Daytona 200 By Honda Lockhart Phillips USA AMA Formula Xtreme Championship Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida Provisional Qualifying Results: 1. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR600RR), 1:41.095 2. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:41.440 3. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), 1:41.829 4. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), 1:41.933 5. Michael Barnes (Suz GSX-R600), 1:42.115 6. Chaz Davies (Yam YZF-R6), 1:42.232 7. Larry Pegram (Duc 749R), 1:42.268 8. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), 1:42.472 9. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:42.656 10. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:42.701 11. Ryan Andrews (Hon CBR600RR), 1:42.926 12. Cory West (Yam YZF-R6), 1:43.385 13. Barrett Long (Duc 749R), 1:43.838 14. Tony Meiring (Yam YZF-R6), 1:43.984 15. Eric Wood (Hon CBR600RR), 1:44.166 16. Pascal Picotte (Suz GSX-R600), 1:44.257 17. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR), 1:44.268 18. Chad Herrmann (Suz GSX-R600), 1:44.917 19. David Anthony (Yam YZF-r6), 1:44.919 20. Josh Day (Yam YZF-R6), 1:45.171 21. Tyler McDonald (Yam YZF-R6), 1:45.228 22. Jeff Tigert (Hon CBR600RR), 1:45.692 23. Keith Marshall (Suz GSX-R600), 1:46.059 24. Bobby Fong (Suz GSX-R600), 1:46.116 25. Mark Crozier (Suz GSX-R600), 1:46.134 26. Will Gruy (Yam YZF-R6), 1:46.239 27. Bostjan Pintar (Yam YZF-R6), 1:46.397 28. Bostjan Skubic (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.563 29. Marty Craggill (Duc 749R), 1:47.579 30. David Sadowksi, Jr. (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.782 31. Kenny Carlotta (Suz GSX-R600), 1:47.809 32. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R600), 1:47.876 33. Scott Ryan (Suz GSX-R600), 1:48.095 34. Santiago Villa (Yam YZF-R6), 1:48.306 35. D. McPherson (Yam YZF-R6), 1:48.564 36. Matt Layt (Yam YZF-R6), 1:48.608 37. Jean Paul Tache (Yam YZF-R6), 1:48.760 38. Walt Sipp (Buell XBRR), 1:48.786 39. Ricky Orlando (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:48.809 40. Morgan Murphy (Suz GSX-R600), 1:48.830 41. Spence Stuart (Yam YZF-R6), 1:48.831 42. Jason Temme (Yam YZF-R6), 1:48.854 43. Anthony Fania, Jr. (Yam YZF-R6), 1:49.009 44. Michael Pearson (Yam YZF-R6), 1:49.031 45. Dr. Jeffrey Purk, DDS (Yam YZF-R6), 1:49.151 46. Eric Pinson (Yam YZF-R6), 1:49.188 47. Mike Luke (Suz GSX-R600), 1:49.261 48. Dean Mizdal (Yam YZF-R6), 1:49.400 49. Robert McLendon (Tri Daytona 675), 1:49.422 50. Scott Ackerman (Yam YZF-R6), 1:49.483 51. Mark Schnettler (Yam YZF-R6), 1:49.532 52. Skip Salenius (Suz GSX-R600), 1:49.731 53. Steven Breckenridge (Tri Daytona 675), 1:49.733 54. John Ashmead (Suz GSX-R600), 1:49.745 55. Craig Montgomery (Yam YZF-R6), 1:49.960 56. Brian Gibbs (Suz GSX-R600), 1:49.972 57. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R600), 1:49.977 58. Dirk Sanchez (Suz GSX-R600), 1:50.012 59. Darren James (Buell XBRR), 1:50.466 60. Morgan Murphy (Suz GSX-R600), 1:50.594 61. Scotty Van Hawk (Hon CBR600RR), 1:50.863 62. Robert Oliva (Suz GSX-R600), 1:51.335 63. Andy Hamblin (Buell XB12R), 1:52.275 64. Jessica Zalusky (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:52.492 65. Rhiannon Lucente (Suz GSX-R600), 1:53.117 More, from a press release issued by Daytona International Speedway: Miguel Duhamel Takes Third Straight Daytona 200 By Honda Pole Ben Spies Takes Pole For AMA Superbike Opening Round DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Miguel Duhamel continues to add to his successful history at Daytona International Speedway by capturing his third straight Daytona 200 By Honda pole. Late in the session, Duhamel turned a fast lap of one minute, 41.095 seconds, 105.050 mph to bump Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo off the pole and tie Kenny Roberts’ mark of three straight Daytona 200 By Honda poles. “It’s really awesome and a great honor to be up there with Kenny Roberts,” Duhamel said. “Right now, I live in the moment. Hard work paid off. My hat’s off to the whole team. Everybody worked really hard, put the bike together and we pulled it off.” Miguel Duhamel will attempt to win a record sixth triumph in the motorcycle classic that is scheduled for Saturday, March 10. Duhamel won his first Daytona 200 By Honda back in 1991 and his fifth victory which tied him with motorcycle legend Scott Russell atop the wins’ list came in 2005. “We’ve been working really hard,” Duhamel said. “At Honda we have a calendar. We know Daytona is coming up, so we’ve been working pretty hard to get our bikes ready for this race, which is biggest race of the year. The bike worked really good. I’m really pumped about it.” DiSalvo took second with a lap of 104.692 mph while Erion Honda’s Josh Hayes (104.293) and Jake Zemke (104.186). “I didn’t want to make any assumptions (about winning the pole), but I knew Miguel was probably out on a good lap,” DiSalvo said. “For just doing this one (Formula Xtreme) race, it’s amazing how dedicated the team is,” DiSalvo continued. “I get to start from the front row again, and I’ll try to make the most of it come Saturday.” Ben Spies Takes Pole For AMA Superbike Opening Round DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., — Ben Spies kicked off his campaign to defend his AMA Superbike title by capturing the pole for Saturday’s opening round of the AMA Superbike Series at Daytona International Speedway. Spies toured the 2.95-mile road course aboard his No. 1 Yoshimura Suzuki with a fast lap of one minute, 37.546 seconds, 108.871 mph. He edged his Yoshimura Suzuki teammate Mat Mladin by less than four hundredths of a second. Spies, who was nipped by Mladin at the start/finish line in last year’s thrilling finish of the AMA Superbike Opening Round at DIS, said that he even though he won the pole, he left some speed on the track “We left a few tenths out there,” Spies said. “It was really close. I would have liked to have nailed my lap. But the bike is working good, me and Mat have a good gap, and it’s probably going to be what it was last year.” Mladin, who has won the 2005 and 2006 AMA Superbike Opening Rounds at DIS, had a fast lap was 1:37.581 seconds, 108.832 mph. Rounding out the podium for the AMA Superbike Opening Round was Yamaha’s Eric Bostrom (108.152) and Kawasaki’s Roger Lee Hayden (107.523). Spies says that this year’s race will once again come down to the rider who masters the Daytona draft the best. “Around this place, if you’re not going to drop them, you’re going to win because of the draft or because you outsmarted somebody,” Spies said. “Hopefully, we can outthink everybody this year.” Tickets for Daytona 200 Week By Honda events are available online at www.racetickets.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP. More, from a press release issued by Pegram Racing/Leo Vince Ducati: Pegram Racing/Leo Vince Ducati Qualifies Seventh for The Daytona 200 by Honda Daytona, FL, March 8, 2007 Larry Pegram of Pegram Racing/Leo Vince Ducati Team qualified in 7th position with a best lap time of 1:42.268 for the 66th Annual Daytona 200 The team consistently cut times over the three practice sessions. In Wednesday’s first practice he posted a 1:44.649 for a twelfth place position, in the second practice he posted a 1:43.7. In Thursday’s morning practice his best lap was 1:42.950 which put him fifth in that session’s practice times. Unfortunately, his practice session was cut short when he suddenly high-sided in turn one. Larry was bruised, but did not break any bones. The competition in the Formula Xtreme class is stacked for the Daytona race. Many of top factory riders are lining up for the start of the 66th Annual Daytona 200. “I am very excited that we were qualified in such a strong position. The Ducati’s are running strong and we are in the hunt for the win on Saturday in the Daytona 200,” commented Larry. About Pegram Racing/Leo Vince Ducati Hebron, Ohio-based Pegram Racing Ducati is a professional superbike race team competing in the AMA Superbike Championship. The team is owned and managed by Larry Pegram, a third-generation motorcycle racer. The team competes in the Formula Xtreme class on a modified Ducati 749. The team web site is www.pegramracing.com. 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