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Spies sets the pace at Barber
(AMA Pro Racing Release) Reigning AMA Superbike champ Ben Spies captured the provisional pole for this weekend’s AMA Superbike doubleheader in convincing fashion on Friday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park. The 22-year-old from Longview, Texas established a new track record, lopping tenths off his previous mark with a fast lap of 1:24.318. Spies actually posted multiple laps in the ‘24s, a feat no other riders accomplished during the session even once. Spies’ Yoshimura Suzuki teammate, Mat Mladin, came closest to doing so, dipping into the low ‘25s while preparing for tomorrow’s race with a best time of 1:25.013. Tommy Hayden, the third factory Suzuki ace was right on Mladin’s heels with a late flier that stopped the clocks at 1:25.070. No one outside of the Yoshimura tent managed to post a time within one-and-a-half seconds of the Spies’ provisional pole mark. Eric Bostrom was fourth overall on the Yamaha USA YZF R1 at 1:25.832, followed closely by American Honda’s Miguel DuHamel at 1:25.942. Jordan Suzuki’s Jake Holden was an impressive sixth best, with Yamaha runner Jason DiSalvo, second Honda man Jake Zemke, Holden’s teammate, Aaron Yates, and Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jamie Hacking rounding out the top ten. AMA Superbike Provisional Qualifying Results
1. Ben Spies (Suz)
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