Former AMA Superbike Champion Josh Herrin topped the 79-rider field and unofficially broke the Daytona 200 lap record during the first of three qualifying sessions Friday at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Riding his Bellissi Moto/Speed Demon Yamaha YZF-R6, former Daytona 200 winner Herrin ran the 3.51-mile infield road course in 1:48.331, eclipsing Valentin Debise’s 2018 Daytona 200 lap record of 1:48.638.

The new lap record remains unofficial until verified by ASRA, the sanctioning body of the Daytona 200.

A second qualifying session is scheduled at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, and the third and final qualifying session is slated for 4:35 p.m.

The 79th Daytona 200 starts at 11:00 a.m. local time on Saturday, March 14. It can be watched via live streaming on NBC Sports Gold.

Update: During post-qualifying technical inspection, Herrin’s Yamaha was found to be two pounds under the minimum weight limit of 355 pounds, and as a result, Herrin was docked six positions in the Qualifying One order but his lap record will stand, according to ASRA Referee Phil Sberna.

79^th Daytona 200

AMA-Sanctioned ASRA Championship Series 

Daytona International Speedway

Daytona Beach, Florida

March 13, 2020

Qualifying Session One Results:

1. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R6), 1:48.920
2. Tyler O’Hara (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:50.563
3. Sheridan Morais (Yam YZF-R6), 1:50.703
4. Michael Barnes (Yam YZF-R6), 1:50.799
5. Brandon Paasch (Yam YZF-R6), 1:50.818
6. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), 1:48.331 (docked six positions for bike being under weight)
7. Jason Farrell (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:50.938
8. Kyle Wyman (Yam YZF-R6), 1:50.947
9. Geoff May (Yam YZF-R6), 1:51.209
10. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:51.245
11. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), 1:51.467
12. Max Angles (Yam YZF-R6), 1:51.769
13. Ryan Jones (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:52.020
14. Christian Miranda (Yam YZF-R6), 1:52.125
15. Jake Lewis (Yam YZF-R6), 1:52.502
16. Taylor Knapp (Yam YZF-R6), 1:52.708
17. Teagg Hobbs (Yam YZF-R6), 1:52.744
18. Alen Gyorfi (Yam YZF-R6), 1:52.840
19. Carl Soltisz (Yam YZF-R6), 1:53.215
20. Benjamin Smith (Yam YZF-R6), 1:53.680
21. Ed Sullivan (Yam YZF-R6), 1:53.988
22. David Anthony (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.057
23. Ross Patterson (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:54.331
24. Darren James (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.645
25. Barrett Long (Suz GSX-R600), 1:54.955
26. Tyler Wasserbauer (Yam YZF-R6), 1:55.421
27. Max Flinders (Yam YZF-R6), 1:55.753
28. Alex Coelho (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:56.208
29. Gary Yancoskie (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:56.651
30. Kristofer Knopf (Yam YZF-R6), 1:56.659
31. Daniel Spaulding (Yam YZF-R6), 1:56.790
32. Anthony Fania, Jr. (Yam YZF-R6), 1:56.946
33. Bradley Moser (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:57.710
34. Timothy Wilson (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:57.779
35. Ryan Kerr (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:57.870
36. Alejandro Rei (Yam YZF-R6), 1:57.955
37. Anthony Furia (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:58.142
38. Antal Halasz (Suz GSX-R600), 1:58.367
39. Darwin Rodriguez (Yam YZF-R6), 1:58.551
40. Daniel Weems (Yam YZF-R6), 1:58.636
41. Alex Arango (Yam YZF-R6), 1:58.666
42. Patrick Ryan (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:58.681
43. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6), 1:58.777
44. David McPherson (Yam YZF-R6), 1:58.859
45. Jonathan Schweiger (Yam YZF-R6), 1:58.900
46. Alexander Guibeault (Yam YZF-R6), 1:58.946
47. Unidentified Rider (TBD), 1:59.152
48. Adam Wingard (Yam YZF-R6), 1:59.203
49. Gabriel Wingard (Yam YZF-R6), 1:59.214
50. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R6), 1:59.407
51. Anthony Sabbatino (Yam YZF-R6), 1:59.611
52. Rick Lind (Yam YZF-R6), 1:59.625
53. Chuck Ivey (Yam YZF-R6), 1:59.930
54. Norman Pomerleau (Yam YZF-R6), 2:00.238
55. Dustin Hughes (Yam YZF-R6), 2:00.426
56. CJ LaRoche (Kaw ZX-6R), 2:00.478
57. John Ashmead (Kaw ZX-6R), 2:00.620
58. Russ Intravartolo (Yam YZF-R6), 2:02.012
59. Gene Buonomo (Yam YZF-R6), 2:02.104
60. Roger Ealy, Jr. (Kaw ZX-6R), 2:02.305
61. Tyler Hicks (Yam YZF-R6), 2:02.935
62. Chris Sullivan (Yam YZF-R6), 2:02.973
63. Pat Barnes (Yam YZF-R6), 2:03.603
64. Rob Cummins (Suz GSX-R600), 2:04.140
65. Darrin Klemens (Kaw ZX-6R), 2:04.271
66. Zoltan Nemes (Suz GSX-R600), 2:04.475
67. Christopher Dove (Yam YZF-R6), 2:05.359
68. Mikal Pechota (Suz GSX-R600), 2:05.547
69. Unidentified Rider (TBD), 2:15.443
70. David Moser (Duc 848), no lap time recorded
71. Gino Angella, no lap time recorded
72. Xavier Zayat (Yam YZF-R6), no lap time recorded
73. R. Scott Briody (Kaw ZX-6R), no lap time recorded
74. Caleb Odom (Yam YZF-R6), no lap time recorded
75. Dustin Ricards (Yam YZF-R6), no lap time recorded
76. Ray Cull, no lap time recorded
77. Austin Phillips (Yam YZF-R6), no lap time recorded
78. Andrew Abel (Suz GSX-R600), no lap time recorded
79. William Veisz (Duc), no lap time recorded