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r c a me a s th e r e su l t o f a m istak e . J acob J ohnson got th e holeshot and the win followed by Ja re d Mees and Cory McDermitt. O ne o f th e be tt er rac es o f th e evening was a m ix ed field c onsist ing of th e 4 00 c c Mod ified class , th e O ver 18 T w in s c l a s s, and the O v e r 40 class . J o e Brom ley g ot th e holeshot and we nt wi re to wire for th e wi n w ith C harlie It a li a ca m pe d o n h i s r ear w heel, t r yi ng every t rick h e c o ul d th ink of to get b y t he l ea d er. T he i r b att le put th em h alf a lap a head o f J eff Hard er and Larry Van v alb enburg . Br oml e y go t t he w in in t he 4 00 c c M od ified Cl ass whi le Harder to ok th e class w in in t he O v er 4 0 cla ss a nd N i ck T a yl or was t he w inner in th e Over 18 T w ins class. J as o n Goo d w i n led t he fi rs t six la p s of the 600cc Pro Sport feature . A t tha t po int K ev in Hiler bit t he dus t in turn- three, brin g in g o ut t he red fla g sec tio n t ha t a ng le d o u t o n t o t h e ba c k stret ch for about 50 feet b efor e th e ent rance to t u rn t h ree . Ca rter My ers g o t the hol esh ot and le d t he 85c c DTX ( 9- 13) main in t o turn o ne. M y ers l ed fo r 9 of t he 10 an d a res tart. On t h e si ng le -f ile rest art , Goodwi n aga in took the p oint a nd th e win . Scott S t o d ard came laps until J ohn Lewis fell o n th e rig hthan d er in t he infield. brin gin g out the red flag . T h e race wa s declared com- home in second , followed by Jacob Lat im er The 500cc Modified fea t ure went plete. and Myers took t he checkered fl a g fo r a victory lap . Bo b by Fong t o o k s e c n d , fo llowed by Cody Humphrey. Walker B r ig ht w ell II got the initial lead in t he 50c c J r. (4-6) fina l, but was closely p ursued b y Pat J ac o bsen , who t ried o ne p a ss w an d slid out in th e lo o se stuff. He m anag ed to reel in Br i gh t w ell , w ho t h e n fell at the entra nce to th e in fi eld an d ga ve t he lead to Ja cobsen . Brightwell j um p ed up and tri ed t o r eg ai n t h e lead but h ad t o s ett l e for sec o nd . B a i l e y Sp ence to ok th ird . B ra dl ey V an d erk o o i g ot t h e ho lesh ot and we nt wi re to w ire for th e 85cc Mod class w in . Edd ie B lack saw h is c h anc es ev apo rate wh en h is b ik e stall ed in turn on e on t he sta rt. Tra vi s My ers ra n a st r o n g se cond , wh il e B obby F ong w ork ed his w a y u p through the field to finish third. Ro be rt Bou lis p add led his w ay in to t h e lea d in th e Pee Wee 50cc (4 -8) class, only to see a red flag after Dal e Wakefield Jr. went down in turn two . O n the restart Walker B righ tw ell got the holesho t but Pat Ja cobsen passed h im going into t h e i n fi eld . and then Bou l is moved him back to third. After another restart, Brightwell got the lead while Boul is fell bu t jump ed up and continued , avoidi ng a red flag . Jacobsen got aro u nd Brightwell and h eld th e lead t o t he fin ish. Brightw ell t o o k second, fo llowed by T ro y D esimon e. Cart er M yer s g ot the h ol e sh ot i n th e 85c c Mod ( 12-1 5) cl ass, lead ing the pa ck into turn one . Frankie Lane wen t d own coming into th e infield bu t quic k ly rem o unted , a vo id ing the re d fl ag . Myers w ent wire to w ire bu ilding a sizable lead in the proce ss . Devin Jessop got th e second sp ot, ah ea d o f Co ry Long . M att W eidman had t he fa st est sta rt in 65c c DTX m ain , but three rid ers (A b ove) One week before t u rni n g Expert, Bryan Smith (841 came i n and dominated t h e Pro-Sport classes f o r championship titles in both the 250s a nd 600s. (Belo w) Taking your l u m p s: Although there were several crashes during Grand C hampionships wee k , nobody w a s se rio u sly inju red . John Lewis (21) walked away from this grinder. only two laps before Joel B ro wn we nt down in turn four, b ri ngi ng o ut the red flag . Lo c al ri d er Phil Wolf n ail ed the resta rt and went w ire to wire for his wi n , bu i ld in g up a full straig htaway le ad . J a son Storms t o o k sec o nd over Steve M u rray. The la st event in a very lon g day of racing was th e 250 c c DTX fe ature. When t he lig ht we nt green, th e p ac k c h ar g ed o nto the ba ck stret ch , and Kris W illiamson g o t pinc h ed in to th e fe n c e an d w en t d own , ta k ing Brya n D ou glas and Scott Bec kl ey w ith h im. B e ckl ey ' s m a ch in e s t a ye d on i ts w h e el s and ro ll ed the len gth of th e ba c k stretc h . B eckl ey and D oug la s we re ba ck on th eir fe et im med iate ly w h ile Williamson w as looked o ve r b y th e tr a c k m ed i ca l p e r s onn e l. W ill iam so n g ot u p and returned to t he l i n e for th e re st art. On th e r estart .Cory McDermitt got th e holesh ot and c hecked out. T his start lasted ab ou t t wo la ps when K r i s W ill ia mson got into t h e f en ce on t h e f r o n t stre tch ending h is n ight. He underwent su rgery t he nex t d ay to rep air h is left shoul d er. The se cond r e s t a rt saw C or y McDermitt g et another perfect start and go wi re to w ir e for hi s win . Corey Homes sta yed c lo se fo r sec ond . fur ther back Logan M y ers got by A d am Henrichs fo r th ir d. TT The second d ay of competition at t h e L a wr en c eb u r g saw th e same w eath er a nd t ra ck condi tio ns t hat ca us e d prob l em s the prev ious day . The TT co u rse was bu il t in th e inf iel d o f the sho rt t ra ck . A sh arp left turn was added at th e ex it of turn tw o . A v ery sho rt st r ai g ht se c t io n led t o a sh arp right t urn , and ano t he r straight !1iJ@ [?DUDDOO @ff)@0 @@ iiJ!1iJiiJ !XJ@[?D~@[JLJ iiJr!A!lff)[?@) Cory McDermitt, a 15· year·o ld rider from Flint, Michigan , was awarded the 2000 AMA Horizon Award Thursday at the compl etion of the AMA Dirt Track Grand Championships at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. He won a total of six races and two championships during the weeklong Grand Champi onships, which featured racing on a short track and IT circuit in Lawrenceburg. Indiana, and a half mile in Indianapoli s. The final day of the championships was to be held on the Indiana State Fairgrounds Mile track , but heavy rains made that track too muddy to race on. McDerm itt is th e fifth ri der giv en th e award, which is designed to recogn ize young amateurs who are preparing to mov e into professional racing. McDermitt follows 1997 winner Nicky Hayden, Roger Lee Hayden (1998) and 1999 cowinners Tony Meiring and Bryan Smith. "It's great to win this award," said McDermitt at the presentation. "There were so many good raeers here this weekend, it's a real honor. I think that this will allow me to get some recognition so I have a better chance when I go pro." The Horizon Award is presented in each of three racing disciplines; dirt track , road racing and motocross. Several of the past winners, most notably Nicky Hayden (factory Honda Superbike rider) and Travis Pastrana (factory Suzuki Supercross and motocross rider), have gone on to suc cessful p ro racing c areers. McDermitt followed in his father's footsteps and began motocross racing at a very young age. He tried dirt track racing for the first tim e in 1995 and fell in love with the sport. "I really lik ed the speed and the dose racing on the dirt ovals," said McDermitt , who is going to be a sophomo re at Genesee High School in Michigan . "This half-mile track in Indy is one of my favorites." McDermitt will be eligible to tum pro next May when he turns 16 and said he plans to do so. "I have a iot, my family and some good friends that are behind me 100 percent. I know it' s a big step to move up to the pros, but I've really had some good compe tition in the amateur ranks that hopefully has prepared me." Larry Lawr ence cue I e n e uv S • JUL Y 26 .2000 43