Stoner stays on top in practice two
Casey Stoner topped the timesheets in second free practice for the United States MotoGP, after having set the fastest time in the first session as well
Stoner was the only rider able to break the 1:23 barrier by setting a time of 1:22.997. His Marlboro Ducati went 0.180 seconds faster than Marco Melandri's Honda Gresini, which was also second in the morning session.
Rizla Suzuki's John Hopkins was third fastest, 0.455 seconds from the top, beating Fiat Yamaha's Colin Edwards who was a further tenth back.
Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) improved on his morning pace to go fifth, ahead of Edwards' teammate Valentino Rossi, Suzuki's Chris Vermeulen and Nicky Hayden on the second factory Honda.
Loris Capirossi with his works Ducati and Makoto Tamada on the Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 completed the top ten.
Briton Chaz Davies was 20th and last on his MotoGP debut session with Pramac d'Antin Ducati, after having been called to stand in for Alex Hofmann who was injured in a crash in first practice.
Pos Rider Bike Time 1. Casey Stoner Ducati 1:22.997 2. Marco Melandri Honda 1:23.177 + 0.180 3. John Hopkins Suzuki 1:23.452 + 0.455 4. Colin Edwards Yamaha 1:23.535 + 0.538 5. Daniel Pedrosa Honda 1:23.548 + 0.551 6. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:23.550 + 0.553 7. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 1:23.576 + 0.579 8. Nicky Hayden Honda 1:23.768 + 0.771 9. Loris Capirossi Ducati 1:23.912 + 0.915 10. Makoto Tamada Yamaha 1:23.965 + 0.968 11. Carlos Checa Honda 1:23.998 + 1.001 12. Randy de Puniet Kawasaki 1:24.043 + 1.046 13. Anthony West Kawasaki 1:24.077 + 1.080 14. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha 1:24.173 + 1.176 15. Roger Lee Hayden Kawasaki 1:24.325 + 1.328 16. Alex Barros Ducati 1:24.457 + 1.460 17. Kurtis Roberts KR 1:24.666 + 1.669 18. Shinya Nakano Honda 1:24.850 + 1.853 19. Miguel Duhamel Honda 1:25.726 + 2.729 20. Chaz Davies Ducati 1:26.459 + 3.462
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