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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

From a press release issued by Daytona International Speedway’s PR Department:

Riders Feel The Need For Speed During Practice At Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The beautiful Florida sunshine broke through at Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday for daylong practice sessions in preparation for the upcoming Daytona 200 Week events.

Motorcycles competing in the Daytona 200 By Arai, Pro Honda Oils U.S. Supersport, Suzuki Genuine Accessories Superstock, the MBNA 250 Grand Prix and the inaugural BMW Motorrad International BoxerCup were all on track as riders prepare their two-wheel machines for qualifying sessions.

Fastest among the Superbikes in the first practice session was Kurtis Roberts, who rides the No. 80 Erion Honda RC51. Roberts posted a speed of 117.240 mph.

In last year’s Daytona 200, Roberts gave Nicky Hayden a formidable challenge in the early portion of the 57-lap race but Roberts’ rear tire failed and Hayden captured the victory in dominating fashion.

Roberts, the son of legendary motorcycle rider Kenny Roberts, is unsure if that experience will help him challenge for a victory in this year’s Daytona 200 By Arai, which is the AMA Superbike season opener.

“It did and it didn’t,” Roberts said. “For one, if I had been there on Lap 57 last year, everyone would have seen what I would have done then. I think being consistent and making sure you’re there for the finish is what’s going to win this thing. We’ll see what everyone else is doing, but it looks like we’re right where we need to be right now and we just need to keep improving on that.”

Rounding out the top five in the first session was Aussie Mat Mladin (116.573), Aaron Yates (115.399), Eric Bostrom (115.397) and Miguel Duhamel (115.024).

In the second session, Mladin was fastest rider with a speed of 117.134. Mladin, who won the Daytona 200 in 2000 and 2001, never got a chance to compete for a third straight in last year’s race. He suffered an arm injury during a practice incident which prevented him from defending his title.

“It’s working well,” Mladin said. “It’s obviously the first race for the new bike. We didn’t get as much as testing as what we would’ve liked so we’re still going through some stuff. The thing in general is working pretty well.”

Rounding out the top five in the second session was Roberts (116.803), Duhamel (116.351), Ben Bostrom (115.724) and Aaron Yates (115.684).

Jamie Hacking was fastest overall in the two Supersport practice sessions with a speed of 113.523 mph while his Yamaha teammate Jason DiSalvo lurked close behind with a lap of 113.326. In Superstock, Jason Pridmore led the way with a speed of 112.869.

In MBNA 250 Grand Prix, Rich Oliver posted the fastest speed at 110.915.

The BMW Motorrad International BoxerCup teams took to the track for the first time at Daytona.

Making its first and only appearance in the United States during Daytona 200 Week, the BMW Motorrad International BoxerCup features an international field aboard BMW R 1100 S Motorcycles. The BMW Motorrad International BoxerCup is slated for Sunday at 11:30 a.m. before the Daytona 200 By Arai.

The fastest during the lone practice session on Wednesday was Germany’s Markus Barth with a fast lap of 100.515.

“For me everything is new,” Barth said. “I’ve never raced on oval, so I’m very surprised that I have the fast time.”

On tap for Thursday at the Speedway is qualifying for Pro Honda Oils Supersport, BMW Motorrad International BoxerCup, Suzuki Genuine Accessories Superstock and the Daytona 200 By Arai (top four qualifiers locked-in).

Tickets for any of the Speedway events are available online at
http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or by calling the Speedway ticket office at (386) 253-7223.


More rider quotes, from another press release issued by Daytona International Speedway’s PR Department:

NOTES AND QUOTES
March 5, 2003

DAYTONA 200 By Arai – FIRST PRACTICE SESSION
Eric Bostrom, No. 32 Kawasaki (Bostrom ran wide in turn one and tipped over in the wet grass) “I’m OK. The front brakes (were bad). We were breaking in new brake pads and I didn’t have anything going into the turn.”

Anthony Gobert, No. 16 Ducati Austin
“We achieved what we wanted. We did just a few laps and we’re happy. I just did a few laps, came in and talked to the boys. It’s the first session so there’s no point in rushing anything. We’re happy with what we achieved.”

Kurtis Roberts, No. 80 Honda
“Things felt really good. Just right now being consistent and you know, not showing everything we have until Sunday on the last couple of laps.”
DID THE RACE LAST YEAR TEACH YOU ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO DO TO WIN THIS YEAR’S RACE?
“It did and it didn’t. For one, if I had been there on Lap 57 last year, everyone would have seen what I would have done then. I think being consistent and making sure you’re there for the finish is what’s going to win this thing. We’ll see what everyone else is doing, but it looks like we’re right where we need to be right now and we just need to keep improving on that.”

Ben Bostrom, No. 155 Honda
HOW WAS YOUR FIRST SESSION?
“Not so good. We had a few small problems, but in general the bike is pretty good. We were working on setup and trying to weed out the problems.”

Ben Spies, No. 11 Yoshimura Suzuki
HOW WAS YOUR SESSION?
“The bike was good. We came up with a different setup that we’ve been running at Malaysia and at the past couple of tests. It wasn’t too far off. We know exactly what we’ve got to do. I know there was a second in me with that time and the bike is going to be setup a whole lot better the next time. So we’ll be right there.”
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’LL GAIN SOME MORE SPEED?
“It’s mostly me getting comfortable on the bike. It’s just my second time on a Superbike at Daytona. These tires are a bit different. I have to learn that. The race isn’t until Sunday. So it’s a long ways away.”

FOLLOWING THE SECOND DAYTONA 200 BY ARAI PRACTICE
Mat Mladin, No. 66 Yoshimura Suzuki
“It’s working well. It’s obviously the first race for the new bike. We didn’t get as much as testing as what we would’ve liked so we’re still going through some stuff. The thing in general is working pretty well. We’re looking forward to getting into the race on Sunday and then head North and finish off a championship.
HOW IMPORTANT WAS THE MALAYSIA TEST?
“It was a good test. Hot conditions – the sort of conditions that we race over here mostly. Certainly without that test, we would’ve been behind the eight ball.”

Aaron Yates, No. 20 Yoshimura Suzuki
“It’s going pretty decent so far. It looks like we have our work cut out for us in the 600 (Supersport), but we’ve got some things to try and we’ll get the bike going better than today. The Superbike is new and it really pulls good around Daytona and you just have to hold on. The thing wants to spin around everywhere. I was kind of used to the old Superbike and it takes some getting used to, but it’s going to be good.”


Pro Honda Oils U.S. Supersport Practice
Jason DiSalvo, No. 40 Yamaha
HOW’S THE BIKE?
“The bike is great. Everything is running perfect out there right now. We come into this with a good base setup. That’s how I like to do things — none of this swapping back forth and changing the bike all around. We’re just fine-tuning it. It’s really makes my job easier fine tuning on the first day”

ON YAMAHA’S SUPERSPORT PROGRAM
“Yamaha’s Bike and team is by far one of the best paddock. This year, we’re not running Superbike. We’re sticking to production bike racing. It really shows. These are the bikes that we sell to the public. There are the same bikes that are performing well on the track.”

TALK ABOUT THE COMPETITION IN SUPERSPORT
“It’s going to be a tough race. I’ve watched the tape from last year over and over. The whole race is going to be hairball. I think it’s going to be a good race, interesting to say the least.”

Jamie Hacking, No. 2 Yamaha
HOW’S THE BIKE?
Everything is going really well. The guys at Yamaha have built us a helluva bike to come down here and hopefully do something with these guys on the red bikes. This morning, we couldn’t really get anything done. The track was so green. It’s kind of coming in. It’s still green right now. I still think right now that everybody is still taking it easy. I think it’s going to get better, weather permitting.”

ON YAMAHA’S SUPERSPORT PROGRAM
“These guys have really worked hard over the offseason. They’ve done a really good job on these motorcycles. It’s showing. All of us are running really well. We’ve got the new kid (Jason DiSalvo) here that only weighs 52 pounds. We need to tag on the end and let him pull us around for qualifying. These guys deserve every bit of the credit we get because they’ve done a hell of a job.”

Genuine Suzuki Accessories Superstock Practice
Jason Pridmore, No. 43 Attack Suzuki
“We didn’t get any laps this morning, so it was the first time on the bike. We had a couple of little problems this morning so we only did like a lap. It feels good. We’re just discussing what we can do to make it a little better. It was the first time I’ve been around here on a 750 in a couple of years. The track is getting better. I think the more rubber that gets laid down the faster the times will be. I think all the times are off a little bit right now, but once we get everything sorted out I think it will be OK.”

Steve Rapp, No. 51 Valvoline EMGO Suzuki
“Everything is great. I’m happy to be on this team. The bike is running good and the track is coming in nice. I can’t complain for the first day.”
Did you get a draft on your fast lap?
“No. All my laps were pretty much by myself.”

Chris Ulrich, No. 18 Valvoline EMGO Suzuki
“I dropped my lap times a little bit from this morning. We’re just making some progress and slowly chipping away at it. Our goal is to get top five, if not a podium and leave here with some good points.”

BMW Motorrad International BoxerCup
Markus Barth, No. 6 BMW (From Germany)
“For me everything is new. I’ve never raced on oval, so I’m very surprised that I have the fast time. The tactic for the race is very important here, and also the slipstream. I used slipstream from some other guys, so I feel that’s the best solution for the race.”

Jay Springsteen, No. 19 BMW
“It was all right. We’ve got to do a little work because the wheels start chattering. You’ve got to get on the brakes, then get off them again to get the wheels settled down. Me and a couple of guys were going at it up on the banking and I waved at a few of them. It was fun.”

MBNA 250 Grand Prix
Rich Oliver, No. 97 Team Oliver Yamaha
“We had a good run today. I haven’t ridden a 250 since Virginia last year. The last memory for me riding a 250 was laying on my rear end in the corner after the gearbox locked up. So it’s nice to get off the bike on purpose (laughs). We were fast right out of the chute and then in the afternoon we battled with Chuck Sorensen on the Aprilia and we eked out a better time by about two-tenths. For not riding for six months I feel like I’m a little rusty and taking it a little cautiously. Last year I broke my pelvis here, so I don’t know if I have a little more respect for the place, a little more respect for my body, or I’m just getting old.”

Chuck Sorensen, No. 1 Stargel Aprilia
“We’re still working on the setup of the motorcycle. That was just our second time out on the motorcycle here and I think there’s still some more to go. We’re really stoked that these kinds of times are coming. I think the track is a little faster with the new chicane, but we’re already going faster even with the correction. We’re running a conservative engine setup and we don’t have the top speed we had last year as of yet. The main improvement is in the chassis.”

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“All weekend I’ve been trying to learn the track since I’ve never been here before,” 19-year-old Richard Cooper told reporters. “I was kind of running at the back really trying to get clear track time. Watching the other classes I see that you need to have to be with a bunch of riders to get a good time. I thought I’d go out and try to get in with the bunches and get into the slipstream and see how much it makes a difference, and it sure did. I was really surprised that I was over a second quicker than anybody out there and it gives you real good confidence for the weekend to come.”

Cooper raced in the British CB500 Cup, the British Honda Hornet Cup, finished second in the 2001 British Supersport Championship and finished sixth in the 2002 BMW Boxer Cup Championship.

Thursday’s BMW Boxer Cup Qualifying Results (all on BMW R1100S):

1. Richard Cooper, UK, 2:04.615
2. Sebastien Legrelle, Belgium, 2:05.622
3. Jason Perez, USA, 2:05.666
4. Tripp Nobles, USA, 2:05.854
5. Brian Parriott, USA, 2:06.043
6. Fernando Cristobal, Spain, 2:06.160
7. Roberto Panichi, Italy, 2:06.169
8. Andy Hofmann, Switzerland, 2:06.241
9. Guillaume Dietrich, France, 2:06.528
10. Markus Barth, Germany, 2:06.598
11. Steven Casaer, Belgium, 2:06.599
12. Thomas Hinterreiter, Austria, 2:06.636
13. Federico Aliverti, Italy, 2:07.023
14. Lex Van Dijk, Netherlands, 2:07.305
15. Alessandro Tomassoni, Italy, 2:07.336
16. Eric Lejeune, Belgium, 2:07.469
17. Michael Galinski, Germany, 2:07.591
18. Klaus Nies, Germany, 2:07.931
19. Jay Springsteen, USA, 2:08.094
20. Norbert Rebholz, Germany, 2:08.381
21. Peter Ottl, Germany, 2:08.493
22. Laurry Fremy, France, 2:08.617
23. Robert Van Der Molen, Netherlands, 2:08.732
24. Jeroen Oudeman, Netherlands, 2:09.199
25. Steve Atlas, USA, 2:09.374
26. Agusti Busquets, Spain, 2:09.779
27. Josep Maria Busquets, Spain, 2:10.256
28. Koen Vleugels, Belgium, 2:10.383
29. Barry Burrell, UK, 2:10.500
30. Francois Cicilliani, France, 2:10.530
31. Alex Busquets, Spain, 2:10.692
32. Ricky Orlando, USA, 2:10.736
33. Gabriele Perri, ITaly, 2:10.796
34. Nate Kern, USA, 2:11.015
35. Matt Layt, UK, 2:11.415
36. Dave Campbell, USA, 2:12.280
37. Rosana Scoleri, Italy, 2:12.354
38. Frank Shockley, USA, 2:12.524
39. Javier Valera, Spain, 2:12.654
40. Guido Stosser, Germany, 2:13.472
41. Greg White, USA, 2:13.711
42. Jimmy Lewis, USA, 2:14.269
43. Brian Catterson, USA, 2:14.290
44. Gerald Young, USA, 2:15.961
45. Sylvester Lemanski, USA, 2:17.477
46. Jorge Diaz, Spain, 2:21.573

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Veteran racer Tripp Nobles set the fastest lap time in BMW Boxer Cup practice on his O/Brien/Rough Stock Racing/Foothills BMW.

BMW Boxer Cup practice has seen extremely aggressive riding by many of the International racers, and the session was stopped for a multi-bike crash in turn one during the Thursday morning session. Javier Valera was able to ride his BMW away from the incident.

American teenager Jason Perez crashed in a separate incident in the chicane. Perez’s BMW suffered heavy damage, but Perez was relatively uninjured in the fall.

Thursday Morning BMW Boxer Cup Practice Times (all on BMW R1100S):

1. Tripp Nobles, 2:06.092
2. Brian Parriott, 2:06.300
3. Thomas Hinterreiter, 2:06.584
4. Markus Barth, 2:06.712
5. Sebastien Legrelle, 2:06.853
6. Roberto Panichi, 2:06.995
7. Richard Cooper, 2:07.074
8. Eric Lejeune, 2:07.207
9. Andy Hofmann, 2:07.232
10. Jason Perez, 2:07.383
11. Alessandro Tomassoni, 2:07.792
12. Steven Casaer, 2:07.921
13. Jay Springsteen, 2:07.923
14. Fernando Cristobal, 2:08.273
15. Michael Galinski, 2:08.314
16. Laurry Fremy, 2:08.327
17. Ricky Orlando, 2:08.509
18. Agusti Busquets, 2:08.531
19. Peter Ottl, 2:08.605
20. Lex Van Dijk, 2:08.769
21. Jeroen Oudeman, 2:09.021
22. Koen Vleugels, 2:09.229
23. Steve Atlas, 2:09.307
24. Norbert Rebholz, 2:09.340
25. Klaus Nies, 2:09.357

From a press release issued by Mat Mladin’s publicist, Steve Reeves:

2003 AMA Chevy Trucks US Superbike Championship
Round 1 – Daytona 200, Daytona International Speedway, Florida
Opening Practice Sessions Report

MLADIN SECOND FASTEST AT DAYTONA ABOARD NEW SUZUKI

Daytona Beach, Florida, USA–The opening practice
sessions for this weekend’s Daytona 200 got underway today, with Australia’s Mat Mladin posting the second fastest time aboard his Team Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Mladin, a two times winner of the Daytona 200 and three times American Superbike champion, set a time of 1-min 49.4.13-secs to be fractionally slower than Kurtis Roberts (Erion Honda) who set the fastest time of the day with a 1:49.314 in the first of today’s two practice sessions.

The lead pair were the only riders to dip into the 1:49 time bracket, with four other riders including the American Honda pair of Miguel DuHamel and Ben Bostrom, along with Mladin’s Team Yoshimura Suzuki teammates Aaron Yates and Ben Spies, posting times in the 1:50 bracket.

“First day on the racetrack and that sort of thing, there is a bit of work to do on the bike to make things better and there is a lot of improvement to come over the next couple of days.” said Mladin. “Being a brand new bike for this year, we had it here at the test in December, but honestly the bike is very different now to what it was then, so we are starting fresh again in a way.”

A factor that will be new for tomorrow’s opening qualifying sessions is that the teams will not be able to use soft qualifying tyres. Chief tyre supplier to the teams, Dunlop, has announced that they will not be producing the purpose built soft qualifying tyres for this season with competitors left to complete their qualifying sessions on ‘race’ tyres.

“From what I understand, there is a gentlemen’s agreement between the teams not to use the softer qualifying tyres, because Dunlop have decided they are not going to use them this year, but some teams have some in their trucks, so we’ll just have to wait and see if everyone sticks to the agreement,” Mladin added with regards to the tyre situation. “If everyone has to use a race tyre and everyone does use a race tyre we are all in the same boat, but unfortunately some people can’t help themselves.”

The qualifying format for Sunday’s 57-lap Daytona 200 will see the top four places including pole position being decided in Thursday’s sessions, with the remainder of the grid positions being determined by the completion of Friday’s qualifying sessions.

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By David Swarts

Parts Unlimited/PJ1/Erion Honda’s Kurtis Roberts set the fastest lap time in the even-numbered AMA Superbike qualifying session Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. Roberts’ best time, 1:48.554, was 0.001-second faster than Mat Mladin’s fastest lap, 1:48.555.

Mladin crashed his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 in the chicane during the session, returned to the pits, got on his back-up bike and returned to the track, but was unable to better his time.

Odd-numbered Superbike riders are now going out for their one-hour qualifying session.

Thursday’s top four Superbike qualifiers lock in front row starting spots for Sunday’s Daytona 200 by Arai.

The rest of the grid will be set in additional qualifying sessions on Friday.

Even-numbered Superbike Qualifying Times:

1. Kurtis Roberts, Honda RC51, 1:48.554
2. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:48.555
3. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:48.659
4. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 1:48.695
5. Anthony Gobert, Ducati 998RS, 1:48.935
6. Larry Pegram, Ducati 998RS, 1:49.087
7. Doug Chandler, Honda CBR954RR, 1:51.438
8. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:51.695
9. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:52.390
10. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:53.595
11. Brian Livengood, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:53.696
12. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:54.634
13. Warwick Nowland, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:54.858
14. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:54.902

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By David Swarts

Veteran American Honda rider Miguel Duhamel qualified on the pole position for Friday’s Pro Honda Oils U.S. Supersport final with a new lap record time of 1:52.785 on his brand new CBR600RR.

“The qualifying run wasn’t so special. I was a little faster earlier this morning by myself and was faster in December,” Duhamel told reporters.

A stronger wind was blowing into Duhamel’s face during the odd-numbered Supersport qualifying session, and Duhamel admitted to using a draft off of teammate Ben Bostrom to do his fast lap. Ben Bostrom qualified sixth with a 1:53.539.

Yamaha’s Jamie Hacking and Jason DiSalvo, two of the fastest Supersport riders throughout practice at Daytona, planned to work together in the draft during the even-number qualifying session, but DiSalvo crashed in turn six early in the session.

“I lost the front then I got on the gas to save it and it highsided me,” said 19-year-old DiSalvo. “I thought my right hand was broken because it looked twice as worse and hurt twice as bad as when I broke my hand last year. But they X-rayed it at the Infield Care Center and said it was just a deep tissue bruise.

“I’m going to race tomorrow, and I plan to finish in the top five.”

DiSalvo qualified 27th with a 1:58.890, but Hacking continued on alone to record the fastest time from the even-numbered group and the second-fastest time overall at 1:52.817.

Another Hacking teammate, Aaron Gobert, qualified third with a 1:52.945. Kurtis Roberts earned the final spot on the front row with a lap of 1:53.225 on his Erion Honda CBR600RR.


Final AMA Supersport Qualifying Results:

1. Miguel Duhamel, Honda CBR600RR, 1:52.785
2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:52.817
3. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:52.945
4. Kurtis Roberts, Honda CBR600RR, 1:53.225
5. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:53.383
6. Ben Bostrom, Honda CBR600RR, 1:53.539
7. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:53.735
8. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR600RR, 1:53.768
9. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR600RR, 1:53.800
10. Jamie Stauffer, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:53.929
11. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:54.047
12. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:54.209
13. Matt Wait, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:54.218
14. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:54.287
15. Ty Howard, Honda CBR600RR, 1:54.338
16. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:54.435
17. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR600RR, 1:54.573
18. Craig Connell, Honda CBR600RR, 1:54.819
19. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR600RR, 1:55.978
20. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:56.519
21. Doug Chandler, Honda CBR600RR, 1:56.791
22. Jason Curtis, Honda CBR600RR, 1:58.035
23. Jason Perez, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:58.121
24. Chris Peris, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:58.177
25. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:58.360
26. Jonathan Gomez, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:58.514
27. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:58.890
28. Thad Halsmer, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:59.077
29. Darrin Mitchell, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:59.834
30. Heath Small, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:59.893
31. James Mann, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:00.178
32. Chris Siglin, Suzuki GSX-R600, 2:00.484
33. Dirk Sanchez, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2:00.836
34. Oliver Jervis, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2:01.101
35. Joe Ford, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:01.230
36. Greg Moore, Suzuki GSX-R600, 2:01.275
37. Antonio Piccioni, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:01.385
38. Tim Knutson, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:02.185
39. Brent Bennett, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:02.200
40. Hector Romero, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:02.523
41. Chad Simons, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:02.771
42. Michael McAllister, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:03.144
43. Jason Hobbs, Suzuki GSX-R600, 2:03.290
44. James Kerker, Honda CBR600, 2:03.461
45. David Guy, Suzuki GSX-R600, 2:03.788
46. Crash Chris Lowe, Suzuki GSX-R600, 2:04.373
47. Larry Roberts, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:05.546
48. David Sanchez, Kawasaki, 2:06.911

112% of fast time: 2:06.319

49. Joseph Bennardi, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:09.964