BRASELTON, GA (April 16, 2010) – Today, a rider broke a run of bad luck and hopefully put his season back on track where it belongs. Team Graves Yamaha rider Tommy Aquino has had a number of unfortunate setbacks in the early part of the 2010 AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL season but he hasn’t let it dampen his or his team’s spirits and today, he showed why he is one of the most highly regarded riders in the sport by putting his Team Graves Yamaha YZF-R6 on provisional pole position with a time of 1:29.497/102.574 MPH for the Road Atlanta AMA Pro Daytona SportBike doubleheader race weekend.

Showing the strength of Team Graves Yamaha, Daytona 200 and Daytona SportBike points leader Josh Herrin showed good speed right off the bat during the morning practice and continued the trend with a solid second position running. Third up was Martin Cardenas, who captured his first AMA Pro Racing win here last year on his M4 Monster Energy Suzuki.

Local team Project 1 Atlanta Yamaha gave the Georgia fans something to cheer about (as did Dublin, GA’s Herrin) as Clinton Seller jumped up the time sheets on his 17th lap of the 50 minute qualifying session to take fourth. Fifth was Seller’s Project 1 Atlanta Yamaha teammate Dane Westby, followed by Steve Rapp, who continues his strong 2010 form on his Team Latus Motors Racing Ducati.

Vesrah Suzuki rider Cory West was next up in seventh ahead of Daytona 200 pole sitter Danny Eslick riding his GEICO Powersports Richie Morris Racing Suzuki. Also continuing his steady progression up the charts is DNA Energy Drink CNR Motorsports Ducati rider Bobby Fong, who ran quick in practice but slipped to ninth in qualifying.

Rounding out the top ten was Chris Fillmore on the second Vesrah Suzuki. Local favorite and Gainesville rider Geoff May also had a solid day on his GMR Suzuki, finishing up 12th.

Aquino, who likes the flow and rhythm of the 2.56-mile Road Atlanta permanent road course looks forward to tomorrow’s final qualifying session and race one of two on this double header Road Atlanta Suzuki SuperBike Showdown weekend. Visit www.roadatlanta.com for schedule and ticket in formation.

Flag-to-flag coverage of this weekend’s AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL doubleheader can be in seen in same-day delay broadcasts Saturday and Sunday evenings on SPEED. Check your local listings for broadcast times.

AMA Pro SuperSport Day One Report

BRASELTON, GA (April 16, 2010) – A full field of 22 AMA Pro SuperSport Young Gun and Top Gun riders took to the track today in the first of two qualifying sessions here at the Road Atlanta Suzuki SuperBike Showdown. Continuing his unbelievable form, Joey Pascarella on his LTD Yamaha lowered the previous year’s qualifying time by almost two seconds as he tries to extend his dominance of the AMA Pro SuperSport Young Guns class.

Pascarella posted a time of 1:30.926/100.961 MPH which compares to the previous year’s pole time of 1:32.072. The only rider to top him during a race this year, Cameron Beaubier, was back on the track with his Rockwall Yamaha and he continued his charge by posting the second fastest time of 1:31.127/100.738 MPH.

Cameron’s Rockwall Yamaha teammate J.D. Beach took third, followed by Travis Wyman on his Yamaha YZF-R6. Pascarella’s LTD Yamaha teammate Huntley Nash was fifth ahead of another LTD Yamaha rider, Tomas Puerta, who recovered nicely from a morning mechanical issue to take sixth place on the provisional grid.

Once again, Elena Myers showed her excellent pace by finishing the session seventh on her Richie Morris Racing Roadracingworld.com Suzuki just ahead of James Rispoli on his Suzuki. Miles Thornton, riding his own team’s Suzuki, took ninth ahead of Top Gun rider James Dellinger on his Suzuki, who took tenth overall.

Pascarella said the challenging Road Atlanta circuit suited his style and attributed his impressive speed and riding to his team, his training and his motorcycle. AMA Pro SuperSport has provided a glimpse into the future of AMA Pro Road Racing and has proven to be some of the best racing of the AMA Pro Road Racing weekends. Final qualifying and race one of two will be tomorrow, April 17th. Please visit www.roadatlanta.com for schedule and ticket information.

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