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Jamie Hacking took pole position during Pro Honda Oils Supersport qualifying Saturday with a new lap record time of 1:26.250 on his factory Yamaha YZF-R6.

Asked if his fastest lap was exciting, Hacking told track announcer Richard Chambers, “It was, actually. I was having fun on that last lap. I was burning it off coming out of turn seven, backing it in down into turn ten, spinning it all the way up the hill, wheelying. I was laughing in my helmet.”

Hacking is the current AMA Supersport point leader and won the Supersport race at Road Atlanta last season.

Hacking’s teammate Damon Buckmaster also dipped under the old Supersport lap record of 1:27.096 with a 1:26.442 on his Yamaha R6 and told Chambers he was looking forward to a good race with Hacking in Sunday’s 15-lap final.

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies was also under the old record time and the fastest rider from the odd-numbered session with a 1:27.045, but Spies’ time only held up for the third spot on the front row.

Jason DiSalvo made it three factory Yamahas on the front row with a 1:27.093 on his YZF-R6.

Provisional AMA Supersport Qualifying Results:

1. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:26.250
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:26.442
3. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:27.045
4. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:27.093
5. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:27.203
6. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:27.227
7. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:27.248
8. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:27.643
9. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, 1:27.967
10. Alex Gobert, Honda, 1:27.993
11. Matt Wait, Yamaha, 1:28.115
12. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:28.524
13. Marty Craggill, Honda, 1:28.609
14. Jamie Stauffer, Suzuki, 1:28.683
15. Ty Howard, Honda, 1:29.512
16. Doug Chandler, Honda, 1:29.540
17. Craig Connell, Honda, 1:30.185
18. Thad Halsmer, Yamaha, 1:31.582
19. Giovanni Rojas, Yamaha, 1:32.142
20. Jason Curtis, Honda, 1:32.718
21. Heath Small, Yamaha, 1:33.325
22. Darren Luck, Suzuki, 1:34.136
23. Chris Greer, Yamaha, 1:34.957
24. Darrin Mitchell, Suzuki, 1:34.991
25. Steven Breckenridge, Triumph, 1:35.285