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IPSSSDR Field Filled
Sled dog teams from Switzerland, Canada and the U.S. sign up for 2009 race
Jackson, Wyoming – November 17, 2008 – The roster for the 2009 International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog race is officially filled announced Race Director Frank Teasley. Some 20 teams from the U.S., Canada and Switzerland have signed up, and Teasley has begun a waiting list of additional potential entrants. The 2009 race is slated for January 30 through February 7, and will begin in Jackson, Wyo., and continue through 10 Wyoming towns before ending in Park City, Utah.
"After 14 years, the IPSSSDR has become the race in the mushing world," said Teasley.
"The enthusiasm mushers have shown for our race is a testament to the
outstanding support the race receives from town sponsors, host families,
the race staff, and our title sponsor, Pedigree Food for Dogs."
The 2009 race took economic measures to ensure mushers would sign up during the height of the recent spike in gasoline prices by offering a $500 gas voucher to all teams who leave the starting line in Jackson. Other changes to the 2009 IPSSSDR include over $80,000 in additional cash prizes for mushers registered in the PEDIGREE Musher Support program for a total of potential cash earnings from the race of over $160,000.
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; contact the race via e-mail at wystagestop@blissnet.com or telephone at 307.734.1163.
2009 International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race Mushers
1. Stacey Teasley Wyoming
2. Terry Adkins, Montana
3. Lloyd Gilbertson, Michigan
4. Mary Gilbertson, Michigan
5. Ted Schanen, Michigan
6. Grant Beck, Yellowknife NWT
7. Emil Inauen, Switzerland
8. Bruce Magnusson, Michigan
9. Melanie Shirilla, Montana
10. Doug Swingley, Montana
11. Sam Perrino, Yellowknife NWT
12. Dennis Laboda, Minnesota
13. Jerry Bath, Wyoming
14. Sandy Burke, British Columbia
15. Sean Hard, Montana
16. Dennis Tremblay, Quebec
17. Jarle Halsnes, Colorado
18. Jason Smith, Ontario
19. John Barron, Montana
20. Jamie Nelson, Minnesota
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