1.  New Zealander Andy Booth, in his first race in North America, qualified and will start in the ninth position.

2.  No matter whom Torre places in the seventh, eighth, and ninth positions, he is left with Mendoza Line hitters.

3.  Showalter penciled in elected starting catcher Ivan Rodriguez for the ninth batting position.

4.  They would, however, consider moving down from their ninth position in the first round.

5.  Toshiba Corp. maintained its ninth position.

6.  Bourgeat, starting from the ninth position, had one of the fastest second runs.

7.  Indiana is in ninth position, three games behind Orlando for the final postseason spot.

8.  It marks his ninth pole position of the year.

9.  Spaniard Carlos Sainz, who drives for Toyota, ended in a disappointing ninth position due to mechanical problems.

10.  That had been the ninth pole position of the year for Villeneuve in a Williams Renault.