AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike points co-leader, Martin Cardenas, crashed his Team M4 Suzuki GSX-R600 on the second flying lap of the first practice session Friday at VIRginia International Raceway, injuring his right hand. Cardenas had the hand X-rayed at the track’s medical center. He broke the outside metacarpal of his right hand, but says he will try to ride in the Basic Qualifying session later today. Update: “It was my mistake,” Cardenas told Roadracingworld.com. “I hit the inside curb going downhill a little bit with the front tire and I lowside [in the Roller Coaster section of the track]. I don’t know. I tumbled, and I hit the ground or curb or something with my hand.” “It’s broken,” Cardenas added, as blood oozed from the hole the fractured bone poked in the top of his right hand, “but I’m going to try something to see if I can ride this afternoon and see how it goes.” AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Presented by AMSOIL VIRginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 14, 2009 Provisional Practice Times (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Jason DiSalvo (Suz GSX-R600), 1:28.250 2. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), 1:28.572 3. Taylor Knapp (Buell 1125R), 1:28.708 4. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), 1:28.796 5. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), 1:28.914 6. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:28.930 7. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:28.961 8. Tommy Aquino (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.024 9. Steve Rapp (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.129 10. Danny Eslick (Buell 1125R), 1:29.461 11. Chris Peris (Hon CBR600RR), 1:29.599 12. Chris Fillmore (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.666 13. Bobby Fong (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.726 14. Matt Lynn (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:30.185 15. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6), 1:30.501 16. Shawn Higbee (Buell 1125R), 1:30.614 17. Marcos Reichert (Yam YZF-R6), 1:30.775 18. Robertino Pietri (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.238, crash 19. Josh Day (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.283 20. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600), 1:31.323, crash 21. Aaron Gobert (Apr RSV1000R), 1:31.327 22. Garrett Carter (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.451 23. Daniel Parkerson (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:31.695 24. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:31.877 25. Ricky Parker (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.234 26. Michael Barnes (Buell 1125R), 1:32.247 27. Huntley Nash (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.310 28. Reese Wacker (Suz GSX-R600), 1:32.449 29. Melissa Paris (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.869 30. Shea Fouchek (Hon CBR600RR), 1:32.953 31. Dominic Jones (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.990 32. Brent Lyskawa (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.240 33. Josh Galster (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:33.282 34. Christian Cronin (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.501 35. Alex Lazo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.742 36. Cory Hildebrand (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.875 37. C.R. Gittere (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.014 38. Chris Clark (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.181 39. Larry Karpinsky, Jr. (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.409 40. Abe Stacey (Suz GSX-R600), 1:34.661 41. Michael Morgan (Suz GSX-R600), 1:35.198 42. Eric Haugo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:35.475 43. Walt Sipp (Buell 1125R), 1:36.072 44. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), 1:37.003, crash 45. Chris Cooke (Suz GSX-R600), 1:37.681 46. Nadr Riad (Yam YZF-R6), 1:38.064 47. Jeremy Dunn (Suz GSX-R600), 1:39.271 48. Chaz Davies (Apr RSV1000R), 1:42.578