Matt Roy of Saranac Lake, N.Y., set...

Matt Roy of Saranac Lake, N.Y., set an American two-man bobsled record as he guided his USA I sled to a win in the Lederle Two-Man Bobsled World Cup at the Olympic bobsled run at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Roy, with brakeman Jim Herberich of Winchester, Mass., aboard, recorded a time of 1 minute .01 seconds in his first run--the fastest time ever by an American sled on the mile-long course and the second fastest ever at Mount Van Hoevenberg behind the 59.75 seconds recorded by Ralph Pichler of Switzerland in 1983.

Roy and Herberich added a 1:01.05 in their second run for a four-run time of 4:02.79.

The win was only the second by an American bobsledder on the World Cup circuit since it began two years ago.

The USA II sled driven by Elmer Zahurak of Stow, Ohio, with Gene Janecko of Huntington Beach, was third at 4:04.91.