 Before the start of the world championship season Crosby returned to Daytona in March where he just missed winning a second Daytona Superbike race.After a race-long battle with his Yoshimura Suzuki teammate, Wes Cooley and Honda's Freddie Spencer, Crosby was beaten to the finish line by Cooley by just a few bike lengths with Spencer finishing in third place.In the Daytona 200 race, Crosby was forced to retire due to a transmission problem.