Tray Batey and Robert Jensen topped their classes in Michelin WERA National Challenge Series qualifying at Summit Point Raceway Friday afternoon. Batey turned a 1:12.377 to take pole position in the Open Superstock Expert class aboard a Vesrah-sponsored Suzuki GSX-R1000 on Pirelli tires. T. Westby Corporation’s Dane Westby qualified second-fastest with a 1:13.210. Tim Bemisderfer and Butler Machinery’s Robert Jensen rounded out all-Suzuki the front row. Jensen rode his Michelin-shod Yamaha YZF-R6 to pole position in the 600cc Superstock Expert class, with Westby second again aboard another YZF-R6. Local hero David Joseph Rose rode his YZF-R6 to third on the grid, while Wisconsin’s Shawn Conrad rounded out the front row aboard a Kawasaki ZX-6RR. Grids for other WERA National Challenge Series classes are set using points and order of entry. Final Qualifying Results Michelin WERA National Challenge Series, Round 7 Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point, West Virginia OPEN SUPERSTOCK 1. Tray Batey(Suz GSX-R1000), 1:12.377 2. Dane Westby (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:13.210 3. Tim Bemisderfer (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:13.619 4. Robert Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:13.773 5. Russell Wikle (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:15.339 6. Ivan Milan (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:16.492 7. John Jacobi (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:16.654 8. Luke Wikle (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:16.856 9. Shawn Conrad (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:17.709 10. Stan Riner (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:18.216 600cc SUPERSTOCK 1. Robert Jensen (Yam YZF-R6), 1:13.977 2. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), 1:14.111 3. David Joseph Rose (Yam YZF-R6), 1:14.487 4. Shawn Conrad (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:17.130 5. Kyle Wyman (Suz GSX-R600), 1:17.379 6. Jason Palmer (Yam YZF-R6), 1:17.524 7. Russell Wikle (Suz GSX-R600), 1:17.588 8. Donny Kelly (Yam YZF-R6), 1:18.040 9. Justin Holderman (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:18.302 10. James Rispoli (Suz GSX-R600), 1:18.554
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