1984 Dallas Grand Prix and would continue until 30 minutes before the start (the repairs involved a backhoe digging up the broken asphalt and replacing it with quick-dry cement). Niki Lauda and Alain Prost tried to arrange a boycott among the drivers, but Rosberg insisted they should race. Bernie Ecclestone did not want to have 90,000 disappointed fans at the circuit, and viewers around the world, so the race went off with Larry Hagman (J. R. Ewing from the television series "Dallas") waving the green flag to start the parade lap. Mansell led for almost half the race from his first pole position. Derek
Larry Poindexter Larry Poindexter Larry Poindexter (born December 16, 1959) is an accomplished American actor known for numerous small parts in movies and television, as well as many commercials and audio advertisements. He is also an accomplished singer. Poindexter was born in Dallas, Texas on December 16, 1959. Poindexter is currently best known for his role in 2003's "S.W.A.T.", where he played by-the-book LAPD Captain Tom Fuller, who went head to head with Samuel Jackson's character Hondo. Daytime audiences know him best from ABC soap opera "General Hospital" as the not-so-good Dr. Asher Thomas. He played Asher from June 3, 2005, until