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Jacobellis second in snowboardcross qualifying
WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Mellie Francon of Switzerland has beaten defending silver medalist Lindsey Jacobellis of the United States to the top qualifying spot in women’s Olympic snowboardcross..

Heil 2nd in qualifying round
Jennifer Heil threw her fists high, beaming her trademark grin, as she swooped through the finish area during the qualifying round of the women’s moguls at the Vancouver Olympics on Saturday..

Schmid, Del Bosco are 1-2 in skicross qualifying
WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Switzerland’s Michael Schmid and Canada’s Chris Del Bosco finished first and second in qualifying in the Olympic debut of skicross..

Egypt, S. Africa in same African Cup qualifying draw
LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of Congo (AP) — Defending champion Egypt was drawn in the same qualifying group as South Africa for the 2012 African Cup of Nations on Saturday..

Daytona 500 Qualifying: Mark Martin Secures Pole Position
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Hendrick Motorsports teammates Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. secured the front row for the Daytona 500 on Saturday. Martin, the only driver to top 191 mph during qualifying, earned his first Daytona 500 pole. Earnhardt will start second, trying to rebound from the worst season in his Sprint Cup career. The front-row sweep validates, at least for a week, the offseason moves team owner Rick Hendrick made in an attempt to get Earnhardt’s team turned around. “It’s such an incredible accomplishment for the 5 and 88 team,” Martin said. “It’s all about the team. That was not an accomplishment of mine.

ARCA qualifying: Danica 12th in Daytona debut
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — For a few minutes, at least, Danica Patrick had the fastest qualifying time for her Daytona debut..

Patrick pulls in 12th in ARCA qualifying
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — For a few minutes, at least, it looked like Danica Patrick would be leading the field to the green flag in her Daytona debut..

News Media

2010 Bahrain: Formula One Qualifying Results – Vettel, Red Bull On Pole! – PaddockTalk
Felipe Massa returned to the track for his first qualifying session since the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix incident which side-lined him. …

Chandhok may contest qualifying in Bahrain – Motorsport.com
But an official for the governing body clarified that qualifying is also a practice session, with article 33 of the sporting regulations referring to …

American distance runners shine in qualifying heats at World Indoor … – Examiner.com
In the qualifying rounds on March 12, a slew of US distance men and women moved on to semi-final or final heats for events including the 800 meters, …

Lohman Qualifies for NCAA Championships in One-Meter – MGoBlue
Each of the five zones receives four automatic-qualifying berths to the NCAA Championships (March 18-20), with the other bids determined by 2009 NCAA …

Track & field: Qualifying athletes head to championships – Oklahoma Daily
Twelve OU track and field athletes reached the automatic or provisional qualifying marks necessary compete in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships …

Slower cars might cause trouble in Formula One qualifying – AutoWeek
Bruno Senna was more than 11 seconds off the pace on Friday during F1 practice, and drivers are concerned slower cars may impact qualifying. …

Egypt FA Will Not Apologise To Algeria For World Cup Qualifying Incidents – Goal.com
The teams of the two countries clashed last during the 2010 AFCON/WC qualifying match in Egypt. By James Momanyi The Egyptian FA chairman Samir Zaher has …

Tyre choices will be crucial in Bahrain – BBC News (blog)
This is a change from carrying race fuel in the final session of qualifying and is intended to lessen the chances of the quickest cars disappearing into the …

A&M’s Curtis Mitchell Smashes Kerr’s School Record at NCAA’s – KBTX
Qualifying in the women's 60 hurdles produced two A&M finalists with Natasha Ruddock winning her heat in 8.07 while Gabby Mayo finished second 8.15, …

Twitter Activity Snapshot for Qualifying

RT @motorsportprint: Agreed! RT @runoffarea: Dear FOM, please put that graphic back on the left of the screen that shows all the positions during qualifying. #f1
Bahrain Grand Prix 2010: Qualifying Times – http://bit.ly/cT0Jm6 #F1
RT @runoffarea: Dear FOM, please put that graphic back on the left of the screen that shows all the positions during qualifying. #f1
AGREED RT @runoffarea Dear FOM, please put that graphic back on the left of the screen that shows all the positions during qualifying. #f1
@peebrains hello, did you watch the F1 qualifying—-
Napoli still have an outside chance of qualifying for the Champions League so are the team with more to play for in this fixture #seriea
Qualifying Report – Vettel takes Bahrain pole http://twlv.net/960759 #f1 #fb
Formel 1 2010: Ergebnis des Qualifying in Bahrain http://bit.ly/95p1Us
no wait, I’ve just looked down qualifying for today. There are far too many old fogeys still driving formula 1. Retire dammit.
RT @andrewbensonf1: Qualifying is almost here. Can anyone beat Alonso– Not Michael Schumacher probably – Mercedes don’t expect him to win the first few races
@virginracing Excellent effort in qualifying guys. Great job to get under the 2 minute bracket
OHH YESSSSS! FIRST QUALIFYING!!!!! SEB P1,FELIPE IS THE SECOND!!! (tomorrow Massa wull be the 1st,Seb will be the 2nd…:D:D:D:D)
RT @VirginRacing: http://twitpic.com/18b0qq – Sir Richard, his daughter Holly and Nick Wirth, just after qualifying
Just thoroughly enjoyed the first qualifying of the season, off to toboggan now and wait in anticipation for the race tomorrow!!!!