Why the race for 30? Iditarod pays 30 places. If Pete can get ahead of Lesatz, he’ll get one of the $1049 checks that are paid to the Top 30 mushers. GO PETE GO!!!
In other news Mike Williams Jr. is doing an amazing job in his Rookie performance. He is on his 8 hour layover in White Mountain. He is 4 hours behind the first Rookie, Laduce. The 2010 Iditarod Rookie class is big and very qualified with 3 Rookies solid in the top 30 and hopefully Pete and his Team will fill out the 4th spot.
The Kaiser Krew is on hand to help the Williams clan welcome Mike Jr. into Nome.
From ADN.com
While Lance Mackey’s record fourth consecutive victory commanded most of the attention, several other Iditarod stories were playing out along the 1,000-mile trail to Nome.
ROCKIN’ ROOKIES
Before the race, many race fans considered this year’s rookie class one of the strongest. By Tuesday night, Dan Kaduce of Chatanika was headed for rookie-of-the-year honors, holding 23rd place on Tuesday. Kaduce, the husband of middle-distance racer Jodi Bailey, has four top-10 finishes in the Yukon Quest. Two or three others could make the top-30 paying positions: Mike Williams Jr. of Akiak was running 25th; Michelle Phillips of Tagish in the Yukon, who has five top-eight Quest finishes on her resume, was 29th; 22-year-old Peter Kaiser of Bethel, sixth in last year’s Kuskokwim 300, was running 30st and William “Middy” Johnson, the Unalakleet mayor, was 33rd. Not since 2004, when Hugh Neff of Tok led the rookie class, have more than three first-timers found their way into the top-30.
