These are the 10PM CST standings on the YQ 300 based on the Live Tracker. The two races are obviously overlapping. Michelle Phillips’s tracking unit isn’t working well and drops out for long periods.

Olaf Thurau (61) scratched at Braeburn citing the good of his team, i.e. the puppies weren’t happy.

At Carmacks
1 Michelle Phillips (58)
2 Aliy Zirkle (56)
3 Hans Gatt (63)
4 Nathaniel Hamlyn (66)
5 Gerry Willomitzer (71)
Beyond Braeburn
6 Magnus Kaltenborn (64)
7 Scott Janssen (59)
8 Jacob Heigers (60)
9 Melissa Schenke (69)
10 Chase Tingle (51)
11 Susie Rogan (57)
12 Roger Lee (53)
13 Fabien Cayer-Barrioz (55)
14 Marcelle Fressineau (52)
15 Jason Biasetti (54)
16 Kyla Boivin (68)
17 Claudia Wickert (62)
18 Thomas Verin (65)
19 Jean-Marc Champeval (73)
20 Brian Kandler (72)
21 Lynne Witte (70)
22 Craig Houghton (67)

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.

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Hugh was first in to Braeburn, but he took a break there while Brent, Allen, and Brian blew through.

The CBC has a nice article on the on the traditional hand-embroidered dog blankets created for the ceremonial start of the race.

The Current Standings at 9:30PM CST ( 7:30PM PST):

Beyond Carmacks
1 Hugh Neff (9)
2 Katherine Keith (19)^R
3 Brent Sass (14)
4 Allen Moore (8)
5 Ed Hopkins (18)
At Carmacks
6 Matt Hall (20)
7 Brian Wilmshurst (16)
8 Yuka Honda (2)
9 Torsten Kohnert (21)
10 Dave Dalton (13)
Beyond Braeburn
11 Paige Drobny (7)
12 Ryne Olson (15)
13 Gaetan Pierrard (10)
14 Sébastien Dos Santos Borges (5)^R
15 Rob Cooke (4)
16 Ben Good (3)^R
17 Hank DeBruin (17)
18 Jessie Royer (1)^R
19 Jason Campeau (6)
20 Laura Neese (11)
21 Ed Stielstra (12)^R
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