L’ultimo era stato Agostini nel 1974, oggi al Daytona 200 sono presenti due portacolori italiani, Marchetti e Vivarelli, il primo su Ducati 848 del Team Ducshop Racing e il secondo su Yamaha R6 del team APEX/Mousebox Racing. Durante le qualifiche Vivarelli si è piazzato in 32esima posizione all’esordio qui a Daytona, con ottimi miglioramenti a livello cronometrico nei confronti dei test di ieri, migliorando di ben 4 secondi.
Leggermente più indietro invece Dario Marchetti, che partirà dalla 42esima posizione in griglia. Per entrambi i piloti l’obiettivo è di piazzarsi nelle prime venti posizioni.
Daytona 200 2012
Classifica Qualifiche
01- Martin Cardenas – GEICO Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 600 – 1’49.560
02- Cameron Beaubier – Yamaha Extended Service Graves – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’49.742
03- Jason DiSalvo – Team Latus Motors Racing – Triumph Daytona 675R – 1’49.772
04- Joey Pascarella – Project 1 Atlanta – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’50.155
05- Jake Zemke – Ducshop Racing – Ducati 848 EVO – 1’50.867
06- Jake Gagne – RoadRace Factory Red Bull – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’50.895
07- Dane Westby – M4 Broaster Chicken Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 600 – 1’51.031
08- Tommy Aquino – SGA Racing Yamaha Champions School – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’51.061
09- JD Beach – RoadRace Factory Red Bull – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’51.280
10- Huntley Nash – LTD Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’51.489
11- Cory West – Riders Discount Vesrah Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 600 – 1’51.514
12- Benny Solis – Riders Discount Vesrah Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 600 – 1’51.557
13- Tommy Hayden – Yamaha Extended Service Graves – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’51.609
14- Barrett Long – Longevity Racing – Ducati 848 EVO – 1’51.639
15- Bobby Fong – Meen Motorsports – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’51.875
16- Michael Beck – Full Tuck Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’52.064
17- Robertino Pietri – Katra/SGA Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’52.074
18- Kris Turner – Turner’s Cycle Racing – Triumph Daytona 675R – 1’52.166
19- David Gaviria – LTD Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’52.381
20- Fernando Amantini – Team Amantini – Kawasaki ZX-6R – 1’52.383
21- Paul Allison – Triple Crown Industries – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’52.786
22- Austin DeHaven – Triple Crown Industries – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’53.050
23- Ben Young – BYR/FOGI Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’53.705
24- Michael Barnes – Triple Crown Industries – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’53.940
25- Bryce Prince – Rotobox/Nexx – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’53.968
26- Reese Wacker – MOB Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’54.154
27- Shane Narbonne – MOB Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’54.244
28- Shawn Higbee – Higbee Racing – Buell 1125R – 1’54.272
29- Melissa Paris – Sea Miracle Yamaha Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’54.305
30- Bostjan Skubic – Riders Discount Vesrah Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 600 – 1’54.386
31- Scott Ryan – Stiles Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’54.479
32- Nico Vivarelli – APEX/Mousebox Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’54.619
33- Josh Galster – Josh Galster Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’54.651
34- Dalton Dimick – Gearzy Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’54.922
35- Matthew Sadowski – Top Shelf Motorcycles Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 600 – 1’54.952
36- Jeff Wrobel – Wrobel Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’55.252
37- David Sadowski – Top Shelf Motorcycles Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 600 – 1’55.859
38- Anthony Fania – KSW Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’56.054
39- Darren James – Ruthless Racing Inc. – Buell 1125R – 1’56.074
40- Frankie Garcia – Aussie Dave Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’56.260
41- Pat Mooney – Pat Mooney Racing – Buell 1125R – 1’56.463
42- Dario Marchetti – Ducshop Racing – Ducati 848 EVO – 1’56.666
43- Eric Haugo – Viking Moto – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’56.936
44- Sam Rozynski – Triple Crown Industries – Yamaha YZF R6 – 1’57.077
45- Ricky Orlando – Ricky Orlando Racing – Kawasaki ZX-6R – 1’57.632
46- Josh Ashmead – Peter Brady Racing – Kawasaki ZX-6R – 1’58.783
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