Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin led Friday morning AMA Superbike practice at Virginia International Raceway with a 1:24.649, just 0.245 off Miguel Duhamel’s 2004 lap record of 1:24.404. Mladin’s teammate and main Championship rival Ben Spies was second-fastest in the session with a 1:25.632, nearly a second slower than Mladin. Provisional Friday Morning AMA Superbike Practice Times: 1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 1:24.649 2. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:25.632 3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:26.226 4. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:26.299 5. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, 1:26.711 6. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:26.890 7. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 1:27.270 8. Eric Bosrom, Ducati, 1:27.344 9. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:27.426 10. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, 1:27.569 11. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, 1:27.591 12. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:27.673 13. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:27.721 14. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:27.884 15. Larry Pegram, Honda, 1:28.011 16. Jeremy Toye, Honda, 1:28.243 17. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:28.287 18. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:28.422 19. Cory West, Suzuki, 1:28.704 20. Jason Perez, Yamaha, 1:29.136 21. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, 1:29.240 22. Brent George, Suzuki, 1:29.284 23. Brian Stokes, Yamaha, 1:29.321 24. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:29.550 25. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:29.854 26. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, 1:30.045 27. Heath Small, Yamaha, 1:30.453 28. Jason Curtis, Suzuki, 1:30.494 29. Matt Lynn, Suzuki, 1:30.850 30. David Bell, Suzuki, 1:31.072 31. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:31.114 32. Akira Tamitsuji, Suzuki, 1:31.151 33. Anthony Fania, Suzuki, 1:31.505 34. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, 1:32.523 35. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:32.745 36. C.R. Gittere, Suzuki, 1:32.991 37. Marco Martinez, Suzuki, 1:34.119 38. Reno Karimian, Suzuki, 1:34.175 39. Steve Scott, Yamaha, 1:34.483 40. Adam Vella, Suzuki, 1:39.361 41. Cory Call, Suzuki, 1:58.848
Mladin Close To Lap Record In First AMA Superbike Practice Friday Morning At VIR
Mladin Close To Lap Record In First AMA Superbike Practice Friday Morning At VIR
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