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Shirilla Speeds to a Win in Stage Two of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race

Mountain View, Wyoming—January 26, 2004--Melanie Shirilla from Lincoln, Montana, won Stage Two of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) with a time of 3:10:59.  Blaine “Buddy” Streeper from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, was second with 3:12:35; Sam Perrino from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, came in third with 3:15:19.

        In overall times, Streeper leads with 7:43:50.  Wendy Davis from Chatham, Michigan, holds second place with 7:56:56.  Perrino is third with 8:08:53.

        At 9:00 a.m., teams set out on the 45-mile course south of Evanston.  Following Stage Two, teams drove to Alpine for a Musher Reception at the Community Center. 

        Stage Three, a 60 mile leg, begins Tuesday, January 27, 9:00 a.m. at the Greys River Road in Alpine.

        With its unique “Stage Stop” racing format, the race stops in a different Wyoming community each night.  Following Alpine, the race continues to Pinedale, then Lander before finishing at Teton Village in Jackson Hole on Friday, January 30.

         Pedigree® Food for Dogs is the title sponsor of the IPSSSDR. During the 2004 IPSSSDR, Pedigree will host a daily web cast on its web site, www.pedigree.com, that features video footage of the race. To support local pet adoption efforts, Pedigree makes a donation to animal shelters nationwide 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. For more information, visit the race Website at www.wyomingstagestop.org hosted by Jackson Hole Net, or contact the race via e-mail at wystagestop@blissnet.com or telephone at (307) 734-1163. For complete times from today’s race, visit the following links: Daily:http://www.wyomingstagestop.org/daily.htm

Stage Two

Evanston/Bridger Valley