Xerox Ducati factory rider Michel Fabrizio jumped to the top of the order in Saturday morning’s World Superbike qualifying session at Miller Motorsports Park, but the young Italian’s impressive lap (1:49.204) went largely unnoticed. At the same time Fabrizio was bettering Jakub Smrz’s 1:49.329 and Ben Spies’ 1:49.773, Noriyuki Haga, Fabrizio’s teammate and the Superbike World Championship point leader, was highsiding into the dirt outside of Tooele Turn. Haga, lying near the edge of the racetrack, did not move for a few seconds, and officials immediately called for a red flag so medical crews could attend to him. Haga slowly started moving, then sat up and after a few moments walked into an ambulance with only minimal assistance. Not long after, World Superbike Press Officer Julian Thomas announced in the media center that Haga had only suffered some bruising and that he had already returned to his team’s garage. No video replays of the crash were shown. Other unlucky riders in the session were Tommy Hill, who crashed his Honda Althea CBR1000RR at the exit of Bad Attitude, and BMW Motorrad Motorsport’s Ruben Xaus, who suffered a mechanical problem late in the session and failed to qualify for Superpole. Remarkably, the session was restarted for its final two minutes and 42 seconds, enough time for a single flying. Few moved up with the last-chance opportunity, but Team Pedercini’s David Salom managed to jump up into the top 20, bumping Xaus’ teammate Troy Corser out of Superpole. Aprilia’s Max Biaggi, who led the first qualifying session on Friday, failed to improve on his 1:49.820 and slipped to fourth in the order. FIM Superbike World Championship Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah May 30, 2009 Combined Qualifying Results, Before Superpole (all on Pirelli tires): 1. Michel FABRIZIO (Ducati 1098F09), 1:49.204 2. Jakub SMRZ (Ducati 1098R), 1:49.329 3. Ben SPIES (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:49.773 4. Max BIAGGI (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), 1:49.820 5. Ryuichi KIYONARI (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:49.845 6. Carlos CHECA (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:50.033 7. Jonathan REA (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:50.740 8. Noriyuki HAGA (Ducati 1098F09), 1:50.094, crash 9. Fonsi NIETO (Suzuki GSX-R1000), 1:50.347 10. Karl MUGGERIDGE (Suzuki GSX-R1000), 1:50.391 11. Jamie HACKING (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:50.466 12. Shinya NAKANO (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), 1:50.458 13. Leon HASLAM (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:50.505 14. Shane BYRNE (Ducati 1098R), 1:50.512 15. Broc PARKES (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:50.532 16. Yukio KAGAYAMA (Suzuki GSX-R1000), 1:50.556 17. Gregorio LAVILLA (Ducati 1098R), 1:50.598 18. Lorenzo LANZI (Ducati 1098R), 1:50.617 19. Luca SCASSA (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:50.676 20. David SALOM (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:50.773 Top 20 Advance to Superpole 21. Troy CORSER (BMW S1000 RR), 1:50.793 22. Tom SYKES (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:50.807 23. Jake ZEMKE (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:51.072 24. Ruben XAUS (BMW S1000 RR), 1:51.166 25. Tommy HILL (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:51.451, crash 26. Erwan NIGON (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:52.137