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Kawasaki’s Tommy Hayden rode a 636cc ZX-6R to the AMA Superstock pole position Friday at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Hayden’s time of 1:27.989 beat Ben Spies’ 2002 Superstock lap record (1:28.987) by nearly a second.

When asked about his fast time, Hayden said he thought the revised 2.3-mile course was slower than before but his new Kawasaki was also better. “It’s a lot of fun to ride,” said Hayden. “I have so much fun riding that bike. I don’t think we’ve touched one clicker on it. It’s exactly the way I rode it at Daytona and exactly the way I rode it at the test at Sears Point. We just change the tires and put gas in it.”

Provisional AMA Superstock Qualifying Results:

1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:27.989
2. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.125
3. Chris Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.879
4. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.913
5. Josh Hayes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.926
6. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:29.253
7. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:29.459
8. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.538
9. Jamie Stauffer, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:29.689
10. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.902
11. Jake Holden, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.091
12. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.289
13. Brian Stokes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.353
14. Jeremy Toye, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.510
15. Mike Ciccotto, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.523
16. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.675
17. Matt Furtek, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.809
18. Matt Wait, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:30.898
19. John Dugan, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.948
20. Craig Connell, Honda CBR600RR, 1:31.114