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Martin Cardenas (GEICO Suzuki) earned provisional pole at Road Atlanta’s 2.55-mile circuit on Friday.

After earning only one pole in his AMA Pro career, the former series champion won pole last month at Daytona before setting the provisional best time today. Has there been a change in his approach? “No,” Cardenas said, “I think this bike suits me very well and gives me a good feeling so I can push harder. So far it’s been good.”

Jason DiSalvo (Latus Motors Racing) led the morning practice and finished second in qualifying, ahead of fellow veteran Jake Zemke (DucShop Racing.) Dane Westby (M4 Broaster Chicken Suzuki) produced a strong session to finish on the overnight front row. Daytona 200 winner Joey Pascarella (SGA Yamaha) was fifth quickest. He was joined on the provisional second row by Cory West (Riders Discount Vesrah Suzuki), Huntley Nash (LTD Racing) and Tommy Hayden (Yamaha Extended Services Graves Yamaha.)

AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport

In SuperSport, the battle for provisional pole went to reigning series champ James Rispoli (Orient Express Celtic Racing) who bested Jake Lewis (Riders Discount Vesrah Suzuki) and Dustin Dominguez (Castrol Triumph.) This trio were the only riders in the 1:30 bracket on the challenging Georgia circuit. Hayden Gillim (Red Bull/RoadRace Factory) closed out the front row.

Find out who will become the next Big Kahuna in AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike and AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike by tuning in to SPEED for a set of same-day delayed broadcasts scheduled to begin Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT) and Sunday at 11:00 p.m. ET (8:00 p.m. PT). Follow along live as the AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport and AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series riders battle for their boards by logging onto http://www.speed2.com. SPEED2 is a broadband service available to customers of Time Warner, Bright House Networks, Cablevision, DISH and Cox. For more information and instructions on gaining access to all of the AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com and AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series races, please review the SPEED2 FAQ located at http://www.speed2.com/faq.

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