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Friday Afternoon’s Formula Xtreme Practice Times:

1. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:24.593
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:24.822
3. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:24.886
4. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:25.700
5. Marty Craggill, Honda CBR954RR, 1:26.155
6. Josh Hayes, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:26.192
7. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR954RR, 1:26.649
8. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR954RR, 1:27.136
9. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:27.180
10. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:27.182
11. Craig Connell, Honda CBR954RR, 1:28.234
12. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:28.615
13. Jason Curtis, Honda CBR954RR, 1:29.956
14. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:29.989
15. Jack Pfeifer, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:30.197
16. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:30.238
17. Doug Duane, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:31.770
18. Doug Chandler, Honda CBR954RR, 1:32.064
19. Chuck Allen, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:32.289
20. Jason Knupp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:32.398

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies has been pulling wheelies out of Road Atlanta’s 100-plus-mph turn 12 all day Friday. Asked if he has ever seen someone wheelie out of turn 12 at Road Atlanta before, Spies’ veteran Crew Chief Tom Houseworth said, “Not until about 25 minutes ago. He says they’re power wheelies, too.”

Defending AMA Formula Xtreme Champion Jason Pridmore has been sidelined temporarily by a broken camshaft sprocket in his Attack Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Roger Lee Hayden’s Erion Honda CBR954RR died on the first lap of Friday morning’s Formula Xtreme practice, and Hayden lost the entire session.

Annandale Honda’s Ty Howard only suffered some road rash in his high-speed fall in turn 12 in Friday morning’s Formula Xtreme practice. “He said he was trying to save the front all the way down the hill,” said Annandale Honda’s Dale LeMaster, “and that last bump finally did him in.”