Michael Jordan Motorsports (MJM) rider Aaron Yates and the #23 Jordan Suzuki team will start the final round of the 2009 AMA National Guard American Superbike championship from the front row at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP). Located in Millville, New Jersey, the NJMP facility is a new addition to the AMA Pro Racing calendar and great racing is expected, with the top twelve in the American Superbike competition covered by a scant .9 seconds after Basic Qualifying. The top 10 moved onto the Superpole round with veteran Jordan Suzuki rider Yates looking to improve on his fifth position in Basic Qualifying with a strong Superpole performance. Yates did just that by posting a 1:22.069 during his flying Superpole lap, pushing the #23 GSXR-1000 up two positions (P3) and onto the front row for Saturday and Sunday’s feature races.

Yates’ MJM teammate Geoff May just missed out on the Superpole round with an 11th position in Basic Qualifying. May, who was less than one second off P1 at the conclusion of Basic Qualifying, will post a qualifying time in Saturday’s Final Qualifying session and is looking to capitalize on his strong starting abilities to propel the National Guard Jordan Suzuki into the front pack at the start of each race.

Aaron Yates – 3rd 1:22.069 – Jordan Suzuki #23
“It’s the last race of the year and it’s good to have the Jordan Suzuki up on the front row,” said Yates. “It’s exciting to be at a new track and this NJMP course is pretty fun. We had a pretty good Superpole lap and we’ve been getting the bike better and better with each session. From the looks of it, we are going to have some good close racing this weekend and I’m looking to put this thing up on the podium to close it out.”

Geoff May – National Guard Jordan Suzuki #54
“We definitely are a little disappointed to miss Superpole, but it’s encouraging to see we’re really close to the front pace,” May said. “I think this is the first time all year you’ve seen a dozen bikes all within a second in the Superbike class and I know our #54 isn’t very far from being where we need it to be. I’m heading out into Final Qualifying with some good changes lined up and we’ll be ready to dive into the fray come racetime.”

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