Grant Lopez won the first F-USA Unlimited Superbike race at Daytona, dueling with teammate Josh Hayes until Hayes crashed in the infield dogleg on lap nine and destroyed his GSX-R750. Hayes was unhurt.

Meanwhile, points leader Shawn Higbee encountered mechanical problems, with a leaking countershaft seal, and retired on lap three.

Eric Wood finished second, weaving wildly up and down the banking from the chicane to the finish line to hold off Lee Acree, who finished third and took over the points lead with only this afternoon’s second Unlimited Superbike race still to run in the series.

Results, Unlimited Superbike Race One, 12 laps (All Suzuki GSX-R750 unless indicated)
1. Grant Lopez, fastest lap 1:53.396
2. Eric Wood, -11.102 seconds, fastest lap 1:54.118
3. Lee Acree, -11.177, fastest lap 1:53.468
4. Brian Parriott, -11.353, fastest lap 1:54.123
5. Chris Carr, Aprilia RSV1000R, -11.901, fastest lap 1:54.976
6. Mike Himmeslach, Aprilia RSV1000R, -16.076, fastest lap 1:54.902
7. Michael Barnes, -16.096, fastest lap 1:54.930
8. Chuck Chouinard, -18.237, fastest lap 1:54.565
9. Tray Batey, Aprilia RSV1000R, -19.625, fastest lap 1:54.837
10. Chris Ulrich, -23.745, fastest lap 1:54.709
11. Marco Martinez, -29.226, fastest lap 1:55.095
12. Roland Williams, -37.939, fastest lap 1:54.650
13. Mike Fitzpatrick, -47.553, fastest lap 1:57.022
14. Mark Ledesma, Aprilia RSV1000R, -47.593, fastest lap 1:57.012
15. Mike Ciccotto, -58.276, fastest lap 1:54.664 (crashed)
16. John-o Bowman
17. Dr. Jeff Purk, DDS
18. Robert Presby, Kawasaki ZX-7R
19. Ray Bowman
20. Pete Freidman
21. Dale Dandrea
22. Michael Hanley, -1 lap
23. John Porlier, Honda RC51, -1 lap
24. Nelson Suarez, Ducati 748, -1 lap
25. Josh Hayes, -4 laps, DNF, crashed




Point Standings
1. Acree, 144
2. Higbee, 139
3. Parriott, 130
4. Lopez, 123
5. Craig Connell, 82