AMA Pro National Guard Superbike Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama June 17 Qualifying Session One Results (dry conditions, all on Dunlop tires): 1. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), 1:25.980 2. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.157 3. Ben Bostrom (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.848 4. Roger Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.850 5. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.884 6. Larry Pegram (BMW S1000RR), 1:27.053 7. Steve Rapp (BMW S1000RR), 1:27.280 8. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:27.300 9. Geoff May (Buell 1125RR), 1:27.559 10. Chris Peris (BMW S1000RR), 1:27.950 11. Chris Clark (Yam YZF-R1), 1:28.650 12. J.D. Beach (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:29.458 13. Jeremy Toye (BMW S1000RR), 1:29.554 14. Jordan Burgess (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.860 15. Chris Trounson (BMW S1000RR), 1:31.156 16. Trent Gibson (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:31.674 17. Reese Wacker (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:31.701 18. Danny Kelsey (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:31.971 19. Skip Salenius (Yam YZF-R1), 1:32.509 20. Kevin Boisvert (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:33.283 21. Eric Haugo (Suz GSX-R1000), no time recorded More, from a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing: BIRMINGHAM, AL (June 17, 2011) – Despite the onslaught of severe thunderstorms this morning in Birmingham, Alabama, the AMA Pro Road Racing teams remained undaunted. When the weather finally cleared, they successfully wrapped up the first round of qualifying in the Barber SuperBike Classic Weekend at the scenic, 2.38-mile Barber Motorsports Park. In the AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike class, Monster Energy Graves Yamaha’s Josh Hayes remained unstoppable. Hayes has taken every pole position this season and currently holds the provisional pole at Barber, thanks to a fast lap of 1:25.980. Next on the grid was Rockstar Makita Suzuki rider Tommy Hayden, who notched a victory at Barber last year and declared his intention to repeat in 2011 with a best provisional time of 1:26.157. Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki teammates Ben Bostrom (1:26.848) and Roger Hayden (1:26.850) rounded out the SuperBike front row. “I struggled with some grip early on,” said Hayes. “We wanted to run through all the tire combinations we had, and we went to the tire we raced last year. The bike was pretty good, [and] some of the changes the team made definitely helped. I was a little surprised to see a 25 today; I didn’t think the track was ready for that. I definitely have some ideas for tomorrow. There have been several weekends this year where, by this time in the weekend, the bike’s pretty good and I’m not sure where else to go with the set-up, but I feel like I have a few things I can improve for tomorrow.” In AMA Pro Daytona SportBike, Josh Herrin is now sitting in the proverbial catbird seat. Winner of the last three Daytona SportBike races, the Monster Energy Graves Yamaha rider nabbed the provisional pole position with a fastest lap of 1:29.582, turned on his final lap of qualifying. Second was Jason DiSalvo on the Team Latus Motors Ducati, who posted a fastest time of 1:29.780. Third was fellow Ducati rider P.J. Jacobson (Celtic Racing/Fast by Ferracci), who put in a lap of 1:30.134 and was closely followed by Vesrah Suzuki’s Cory West with a time of 1:30.238. “This is a track I like coming to,” said Herrin, “but I’ve also been on a pretty good roll. It’s nice to come to a race weekend and know you’re the guy to beat. I got some rain riding in this morning and I was happy to post P1 because there’s a chance it might rain tomorrow morning, and I wanted to put in a good lap just in case.” In AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport, recent Miller Motorsports Park winner Cory Alexander set the top time of 1:31.581 before a minor get-off sidelined him for the remainder of qualifying. Following a close second was two-time 2011 race winner David Gaviria (1:31.959) on his LTD Racing Y.E.S. Yamaha. Benny Solis–another two-time 2011 Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport race winner–was third, with a lap time of 1:32.034 on his Roadracingworld.com Honda. Rounding out the front row was Road America winner Travis Wyman and his Harv’s Harley-Davidson AB1 Motorsports Yamaha (1:32.056). “We were third or fourth, and we came in and put on a different tire and went back out,” said Alexander. “I did one fast lap, and that was the fastest lap that we did. I think there was a little bit of seepage after all the rain we had this morning, and I went into Turn 2 and I just hit a seam and it tucked the front end. So I sat there for about 12 minutes and hoped nobody went faster. My Vesrah Suzuki is really good, so tomorrow I think we can go even faster.” Final qualifying for all three classes will kick off tomorrow morning, with the Vance & Hines XR1200 class qualifying at the end of the day’s action. The first of this weekend’s double-header races will kick off with the Motorcyle-Superstore.com SuperSport race at 1:00 p.m. Central time. For complete ticket and schedule information, please visit www.barbermotorsports.com. The Barber SuperBike Classic Weekend, honoring the men and women of the Alabama National Guard, features a host of activities and racing action at the magnificent Barber Motorsports Park facility, and special discounts are available for Guard members and their families. 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