Buckeye Superbike Weekend/AMA Pro Road Racing AMA Pro National Guard Superbike Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio July 14, 2012 Provisional Combined Qualifying Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), 1:25.364 2. Roger Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.766 3. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R1), 1:25.903 4. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:25.989 5. Larry Pegram (BMW S1000RR), 1:26.103 6. Ben Bostrom (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.110 7. Geoff May (EBR 1190RS), 1:26.279 8. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.297 9. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:27.081 10. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:27.159 11. Danny Eslick (EBR 1190RS), 1:27.531 12. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:27.551 13. Chris Clark (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:27.788 14. Stefan Nebel (KTM RC8R), 1:28.030 15. Jordan Burgess (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:28.496 16. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:29.081 17. Johnny Rock Page (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.746 107% of Fast Time: 1:31.340 18. Michael Garner (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:32.418 More, from a press release issued by Yamaha: How Cool Is This? Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha Teammates Hayes & Herrin Go Faster In Mid-Ohio Final Qualifying; Hayes Earns Seventh Pole In A Row Lexington, OH July 14, 2012 Cooler morning temperatures and overcast skies at Mid-Ohio worked in the Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha team’s favor as Josh Hayes and Josh Herrin both improved their qualifying times from yesterday’s provisional qualifying. The two Josh’s will start on the front row for this afternoon’s and tomorrow’s SuperBike races. For Josh Hayes, it was his seventh consecutive pole position out of seven opportunities this season. Commenting on today’s final qualifying, two-time defending AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike champion Josh Hayes said, “I was a little surprised that I was able to put in such a quick time today, since there were a few raindrops out there. I spent a lot of time on the racetrack because I want to be ready for whatever conditions prevent themselves in the race this afternoon.” Josh Hayes’ teammate Josh Herrin said, “Today, we tried a different tire to see what we’re going to go with for the race, and I was able to go a little bit faster than yesterday, so I think we’re going to use that one. It felt pretty good around here this morning, and I’m looking forward to the race.” SuperBike Race 1 from the 2.4-mile, 15-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will go green later in the day at 3:15 PM EST. For news, results, and other team info, be sure to check out Yamaha’s Facebook page.