Gattout of Elim, King stays.

Hans Gatt left Elim after a brief rest. He's some 2 hours and 41 minutes behind Lance Mackey. Four-time winner Jeff King continues to rest his dogs and seems to have conceded this years top spot to Mackey. ADN story Here.

(Updated 3:40 p.m.): Hans Gatt has just pulled into Elim and will keep right on going, which means he's about to take over the second position from onetime leader Jeff King.

King, who has been in Elim for just under an hour, says at this point, the race is leader Lance Mackey's to lose. Unless Mackey makes a serious mistake, King said, it looks like he'll be this year's Iditarod champion. King said he's not willing to exhaust his dogs in a bid to reclaim the lead.