Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts KWS Motorsports’ Shawn Higbee and Blackmans Aprilia’s Michael Himmelsbach split wins in the two Lockhart-Phillips USA Unlimited Superbike races Sunday at Pocono International Raceway. Race one came down to a three-way battle with Team Hooters Mountain Dew Suzuki’s Michael Barnes leading Himmelsbach and Higbee on lap 16 of 18. Himmelsbach’s engine blew within sight of the white flag, leaving the race to be decided by Barnes and Higbee. Higbee turned his pace up on the final lap just as Barnes suffered a big slide. The result was Higbee passing Barnes to take the win. Barnes held on to second with 14k The Movie’s Eric Wood a distant third. Arclight Suzuki’s Lee Acree got the better of a duel with Barnes’ teammate Pegram to take fourth. Brian Parriott came from the back of the grid to take sixth on the Synergy Racing Technologies Honda CBR954RR. Acree’s teammate Craig Connell ran off the track early in the race and crashed at low speed. Unlimited Superbike race two was shaping up as a five-way war with Acree leading Wood, Pegram, Higbee and Himmelsbach, on his back up bike. Parriott sat just outside of the lead pack in sixth. Barnes was ninth after crashing in turn two on lap two and re-joining the race. Unfortunately, the race was stopped by a red flag thrown in error on lap 11 of 18. The re-start, planned for six laps, was then stopped on lap 14 (lap four of the re-start) when Barnes crashed again in turn three and needed medical attention. A temporary paralysis made Barnes think he suffered a spinal injury but it turned out to be a pinched nerve. Barnes suffered no serious injury. The race was not re-started, and Himmelsbach, the leader on lap 13, was declared the winner. The announcement drew cheers from the Pocono crowd as Himmelsbach is from nearby Quakerstown, Pennsylvania. The win is the first for Himmelsbach and Aprilia in the Unlimited Superbike class. Acree was awarded second with Wood third, Pegram fourth and Higbee fifth. Team Embry/Roadracingworld.com’s Geoff May took sixth. Lockhart-Phillips USA Unlimited Superbike Race One: 1. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750, 18 laps 2. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750 3. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750 4. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750 5. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750 6. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR954RR 7. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki GSX-R750 8. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000 9. Joe Spina, Suzuki GSX-R750 10. Tim Bemisderfer, Honda CBR954RR 11. Josh Ratcliffe, Suzuki GSX-R750 12. Anthony Fania, Jr., Suzuki GSX-R750 13. Des Conboy, Suzuki GSX-R750 14. Christopher Rankin, Suzuki GSX-R750 15. Matthew Silva, Suzuki GSX-R750 16. Jim Bonner, Yamaha YZF-R1, -1 lap 17. Joe Ribeiro, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap 18. George Jones, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap 19. Dale Dandera, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap 20. Dwight Mitchell, MV Agusta F4, -1 lap 22. Mike Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R, -2 laps, DNF, mechanical 27. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, -12 laps, DNF, crash Lockhart-Phillips USA Unlimited Superbike Race Two: 1. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R, 13 laps 2. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750 3. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750 4. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750 5. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750 6. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000 7. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki GSX-R750 8. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750 9. Tim Bemisderfer, Honda CBR954RR 10. Des Conboy, Suzuki GSX-R750 11. Josh Ratcliffe, Suzuki GSX-R750 12. Matthew Silva, Suzuki GSX-R750 13. Jim Bonner, Yamaha YZF-R1 14. Shane Gonyea, Honda CBR929RR 15. Dale Dandrea, Suzuki GSX-R750 16. Chris Rockwell, Ducati 996 17. Christopher Rankin, Suzuki GSX-R750 18. George Jones, Suzuki GSX-R750 19. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR954RR, DNF, crash 20. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, DNF, crash Lockhart-Phillips USA Unlimited Superbike Point Standings:

1. Connell, 169 points
2. Barnes, 158 points
3. Higbee, 148 points
4. Wood, 134 points
5. Pegram, 124 points
6. Himmelsbach, 101 points
7. Acree, 83 points
8. Greenwood, 74 points
9. Wait, 67 points
10. May, 61 points