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Formula USA Superbike Series Round 5: Heartland Park well and Cummings were together, to the middle, and it worked okay," with Fields having dropped back, Stanton said of the difficulty of setting starting on the 10th lap. his suspension for the bumpy Heart- Then Harwell passed Himmelsbach land Park surface. "I did the best I on the 21 st lap, soon to edge away could and had a couple little moments and make a run at Denning as the out there and decided to stay where I laps ran out. was and leave here with as many Himmelsbach went with him, with points as possible. I was having trou- Cummings alone, then Stanton. ble because of the bumps, and I "We've been from one end of the couldn't get by [Fields] and those spectrum to the other and then back guys in front, Himmelsbach and Scott [Harwell] and [Nick] Cummings, that allowed them to get just enough away to where I couldn't make it up." eN He.rtI.nd P.rIc lopek., KlInos Results: August 10, 2003 IRound 51 SPT/BK: 1. Matt Wait (Yam); 2. Scott Greenwood (Yam); 3. Mike Ciccotto (Sue); 4. Nate Wait (Kaw); 5. Larry Denning (Yam); 6. Scott Harwell (Suz); 7. Mike Himmelsbach (Suz); B. Nick Cummings (Hon); 9. Dave Stanton (Suz); to. Dave Rosoo (Yam): II. Kevin Gordon (Suz); 12. Jason Scott Smith (Yam); 13. Bryan Bemisderfer (Bue); 14. Logan Myers (ticn); '15. MichlleJ Shllun Fields (Yam); '16. Jamie Thompson (Yam); 17. Scott Stevens (Suz): 18. Rob Pearson (Kaw); 19. Des Conboy (Su,); 20. Boyd Hedstrom (Kew); 21. Jeff Wood (Su,). SPT/BK C'SHIP POINT STANDINGS (After 5 of 7 rounds): 1, Scott Greenwood (02); 2. Jeff Wood (97); 3. Matt Weit (88); 4. Des Conboy (52); 5. Nete Wait (46); 6. Dave Stanton (40); 7. Scott Herwell (30); 8. (TIE) Robert Jensen/Lee Acree (26); 10. Mike Himmelsbach (25); 11. Jason Scott Smith (24); 12. Mike Ciccotto (22); 13. Christopher Rankin (19); 14. Joseph Arico (18); 15. Eric Wood (16); 16. Michael Niks8 (15); 17. Michael Shaun Fields (14); 18. (TIE) Carlo GaglhndojAndrew Nelson (13); 20. (TIE) Larry Denning/Alexander Barrera (J 1). Upcoming Rounds: Round 6 - Summit Point, West Virginia, September 7 Round 7 - Daytona Beach, Florida, October 19 was getting angry," the normally affa- Greenwood was coming off a "We finished this one at 1 on ble New Englander said. "I was bang- stretch where he battled gravity and Thursday afternoon at the track ing on the tank - 'Somebody tell me lost. He wrecked his "A" bike at Vir- here," Greenwood said. this has gas.''' Luckily it did, and he ginia International Raceway six weeks He'd qualified second to Knee- cott Greenwood was sailing along was able to cruise to the winners' cir- ago, then his "B" bike at New Hamp- draggers.com's Matt Wait, but Wait to a walkover win in the Super- cle at Heartland Park in Topeka, shire International Raceway a week wouldn't be a factor. On the second bike race when the fuel light on his Kansas. Suzuki-mounted Arclight later. The Yamaha R6 he was on had of 15 laps his Yamaha R6 began to "street salvage" Argo Cycles/Betten- Racing's Scott Harwell and Dave 155 street miles on it when it arrived misfire, and by the third lap it court's Yamaha R6 began flashing. "I Stanton filled out the podium. in Topeka. stopped running completely. STORY AND PHOTO BY HENNY RAY ABRAMS TOPEKA,KS,AUG.10 S 14 AUGUST 20, 2003 • e neUll's