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Superbikes took to the track at Daytona as scheduled, for a short practice starting at 10:00 a.m.

The sun is still shining.

Based on the last week at Daytona, that’s big news.

In the Superbike practice session, Mat Mladin was fastest, followed by the Bostrom brothers. Times follow:

1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:48.843
2. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 1:49.858
3. Ben Bostrom, Honda RC-51, 1:50.184
4. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:50.251
5. Miguel Duhamel, Honda RC-51, 1:50.607
6. Kurtis Roberts, Honda RC-51, 1:50.682
7. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:51.070
8. Anthony Gobert, Ducati 998RS, 1:51.078
9. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:51.362
10. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:51.747
11. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:52.619
12. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:52.813
13. Larry Pegram, Ducati 998RS, 1:52.840
14. Josh Hayes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:53.543
15. Jordan Szoke, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:53.640
16. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:53.857
17. Brian Livengood, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:53.906
18. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:54.057
19. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:54.258
20. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:54.479
21. Warwick Nowland, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:54.481
22. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:54.656
23. Chris Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:55.202
24. James Randolph, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:55.298
25. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:55.406
26. Matt Furtek, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:55.413
27. Scott Harwell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:56.144
28. Akiharu Shigeno, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:56.302
29. Sandor Bitter, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:56.662
30. Scott Jenson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:56.764