AMA Pro National Guard Superbike Championship Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio July 16, 2010 Provisional Qualifying Session One Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.637 2. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), 1:25.648 3. Larry Pegram (Duc 1098R), 1:26.179 4. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), 1:26.184, crash 5. Brett McCormick (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.435 6. Jake Zemke (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.486 7. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.493 8. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:27.021 9. Jordan Szoke (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:27.332 10. Eric Bostrom (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:27.383 11. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:27.468 12. Geoff May (Buell 1125RR), 1:27.567 13. Kurtis Roberts (Yam YZF-R1), 1:28.575 14. Chris Clark (Yam YZF-R1), 1:30.499 15. Johnny Rock Page (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:31.476 16. Greg Fryer (Yam YZF-R1), 1:31.576 17. Eric Pinson (BMW S1000RR), no time recorded 18. Eric Haugo (Suz GSX-R1000), no time recorded 107% of Fast Time: 1:31.632 More, from a press release issued by Acorn Woods on behalf of Yoshimura Racing: Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Tommy Hayden Eager to Race at Mid-Ohio Lexington, OH July 16, 2010 Tommy Hayden and the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team are eager to take on the competition this weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, after taking over the points lead at Road America in June. “I’m looking forward to getting back to racing after the long break,” said Hayden. “This is a track I like, and we hope to pick up some extra points here in Ohio.” The Mid-Ohio circuit is often called the most competitive track in America due to its high-speed layout that gives racers plenty of passing opportunities, and with Tommy and his GSX-R1000 in top form, this week’s races are sure to be exciting ones. The last round of the AMA American Superbike championship at Road America proved to be the most exciting yet. The first race saw Tommy battling with the leader right up to the finish, missing victory by a fraction of a second. Tommy came back in race two and unleashed the power of his GSX-R1000 to make a dramatic last-second pass for the lead, earning him the second Superbike win of his career. His victory also gave him enough points to take over the lead for the championship. Tommy currently leads with 229 points, and is looking to expand on that lead this weekend. The Suzuki GSX-R1000 has been the most dominant bike of the 2010 AMA American Superbike season. Suzuki racers have taken more race wins and podium positions than any other manufacturer thanks to the precision and power of their Suzuki machines. Suzuki is dedicated to creating the highest performance and quality available, and the GSX-R1000 delivers. Tommy and the other Suzuki racers will be signing autographs on Sunday, July 18th from 10:50 11:30, so come down and meet your favorite riders! More, from a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing: Hayden, Herrin and Beach Top Charts in AMA Pro Road Racing Friday Qualiyfing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course LEXINGTON, Ohio (July 16, 2010) – Under hot, sunny skies, day one of the Honda Super Cycle Weekend Presented by Dunlop Tire saw first round qualifying for the three major road racing classes in the AMA Pro Road Racing series at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. In the premier AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike class, championship points leader Tommy Hayden, on his Rockstar Makita Suzuki, grabbed the provisional pole position from last year’s Mid-Ohio winner Josh Hayes at the very end of the 50 minute session. Hayes, riding his Team Graves Yamaha, had set the pace in the first practice and throughout most of the qualifying session until Hayden bettered Hayes’ time by 0.011 of a second. Hayden posted a lap of 1:25.637/100.891 MPH around the 2.4-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to take the provisional pole position. Hayes was the first rider to dip into the 1:25 second range with a lap of 1:25.649/100.877 MPH and was only bested by Hayden. Taking a fighting third place on the provisional grid for the doubleheader race weekend was Foremost Insurance Ducati rider and local favorite, Larry Pegram. Pegram was consistently fast from the drop of the green flag and he also waited for the end of the session to set his best time of 1:26.179/100.256 MPH. Ben Bostrom was next up on his Pat Clark Motorsports Yamaha with a time of 1:26.184/100.251 MPH. Final qualifying will be Saturday morning at 9:30 AM. In Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL, another points leader stole the spotlight with Josh Herrin posting his fastest lap on his 19th (of 20) lap of qualifying. Herrin, riding his Team Graves Yamaha was the only rider to get into the 1:28 second range with his lap of 1:28.732/97.372 MPH. Herrin, who has three wins in 2010 and one pole position, has started on the front row in every race this season and currently leads the points over the man he beat to the provisional pole position today, GEICO Powersports Suzuki rider and last year’s pole sitter and race winner, Danny Eslick. Eslick had set the early pace in the first qualifying session and then laid down a quick lap in the closing moments of qualifying until Herrin shot to the top of the time sheets. Eslick’s lap of 1:29.167/96.897 MPH looked like the time to beat and he did have one last shot at Herrin but didn’t get the lap he was looking for. Steve Rapp, riding the Team Latus Motors Ducati, once again showed his speed and skill by running quick early and then also posting a strong lap of 1:29.588/96.442 MPH which held up with only Herrin and Eslick besting his effort. Taking fourth was Martin Cardenas on his M4 Monster Energy Suzuki with a time of 1:29.458/96.582 MPH. Cardenas had held the top spot at one point during the session and he rallied strongly to post his best lap on his 19th lap of qualifying. Cardenas has five wins this year and is in third place in points. In the AMA Pro SuperSport Young Gun class, the issue of fastest qualifier was also settled at the very end of the 40 minute session. The top spot in the session was held by no less than five riders and, in a mad dash to get back on the track and set a time, J.D. Beach made a late change to his Rockwall Yamaha and left the pits with little over two minutes left. He had been trading the top spot with not only his Rockwall Yamaha teammate, Cameron Beaubier and LTD Yamaha teammates Huntley Nash and Tomas Puerta but also three-time race winner Joey Pascarella on his DNA Energy Drink CNR Yamaha. Beach posted a sensational lap of 1:30.652/95.309 MPH, just ahead of Beaubier who was the only other rider in the 1:30 range with his lap of 1:30.849./95.103 MPH. After all the fireworks, Nash, winner of the most recent AMA Pro SuperSport race at Road America, set a 1:31.432/94.496 MPH, just ahead of Pascarella with his 1:31.630/94.292 MPH. The battle will be rejoined early tomorrow morning in SuperSport with final qualifying set for 8:00 AM Saturday morning. Please visit www.amaproracing.comfor further information and full time sheets. Hayden’s press conference transcript can be viewed at http://www.amaproracing.com/rr/news/index.cfm?cid=38602. Visit www.midohio.com for complete schedule and ticket information, the weekend is setting up to be another classic with three races Staurday, July 17th and four races Sunday, July 18th including the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series rounding out the weekend’s races. 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. 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