Pro Honda Oils AMA Supersport Championship Presented by Shoei Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama April 19, 2008 Qualifying Results: 1. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:26.538 2. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:26.617 3. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:26.734 4. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:27.153 5. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:27.594 6. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:27.644 7. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:27.920 8. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:27.972 9. Shea Fouchek (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:28.231 10. Chaz Davies (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:28.366 11. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:28.417 12. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:28.556 13. Cory West (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:28.876 14. Bobby Fong (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:29.036 15. Garrett Carter (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:29.101 16. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:29.305 17. Fredrik Watz (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.633 18. Gabor Rizmayer (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:29.864 19. Payton Sassaman (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:30.164 20. Eduard Alberts (Hon CBR600RR), 1:30.533 21. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), Dunlop, 1:30.660 22. Nicky Moore (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:30.905 23. Andrew Brown (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.174 24. Chad Herrmann (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:31.437 25. Brett Sassaman (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:31.474 More, from a press release issued by Pirelli: Pirelli Rider Rapp Sets Fastest Times in Supersport and FX Rome, Georgia: Pirelli rides its unprecedented sweep of the top seven places in the 2008 Daytona 200 into Alabama’s Barber Motorsports Park, setting the fastest time in the weekend’s first Supersport practice, with 2007 Daytona 200 winner and 2008 Second-Place finisher, Steve Rapp, establishing the time to beat on a set of Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa DOT racing tires. Rapp’s Attack Kawasaki teammate Chaz Davies, the 2008 Daytona 200 winner, was less than a second off Rapp’s time yet 11th fastest in the very competitive field, each rider on Kawasaki ZX-6Rs. M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Blake Young set the fifth-quickest Supersport time on his GSX-R600, with his teammate Cory West logging the eighth best time of the session. In Formula Xtreme, the bikes that swept the Daytona 200 top-seven places qualified on the front row for Saturday’s race, after Steve Rapp again set fastest lap in the FX first practice, on his Pirelli Superbike Slick shod ZX-6R. Rapp and his Attack Kawasaki teammate Chaz Davies are in the third and fourth grid positions on the front row, with Martin Cardenas holding the inside position of row two on his M4 EMGO Suzuki GSX-R600. Qualifying sixth for FX is Larry Pegram on his team Leo Vince/Foremost Insurance Ducati 848, complimenting his third-place finish in the 2008 Daytona 200. Friday’s Superstock times had Blake Young setting the fifth-best time on his team M4 EMGO Suzuki GSX-R1000. Young finished second at Daytona’s race. The next fastest Pirelli rider on Superbike Slicks in Superstock was Robertino Pietri on his team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki prepared GSX-R1000 at sixth fastest. His teammate Chris Ulrich was close by with the eighth-best time of Friday’s session.