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Michael Barnes used the draft to win the F-USA Sportbike race at Daytona, shooting past Josh Hayes just before the finish line for an official margin of victory of 0.042-second.
Lee Acree finished fourth to win the Sportbike Championship for the second year running.
Results follow (All Suzuki GSX-R600 unless indicated otherwise):
1. Michael Barnes 2. Josh Hayes 3. Mike Ciccotto 4. Lee Acree 5.Shannon Ball 6. Eric Wood 7. Scott Greenwood 8. Pedro Valiente, Yamaha YZF-R6 9. Roland Williams 10. Larry Denning, Yamaha YZF-R6 11. Brian Parriott 12. Chuck Chouinard 13. Ty Howard, Yamaha YZF-R6 14. Eoin Smith, Yamha YZF-R6 15. Shawn Conrad 16. Paul Harrell, Yamaha YZF-R6 17. Troy Green, Yamaha YZF-R6 18. Brett Champagne 19. Marco Martinez 20. Chris Ulrich (stop-and-go penalty) 21. Ray Bowman, Honda CBR600F4i 22. Chad Simons 23. Owen Richey, Yamaha YZF-R6 24. Dr. Jeff Purk, DDS, Yamaha YZF-R6 25. John-o Bowman 26. Dennis King, Yamha YZF-R6 27. Thomas Pfuner 28. Steve Luxem, Yamaha YZF-R6 29. Christopher Cummings, Yamaha YZF-R6 30. David McPherson, Yamaha YZF-R6
Pro Sportbike Point Standings 1. Acree, 112 2. Harrell, 78 3. Barnes, 66 4. Ciccotto, 63 5. Ball, 42 6. Stoney Landers, 35 7. Williams, 33 8. Chouinard, 31 9. TIE, Shawn Conrad/Ty Howard/Marc Palazzo, 30
After winning the Sportbike race, Barnes then won the Buell Lightning race going away, with a victory margin of 8.441 seconds. (Note: After dyno checks,third-place Jeff Vermeulen was disqualified for exceeding dyno limits.)
Buell Lightning Race Results (All Buell)
1. Michael Barnes
2. Richie Morris, -8.441 seconds
3. Jeff Vermeulen, -8.518
4. Jeff Johnson, -8.591
5. Bryan Bemisderfer, -11.258
6. Brian Bodine
7. Chad Healy
8. Steve Luxem
9. Greg Avello
10. Paul James
11. Jeff Harding
12. Doug Burton
13. Brian Frank
14. Tony Martin
15. Jason Smith
17. Tony Fania, DNF
18. Tripp Nobles, DNF
19. Dan Bilansky, DNF
20. Mark Reynolds, DNF
Final Buell Points
1. Barnes, 145
2. Johnson, 87
3. Morris, 84
4. TIE, Bemisderfer/Bodine/Nobles, 52