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The first AMA Supersport practice at Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR) saw Yamaha’s Jamie Hacking, the defending Champion, set the fastest time (56.019), while his teammate Damon Buckmaster did not ride in the session due to injury and may not race in the class this weekend.

“I don’t know what it is about this place, but I like it. It’s not my favorite track in the world, but I just seem to go good here,” said two-time PPIR Supersport race winner Hacking. “Everything’s good. We made a few changes and were able to go better. I ran the whole session on one set of tires and went quickest at the end.”

As for Buckmaster, Yamaha Team Manager Tom Halverson told Roadracingworld.com, “He’s just going to try to run Superstock practice and see how he feels. At this moment, we’re 90 percent sure he will not run in Supersport, but like I said, we’ll know more after this session.”

Buckmaster injured his right elbow, right shoulder, left wrist and left ankle/foot in a crash during practice May 16 at Barber Motorsports Park.

Saturday Morning’s Provisional AMA Supersport Practice Times:

1. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 56.019
2. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 56.049
3. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 56.253
4. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 56.263
5. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 56.469
6. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki, 56.482
7. Chris Peris, Suzuki, 56.716
8. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 56.726
9. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 56.921
10. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, 57.062
11. Ben Attard, Suzuki, 57.335
12. Michael Barnes, Yamaha, 57.498
13. Jason Perez, Yamaha, 57.636
14. Heath Small, Yamaha, 57.690
15. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 57.874
16. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 57.935
17. Darren Luck, Suzuki, 58.143
18. Giovanni Rojas, Yamaha, 58.309
19. Chris Siebenhaar, Honda, 58.431
20. Nicky Moore, Suzuki, 58.709
21. Martin Sims, Yamaha, 58.865
22. Pedro Valiente, Yamaha, 58.936
23. Jason Mathiason, Yamaha, 59.978
24. Brad Hendry, Yamaha, 59.019
25. Daniel Doty, Yamaha, 59.044
26. Montez Stewart, Yamaha, 59.215
27. Mike Shreve, Yamaha, 59.359
28. Ryan Andrews, Triumph, 59.566
29. John-O Bowman, Yamaha, 59.643
30. Justin Meyer, Yamaha, 59.710
31. Doug Venezia, Yamaha, 59.838
32. Nathan Dressman, Yamaha, 59.848
33. Crash Lowe, Suzuki, 59.917
34. Hector Romero Moreno, Honda, 59.947
35. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, 59.953
36. Jeff Grace, Kawasaki, 59.978
37. Anthony Manciu, Yamaha, 1:00.164
38. Tyler Jones, Yamaha, 1:00.409
39. Elton Curry, Kawasaki, 1:00.547
40. Tamer Kekhia, Yamaha, 1:00.674
41. Michael Applehans, Yamaha, 1:01.328
42. Jim Davis, Yamaha, 1:01.533
43. Eric Pinson, Triumph, 1:01.673