AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California July 23 Combined Qualifying Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Jason DiSalvo (Duc 848EVO), 1:28.449 2. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), 1:28.650, crash 3. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), 1:28.687 4. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R6), 1:28.771 5. Tommy Aquino (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.029 6. Jake Holden (Duc 848EVO), 1:29.204 7. Paul Allison (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.314 8. Dane Westby (Suz GSX-R600), 1:29.516 9. Cory West (Suz GSX-R600), 1:29.539 10. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:29.630 11. Kev Coghlan (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.701 12. Austin DeHaven (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.771 13. P.J. Jacobsen (Duc 848EVO), 1:29.781 14. Tyler O’Hara (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.817 15. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.960 16. Dalton Dimick (Yam YZF-R6), 1:30.360 17. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R600), 1:30.426 18. Tyler Odom (Hon CBR600RR), 1:30.552 19. Huntley Nash (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.117 20. Raul Alzate (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.202 21. Nahun Alvarez (Hon CBR600RR), 1:32.347 22. Josh Galster (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.363 23. Shaun Summers (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.455 24. Matthew Sadowski (Duc 848EVO), 1:32.938 25. Melissa Paris (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.275 26. Bostjan Skubic (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.302 27. Dirk Sanchez (Duc 848), 1:33.669 28. David Sadowski, Jr. (Duc 848EVO), 1:33.862 29. Brian Pinkstaff (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:34.049 30. Skip Salenius (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.112 31. Craig Mason (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.550 32. Ted Rich (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.662 33. Lenny Hale (Yam YZF-R6), 1:35.835 More, from a press release issued by Geiger Media on behalf of GEICO: GEICO’s Eslick earns front row spot at U.S. Grand Prix in Laguna Seca MONTEREY, Calif. (July 23) — Championship points leader Danny Eslick powered his GEICO Suzuki GSX-R around the Laguna Seca race course in 1:28.687 Saturday to earn a front row spot in Sunday’s AMA Pro Daytona SportBike race at the seventh annual Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. Eslick’s time positioned him third on the grid and puts him alongside championship rivals Jason DiSalvo (1:28.449) and Josh Herrin (1:28.650). With three races left this season, Eslick leads Herrin by 15 points and pole-sitter DiSalvo by 40 points. “Our GEICO Suzuki seems to really like Laguna Seca this year,” Eslick said. “We got around the course really well in both qualifying sessions and we ended up on the front row, which is especially hard here because there are only three bikes per row instead of four. We’re all working together really well and it’s showing on the racetrack. “At this level, you can never say that things come easy but the way we’re going right now, and with the great support we have from GEICO, Suzuki, Lucas Oil, Millennium Technologies, and everyone else who helps us, it’s about as stress-free as you can make it. I’m riding with a smile on my face.” Saturday’s two qualifying sessions gave Eslick and the rest of the pros two very different looks at the 2.23-mile layout of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The first session took place with a thick marine layer clinging to the hillsides. By Round 2, the fog had lifted and the sun was shining brightly on the racing surface. “The looks were definitely a little deceiving this morning, especially up at the top of the corkscrew,” Eslick said. “The moisture in the air seemed to collect in the upper area of my visor and you had to adjust the way you looked out, but it wasn’t that big of a deal, just a little sketchy. “The second session was perfect. We all made some great laps and I was just glad at the end of it to be on the front row. It’ll give us a clear track for the start tomorrow.” Eslick won the 2009 AMA Pro Daytona SportBike championship and took the title in the Vance & Hines XR1200 class last season, while also finishing second in SportBike. This is his third season with Richie Morris Racing and GEICO. Sunday’s 23-lap main event begins at 11:15 a.m. PST and will be televised at 8 p.m. PST on SPEED.