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Jason DiSalvo rode his factory Yamaha YZF-R6 to pole position in AMA Supersport qualifying Saturday at VIR, setting a new lap record time of 1:26.781.

The old lap record of 1:27.506 was set in 2003 by Damon Buckmaster, who qualified second Saturday with a 1:26.927 on his Yamaha. Defending AMA Supersport Champion Jamie Hacking qualified third with a 1:27.563, just ahead of current Championship leader Tommy Hayden, who was fourth-fastest with a 1:27.633 on his factory Kawasaki ZX-6RR.

Provisional AMA Supersport Qualifying Results:

1. Jason DiSalvo, Yam, 1:26.781
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yam, 1:26.927
3. Jamie Hacking, Yam, 1:27.563
4. Tommy Hayden, Kaw, 1:27.633
5. Ben Spies, Suz, 1:27.734
6. Roger Lee Hayden, Kaw, 1:27.806
7. Aaron Gobert, Yam, 1:28.070
8. Steve Rapp, Suz, 1:28.091
9. Michael Barnes, Yam, 1:28.455
10. Ben Attard, Suz, 1:28.830
11. Tony Meiring, Kaw, 1:29.067
12. Chris Peris, Suz, 1:29.745
13. Blake Young, Suz, 1:29.772
14. Danny Eslick, Suz, 1:29.878
15. Lee Acree, Suz, 1:30.077
16. Williams Meyers, III, Yam, 1:30.171
17. Chris Ulrich, Suz, 1:30.245
18. Taylor Knapp, Yam, 1:30.717
19. Giovanni Rojas, Yam, 1:30.935
20. Darin Eli Edwards, Suz, 1:31.364
21. Darren Luck, Suz, 1:31.952
22. Chad Klock, Hon, 1:32.028
23. Nathan Hester, Yam, 1:32.336
24. Barrett Long, Yam, 1:32.539
25. Jason Moss, Yam, 1:32.738