Spies was ?set for front row?

Yamaha team director Massimo Meregalli is confident Ben Spies had the pace to earn a front row start for his home grand prix at Laguna Seca had he not crashed near the end of qualifying. Spies had briefly held provisional pole prior to the fall, in which he was not hurt, but fell to fourth in the end as he was unable to get back to the pits in time to rejoin on his spare bike. "We improved the bike a lot from yesterday in set-up and I think we could have got the first row," said Meregalli

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