Race for 4th

As the leaders race up the coast toward the mandatory 8 at White Mountain, Ramey Smyth appears to be gaining ground on leader John Baker. Ramey is notoriously fast on the last leg into Nome, so if he can close to within 30 minutes of Baker at White Mountain, this could be very very close. If Baker should come in 2nd then Lisa has an outside chance of wining the CVIB Iditarod contest.

Meanwhile, a bit further back, there is a virtual dead heat for 4th place between Sebastian Schnuelle and Hugh Neff. The outcome of the CVIB Iditarod pool and the future location of the coveted trophy could very well be decided by how this duel works out. If Schnuelle gets 4th, then it looks like David will win, and the trophy stays put, however if Schnuelle falls to fifth, then Tom will likely win, and the trophy will be headed south again. If Schnuelle finishes neither 4th or 5th, then Amanda, Tom or david would win depending on where Hans Gatt finishes. Try not to hit the refresh on the GPS page too often ;-)