
Ben Bostrom (Jordan Suzuki GSX-R 1000 SuperBike) says: “I like the track, and the bike has been really great. Obviously, all year, it keeps improving. Last race, Rog (Hayden) did an awesome job all weekend and almost put the thing on the top of the podium. It was a very inspired ride, and I expect to have a good fight with Rog and, obviously, Hayes, who is the man to beat. I’m just happy to be up fighting. It’s been a while since I’ve been at the front.”Roger Lee Hayden (Jordan Suzuki GSX-R 1000 SuperBike) says: “I kind of cut it a little bit close there at the end. I came in and got a new tire and tried to put in a quick lap. It seemed like I was having a lot of problems getting a clean lap; there were a lot of guys out there looking for a tow, but luckily, I got one clean lap at the end and got on the front row. That’s really important at this place because there are only three spots on the front row and it’s really hard to pass.”Hayes’ factory SuperBike teammate, Josh Herrin, appeared in danger of qualifying off the front two rows. However, the rising star found his groove late and leaped up from ninth to fourth to secure the first spot on the second row aboard his #2 Yamaha YZF-R1.Team Amsoil/Hero EBR’s Geoff May will start from the middle of the row after qualifying second to Hayes provisionally in the morning session. He fractionally edged Yoshimura Suzuki’s Blake Young (1:25.043 vs. 1:25.073) for fifth as Young continues to search for his missing mojo.Young has shown well at Laguna Seca in the past, including a podium finish a year ago (also from the second row) and the ’09 contest in which he pushed legend Mat Mladin deep into the contest before finishing second.Riders Discount K&L Supply Suzuki’s Taylor Knapp will head the third row and be joined alongside by Team Hero EBR’s Danny Eslick and second Yosh runner Chris Clark.If Hayes manages to win tomorrow’s 23-lapper, he’ll set a new single-season win streak with his eighth consecutive AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike victory.2012 Laguna Seca AMA SuperBike Qualifying Results:
Pos | No. | Rider(s) | Team | Bike | Interval | Gap | Best Lap | Laps |
1. | 1 | Josh Hayes | Monster Energy Graves Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | FASTEST | FASTEST | 1:24.446 | 23 |
2. | 23 | Ben Bostrom | Jordan Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 0.211 | 0.211 | 1:24.657 | 18 |
3. | 54 | Roger Hayden | National Guard Jordan Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 0.421 | 0.210 | 1:24.867 | 21 |
4. | 2 | Josh Herrin | Monster Energy Graves Yamaha | Yamaha R1 | 0.583 | 0.162 | 1:25.029 | 14 |
5. | 99 | Geoff May | Team Amsoil/Hero | EBR 1190RS | 0.597 | 0.014 | 1:25.043 | 19 |
6. | 79 | Blake Young | Yoshimura Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 0.627 | 0.030 | 1:25.073 | 22 |
7. | 44 | Taylor Knapp | Riders Discount K&L Supply | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 1.340 | 0.713 | 1:25.786 | 20 |
8. | 69 | Danny Eslick | Team Hero | EBR 1190RS | 1.455 | 0.115 | 1:25.901 | 16 |
9. | 6 | Chris Clark | Yoshimura Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 1.529 | 0.074 | 1:25.975 | 22 |
10. | 72 | Larry Pegram | Foremost Insurance/Pegram Racing | BMW S1000RR | 1.565 | 0.036 | 1:26.011 | 19 |
11. | 59 | Jake Holden | Buyredline.com | Honda CBR1000RR | 1.622 | 0.057 | 1:26.068 | 11 |
12. | 12 | Stefan Nebel | KTM/HMC Racing | KTM RC8R | 2.052 | 0.430 | 1:26.498 | 20 |
13. | 111 | Glenn Allerton | DVS Suspension Racing | BMW S1000RR | 2.161 | 0.109 | 1:26.607 | 19 |
14. | 15 | Steve Rapp | Attack Performance | Kawasaki ZX-10 | 2.352 | 0.191 | 1:26.798 | 18 |
15. | 18 | Chris Ulrich | M4 Roadracingworld.com Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 2.674 | 0.322 | 1:27.120 | 19 |
16. | 77 | Ricky Corey | RCR Performance | Yamaha R1 | 3.043 | 0.369 | 1:27.489 | 10 |
17. | 33 | Jordan Burgess | Kneedraggers.com/ Motul/Fly Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 4.453 | 1.410 | 1:28.899 | 21 |
18. | 171 | Ivan Sala | RacersEdgePerformance.com | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 4.965 | 0.512 | 1:29.411 | 22 |
19. | 57 | Bostjan Skubic | Riders Discount Vesrah Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 5.120 | 0.155 | 1:29.566 | 20 |
20. | 269 | Johnny Rock Page | Kneedraggers.com/ Motul/Fly Racing | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 5.534 | 0.414 | 1:29.980 | 16 |
21. | 89 | Tony Porter | EDR | Kawasaki ZX-10 | 8.242 | 2.708 | 1:32.688 | 16 |
22. | 48 | Reno Karimian | Team Air | Kawasaki ZX-10 | 8.285 | 0.043 | 1:32.731 | 2 |