Graves Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo, 21, took pole position for the AMA Superstock race during qualifying Saturday at Infineon Raceway. Riding his Dunlop-shod YZF-R1, DiSalvo’s time of 1:36.912 was not only good enough for pole position and a new lap record for the Superstock class, it also would have broken the 2004 AMA Superbike lap record and put the young New Yorker second on the 2005 AMA Superbike grid. Lion Racing Suzuki’s Jake Holden turned a 1:37.749 on a Pirelli qualifying tire to earn the second slot on the Superstock grid. Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki’s Steve Rapp qualified third with a time of 1:37.999. DiSalvo’s teammate (and one of his closest Championship challengers) Jamie Hacking will start from the final spot on the front row after turning a 1:38.046 in Saturday’s 35-minute qualifying session. Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates (who suffered a minor crash during the session), Graves Yamaha’s Damon Buckmaster, Kawasaki’s Roger Hayden, Graves Yamaha’s Aaron Gobert, Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec and Holden’s teammate John Haner filled out the top 10 qualifying spots. Corona Extra Suzuki’s Tony Meiring did not ride during Superstock qualifying. Former AMA Pro Thunder Champion Tom Montano qualified 21st on Meiring’s GSX-R1000. It was Montano’s first ride on the bike. Norbert Katona, of Tracy, California, was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Trauma Center after crashing his Suzuki GSX-R1000 at the exit of turn six during Superstock qualifying at Infineon Raceway. Katona suffered a concussion. Provisional AMA Superstock Qualifying Results; 1. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:36.912 2. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:37.749 3. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:37.999 4. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:38.046 5. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:38.069 6. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:38.207 7. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:38.488 8. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:38.663 9. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:38.747 10. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:38.956 11. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:39.041 12. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:39.043 13. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:39.803 14. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:40.590 15. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:40.902 16. Brent George, Suzuki, 1:40.962 17. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:42.002 18. Cory Call, Kawasaki, 1:42.573 19. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:42.657 20. Mark Miller, Suzuki, 1:42.773 21. Tom Montano, Suzuki, 1:42.966 22. Corey Eaton, Suzuki, 1:43.024 23. Reno Karimian, Suzuki, 1:43.133 24. Eli Edwards, Suzuki, 1:43.093 25. Brien Whitlock, Suzuki, 1:43.548 26. Akira Tamitsuji, Suzuki, 1:43.686 27. Corey Sarros, Suzuki, 1:44.005 28. Martin Szwarc, Suzuki, 1:44.482 29. Mark Simon, Yamaha, 1:44.674 30. Jeremy Haiduk, Yamaha, 1:44.740 31. John Scott Wilson, Kawasaki, 1:44.776 32. Lance Williams, Suzuki, 1:44.941 33. Steven Weir, Kawasaki, 1:45.224 34. Christopher Ancien, Suzuki, 1:45.310 35. James King, Suzuki, 1:45.602 36. Sean Wray, Yamaha, 1:45.790 37. Montez Stewart, Suzuki, 1:45.972 38. Skye Girard, Yamaha, 1:46.108 39. Peter Doyle, Suzuki, 1:46.480 40. Brad Puetz, Suzuki, 1:47.221
DiSalvo Takes Pole, Breaks AMA Superstock Lap Record At Infineon Raceway
DiSalvo Takes Pole, Breaks AMA Superstock Lap Record At Infineon Raceway
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