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Philip Posts Fastest Time in Stage Eleven of International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race
February 6, 2001—Alpine, Wyoming—Jacques Philip of Nenana, Alaska, won stage eleven of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race with 1:52:52. Ken Anderson of Fairbanks, Alaska, was second with 1:54:24; Hans Gatt of Atlin, British Columbia, was third with 2:01:38.

In overall standings; Gatt maintains the lead with 35:00:41; Shirilla remains second with 35:19:10; Philip is third with 36:04:02.

Teams departed from the Box Y on a 30-mile trek to Alpine. Tomorrow, February 7, teams will drive to Teton Village for the final 15-mile loop of the race. The 2001 race began in Jackson Hole on January 27 and travels through Moran, Dubois, Pinedale, Lander, Atlantic City, Mountain View, Lyman, Evanston, Kemmerer/Diamondville, Smoot/Afton and Alpine before returning to Jackson Hole on February 7.

During the 11-day race, Pedigree will host a daily web cast on www.mypetstop.com, that will feature video footage of the race. A donation will be made by Pedigree/Homeward Bound, a national pet adoption support program, for each visitor to the site during the race.

The International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race was founded in 1996 by Frank Teasley to make sled dog racing more accessible to the public. Race organizers are working to link the race to the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games as an exhibition. For more information, visit the race website at www.wyomingstagestop.org, contact the race via e-mail at dworden@fiberpipe.net or visit www.pedigree.com.


International Pedigree® Stage Stop Sled Dog Race 
Box Y to Alpine, - 02/06/01 Day 11, 30 Miles

Position Musher 
Left 		Position Musher Finished Bib # Musher Start Time Finished Time Elapsed Time # Dogs Started # Dogs Finished Average MPH Next 
Day 
Start Time
20 1 10 Jacques Philip 0:57:00 2:49:52 1:52:52 11 11 15.9 12:03:00
19 2 13 Ken Anderson 0:54:00 2:48:24 1:54:24 11 11 15.7 12:00:00
21 3 2 Hans Gatt 1:00:00 3:01:38 2:01:38 9 9 14.8 11:57:00
18 4 6 Bruce Lee 0:51:00 2:52:56 2:01:56 10 10 14.7 11:54:00
22 5 3 Melanie Shirilla 1:03:00 3:05:28 2:02:28 12 12 14.7 11:51:00
9 6 8 Erick La Force 0:24:00 2:26:43 2:02:43 9 9 14.6 11:48:00
17 7 17 Sam Perrino 0:48:00 2:52:03 2:04:03 11 11 14.5 11:45:00
12 8 15 Susan Whiton 0:33:00 2:39:33 2:06:33 10 10 14.2 11:42:00
11 9 18 June Davies 0:30:00 2:42:06 2:12:06 10 10 13.6 11:39:00
16 10 21 Gwen Holdman 0:45:00 2:57:41 2:12:41 10 10 13.6 11:36:00
8 11 4 Martin Koenig 0:21:00 2:35:20 2:14:20 12 12 13.4 11:33:00
14 12 12 Grant Beck 0:39:00 2:55:53 2:16:53 12 12 13.1 11:30:00
13 13 11 Michael Wolcott 0:36:00 2:54:03 2:18:03 9 9 13.0 11:27:00
15 14 22 Tim Robb 0:42:00 3:01:46 2:19:46 10 10 12.9 11:24:00
10 15 1 Leslie Martin 0:27:00 2:49:24 2:22:24 10 10 12.6 11:21:00
7 16 14 Debbie Moderow 0:18:00 2:41:23 2:23:23 8 8 11.3 11:18:00
4 17 9 Will Van Randen 0:09:00 2:34:46 2:25:46 9 9 12.3 11:15:00
6 18 16 Braden Bennett 0:15:00 2:41:03 2:26:03 10 10 12.3 11:12:00
2 19 20 Amanda Yust 0:03:00 2:30:12 2:27:12 10 10 12.2 11:09:00
1 20 19 Barrie Raper 0:00:00 2:31:31 2:31:31 8 8 11.9 11:06:00
5 21 5 Rachael Scdoris 0:12:00 2:48:41 2:36:41 12 12 11.5 11:03:00
3 22 7 Karin Land 0:06:00 2:47:23 2:41:23 10 10 11.1 11:00:00


Accumulative Overall Time

Finish 
Position 		Bib # Musher Day 1 Day 2 Day3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Overall Time
1 2 Hans Gatt 0:09:58 3:29:32 4:45:00 2:23:47 1:59:44 3:18:18 1:56:43 3:13:46 6:02:54 5:39:21 2:01:38 35:00:41
2 3 Melanie Shirilla 0:11:33 3:38:12 4:41:39 2:36:49 1:58:39 3:18:26 1:55:57 3:16:03 6:05:28 5:33:56 2:02:28 35:19:10
3 10 Jacques Philip 0:10:16 3:34:29 5:11:05 2:24:26 2:01:18 3:25:34 1:59:00 3:22:05 6:13:53 5:49:04 1:52:52 36:04:02
4 13 Ken Anderson 0:10:38 3:51:36 4:54:45 2:21:06 2:01:16 3:27:31 1:59:02 3:24:43 6:07:56 5:54:25 1:54:24 36:07:22
5 6 Bruce Lee 0:08:01 3:46:36 4:56:19 2:40:51 2:02:51 3:34:46 2:03:48 3:35:08 6:36:11 6:03:22 2:01:56 37:29:49
6 17 Sam Perrino 0:08:53 3:50:14 4:58:03 2:37:14 2:08:53 3:37:25 2:02:53 3:34:01 6:21:51 6:06:58 2:04:03 37:30:28
7 22 Tim Robb 0:08:20 4:05:04 5:14:12 2:44:06 2:12:27 3:30:56 2:11:11 3:26:28 6:31:11 6:22:31 2:19:46 38:46:12
8 21 Gwen Holdman 0:09:07 3:57:19 5:37:14 2:31:48 2:10:04 3:37:54 2:04:05 3:37:51 6:42:00 6:22:10 2:12:41 39:02:13
9 12 Grant Beck 0:08:42 3:50:36 5:25:31 2:31:18 2:16:12 3:46:13 2:13:19 3:39:17 6:36:05 6:28:10 2:16:53 39:12:16
10 11 Michael Wolcott 0:10:03 3:52:54 5:07:45 2:40:01 2:08:25 4:32:18 2:32:20 3:38:39 6:30:16 6:31:34 2:18:03 40:02:18
11 18 June Davies 0:08:48 3:47:45 5:07:16 2:47:23 2:17:46 4:07:25 2:10:31 3:49:04 7:00:49 6:41:09 2:12:06 40:10:02
12 15 Susan Whiton 0:08:40 3:57:20 5:48:28 2:42:39 2:20:21 3:56:42 2:14:43 3:42:44 6:52:01 6:35:32 2:06:33 40:25:43
13 8 Erick La Force 0:11:24 4:04:32 5:31:36 2:26:36 2:13:56 4:09:47 2:20:38 3:38:06 6:59:26 7:00:30 2:02:43 40:39:14
14 14 Debbie Moderow 0:11:14 4:11:44 5:36:34 2:55:06 2:23:16 4:13:10 2:18:34 3:45:25 7:01:07 7:10:32 2:23:23 42:10:05
15 16 Braden Bennett 0:09:32 4:10:41 5:44:30 2:58:38 2:17:49 3:55:04 2:15:04 4:08:02 7:08:30 7:26:25 2:26:03 42:40:18
16 9 Will Van Randen 0:09:39 4:17:14 5:29:48 2:44:52 2:27:40 4:09:07 2:24:33 4:13:22 7:12:48 7:29:37 2:25:46 43:04:26
17 1 Leslie Martin 0:10:36 4:43:15 6:04:01 3:06:22 2:33:42 4:22:14 2:21:34 4:03:39 7:06:53 6:46:19 2:22:24 43:40:59
18 4 Martin Koenig 0:09:38 4:11:39 6:43:55 2:49:54 2:16:20 3:50:25 2:13:20 5:02:10 7:26:52 7:06:07 2:14:20 44:04:40
19 5 Rachael Scdoris 0:09:54 4:21:04 6:18:24 3:00:58 2:42:00 4:26:17 2:25:46 4:01:56 7:29:26 7:28:18 2:36:41 45:00:44
20 7 Karin Land 0:09:45 4:43:46 6:13:09 3:00:55 2:29:30 4:08:46 2:19:42 3:53:22 7:28:20 8:04:25 2:41:23 45:13:03
21 20 Amanda Yust 0:09:58 4:43:17 6:05:25 2:54:20 2:35:38 4:35:15 2:46:41 4:28:27 7:59:03 8:04:27 2:27:12 46:49:43
22 19 Barrie Raper 0:09:16 4:54:05 7:04:54 2:52:47 2:32:23 4:46:24 2:31:22 4:27:13 8:12:37 8:15:57 2:31:31 48:18:29