Darren Luck, Dave Estok and Greg Melka earned pole positions during American Sportbike Racing Association (ASRA) qualifying, held in wet conditions Saturday morning at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Luck was fastest in Superbike qualifying with a time of 1:46.663 on his Dunlop-shod Florida Motorsports Suzuki GSX-R600. Riding his Pirelli-equipped Veatch Motorsports Buell XB-12R, Estok turned the fastest time in Thundebrike, 1:46.390. Melka topped Sportbike qualifying with a lap of 1:42.952 on his Michelin-sponsored, Kinetic Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R6. Arclight Suzuki’s Jeff Wood, the defending Champion and current points leader in the Superbike and Sportbike classes, rode conservatively during ASRA qualifying. Wood can clinch the Superbike Championship by finishing 17th or better in Sunday’s final. American Sportbike Racing Association (ASRA) Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama August 12 Qualifying Results: SUPERBIKE QUALIFYING: 1. Darren Luck (Suz GSX-R600), 1:46.663; 2. Michael Himmelsbach (Tri Daytona 675), 1:49.263; 3. Brian Stokes (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:50.190; 4. Jeff Wood (Suz GSX-R600), 1:51.948; 5. Bryan Bemisderfer (Buell XB-12R), 1:52.882; 6. Ryan Patterson (Yam YZF-R6), 1:55.098; 7. Nate Panek (Yam YZF-R6), 2:19.588. THUNDERBIKE QUALIFYING: 1. Dave Estok (Buell XB-12R), 1:46.390; 2. Dan Bilansky (Buell XB-12R), 1:47.029; 3. Bryan Bemisderfer (Buell XB-12R), 1:50.026; 4. San Rozynski (Buell XB-12R), 1:53.414; 5. Joseph Rozynski (Buell XB-12R), 1:54.080; 6. Nate Kern (BMW R 1200 S), 1:57.081; 7. David Myers (Buell XB-12R), 2:01.317; 8. Anthony Caligiuri (Buell XB-12R), 2:09.593; 9. William Thomas (Duc 748), 2:24.366; 10. Greg Avello (Buell XB-12R), 2:30.216. SPORTBIKE QUALIFYING: 1. Greg Melka (Yam YZF-R6), 1:42.952; 2. Darren Luck (Suz GSX-R600); 1:44.003; 3. Brian Stokes (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:44.244; 4. Jeff Wood (Suz GSX-R600), 1:45.362; 5. Michael Himmelsbach (Tri Daytona 675), 1:45.995; 6. J. Spinelli, 1:49.006; 7. Andy Feuersthaler (Suz GSX-R600), 1:50.475; 8. Mark Schnettler (Hon CBR600RR), 1:51.466; 9. Michael Arwood (Suz GSX-R600), 1:51.589; 10. James Mosley (Suz GSX-R600), 1:55.875; 11. Mauricio Roque (Suz GSX-R600), 2:07.312.
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