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Formula USAILockhart-Phillips Unlimited Superbike Series Final Round: Daytona International Speedway whole bike just stuck better. It was way more consistent the whole way through. Looking back, I really wish we would have started on this setup in the beginning." "That was as good as I could do," Barnes said. "I tried my hardest. That was as good as I could do today. "I thought about getting off the gas and trying to let Shawn go by me [on the last lap J and 1 didn't want Craig [Connell] to beat me. If anything, I wanted to beat Craig. Shawn [Higee] rode a great race. He's great at Daytona. He's crafty - he outcrafted me." Connell was third with his teammate Acree fourth for the third race of the weekend. Barnes (34). Pegram (72). Connell (6). Eric Wood (hidden) and Shawn Higbee (1) ride in formation into tum one. taking it easy," Wood added. There were now three at the front, with Barnes hounded by Higbee and Connell, though there was little position changing. That would come on the final lap on the run to the flag. Higbee set up Barnes out of the chicane and moved to the bottom at the line to win the final race of his reign as Unlimited Superbike Champion. "We had the speed to draft by at the end," Higbee said. "I looked back once and it looked like there were a couple of guys back there and I was a little concerned there might be something crazy like a four-way draft at the end." Higbee attributed his success to a setup change between races. "The Michael Himmelsbach (21 dices with Connell. A flat tire lett Connell in 12th place In the first of two races and out of the championship hunt. "Those guys just ran a fast pace," Acree said. "I got separated a little bit when Larry [Pegram] was getting ready to pull in, got separated from the draft, and that was it." The underpowered Greenwood was fifth, 17 seconds behind Acree. "It's a tough feat to do any better than that with the horsepower I had," Greenwood said. "Tough to get anything done in a 145 class with under DO, that's for sure." There was a rousing six-way battle for sixth that was won by Performance Cycle's Raymond Bowman over KSW Cycle Insurance's Anthony Fania with five riders finishing on the same second and another not far behind. I:N Doytono Internolionol Speedwoy Doytono Beoch, Florido Results: Dttaber 20, 2002 IRound 8 of BI LOCKHART·PHIWPS (JNUMITED S(JPERBIKE RACE ONE: I. Michael Bame. (SU%); 2. Eric wood (Suz); 3. Larry Pegram (Suz); 4. Loe Acree (Suz); 5. Shawn Higbee (SUl): 6. Michllel Himmelsbach (Apr); 7. Scott Greenwood (Suz); 8. Geoff May (Suz); 9. John Ashmead (Suz); 10. Larry Denning (Yam); II. Anthony Fanla (Suz); 12. Creig Connell (Suz); 13. Des Conboy (Suz); 14. Raymond Bowman (Suz); 15. Michael Luke (Suz); 16. John Madden (Suz); 17. Pedro VllJiente (Suz); 16. Micheel Niksa (Suz); 19. Scott Ruehle (Yam); 20. Metthew SHVll (Suz); 21. David McPherson (Yam); 22. Christopher RZlnkin (Suz); 23. Joe Ribeiro (Suz); 24. Dale Dandrea (Suz); 25. Rick ShllW (Suz); 26. Marco Martinez (SUI); 2? Matt Furtek (Suz); 28. Jeff WilUams (Suz); 29. Jamie Thompson (Suz); 30. Robert Jensen (Suz). Lee Acree (84) tries to hold ott Shawn Higbee (1). Higbee won the second race and ended up third in the series points standings. lime: 22 mins., 34.842 sees. Distance: 12 laps, 42.72 miles. Average speed: 113.513 mph. Margin of victory: 1.901 sees. LOCKHART-PHIWPS (JNUI'IJTED S(JPERBIKE RACE TWO, l. Shawn Higbee (SU%); 2. Michael Barnes (Suz); 3. Craig Connell (Suz); 4. Lee Acree (Suz); 5. Scott Greenwood (Suz); 6. Raymond Bowmlln (Suz); B. Larry Denning (Yam); 9. ~obert Jensen (Suz); 10. Des Conboy (SUI); 11. MIchael Luke (Suz); 12. Michael Niksa (SUI); 13. John Ashmead (Suz); 14. Pedro Valiente (Suz); 15. John Mlldden (Suz); 16. Mllrco Mertinez (Suz); 17. Christopher Rankin (Suz); 18. Scott ~uehle (Yam); 19. Matthew Silva (Suz); 20. D8Vld McPherson (Yam); 21. Jllmie Thompson (SUI): 22. Joe Ribeiro (Suz); 23. Dale Dandrea (Suz); 24. Rick Shaw (Suz); 25. Eric Wood (Suz); 26. Larry Pegram (SU%); 21. Geoff May (Suz); 28. Matt Furtek (SU%). Time: 22 mins., 29.429 sees. Distance: 12 laps, 42.72 miles. Average speed: J 13.968 mph. Margin of victory: 0.053 secs. LOCKHART·PHILLIPS (JNLlMITED S(JPERBIKE C'SHIP POINTS STANDINGS: I. Michael Barnes (245); 2. Craig Connell (230); 3. Shawn Higbee (210); 4. Larry Pegram (181); 5. Eric Wood (113); 6. Michael Himmelsbach (132); 1. Lee Acree (111); 8. Scott Greenwood (94); 9. Geoff May (81); 10. Matt Wllit (67); 11. Charles Chouinllrd (51); 12. Des Conboy (50); 13. Christopher Rankin (44); 14. Timothy Bemisderfer (35): 15. Frank Trombino (30); 16. (TIE) Michael Nik../Jason Smith (29); 18. (TIE) Josh R8tcliffe/Brilln Parriott/Darian Polach (26). Higbee (second from lett) and Connell (right) spray champagne on Barnes post race two. , £. 24 OCTOBER 30, 2002' cue I e neVIl'S . . III