Pat Clark Motorsports rider Ben Bostrom took the leading time in Saturday's second Superbike qualifying session.
In the final qualifying session of the American SuperBike class, Pat Clark Motorsports Yamaha rider Ben Bostrom took the best time at the Laguna Seca circuit ahead of Team Graves Yamaha's Josh Hayes. Bostrom outpaced the #4 bike by more than two-tenths of a second, earning his best time of 1:24.367 on his 19th lap out. M4 Monster Energy Suzuki’s Jake Holden completed the top-three with a top time of 1:24.613 and was just 46-hundredths of a second behind Holden. Ducati’s Larry Pegram and Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Tommy Hayden came in fourth and fifth respectively, and were more than three-tenths of a second adrift of the leader’s pace.
MotorcycleUSA.com’s Steve Atlas came in 20th on the timesheets, taking his best time of 1:29.246 on his 12th lap out.
American Superbike Laguna Seca Qualifying Results:
1. Ben Bostrom (Yamaha) 1:24.367
2. Josh Hayes (Yamaha) 1:24.567
3. Jake Holden (Suzuki) 1:24.613
4. Larry Pegram (Ducati) 1:24.742
5. Tommy Hayden (Suzuki) 1:24.893
6. Eric Bostrom (Suzuki) 1:25.078
Team Graves Yamaha rider Josh Hayes took second on the timesheets and was more than two-tenths of a second adrift of Bostrom's pace.
7. Jake Zemke (Suzuki) 1:25.454
8. Chris Ulrich (Suzuki) 1:25.719
9. Geoff May (Buell) 1:26.07
10. Chirs Peris (Buell) 1:26.033
11. Jason Pridmore (Suzuki) 1:26.241
12. Brett McCormick (Suzuki) 1:26.246
13. Taylor Knapp (Suzuki) 1:26.718
14. Jeremy Toye (BMW) 1:26.778
15. Miguel Duhamel (Ducati) 1:27.047
16. Chris Clark (Yamaha) 1:27.157
17. Ricky Corey (Yamaha) 1:27.330
18. Hawk Mazzotta (Yamaha) 1:28.719
19. Chirs Siebenhaar (Suzuki) 1:28.843
20. Steve Atlas (Suzuki) 1:29.246
21. Brian Parriott (Aprillia) 1:29.251
22. Skip Salenius (Suzuki) 1:29.705
23. Johnny Rock Page (Suzuki) 1:29.828
24. Trent Gibson (Suzuki) 1:29.872
25. Kevin Boisvert (Suzuki) 1:30.935
Team Graves Yamaha rider Tommy Aquino was the fastest rider during the second Daytona Sportbike qualifying session.
With under five minutes to go in the Daytona SportBike Qualifying 2 session, Team Graves Yamaha rider Tommy Aquino put down a lightning-fast pace to outdo his teammate, Josh Herrin, at the Laguna Seca circuit. With a time of 1:27.039 achieved on his seventh lap out, Aquino bested Herrin by a full 0.231 seconds to earn the top time in Saturday’s second qualifying run.
Despite having the lead for the majority of the session, Herrin settled for second with his time of 1:27.270. In third was M4 Monster Energy Suzuki’s Martin Cardenas with a lap that was 0.443 seconds adrift of Aquino’s pace. The Suzuki rider was followed by Bobby Fong on his DNA Energy Drink Ducati in fourth, and Project 1 Atlanta Yamaha’s Clinton Seller rounded out the top-five times in fifth-place.
Geico Powersports Suzuki rider Danny Eslick could only manage the sixth-fastest time around the Laguna Seca circuit, with Versah Suzuki rider Cory West 0.220 seconds behind in seventh. Ducati rider Steve Rapp of Team Latus Motors took eighth on the timesheets with a best lap of 1:28.461. Michael Beck of DNA Energy Drink Ducati put up his best effort on his 11th lap out, securing ninth. Versah Suzuki’s Chris Fillmore rounded out the top-10 times and was more than two seconds adrift of the leader’s pace.
Daytona SportBike Laguna Seca Qualifying Results:
1. Tommy Aquino (Yamaha) 1:27.039
Aquino's teammte, Josh Herrin, earned second in Saturday's qualifying session after being outpaced by 0.231 seconds.
2. Josh Herrin (Yamaha) 1:27.270
3. Martin Cardenas (Suzuki) 1:27.482
4. Bobby Fong (Ducati) 1:28.051
5. Clinton Seller (Yamaha) 1:28.090
6. Danny Eslick (Suzuki) 1:28.166
7. Cory West (Suzuki) 1:28.386
8. Steve Rapp (Ducati) 1:28.461
9. Michael Beck (Ducati) 1:29.039
10. Chirs Fillmore (Suzuki) 1:29.042
11. Dane Westby (Yamaha) 1:29.193
12. P.J. Jacobsen (Suzuki) 1:29.400
13. Tyler Odom (Honda) 1:29.430
14. David Anthony (Yamaha) 1:29.548
15. Fernando Amantini (Kawasaki) 1:29.903
SuperSport
Yamaha’s Tomas Puerta got his SuperSport race off to a good start by taking the top time in Saturday’s qualifying session. Puerta clearly dominated the session by repeatedly setting the lowest times, outpacing Top Gun’s Tyler O’Hara by 0.055 seconds. Yamaha’s Austin Dehaven took third on the timesheets with a 1:29.978 that was clocked in one of the last laps of the session. The top-three riders were the only racers to lap under the 1'30 mark.
Rockwall Performance’s Cameron Beaubier was not capable of breaking into the top-three and took fourth with a time that was less than a second off the leader’s pace. Rounding out the top-five times was Yamaha’s Huntley Nash in fifth with a best lap of 1:30.283.
DNA Energy Drink Yamaha rider Joey Pascarella followed in sixth, with Suzuki’s Elena Myers trailing him in seventh with a best lap of 1:30.656 . Finishing out the top-10 were Scott Gilbert, Matthew Sadowski and David Gaviria.
AMA SuperSport Laguna Seca Qualifying Results:
Tomas Puerta took the top time in Saturday's SuperSport qualifying session with a best lap of 1:29.880.
1. Tomas Puerta (Yamaha) 1:29.880
2. Tyler O'Hara (Yamaha) 1:29.935
3. Austin Dehaven (Yamaha) 1:29.978
4. Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha) 1:30.018
5. Huntley Nash (Yamaha) 1:30.283
6. Joey Pascarella (Yamaha) 1:30.340
7. Elena Myers (Suzuki) 1:30.656
8. Scott Gilbert (Yamaha) 1:30.875
9. Matthew Sadowski (Suzuki) 1:31.320
10. David Gaviria (Kawasaki) 1:31.988
11. James Rispoli (Suzuki) 1:32.448
12. Bryce Prince (Yamaha) 1:32.970
13. Travis Ohge (Yamaha) 1:33.304
14. Michael Corbino (Yamaha) 1:33.623
15. Nicholas Hayman (Ducati) 1:34.285
