July 22nd, 2006 by R.J.

The practice times for the MotoGP race in Laguna Seca have been released…

I’m very surprised Hayden placed so poorly. I’m sure he’ll do better in the race, but I’m still rooting for my man Rossi. And the rest of the field looks to be a lot closer this year…

Here are the top 10 fastest times in practice 1:

1.   Kenny Roberts, Jr - 1:23:951
2.   Collin Edwards - 1:24:310
3.   Casey Stoner - 1:24:360
4.   John Hopkins - 1:24:608
5.   Valentino Rossi - 1:24:674
6.   Marco Melandri - 1:24:698
7.   Chris Vermeulen - 1:24:739
8.   Nicky Hayden - 1:24:943
9.   Carlos Checa - 1:25:100
10.  Sete Gibernau - 1:25:150