Casey Stoner earns pole position for tomorrow's American GP at Laguna Seca ahead of Valentino Rossi. Britain's James Toseland was fifth.
Injured MotoGP title contender Dani Pedrosa withdraws from the US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca. The Spanish rider is still in too much pain from injuries sustained at last weekend's German Grand Prix
MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi extends his contract with Yamaha for two more years until the end of 2010. The 29-year-old seven-times world champion joined Yamaha in 2004 and has won two titles with them, as well as 32 races in the top category.