Wild card entry Rocco Landers took provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport qualifying Friday afternoon at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his Landers Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, 18-year-old Landers lapped the 2.5-mile course in 1:33.254 to top the field of 24 riders.
Veteran Josh Hayes made it a Yamaha 1-2 with a second-best 1:33.315 on his Squid Hunter Racing YZF-R6.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Teagg Hobbs earned the third and final spot on the provisional front row with a 1:34.289 on his GSX-R750.
Final Supersport qualifying is scheduled to take place at 10:55 a.m. local time on Saturday.