Project 1 Atlanta Yamaha’s Dane Westby turned the fastest lap time during Thursday morning’s AMA Daytona SportBike provisional qualifying session at Daytona International Speedway, but shortly after Westby recorded his 1:51.860 the Oklahoma rider crashed in the chicane. But he was not the only one to fall during qualifying. The 20-minute session had at least four crashes, most of which happened in the chicane. “Yeah, we were having a party over there,” Westby joked. “After I crashed, I got up and went over the wall, then I saw a new dude crash there every lap.” Among those who crashed during the session were two of the fastest riders during practice on Wednesday – Graves Motorsports Yamaha’s Josh Herrin and Latus Motors Racing Ducati’s Steve Rapp. Celtic Racing Orient Express’ P.J. Jacobsen also fell. All, including Westby, were relatively uninjured. Most riders speculated that they fell due to the extreme cold. The ambient temperature was in the low 40s during the session. Because of the cold, some riders, including Team M4 Monster Energy Suzuki’s Martin Cardenas and GEICO Powersports Suzuki’s Danny Eslick, opted to sit out and wait for the final qualifying session, which is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. local time. UPDATE: Jake Holden also crashed in the chicane during the provisional qualifying session. Holden told Roadracingworld.com that his right hand got caught under the handlebar of his Ducshop Racing Ducati 848, breaking his right thumb. Holden said he will not be able to continue in the event. AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Championship Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida March 4, 2010 Provisional Group A Qualifying Results (3.5-mile course, all on Dunlop tires): 1. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), 1:51.860, crash 2. Steve Rapp (Duc 848), 1:52.520, crash 3. Tommy Aquino (Yam YZF-R6), 1:53.560 4. Cory West (Suz GSX-R600), 1:54.344 5. Brett McCormick (Suz GSX-R600), 1:54.426 6. Jake Holden (Duc 848), 1:54.581, crash 7. Josh Day (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.710 8. Eric Wood (Hon CBR600RR), 1:54.892 9. Kevin Coghlan (Yam YZF-R6), 1:55.126 10. Shawn Higbee (Buell 1125R), 1:55.145 11. Bostjan Skubic (Yam YZF-R6), 1:55.203 12. Jeff Wood (Suz GSX-R600), 1:55.232 13. Clinton Seller (Yam YZF-R6), 1:55.515 14. Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600), 1:55.599 15. P.J. Jacobsen (Suz GSX-R600), 1:55.792, crash 16. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:55.912 17. Ryan Patterson (Suz GSX-R600), 1:56.690 18. Alex Lazo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:57.213 19. Kris Turner (Suz GSX-R600), 1:57.234 20. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R600), 2:10.949 21. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), 2:15.326, crash Provisional Group B Qualifying Results (3.5-mile course, all on Dunlop tires): 1. Walt Sipp (Buell 1125R), 1:56.510 2. Mark Crozier (Duc 848), 1:56.634 3. Melissa Paris (Yam YZF-R6), 1:57.286 4. A. Padovani (Duc 848), 1:57.302 5. David McPherson (Yam YZF-R6), 1:57.902 6. Ricky Orlando (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:58.009 7. Reese Wacker (Suz GSX-R600), 1:58.016 8. Paul James (Buell 1125R), 1:58.536 9. Dario Marchetti (Duc 848), 1:58.537 10. Eric Haugo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:58.537 11. John Ashmead (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:58.841 12. D. Dumain (Yam YZF-R6), 1:59.047 13. Robert Vargas (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:59.295 14. Anthony Fania (Suz GSX-R600), 1:59.808 15. Kyle Keesee (Kaw ZX-6R), 2:00.414 16. Paul Schwemmer (Kaw ZX-6R), 2:01.321 17. Calvin Martinez (Duc 848), 2:04.662