On-track activities at the AMA Tornado Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka were delayed for about one hour Saturday morning due to the track still being wet from overnight rains. The delay resulted in the schedule being adjusted by shortening each of the morning’s sessions. In addition, the Final Qualifying sessions for American Superbike and Daytona SportBike were changed to practice sessions (the two Daytona SportBike qualifying sessions for Group A and Group B riders were combined into a single session), meaning the grids from those classes will be set based on Friday’s Basic Qualifying and Superpole results. The schedule was adjusted so that the two-hour SunTrust Moto-GT team race starts as originally scheduled at 11:00 a.m. As this is written, however, more clouds are threatening the track with more rain. Stay tuned. AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Presented by AMSOIL Final Qualifying Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Jason DiSalvo (Suz GSX-R600), 1:38.924 2. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), 1:39.074 3. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), 1:39.218 4. Tommy Aquino (Yam YZF-R6), 1:39.632 5. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), 1:39.675 6. Chaz Davies (Apr RSV1000R), 1:39.702 7. Chris Fillmore (Yam YZF-R6), 1:39.877 8. Bobby Fong (Yam YZF-R6), 1:39.994 9. Chris Peris (Hon CBR600RR), 1:40.478 10. Danny Eslick (Buell 1125R), 1:40.507 Top 10 From Superpole 11. Aaron Gobert (Apr RSV1000R), 1:39.825 12. Taylor Knapp (Buell 1125R), 1:39.913 13. Steve Rapp (Yam YZF-R6), 1:40.189 14. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:40.219 15. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), 1:40.284 16. Robertino Pietri (Yam YZF-R6), 1:40.421 17. Michael Barnes (Buell 1125R), 1:40.831 18. Ricky Parker (Yam YZF-R6), 1:41.054 19. Marcos Reichert (Yam YZF-R6), 1:41.061 20. Ty Howard (Yam YZF-R6), 1:41.198 21. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6), 1:41.333 22. Garrett Carter (Yam YZF-R6), 1:41.406 23. Josh Day (Yam YZF-R6), 1:41.457 24. Matt Hall (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:41.879 25. Dalton Dimick (Yam YZF-R6), 1:41.987 26. Tyler Odom (Hon CBR600RR), 1:42.175 27. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600), 1:42.240 28. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:42.318 29. Shawn Higbee (Buell 1125R), 1:42.420 30. Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600), 1:43.076 31. Walt Sipp (Buell 1125R), 1:43.404 32. Josh Galster (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:43.630 33. Daniel Parkerson (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:43.636 34. Melissa Paris (Yam YZF-R6), 1:43.798 35. Greg Anderson (Yam YZF-R6), 1:43.903 36. Daniel Ortega (Yam YZF-R6), 1:44.148 37. Alex Lazo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:44.398 38. Jason Quillman (Yam YZF-R6), 1:44.507 39. Kurt Stock (Yam YZF-R6), 1:44.517 40. Jeffrey Purk (Yam YZF-R6), 1:44.759 41. Eric Haugo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:45.238 42. Christopher Clark (Yam YZF-R6), 1:45.292 43. Darrell Ricks (Suz GSX-R600), 1:45.481 44. Reese Wacker (Suz GSX-R600), 1:45.938 45. Chip Yates (Suz GSX-R600), 1:46.053 46. Jamie Hall (Yam YZF-R6), 1:46.516 47. Michael Morgan (Suz GSX-R600), 1:46.990 48. Robert Deuser (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.556 49. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-6R), no time recorded AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Presented by Parts Unlimited Final Qualifying Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Larry Pegram (Duc 1098R), 1:36.368 2. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:36.513 3. Jake Holden (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:36.540 4. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), 1:36.643 5. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), 1:36.993 6. Michael Laverty (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:37.126 7. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:37.263 8. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:37.481 9. Neil Hodgson (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:37.670 10. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), no time recorded, crash Top 10 From Superpole 11. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:38.062 12. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:38.835 13. Scotty Charlton (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:39.414 14. Ron Hix (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:40.222 15. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:40.544 16. Dominic Jones (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:40.788 17. Shawn Higbee (Buell 1125R), 1:41.090 18. Walt Sipp (Buell 1125R), 1:41.901 19. Eric Haugo (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:42.045 20. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:42.136 21. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:42.179 22. Josh Graham (Yam YZF-R1), 1:42.378 23. Marcin Biernacki (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:44.691 More, from a press release issued by Michael Jordan Motorsports: JORDAN SUZUKI ROLLS TO ANOTHER FRONT ROW START AT HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA, KS (August 1, 2009) Michael Jordan Motorsports (MJM) rider Aaron Yates and the #23 Jordan Suzuki team continue its second half surge with another top performance in AMA Pro Racing’s Superpole at Round 9 of the Championship at Heartland Park. Back on the calendar after nearly two decades, the Topeka raceway is playing host to another pair of great American Superbike races with four different brands represented on the front row for Saturday and Sunday’s 20 lap races. Yates, the quickest Suzuki in both Basic Qualifying and Superpole, placed his 2009 Suzuki GSX-R 1000 on the front row by posting a 1:36.513, good for second position (P2) at Heartland Park. Yates’ MJM teammate Geoff May made a rare Superpole slip during his first visit to the Kansas circuit and suffered a harmless lowside at the conclusion of his flying lap. May, who has excelled at the Superpole format all season, will start Saturday and Sunday’s National Guard American Superbike races from P10 as a result. Aaron Yates 2nd 1:36.513 – Jordan Suzuki #23 “It’s nice to put the Jordan Suzuki up here on the front row,” said Yates. “The track was a bit more slippery than it was this morning so our times weren’t as fast, but I was able to put a decent one together and get the #23 in a good starting position for Saturday and Sunday’s races.” Geoff May 10th no time recorded – National Guard Jordan Suzuki #54 “Well, that didn’t go according to plan,” May said. “Coming around through turn 14, I just got the front caught in one of the little ‘ruts’ crossing the track there. I just hung up enough to lose the front and that was that. It was a bit frustrating to go down with the finish line in sight, but that’s how it goes sometimes. Our laptimes are right there though, so when the green flag flies, the #54 National Guard Jordan Suzuki will be back in the fight.” Superpole Results: 1) Larry Pegram – #72 Ducati 2) Aaron Yates #23 Jordan Suzuki 3) Jake Holden – #59 Honda 4) Ben Bostrom – #2 Yamaha 5) Josh Hayes #4 Yamaha 6) Michael Laverty – #8 Suzuki 7) Blake Young – #79 Suzuki 8) Tommy Hayden – #22 Suzuki 9) Neil Hodgson – #100 Honda 10) Geoff May #54 National Guard Jordan Suzuki