Mat Mladin took the pole position for Round 4 of American Superbike at Barber Motorsports Park with a time of 1’25.652, with fellow Rockstar Makita Suzuki teammate Blake Young less than two-tenths behind in second. Geoff May had the next quickest time at 1’26.252 to claim the top three spots for Suzuki GSX-R1000 riders. Josh Hayes (1’26.316), Tommy Hayden (1’26.316), and Ben Bostrom (1’26.679) took spots three through five with two Yamahas and another Suzuki. Ducati’s Larry Pegram ( 1’27.259) and Honda’s Jake Holden (1’27.071) added a little manufacturer diversity as they rounded out the second row for Saturday.

American Superbike Superpole Results: 

1. Mat Mladin – Rockstar Makita Suzuki – 1’25.652
2. Blake Young – Rockstar Makita Suzuki – 1’25.827
3. Geoff May – National Guard Jordan Suzuki – 1’26.252
4. Josh Hayes – Yamaha Motor USA – 1’26.316
5. Tommy Hayden – Rockstar Makita Suzuki – 1’26.316
6. Ben Bostrom – Yamaha Motor USA – 1’26.679
7. Larry Pegram – Foremost Pegram Ducati – 1’26.774
8. Jake Holden – Corona Extra Honda – 1’27.071
9. Taylor Knapp – Taylor Knapp Racing – 1’27.259
10. David Anthony – Aussie Dave Racing – 1’27.882


Jason DiSalvo’s time of 1’28.816 made the M4 EMGO Suzuki rider the pole winner for the Daytona SportBike class,  beating the second-fastest Jamie Hackling (Kawasaki) by four-tenths of a second. Chaz Davies’ Aprilia RSV1000 ran the third-fastest lap (1’29.319). Notably absent from the top 10 in the Superpole session was RMR Buell 1125R roder and current points leader Danny Eslick.

Daytona SportBike Superpole Results:

1. Jason DiSalvo – M4 Suzuki – 1’28.816
2. Jamie Hacking – Monster Kawasaki – 1’29.268
3. Chaz Davies – Factory Aprilia – 1’29.319
4. Josh Herrin – Team Graves Yamaha – 1’29.417
5. Martin Cardenas – M4 Suzuki – 1’29.489
6. Jake Zemke – Erion Racing – 1’29.925
7. Steve Rapp – Bazzaz Pat Clark Motorsports - 1’30.127
8. Tommy Aquino – Team Graves Yamaha – 1’30.292
9. Damian Cudlin – Team Graves Yamaha – 1’30.292
10. Michael Barnes – RMR Buell – 1’30.950