By David Swarts

Former Superbike World Champion Scott Russell showed up at Daytona today with his HMC Ducati crew, sporting a black right eye.

Russell missed the 1999 Daytona 200 after suffering a broken cheekbone in a bar fight.

Russell and members of his team declined to comment on the cause of Russell’s most recent black eye.

Russell has won the Daytona 200 five times.

When asked about the eye, Russell said, “I was just f–king around back home in Atlanta. I didn’t get in a fight or anything like that.”

When asked about his new motorcycle, Russell said, “We’ve got a lot of work to do. The bike’s spinning real bad. The track’s as green as it has ever been. I couldn’t get a clean lap for anything.”

Russell will be racing CCS sprints this weekend.