Yukon Quest 2015 – Day 4

The tracker is showing Brent has a 20 mile lead over Allen and Hugh at about the 400-mile marker. The current temperature in Dawson is -40° which is the same for Fahrenheit or Centigrade with a warming trend forecast.

Update at 4:14PM CST: The tracker seems to show Jeff King headed back to Pelly Crossing, which would indicate he intends to scratch. He spent a lot of time at the rest stop, and may have concerns about his team and the long run to Dawson.

Update: Jeff did scratch. Jason Campeau (24)^R will have to spend an extra 8 hours in Dawson as a penalty for replacing a busted sled. The Quest has a one sled rule.

The Current Standings at 11:40PM CST (9:40PM PST):

At Dawson
1 Brent Sass (2)
2 Allen Moore (1)
Beyond Pelly Crossing
3 Hugh Neff (26)
4 Joar Leifseth Ulsom (18)
5 Cody Strathe (4)
6 Ray Redington Jr (19)^R
7 Ed Hopkins (20)
8 Lance Mackey (8)
9 Rolland Trowbridge (13)^R
10 Normand Casavant (3)

11 Torsten Kohnert (14)
12 Brian Wilmshurst (17)
13 Mike Ellis (22)
14 Damon Alexander Tedford (7)^R
15 Dave Dalton (11)
16 Jason Campeau (24)^R
17 Ryne Olson (16)^R
18 Magnus Feren Kaltenborn (23)^R
19 Rob Cooke (21)
20 Nicholas Vanier (5)^R
21 Kristin Knight Pace (12)^R

These are the official standings. That means they are official, not that they are correct. Things jump around a lot as people decide to update the standings. This problem is especially bad in the back of the pack, as no one bothers to update those standings when the lead is changing.

The Mushers in bold are former winners of the Yukon Quest, the numbers in parentheses are their Bib numbers, and the small “R” indicates a rookie.

Note: This post will be updated during the day, and the map changed on all posts to reflect the current situation.

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