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
Roger Garrett (actor) Roger Garrett (actor) Roger Lee Garrett (July 16, 1940 – May 23, 2000) was an American actor. He acted on stage, and played supporting roles in television series and films. He had a starring role in the West Coast production of "Fortune and Men's Eyes" (1969), and a starring role in the horror/thriller motion picture "Night of the Cobra Woman" (1972). Some of the big name performers that Garrett appeared opposite are Elizabeth Montgomery, Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Don Johnson, Jacqueline Bisset, Tuesday Weld, and Jack Nicholson. He was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Gordon Glen Garrett