Lee Posts Fastest Time in Stage One of the International Pedigree® Stage Stop Sled Dog Race
Jackson, Wyoming: January 27, 2001
Bruce Lee of Denali Park, Alaska, posted the fastest time in the first stage of the 2001 International Pedigree® Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR), running the
three-mile course in 0:08:01. Tim Robb of Fairbanks, Alaska, came in second with 0:08:20; followed by Susan Whiton of Willow, Alaska with 0:08:40.
Crowds lined the streets of Jackson Hole in subzero temperatures for a glimpse of the 22 teams as they left the starting line in 2-minute intervals. Now in its 6th year, the IPSSSDR is the largest sled dog race in the lower 48 states, traversing nearly 450 miles of Wyoming backcountry. With its unique stage stop racing format, the race travels through 14 Wyoming communities, stopping in a different town each night. The 2001 race began in Jackson Hole, and will travel 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
Jackson 1/27/01 Day 1 3 Miles
| Finish Position | Bib # | Musher | Start Time | Finished Time | Elapsed Time | Average MPH |
| 1 | 6 | Bruce Lee | 0:22:00 | 0:30:01 | 0:08:01 | 14.97 |
| 2 | 22 | Tim Robb | 0:06:00 | 0:14:20 | 0:08:20 | 14.41 |
| 3 | 15 | Susan Whiton | 0:40:00 | 0:48:40 | 0:08:40 | 13.85 |
| 4 | 12 | Grant Beck | 0:20:00 | 0:28:42 | 0:08:42 | 13.79 |
| 5 | 18 | June Davies | 0:08:00 | 0:16:48 | 0:08:48 | 13.64 |
| 6 | 17 | Sam Perrino | 0:46:00 | 0:54:53 | 0:08:53 | 13.51 |
| 7 | 21 | Gwen Holdman | 0:30:00 | 0:39:07 | 0:09:07 | 13.17 |
| 8 | 19 | Barrie Raper | 0:26:00 | 0:35:16 | 0:09:16 | 12.95 |
| 9 | 16 | Braden Bennett | 0:24:00 | 0:33:32 | 0:09:32 | 12.59 |
| 10 | 4 | Martin Koenig | 0:38:00 | 0:47:38 | 0:09:38 | 12.46 |
| 11 | 9 | Will Van Randen | 0:18:00 | 0:27:39 | 0:09:39 | 12.44 |
| 12 | 7 | Karin Land | 0:44:00 | 0:53:45 | 0:09:45 | 12.31 |
| 13 | 5 | Rachael Scdoris | 0:28:00 | 0:37:54 | 0:09:54 | 12.12 |
| 14 | 20 | Amanda Yust | 0:42:00 | 0:51:58 | 0:09:58 | 12.04 |
| 15 | 2 | Hans Gatt | 0:16:00 | 0:25:58 | 0:09:58 | 12.04 |
| 16 | 11 | Michael Wolcott | 0:04:00 | 0:14:03 | 0:10:03 | 11.94 |
| 17 | 10 | Jacques Philip | 0:36:00 | 0:46:16 | 0:10:16 | 11.69 |
| 18 | 1 | Leslie Martin | 0:34:00 | 0:44:36 | 0:10:36 | 11.33 |
| 19 | 13 | Ken Anderson | 0:32:00 | 0:42:38 | 0:10:38 | 11.29 |
| 20 | 14 | Debbie Moderow | 0:12:00 | 0:23:14 | 0:11:14 | 10.68 |
| 21 | 8 | Erick La Force | 0:14:00 | 0:25:24 | 0:11:24 | 10.53 |
| 22 | 3 | Melanie Shirilla | 0:10:00 | 0:21:33 | 0:11:33 | 10.39 |
| 23 | Gennie Jackson | 0:00:00 | 0:13:45 | 0:13:45 | 8.73 | |
| 24 | Steve McCauley | 0:02:00 | 0:18:21 | 0:16:21 | 7.34 |