VOL. 53 ISSUE 10 MARCH 15, 2016 P25
2 0 1 6 D A Y T O N A 2 0 0 R A C E R E S U L T S
1 Michael Barnes (Yam YZF-R6), 57 laps
2 Geoff May (Yam YZF-R6), -10.084 seconds, 1:50.808
3 Wyatt Farris (Yam YZF-R6), -45.132, 1:50.825
4 Shane Narbonne (Yam YZF-R6), -64.563, 1:51.402
5 Bostjan Skubic (Yam YZF-R6), -81.948, 1:52.148
6 Stefano Mesa (Yam YZF-R6), -87.578, 1:52.096
7 Bruno Silva (Yam YZF-R6), -100.780, 1:52.436
8 Mark Heckles (Yam YZF-R6), -105.013, 1:51.968
9 Ryan Jones (Kaw ZX-6R), -1 lap, 1:52.716
10 Darren James (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 1:54.921
jured in the melee.
The 2016 Daytona 200 week got
off to a rough start with the startling
news that two-time and defending
200 champion Danny Eslick was
suspended from competition by the
AMA for being charged with battery
on a law enforcement officer on
Monday night, March 7.
His absence in the race left
the top of the podium wide open
although Eslick was still in Victory
Lane to celebrate the win with close
friend Barnes at the conclusion of
the race.
Two more pieces of history was
made when 1989 Daytona 200 vic-
tor John Ashmead set the all-time
record for most race miles complet-
ed. Ashmead rode his Kawasaki ZX-
6R to 19th, while 66-year-old Arthur
Kowitz of Ormond Beach, went into
the record books as the oldest rider
to finish the iconic event in 41st after
completing 41 laps. CN
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
BRIAN
J.
NELSON
(Right) Barnes (34) took the lead from
pole sitter May early on and cleared off
for a 10-second victory. (Above) Barnes
gets the golden handshake from Mr.
Daytona himself, Scott Russell.
