Cycle News Staff | July 23, 2010
MONTEREY, CA, JULY 23 – Graves Motorsports Josh Herrin led a red-flag interrupted first practice session in the Daytona SportBike class at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca today, the championship points leader lapping at a best of 1:28.483 – the only rider to crack the 1:29 barrier on a sunny day on teh Monterey Peninsula.Latus Harley-Davidson’s Steve Rapp was second best on his Ducati, the Californian lapping at 1:29.048 to hold off M4 Monster’s Marin Cardenas. Fourth in today’s opening session went to Danny Eslick, the Geico Insurance-backed Suzuki rider who trails Herrin in the title chase by just two points.Friday Practice1. Josh Herrin (Yamaha) 1:28.4932. Steve Rapp (Ducati) 1:29.0483. Martin Cardenas (Suzuki) 1:29.0834. Danny Eslick (Suzuki) 1:29.1695. Tommy Aquino (Yamaha) 1:29.4716. Clinton Seller (Yamaha) 1:29.6627. Bobby Fong (Ducati) 1:29.8018. Dane Westby (Yamaha) 1:30.0809. Cory West (Suzuki) 1:30.08610. Fernando Amantini (Yamaha) 1:30.271
