped practice after 15 minutes, saying the track was undriveable.

The next race in the series is at Montreal on July 16.

Mario Andretti led a parade of record-breakers as he won the pole for today’s Miller American 200 Indy-car race at Wisconsin State Fairgrounds Park in Milwaukee.

Andretti averaged 147.608 m.p.h. in his Lola Cosworth, breaking the mark of 143.839 set by Rick Mears in 1983.

Danny Sullivan, who beat Andretti last Sunday in winning the Indianapolis 500, took the outside spot on the front row at 146.443 in a March-Cosworth.

Mears, Sullivan’s teammate, was next at 146.401 in another March, followed by the Lola of Al Unser Jr. at 145.419.

Names in the News

Hall of Famers Harmon Killebrew of the American League and Sandy Koufax of the National League were named honorary captains for the baseball All-Star Game at the Metrodome in Minneapolis July 16.

Denver Nugget forward Calvin Natt, who underwent arthroscopic surgery Friday, also is suffering from arthritis, which could end his career in a year or two, a doctor said.