Graves Yamaha support rider Ricky Parker claimed his second AMA Pro SuperSport pole position of the season Saturday with a lap time of 1:31.767 around the 2.4-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. He was followed in the qualifying order by ESP Yamaha’s Josh Day (1:32.091), Erion Honda’s Tyler Odom (1:32.156) and 2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion J.D. Beach (1:32.320), who has switched from his American Honda-supported team to the Rockwall Yamaha team. AMA SuperSport East Championship point leader Leandro Mercado (Monster Energy Attack Kawasaki) is not riding at Mid-Ohio. According to a team spokesperson, Mercado, who is from Argentina, is having immigration issues which are preventing him from re-entering the United States. Mercado is trying to resolve the issues, but it is not known if or when he will be able to return to the U.S. and resume racing. AMA Pro SuperSport Championship Presented by Shoei Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio July 18, 2009 Qualifying Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Ricky Parker (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.767 2. Josh Day (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.091 3. Tyler Odom (Hon CBR600RR), 1:32.156 4. J.D. Beach (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.320 5. Dustin Dominguez (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:32.558 6. Kyle Wyman (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.688 7. Tomas Puerta (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.738 8. Zac Chapman (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:32.755 9. Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600), 1:32.935 10. Joey Pascarella (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.941 11. Garrett Carter (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.981 12. Lloyd Worrell (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.348 13. Derek Wagnon (Suz GSX-R600), 1:33.428 14. James Rispoli (Suz GSX-R600), 1:33.774 15. Ezequiel Iturrioz (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:34.028 16. Huntley Nash (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.248 17. Alex Lazo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.481 18. Chris Clark (Yam YZF-R6), 1:35.522 19. Reese Wacker (Suz GSX-R600), 1:35.602 20. Travis Wyman (Suz GSX-R600), 1:37.615 21. Darrell Prantera (Yam YZF-R6), 1:39.291 22. Brock Terrell (Yam YZF-R6), 1:39.387 More, from a press release issued by LTD Racing: LTD RACING’s NASH WINS IN MOTO-GT2, QUALIFIES FOR SUPERSPORT Lexington, Ohio (July18, 2009) — LTD Racing’s three young riders qualified for the Mid-Ohio AMA Pro SuperSport race on Saturday, with Tomas Puerta earning seventh spot for tomorrow’s race. Huntley Nash, doing double duty this weekend, won the SunTrust Moto-GT2 class on Saturday along with Corey Rech for Touring Sport Ducashop Ducati. “In MotoGT, Corey and I had a great race and were able to win the class. The bike was a blast to ride. Corey got us out in front and then it came time for my hour stint. It didn’t seem like a full hour out there and the Touring Sport Ducati felt great and I was happy with the lap times. I’m really thankful to the team for letting me ride their bike,” said Huntley. Nash will start 16th in SuperSport on Sunday.”We had some issues this morning in SuperSport,” said Nash, “but we’re working to get ready for the race tomorrow. The key is getting everything sorted and putting in a good race and that’s how we’ll remember the weekend.” Tomas Puerta qualified seventh with a time of 1:32.738. “It was not my favorite qualifying of the year,” said Puerta. “It was a little slick out there and by the time I started to push and set quick times, qualifying was done. I hope to get a good start tomorrow and fight for the podium.” Joey Pascarella will start tenth in tomorrow’s race after setting a time of 1:32.941. “It’s not where I wanted to be, but it’s pretty decent,” said the Californian. “We’ve had some set-up issues all weekend and in the session I just rode it out and did the best I could because there wasn’t enough time. We’re working on it now and we’ll have some answers for tomorrow.” The 17-lap AMA Pro SuperSport race begins at 3:00 PM.