Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki’s Chris Ulrich rode his Pirelli-shod GSX-R1000 through a torrential rainstorm at Road America to claim the pole position for the AMA Superstock class. Ulrich swapped the top spot with Vesrah Suzuki’s Mark Junge before Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies put in a fast lap late in the session, but Ulrich kept going faster until he recorded a best time of 2:51.375 to take the second AMA pole position of his career. Spies, the current Superstock Championship point leader, ended up second-fastest with a 2:53.199, while Junge, a multi-time WERA National Challenge and National Endurance Champion, was third with a 2:53.983. Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Geoff May earned the final spot on the front row with a 2:54.369. Starting Sunday’s Superstock final from the second row will be Graves Yamaha’s Ben Bostrom (2:55.330), Jordan Suzuki’s Aaron Yates (2:55.896), Matsushima Suzuki’s Danny Eslick (2:56.253) and Yates’ teammate Jake Holden (2:57.555). Because conditions changed “significantly” between Group Two’s session (the soaked session with Ulrich) and Group One’s session (when it stopped raining), according to the the AMA rulebook Group Two riders will be placed on the grid ahead of Group One riders. KWS Millennium Suzuki’s John Haner (who is making his return to racing after breaking his foot at California Speedway in April) turned the fastest time in Group One with a 2:51.131 on his Dunlop-backed GSX-R1000. 2007 AMA Superstock Championship Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 2, 2007 Qualifying Results (wet conditions): Group Two: 1. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 2:51.375 2. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 2:53.199 3. Mark Junge (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 2:53.984 4. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 2:54.370 5. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, 2:55.329 6. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 2:55.896 7. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 2:56.253 8. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 2:57.556 9. David Weber (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 2:58.882 10. Jason Curtis (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 2:59.840 11. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 3:01.919 12. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 3:06.679, crash 13. Andy Feuersthaler (Suz GSX-R1000), 3:11.010 Group One: 14. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 2:51.131 15. James Kerker (Hon CBR1000RR), 2:52.714 16. Brian Boyd (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 2:55.644 17. Eric Haugo (Suz GSX-R1000), 2:56.723 18. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 2:56.881 19. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 2:58.363 20. Paul Heinen (Suz GSX-R1000), 2:59.835 21. Garth Cloyd (Suz GSX-R1000), 3:00.227 22. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, 3:01.213 23. Chad Rolland (Yam YZF-R1), 3:02.820 24. Tom Savoca (Suz GSX-R1000), 3:03.791 25. Ivan Garza (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 3:16.386 Pole-sitter Chris Ulrich crashed during Saturday’s Superbike race when his bike jumped into neutral mid-corner in the chicane, and ground a 1-1/2-inch wide, 1/2-inch deep hole in his left knee. The wound was cleaned and bandaged at the Road America medical center. Ulrich has two AMA National poles, eight AMA National podiums and two AMA National wins to his credit. He has also undergone eight surgeries to repair a string of injuries suffered over a four-year period in AMA, F-USA and WSMC events. When not riding for his own Roadracingworld.com team at AMA events, he rides for Mark Junge’s Vesrah Suzuki in the 2007 WERA National Endurance Series races; he co-rode to the WERA National Endurance Championship with Vesrah Suzuki in 2001, before leaving the team to concentrate on competing in sprint races. He has also ridden for Arclight Suzuki and Worldsports Yamaha. When not racing, Chris Ulrich is the Racing Editor of Roadracing World.