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INDIANAPOLIS -- Denny Hamlin has won pole position for the Brickyard 400, turning a lap of 182.763 mph in Saturdays qualifying. Its the 11th pole of Hamlins career and his second this season. Hamlin also won the pole at California earlier this year. Carl Edwards qualified second in his first race weekend with new crew chief Chad Norris, followed by Joey Logano, Aric Almirola and Greg Biffle. Jimmie Johnson qualified sixth. Jeff Gordon was ninth, Juan Pablo Montoya was 12th and Tony Stewart was 28th. The Brickyard 400 is Sunday afternoon. Cheap Jerseys China . Villaneuva had won four consecutive starts before allowing four runs on seven hits over six innings in a 5-3 loss at Seattle last Wednesday. In one career start against Tampa Bay, the right-hander surrendered a career-high eight runs in just 2 2/3 innings in August of 2011. Cheap NHL Jerseys . -- The Minnesota Vikings have activated running back Adrian Peterson from the physically unable to perform list Sunday, with coach Leslie Frazier saying Peterson had done everything in his rehab that could be done working by himself. http://www.azulvirtual.org/hot.html . On Sunday, they became the first Canadian club in MLS history to qualify for the post-season, completing a major turnaround. However, celebrations in Vancouver have been tempered by the way in which the Caps have stumbled towards the end of the year. SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- Ernie Els suggested that playing in the Frys.com Open last year helped him achieve a major victory this year. Hes hoping it can happen again. Els tied for fourth last year in the Fall Series event at the CordeValle Golf Club, his best finish of the season. He topped that in a big way this season, winning the British Open for his fourth career major. "Its beautiful. I love coming here," Els said Wednesday, a day before the start of play. "Even before last year we did some outings out here for SAP, and I always enjoy coming out here. ... Its great staying on the property here. With weather like this, I mean, you cant beat it. Its just a wonderful place to play golf. "Obviously, you would like to play well to make it an even nicer experience, but its nice to be back and obviously looking forward to the week. Golf course is playing a little differently. Its a little firmer. Scoring should be good, so Im looking forward to it." European Ryder Cup player Nicolas Colsaerts also is in the field along with Vijay Singh, U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III and recent college stars Patrick Cantlay, Luke Guthrie, John Peterson, Patrick Reed and Kelly Kraft. Colsaerts is trying to earn a PGA Tour card. As a special temporary member, he needs to finish the equivalent of 125th on the money list to earn a full 2013 card. The Belgian player has earned $652,886, enough now for the 120th spot. "When you get a chance to play this tour with all these players, the courses you play on such a big stage, it would be stupid not to consider it,"; Colsaerts said.dddddddddddd. "Ive always played in Europe for a lot of years. Its an unbelievable tour to play on and get your grades up, but once you get a taste of what the possibilities here are, you know, they get you pretty excited." Guthrie, the former University of Illinois player who turned professional this year after the NCAA tournament, won consecutive Web.com Tour events last month in Boise, Idaho, and Midland, Texas, to wrap up a 2013 PGA Tour card as a top-25 finisher on the developmental tours money list. Hes second on the Web.com money list with $382,463, and also has earned $284,672 in three PGA Tour starts -- all top-20 finishes. "I believed I could compete at that kind of level out here. I didnt know how I was going to handle that amount of golf," said Guthrie, still a student at Illinois. "You dont play that many four-round tournaments until you get out here, which its fine for a couple weeks because the adrenaline is going. But after a couple months to keep playing well was nice, and to keep it rolling. Im happy with how Ive responded." Last year, Bryce Molder won his first PGA Tour title, outlasting Briny Baird with a birdie on the sixth hole of a playoff. "You get to relive some of the cool memories," Molder said. "So thats certainly been the one thing I noticed for the week. But also more than just trying to defend your title, you become an ambassador for the Frys.com Open. Its been a lot of fun, and I look forward to that carrying on in the future. Its a great event. Its so fun being back here." ' ' '