11.  Carolina is tied with New York for ninth place in the Eastern Conference, but has three games in hand.

12.  Ceman and Vrebalovich walked away with a disappointing ninth place.

13.  Donahue has dropped to ninth place.

14.  Edmonton is in ninth place in the West, two points ahead of the Stars.

15.  Hartman Public Relations Group tied for ninth place with Pacific Public Affairs Inc.

16.  Harvick is in ninth place in the Winston Cup standing, having won the minor league Busch championship.

17.  He led one lap after staying on the track longer than the other leaders, and comes off pit road in ninth place.

18.  His best finish in four outings had been a tie for ninth place at the Dominion.

19.  His best finish this year so far is ninth place at the The Tradition on the Senior Tour.

20.  In mergers and acquisitions, Mediobanca fell to ninth place from third.