Provisional AMA Superbike Qualifying Results: (Previous Superbike lap record: 1:38.232, Mat Mladin) 1. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:37.075 2. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:37.558 3. Ben Bostrom (Duc 999F06), 1:38.012 4. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:38.338 5. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:38.398 6. Neil Hodgson (Duc 999F06), 1:38.490 7. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:38.574 8. Tommy Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:38.905 9. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:39.429 10. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:40.470 11. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:40.807 12. Eric Wood (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:41.047 13. Steve Rapp (suz GSX-R1000), 1:41.048 14. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:41.064 15. Norino Brignola (Duc 999R), 1:41.387 16. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:41.423 17. Marty Craggill (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:41.760 18. Cory West (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:41.766 19. Matt Lynn (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:42.198 20. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:42.300 21. Larry Pegram (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:42.414 22. Michael Sanchez (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:43.823 23. Armando Ferrer (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:43.900 24. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:43.967 25. Brad Hendry (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:44.142 26. Akira Tamitsuji (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:44.186 27. Brian Stokes (Yam YZF-R1), 1:44.357 28. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:44.537 108% Of Fast Qualifying Time: 1:44.841 Did Not Qualify 29. Victor Chirinos (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:44.913 30. James Kerker (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:44.944 31. Carlos Macias (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:45.258 32. Rory Rock (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:45.471 33. Anthony Fania (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:45.487 34. Rodolfo Ramirez (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:45.599 35. Roberto Concepcion (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:45.656 36. Scott Carpenter (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:45.723 37. Marco Martinez (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:45.985 38. Brian Boyd (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:47.057 39. Simon Wright (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:47.294 40. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:47.328 41. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:47.407 More, from a press release issued by Yoshimura Suzuki: Mat Mladin shatters Daytona Supebike lap record and is on provisional pole. Teamate Ben Spies second fastest. March 9, 2006 – Daytona, FL – Team Suzuki/Yoshimura rider Mat Mladin started the week slowly but destroyed the Superbike track record here in Daytona today with a blistering 1:37.075 qualifying run. This time is over a second faster then the previous lap record (also Mladin’s) of 1:38.232. “We missed the December test as I still wasn’t 100% from my surgery,” Mat commented from pit wall this morning, “So we were a bit behind in our settings. We had to play a bit of catch-up.” Mat and his team got to work on Tuesday and started to drop the lap times. “Yesterday we got down to work and every session got going a little quicker.” Mladin said, “Today we put it together and it all worked out good. ” Teammate Ben Spies was not far behind with an impressive 1:37.558. Aaron Yates, still recovering from a testing incident at Fontana earlier in the year was fighting physical limitations and posted 9th fastest. Suzuki/Yoshimura team manager Don Sakakura was optimistic about Saturday’s race, “Yeah, qualifying looked pretty good, Mat and Ben are really riding well and the bikes are performing very nicely. I think we have a good shot at this thing Saturday.” When asked about Aaron’s run Don said, “Aaron is still a little sore from Fontana so I was surprised to see him up as high as he was. With him hurting his shoulder, it is very hard on him physically under braking. Don’t count him out though, he’s a pretty tough guy.” More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki: Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin set pole position for Saturday’s opening AMA Superbike Championship race in Daytona, Florida today with team mate Ben Spies a close second. Reigning Champion Mladin put in a time of 1:37.075 on his GSX-R1000 a faster time than the six-time Champion did last year at the same event with Spies less than half-a-second behind. Third Yoshimura team rider Aaron Yates recorded the ninth fastest time and will lead the all-Suzuki third-row which includes Roberto Pietri, Eric Wood and Jake Holden.