Tommy Hayden Quicker Than Qualifying Time In Thursday Morning AMA Supersport Practice At Daytona

Tommy Hayden Quicker Than Qualifying Time In Thursday Morning AMA Supersport Practice At Daytona

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Two-time AMA Supersport Champion Tommy Hayden was fastest in Thursday morning AMA Supersport practice at Daytona International Speedway. Riding his Dunlop-sponsored Kawasaki ZX-6RR, Tommy Hayden turned a 1:41.590, which was faster than his qualifying time of 1:41.921 and nearly as quick as his brother, and teammate, Roger Hayden’s pole position time of 1:41.552. Roger Hayden was second-fastest in the session with a 1:42.230, followed by Yamaha’s Jamie Hacking at 1:42.403. Fourth-fastest in the 35-minute practice was Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies, who improved on his qualifying time of 1:43.217 with a 1:42.568 Thursday morning. Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Geoff May, who qualified fourth in Supersport Wednesday with a 1:42.225, did not ride his Pirelli-fitted GSX-R600 in Thursday morning AMA Supersport practice. When asked about the situation, May’s Crew Chief Keith Perry told Roadracingworld.com, “We don’t need to go out. We feel we’ve got all we can get out of the bike. We’ve been here nine days already. It’s not like we’re gonna find another half-a-second. We’re ready to race.” The 22-lap Pro Honda Oils AMA Supersport race is scheduled to start at 4:50 p.m. local time Thursday. Provisional Thursday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times: 1. Tommy Hayden (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:41.590 2. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:42.230 3. Jamie Hacking (Yam YZF-R6), 1:42.403 4. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R600), 1:42.568 5. Damon Buckmaster (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:43.895 6. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:44.277 7. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), 1:44.444 8. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR), 1:45.576 9. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600), 1:45.655 10. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.129 11. Tyler McDonald (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.156 12. Darren Luck (Suz GSX-R600), 1:47.220 13. Chris “Opie” Caylor (Suz GSX-R600), 1:47.396 14. Tristan Shoenewald (Hon CBR600RR), 1:47.484 15. Tony Meiring (Suz GSX-R600), 1:47.510 16. Nathan Hester (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.615 17. Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.661 18. Will Gruy (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.712 19. Bostjan Pintar (Yam YZF-R6), 1:48.202

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