AMA Pro National Guard Superbike New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey September 2 Provisional Qualifying Session One Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:21.005 2. Ben Bostrom (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:21.119 3. Roger Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:21.160 4. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), 1:21.458 5. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:21.753 6. Larry Pegram (BMW S1000RR), 1:21.867 7. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:21.873 8. Geoff May (EBR 1190RS), 1:21.971 9. Brett McCormick (BMW S1000RR), 1:22.151 10. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:22.557 11. Chris Clark (Yam YZF-R1), 1:22.702 12. Chris Peris (BMW S1000RR), 1:22.772 13. Aaron Gobert (BMW S1000RR), 1:23.036 14. Taylor Knapp (EBR 1190RS), 1:23.145 15. Chris Fillmore (KTM RC8R), 1:23.465 16. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:23.487 17. J.D. Beach (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:24.220 18. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:24.982 19. Reese Wacker (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.122 20. Jeremy Toye (BMW S1000RR), 1:25.220 21. Eric Pinson (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:26.167 22. Jordan Burgess (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.195 23. Johnny Rock Page (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:27.505 24. Eric Haugo (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:29.942 25. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R1000), no time recorded More, from a press release issued AMA Pro Racing: MILLVILLE, NJ (September 2, 2011) – The action-packed AMA Pro Road Racing Championship Weekend presented by Team Pro-Motion kicked off with a bang today at New Jersey Motorsports Park thanks to a slew of exciting provisional qualifying sessions. Taking the top spot in the premier AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike division was Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Tommy Hayden, winner of the class’ last two consecutive races. “It was a good session,” said Hayden, who sits third overall in the points chase. “I just want to have a good weekend and keep a little momentum going and try to go win some races. The championship — that’s a long shot for me. I just want to have fun, ride hard, and try to win some races. I’ve led a lot here and been really close. I would definitely like to get a win here, and I feel like we have the bike and the speed to do it. We’ve won two in a row now, so it would be cool to kind of keep that going and end the year on a high note.” Just .114 of a second behind Hayden was Team Jordan Suzuki’s Ben Bostrom, followed closely by Bostrom’s National Guard Jordan Suzuki teammate, Roger Hayden. Championship contenders Josh Hayes (Monster Energy Graves Yamaha) and Blake Young (Rockstar Makita Suzuki) rounded out the top five today, but with Hayes and Young currently sitting 2-1 overall and separated by just five points, the 62 points up for grabs this weekend mean even single points earned for pole position and most-laps-led could be crucial to taking the crown. In the always-intense AMA Pro Daytona SportBike class, championship leader Danny Eslick got the final round started right by taking the provisional pole. “The GEICO RMR Suzuki number 69 is working really good right now,” said Eslick. “Everybody is all worked up on the championship thing, but we want to go do what we do: try to go as fast as we can every session and win races. If we do that, the rest should fall into place. I think I’m sitting in a pretty good seat right now. The big picture is always there and we’ve had plenty of time to think about it in between Laguna and now. It’s a lot easier being 45 points in the lead than 45 points back.” Slotting in just behind Eslick on the time sheets was Daytona SportBike rookie Cameron Beaubier (JHR/RidersDiscount.com Yamaha), while Eslick’s closest championship rivals, Josh Herrin (Monster Energy Graves Yamaha) and Jason DiSalvo (Team Latus Motors Racing), ended the day in fourth and tenth, respectively. This weekend, DiSalvo will compete for the first time on the new Triumph Daytona 675R he’ll contend in 2012. In the AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport class, a new name — one that seems destined to become very familiar to U.S. road race fans in short order — topped the charts. Newly minted 16-year-old Garrett Gerloff made his pro debut in fine style by posting the quickest time of the session on his Graves Monster Energy Yamaha. Though Gerloff, who currently leads two classes in the WERA series, signed with the Graves team earlier this season, this weekend’s AMA Pro round marks the first professional race for which he’s old enough to compete. “This morning was my first time on the track and the first time on these tires, too,” said Gerloff, “but everything was going good. I got used to the tires fast and the bike was awesome. I have a great team behind me and they’re doing a great job helping me with the bike and making sure it’s set up right.” Final qualifying for the National Guard SuperBike, Daytona SportBike, and Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport classes will take place tomorrow, as will qualifying for the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 class. For New Jersey Motorsports Park tickets and information, visit www.njmp.com or call (856) 327-7217. To learn more and to be a part of the AMA Pro Road Racing Championship, visit amaproracing.com and join us on facebook.com/AMAProRoadRacing and twitter.com/AMAProSBK.