Riders with Welland experience hit the ice!!

Round 8 Auburn Hills. Mi. 6 March 09.

1st Place: Anthony Barlow, 2nd Place: Charlie Venegas 3rd Place: Sean McConnell

Heat 1: Barlow 3, Mann 2, Kerrigan DNF, Venegas 0 (exc)

Heat 2: Cooper 3, McConnell 2, Meldrum 1, Mittl 0 (res)

Heat 3: Mittl 3, Warburton 2 , Starcevi 1, Turner 0

Heat 4: McConnell 3, Venegas 2, Cooper 1, Starcevi 0 (res)

Heat 5: Barlow 3, Meldrum 2, Starcevic 1, Turner 0

Heat 6: Kerrrigan 3, Mittl 2, Mann 1, Warburton 0

Last Chance Qualifier: (No points–Top 3 finishers to main event)

1st: Cooper, 2nd: Venegas, 3rd: Mann, 4th: Meldrum, 5th: Warburton, 6th: Kerrigan

Main Event/points earned:1st: Barlow 10, 2nd: Venegas 7, 3rd: McConnell 5, 4th: Cooper 3, 5th: Mittl 2, 6th: Mann 1

Points for Night:Barlow 16, McConnel 10, Venegas 9, Cooper 7, Mittl 7, Mann 4, Meldrum 3, Kerrigan 3, Warburton 2, Starcevic 2, Turner 0

Series overall standings: 1st C Venegas 101. 2nd A Barlow 80. 3rd James Mann 58. 4th Kelly Kerrigan 56. 5th Paul Cooper 48. 6th Ben Hopwood 47. 7th David Meldrum 33. 8th Sean McConnell 32. 9th Eddie Martinez 11. 10th Ben Warburton 10. 11th Casey Donholt 9. 12th Adam Mittl 7. (Riders in bold have ridden Welland)