AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Presented by AMSOIL Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California July 3, 2009 Provisional Practice Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:28.932 2. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), 1:29.036 3. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), 1:29.069 4. Jason DiSalvo (Suz GSX-R600), 1:29.191 5. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.192 6. Bobby Fong (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.289 7. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.314 8. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:29.387 9. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.528 10. Steve Rapp (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.543 11. Danny Eslick (Buell 1125R), 1:29.571 12. Chris Peris (Hon CBR600RR), 1:29.788 13. Tommy Aquino (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.862 14. Robertino Pietri (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.953 15. Chris Fillmore (Yam YZF-R6), 1:30.092 16. Chaz Davies (Apr RSV1000R), 1:30.353 17. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6), 1:30.549 18. Michael Barnes (Buell 1125R), 1:30.610 19. Ricky Parker (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.069 20. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:31.730 21. Shawn Higbee (Buell 1125R), 1:31.748 22. Jimmy Wood (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:31.787 23. Taylor Knapp (Buell 1125R), 1:31.942 24. Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600), 1:32.012 25. Ben Thompson (Apr RSV1000R), 1:32.141 26. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600), 1:32.989 27. Ezequiel Iturrioz (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:33.318 28. Scotty Van Hawk (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.386 29. Tyler Odom (Hon CBR600RR), 1:34.434 30. Sahar Zvik (Suz GSX-R600), 1:35.023 31. Chip Yates (Suz GSX-R600), 1:35.074 32. Sebastien Ferreira (Suz GSX-R600), 1:35.354 33. Eric Gulbransen (KTM 990 Super Duke), 1:35.420 34. Josh Galster (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:35.797 35. Chris Clark (Yam YZF-R6), 1:35.878 36. Adrian Schlegel (Suz GSX-R600), 1:36.092 37. Oscar Gibson (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:38.646 38. Craig Mason (Yam YZF-R6), 1:37.435 39. Gabriel Santacoloma (Hon CBR600RR), 1:37.487 40. Clinton Gibson (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:38.646 41. Kevin Boisvert (Suz GSX-R600), 1:38.688 42. Matthew Bergen (Suz GSX-R600), 1:39.143 43. Nadr Riad (Yam YZF-R6), 1:39.492 44. Justin Givens (Yam YZF-R6), 1:42.056 More, from a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing: Haydens in Action at Same Event for First Time in 2009 at This Weekend’s Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix Nicky, Tommy and Roger Hayden Set For MotoGP and AMA Pro Races at Mazda Raceway MONTEREY, Calif. (July 3, 2009) – North American motorcycle road racing’s premier trio of racing brothers, Tommy, Nicky and Roger Hayden, will be in action in three different major series this weekend at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The international MotoGP World Championship will be joined by AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited and AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL in a full schedule of three consecutive races on Sunday, July 5. A Hayden brother will be represented in each race, marking the first and likely only time this season that the Kentucky trio will all race in the same event weekend. Practice and qualifying takes place on Friday and Saturday, July 3 – 4. Tommy Hayden (No. 22 Rockstar/Makita Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000) will be competing in the American Superbike race that will be the final event of the weekend on Sunday. He is currently second in the class championship point standings after six top-three podium finishes in six of the year’s first 11 races. Four of those finishes have been second-place showings, including a run of three in a row early in the year that included both rounds at Auto Club Speedway and one race later in the Saturday final at Road Atlanta. He also finished second in the first race of the weekend at Barber Motorsports Park in May and has four career AMA Pro Road Racing victories at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on his resume. “I’m really looking forward to the race at Laguna Seca for several reasons,” said Tommy Hayden, who is the oldest of the brothers. “One, it’s one of my favorite tracks so I like going there for that. Two, it’s an exciting weekend overall with the GP there. And three, getting all three brothers together on one weekend is kind of special for us. For so many years, that’s how it was and now things are very different.” Roger Hayden (No. 95 Monster Energy Attack Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) races in Daytona SportBike and made his first start of the year at Road Atlanta where he promptly went out and finished second in the Saturday final. He scored another runner-up showing in Race 1 one event ago at Road America and should be a contender this weekend in the Daytona SportBike final that splits the MotoGP and American Superbike races. “During the race weekend, we don’t get to see a whole lot of each other since we all ride for different manufacturers,” said Roger Hayden, who won in AMA Pro SuperSport competition at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in 2004 and 2007. “We are usually together in Southern California the week before so we get to ride bikes and go to dinner. When we are at the races, we definitely keep close tabs on each other. We try to go out to dinner on Sunday night after all the racing is over, but during the weekend it’s usually all business.” Middle brother Nicky Hayden (No. 69 Ducati Desmosedici GP9), the 2006 World Champion, is in his seventh season traveling the globe on the annual MotoGP tour and always looks forward to the first of two North American stops at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Unlike the MotoGP race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway later in the year, the California race is the only event that has AMA Pro Road Racing’s premier classes sharing the spotlight. Nicky Hayden won the American Superbike race on the Monterey road course in 2000 in addition to the 1998 Superstock race. “It helps having my brothers here, it really makes the weekend special,” said Nicky Hayden, who won his first MotoGP race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in 2005. “Having the whole team here riding in three different classes makes it really cool for me, my family and our supporters who came out to see us.” A pair of 23-lap/50-mile sprints for AMA Pro Road Racing’s top divisions will follow Sunday’s MotoGP main. The Daytona SportBike race is scheduled to go off at 3:30 p.m. local time and will be immediately followed by the American Superbike race that will be the finale of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix weekend at 4:15 p.m. The AMA Pro Road Racing action from the 2.238-mile Mazda Raceway circuit can be seen in same-day coverage on SPEED on Sunday, July 5 at 9 p.m. PT (late Sunday/early Monday, July 6 at Midnight ET). AMA Pro Racing is the premier professional motorcycle racing organization in North America, operating a full schedule of events and championships for a variety of motorcycle disciplines. From its Daytona Beach headquarters, the organization operates and manages AMA Pro Road Racing, which includes AMA Pro American Superbike, AMA Pro Daytona SportBike, AMA Pro SuperSport and AMA Pro SunTrust Moto-GT. AMA Pro Racing also manages and works closely with the day-to-day operational organizations of the AMA Pro Flat Track Championship and the AMA Pro Supermoto Championship Series in addition to other two-wheel and ATV series. Learn more about AMA Pro Racing at www.amaproracing.com. More, from a press release issued by Team M4 Suzuki: CARDENAS AND DISALVO UP TO SPEED AT LAGUNA SECA Team M4 Suzuki riders Martin Cardenas and Jason DiSalvo were quickly back up to speed following a month-long break in the 2009 AMA Pro Road Racing schedule as they claimed two of the top four positions in Friday’s practice session at Laguna Seca. AMA Pro Daytona SportBike championship leader Cardenas led much of the session at the famed circuit and ultimately ended the day with the second fastest time. He guided his GSX-R600 around the 2.238-mile track to a best lap of 1:29.036, just 0.104 seconds off the top spot. The Colombian, who has won six of the class’ last eight races, came close to scoring his first-career AMA victory at Laguna Seca in the 2008 season finale before a last-lap clash with then teammate Blake Young ended in disappointment for Cardenas. However, he’s come back stronger than ever in 2009 and is hoping to get his revenge this weekend at his favorite track on the calendar. “The day went well,” Cardenas said. “I was comfortable immediately and the bike was working very good right from the beginning. We’re going to make some changes for tomorrow as we’re having a bit of an issue finding grip because the track is very slippery in the back. We’re going to try to solve that problem. “For me Laguna Seca is my favorite track in America. It’s very fun. And it’s also nice to race alongside the MotoGP World Championship in front of a such a big crowd.” DiSalvo was just 0.259 seconds off of first place in the tightly packed session, throwing down a quick time of 1:29.190 to rank fourth on Friday. The New Yorker has notched up five podium results already this season and is hungry to earn his first victory of the season. On Saturday Team M4 Suzuki will qualify for Sunday’s 23-lap Daytona SportBike final. The combined MotoGP/AMA Pro Road Racing schedule means that the grid positions will be based on a single qualifying session without a Superpole session this weekend at Laguna Seca.