Graves Motorsports Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo took his 11th consecutive AMA Superstock pole position Saturday at California Speedway, in Fontana, California. Riding his YZF-R1 LE with a rear Dunlop qualifying tire, DiSalvo carved the 2.3-mile, 21-turn infield road course in 1:24.028, beating his own lap record of 1:24.688 from 2005. The fastest qualifier until DiSalvo’s late quick lap, defending AMA Superstock Champion Aaron Yates, ended up second-fastest with a time of 1:24.470 on his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000. The surprise of the session was the third-fastest lap of young Jake Holden, the junior member of the three-rider Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki team. Holden, who said he is starting to get used to riding on Dunlop tires and working with his Crew Chief James Compton, turned a lap of 1:24.874 with help from his Dunlop qualifying tire. The final spot on the front row was taken by DiSalvo’s teammate Jamie Hacking, who, in spite of an injury-free lowside crash on his second of two Dunlop qualifying tires, turned a fourth-fastest 1:25.091. Row two starters for Sunday’s 17-lap Superstock final will be: Attack Kawasaki’s Damon Buckmaster (1:25.319), Holden’s teammate Steve Rapp (1:25.748), Parts Unlimited PJ1 Erion Honda’s Aaron Gobert (1:25.937) and Eric Bostrom (1:26.035), the third Graves Motorsports Yamaha rider. Repsol Lubricants AMA Superstock Championship California Speedway Fontana, California April 29 Provisional Qualifying Results: 1. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R1 LE) 1:24.028 2. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:24.470 3. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:24.874 4. Jamie Hacking (Yam YZF-R1 LE) 1:25.091 5. Damon Buckmaster (Kaw ZX-10R) 1:25.319 6. Steve Rapp (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:25.748 7. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:25.937 8. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1 LE) 1:26.035 9. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:26.061 10. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:26.183 11. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-10R) 1:26.363 12. Matt Lynn (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:26.445 13. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:26.621 14. Marty Craggill (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:26.636 15. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:26.809 16. Cory West (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:27.336 17. Jason Perez (Yam YZF-R1) 1:27.378 18. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:27.462 19. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:27.608 20. Martin Szwarc (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:28.816 21. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-10R) 1:28.882 22. Jay Tanner (Yam YZF-R1) 1:29.610 23. Corey Eaton (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:29.665 24. Brad Hendry (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:29.903 25. Ricardo Sune Falcon (Kaw ZX-10R) 1:30.830 26. Premek Glinz (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:30.895 27. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:31.007 28. Lance Willliams (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:31.458 29. Mark Simon (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:31.778 30. Robbie Dowie (Kaw ZX-10R) 1:31.888 31. Chris Weiss (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:31.908 32. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:31.915 33. Tim Knutson (Kaw ZX-10R) 1:32.144 Required qualifying time 1:32.431 (110% of pole time) Did Not Qualify 34. Brad Puetz (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:32.433 35. Sahar Zvik (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:32.861 36. Johnny Rock Page (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:33.245 37. Marcel Graeber (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:34.311
DiSalvo Takes Another AMA Superstock Pole Position, Lap Record At California Speedway
DiSalvo Takes Another AMA Superstock Pole Position, Lap Record At California Speedway
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