1.   He disposed of early pacesetter Menacing Dennis and had the race won in deep stretch.

2.   While the early pacesetters bunched in the middle of the gate, the closers such as Saarland for the most part opted for outside post positions.

3.   Another Finn, Janne Immonen, was among the early pacesetters, but withdrew after about nine kilometers because one of his bindings broke.

4.   However, he idled when he hit the front and the early pacesetter Kahir Almaydan under Willie Carson fought back.

5.   The six points gained by Western Australia keep them in second place in the shield ladder, now only six points behind Queensland, the early pacesetters.