Lawrenceburg Motorcycle Speedway
Dearborn County Fairgrounds
Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025

1999 Week Three
May 28, 1999 Lawrenceburg Motorcycle Speedway
From: Speedway Ziggy

The third night of action at L.M.S. got off to a fiery start on the hard packed blue groove track. In the first scratch heat, Pro Am flat tracker and occasional speedway rider "Naughty" Nick Hummel got a dream gate from the outside leading by a wheel over Patrick Reynolds as they entered turn one. Reynolds played his part and hugged the pole giving Hummel plenty of room as they approached the apex. Hummel, who had entered the turn with more speed than he could handle, slid off the groove into the marbles and veered towards the crash wall. Reynolds (riding for Barnacle Bill's Leathers and Western Hills Honda) inherited the lead and proceeded to pull away to win by nearly a half lap with Hummel being relegated to the rear of the field. Back in the pits, Reynolds who had not even had time to remove his helmet, was approached by a very emotional Hummel who exclaimed: "what are you trying to do - kill me". A surprised Reynolds answered with a very succinct "Huh"? An argument ensued with Reynolds calmly trying to explain to Hummel what had actually happened. An angry Hummel later vowed to quit speedway, apparently unable to handle the sports intensity.

In the Handicap Main Event, "Jammin" Joel Brown proved for the second week in a row that he has what it takes by winning from the 10 yard line. 0 yard liner Herschel Benkert road a tight line on his new lay down Jawa to lead the first two laps with Brown pressuring him on the inside while 60 yard liner Patrick Reynolds patiently bided his time in third. Going into turn one on lap three, Brown moved Benkert over and Reynolds quickly followed him through. Brown and Reynolds then circulated the track in close formation with Brown successfully blocking Reynolds' attempts. In turn four of the last lap, Reynolds got inside of Brown and drove up the inside with his front wheel lifting high as he went for maximum traction. At the checkers, it was so close that neither rider was sure who was the victor. The win was awarded to the young, talented Brown who is now fully sponsored by Craig Bracken Racing and Western Hills Honda.