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Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies, 20, claimed the AMA Supersport pole position during qualifying Saturday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Spies’ time of 1:29.074 topped the previous lap record, set by Jamie Hacking at 1:29.406 in 2003.

It was Spies’ second AMA Supersport pole position of the 2004 season.

Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo, who crashed hard earlier in the day, qualified second with a 1:29.307.

Kawasaki’s Roger Lee Hayden qualified third – and was also under the old lap record – with a 1:29.333.

Current AMA Supersport Championship leader Tommy Hayden (1:29.404) will start his Kawasaki from the outside of row one on Sunday.

Provisional AMA Supersport Qualifying Results;

1. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:29.074
2. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:29.307
3. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:29.333
4. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:29.404
5. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:29.530
6. Michael Barnes, Yamaha, 1:30.179
7. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:30.206
8. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, 1:30.748
9. Ben Attard, Suzuki, 1:30.958
10. Ty Howard, Yamaha, 1:31.318
11. Chris Peris, Suzuki, 1:31.428
12. Jason Perez, Yamaha, 1:31.450
13. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:31.685
14. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:32.220
15. Darren Luck, Suzuki, 1:32.395
16. Heath Small, Yamaha, 1:32.541
17. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:32.573
18. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:32.883
19. Giovanni Rojas, Yamaha, 1:33.480
20. Jason Farrell, Kawasaki, 1:34.009