Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By David Swarts

Tommy Hayden turned the fastest lap time in Thursday morning AMA Superstock practice on a 636cc Kawasaki ZX-6R.

Hayden’s crew chief Joey Lombardo said the team made a set-up improvement to the rear shock which resulted in the improved time.

Meanwhile, other Superstock racers riding Suzuki GSX-R750s continue working to find a compromise between lap times and tire life.

Corona Extra Suzuki’s Adam Fergusson lowered his best lap time from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning by over three seconds as he continued to learn Daytona International Speedway; this is Fergusson’s first trip to the Florida track.

Roger Lee Hayden crashed his Erion Honda CBR600RR during the Superstock session and rode back in on the crash truck before walking back to his garage.

Thursday Morning Superstock Practice Times (all on Suzuki GSX-R750 unless noted):

1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:52.694
2. Josh Hayes, 1:52.784
3. Steve Rapp, 1:53.313
4. Ben Bostrom, Honda CBR600RR, 1:53.351
5. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:53.406
6. Jamie Stauffer, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:54.059
7. Adam Fergusson, 1:54.221
8. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:54.227
9. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR600RR, 1:54.413
10. Mike Ciccotto, 1:54.414
11. Matt Wait, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:54.560
12. Jimmy Moore, 1:54.661
13. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:54.757
14. Kurtis Roberts, Honda CBR600RR, 1:54.804
15. Jordan Szoke, 1:54.822
16. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR600RR, 1:54.924
17. Jason Pridmore, 1:55.037
18. Matt Furtek, 1:55.074
19. Craig Connell, Honda CBR600RR, 1:55.089
20. Scott Greenwood, 1:55.131
21. Chris Ulrich, 1:55.199
22. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR600RR, 1:55.351
23. Ty Howard, Honda CBR600RR, 1:55.372
24. Vincent Haskovec, 1:55.611
25. John Haner, 1:56.082
26. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR600RR, 1:56.175
27. John Dugan, 1:56.356
28. Jason Peters, 1:56.610
29. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:56.611
30. Scott Harwell, 1:56.688
31. Michael Hannas, 1:56.836
32. Lee Acree, 1:57.165
33. Brian Stokes, 1:57.290
34. Hawk Mazzotta, 1:57.919
35. Thad Halsmer, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:58.372
36. Jake Holden, 1:58.893
37. J.J. Roetlin, 1:59.422
38. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:59.816
39. Chris Peris, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:59.935
40. Kevin Pate, 2:00.055