ATTN: FEBRUARY 3 IS A REST DAY SO THERE WILL NOT BE A NEWS RELEASE.

STAGE 9 ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 IS A 90-MILE DAY--TIMES FOR STAGE 9 WILL NOT BE POSTED UNTIL AFTER 9:00 A.M. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5.

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Philip Posts Fastest Time in Stage Eight of International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race; Shirilla Maintains Overall Lead

Mountain View—February 2, 2002—Jacques Philip from Nenana, Alaska, won stage eight of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) with a time of 2:55:45. Melanie Shirilla from Lincoln, Montana, was second with 2:56:12; followed by Doug Swingley from Lincoln, Montana, with 2:56:41.

Ken Anderson from Fairbanks, Alaska, was fourth with 2:59:11; Sam Perrino was fifth with 3:04:18.

In overall times, Shirilla leads with 23:25:51; Swingley is second with 24:13:40. Anderson continues in third with 24:29:24.

Teams left at 9:00 a.m.on the 42-mile run from Bear River Ranger Station to Deadhorse Trailhead, 16 miles south of Mountain View. Tomorrow, teams have a rest day, before departing on the 90-mile Stage from Kemmerer/Lake Viva Naughton to the Box Y Guest Ranch on Monday, February 4, 2002.

With its unique stage stop racing format, the IPSSSDR stops in a different Wyoming community each night. The 2002 race, which began on January 26, will travel through Kemmerer/Diamondville, the Box Y Guest Ranch and Alpine before returning to Jackson Hole on February 6.

During the 12-day race, Pedigree will host a daily web cast on www.pedigree.com, that will feature video footage of the race. Through Homeward Bound, a national pet adoption support program, Pedigree will make a donation to animal shelters 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. The event is supported by a number of Wyoming businesses including Union Cellular, Bank of Jackson Hole and JacksonHoleNet.com. For more information, visit the race website at www.wyomingstagestop.org, or contact the race via e-mail at wystagestop@blissnet.com.