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AMA Supersport Championship leader Tommy Hayden took pole position during qualifying Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park with a new lap record time of 1:27.636 on his factory Kawasaki ZX-6RR.

Not only did Hayden’s time surpass Damon Buckmaster’s lap record of 1:28.143, it was 0.6-second faster than the next-fastest Supersport qualifier and even faster than the Superbike qualifying time of factory Ducati rider Eric Bostrom (1:27.647).

“That was a really good lap,” Hayden told reporters. “That’s the first time all week I’ve put every section of the track together good. It was a good lap. I was able to hit all my marks.”

Provisional AMA Supersport Qualifying Results;

1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:27.636
2. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:28.262
3. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:28.348
4. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:28.375
5. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:28.510
6. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:28.574
7. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:28.934
8. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:28.952
9. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:29.071
10. Chris Peris, Suzuki, 1:29.679
11. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, 1:29.798
12. Michael Barnes, Yamaha, 1:29.837
13. Ben Attard, Suzuki, 1:29.958
14. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:30.782
15. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:31.367
16. Jason Perez, Yamaha, 1:31.441
17. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:31.625
18. Michael Sanchez, Yamaha, 1:32.221
19. Darren Luck, Suzuki, 1:32.366
20. Heath Small, Yamaha, 1:32.399