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Spies & Mladin on Top in Utah

Published by Gary Gas
24 June 2007, 02:06
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Team Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies clinched pole position for this weekend's AMA Superbike double-header at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah with a flying last lap that deposed his team mate Mat Mladin of the top position.

Reigning AMA Superbike Champion Spies was fastest in yesterday's qualifying ahead of the six-time champion but was trailing the Australian until the final lap when he put in a time of 1:49.405.

Championship leader Spies also gained a point for pole position, which brings his pre-race total to 308 points - three more than Mladin.

Third Yoshimura team rider Tommy Hayden will start from eighth position in both of this weekend's races and Michael Jordan Motorsports rider Jake Holden ninth.

Combined Superbike Qualifying:

  1. Ben Spies (Suzuki) 1:49.405
  2. Mat Mladin (Suzuki) 1:49.484
  3. Eric Bostrom (Yamaha) 1:49.892
  4. Roger Lee Hayden (Kawasaki) 1:50.022
  5. Jake Zemke (Honda) 1:50.073
  6. Jason DiSalvo (Yamaha) 1:50.291
  7. Jamie Hacking (Kawasaki) 1:50.524
  8. Tommy Hayden (Suzuki) 1:50.754
  9. Jake Holden (Suzuki) 1:51.126
  10. Miguel Duhamel (Honda) 1:51.132
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