Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

Graves Yamaha’s Jamie Hacking took pole position, his second of the season, for the AMA Superstock race Saturday during qualifying at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Riding a Dunlop-shod YZF-R1, Hacking turned a time of 54.577, a new lap record for the revised class on the 1.3-mile infield road course.

The old record of 55.535 was set by 2003 AMA Superstock Champion Josh Hayes in 2003 on a Suzuki GSX-R750.

“The wind was playing a big role, I think, in the session,” Hacking told reporters. “My qualifying lap back there, I ran it in pretty hard on the brakes because I thought the wind was blowing toward us. I was way wide! I didn’t even know if that lap was going to be any good. I came in, looked at the board and I was on top. I was pretty surprised.”

The bonus Championship point for earning pole position increases Hacking’s Superstock point lead to 18 points over his teammate Aaron Gobert, who qualified second.

Third Graves Yamaha rider Jason DiSalvo and Kawasaki’s Tommy Hayden earned the final two spots on the front row.

Neither Damon Buckmaster nor Chris “Opie” Caylor attempted to qualify for the Superstock final, which will consist of 24 riders.


Provisional AMA Superstock Qualifying Results:


1. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha YZF-R1, 54.577
2. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1, 54.655
3. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha YZF-R1, 54.749
4. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 55.063
5. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 55.225
6. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 55.298
7. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 55.345
8. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 55.349
9. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 56.093
10. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR1000RR, 56.199
11. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R750, 56.223
12. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 56.305
13. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 56.433
14. Jake Holden, Suzuki GSX-R750, 56.492
15. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 56.670
16. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 57.029
17. Christopher Ancein, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 57.510
18. Montez Stewart, Yamaha YZF-R1, 58.017
19. Christian Pistoni, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 58.039
20. Jason Curtis, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 58.111
21. Kevin Hanson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 59.058
22. Brad Puetz, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 59.168
23. Dan Sallis, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 59.706
24. Corey Sarros, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:00.411