Tommy Hayden will have one less point to worry about when he lines up for the AMA Superbike race this afternoon in New Jersey. Hayden, who was trailing Josh Hayes by 11 points entering this weekend, shaved a point off today with pole position victory.
With just two events left in the season, every point counts, and Hayden just inched a little closer to the AMA Superbike title. He won't have much of an advantage during the race though, as Josh Hayes finished second during today's qualifying event.
Both Hayes and Hayden will have to fight off Ben Bostrom and John Hopkins, who have both been consistently fast around the New Jersey Motorsports Park track.
In the Daytona Sportsbike Division, Danny Eslick extended his lead by a point over Martin Cardenas by claiming the pole position. Eslick has a 13 point lead over Cardenas, who will start from the fourth position on the grid. The other title contender, Josh Herrin, took a fall during Q2, and will have to work his way back into the title fight from 11th on the grid.
AMA Superbike - New Jersey - Qualifying Results
1. Tommy Hayden (Suz) 1:20.624
2. Josh Hayes (Yam) 1:20.769
3. Ben Bostrom (Yam) 1:20.982
4. John Hopkins (Suz) 1:21.048
5. Blake Young (Suz) 1:21.649
6. Jake Zemke (Suz) 1:21.492
7. Brett McCormick (Suz) 1:21.662
8. Chris Peris (BMW) 1:21.731
9. Larry Pegram (Duc) 1:21.871
10. Geoff May (Buell) 1:22.066
AMA Pro Daytona SportBike - New Jersey - Qualifying Results
1. Danny Eslick (Suz) 1:23.563
2. Tommy Aquino (Yam) 1:23.679
3. Dane Westby (Yam) 1:23.680
4. Martin Cardenas (Suz) 1:23.873
5. Cory West (Suz) 1:23.887
6. Steve Rapp (Duc) 1:23.092
7. Bobby Fong (Duc) 1:24.298
8. Chris Fillmore (Suz) 1:24.500
9. Paul Allison (Yam) 1:24.509
10. P.J. Jacobsen (Yam) 1:24.575
