Iditarod rookie Chad Stoddard (bib #18) of Anchorage, Alaska, won Rookie of the Year when he and his race team finished in 23rd place. He becomes the rookie with the best time in 2021, finishing in 9 days, 4 hours, 3 minutes and 10 seconds with 13 dogs in harness. After graduating from Western Washington University, Stoddard moved back …
Rookie Iditarod musher Jeremy Traska (bib #5) of Two Rivers, Alaska, scratched at midnight at the Nikolai (S) checkpoint. Traska made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Traska had nine dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch.
Veteran Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey (bib #23) of Talkeetna, Alaska, crossed the finish line of the Iditarod Gold Trail Loop in Deshka Landing at 5:08 a.m. today, claiming his fifth Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race championship. Seavey is now tied with mushing legend Rick Swenson with five total championships. Seavey had 10 dogs in harness …
Veteran Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey (bib #23) of Talkeetna, Alaska, was the first musher to reach the Skwentna (south) checkpoint today at 12:44 p.m. with 10 dogs. With the modified Iditarod Gold Trail Loop for the 2021 race, Northrim Bank’s award moved from the White Mountain checkpoint to the Skwentna checkpoint. Seavey receives a $2,500 …
Veteran Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey (bib #23), of Talkeetna, Alaska, was the first musher to reach the Rainy Pass checkpoint at 3:04 a.m. today with 12 dogs in harness, winning the Ryan Air Gold Coast Award. Ryan Air is a returning Lead Dog sponsor of the 2021 Iditarod. The award consists of $1,000 in gold nuggets and …
Veteran Iditarod musher Dennis Kananowicz (bib #8) of Tolsona, Alaska, scratched at 4:19 a.m. today at the McGrath (S) checkpoint. Kananowicz made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Kananowicz had 11 dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch.
Veteran Iditarod musher Aaron Burmeister (bib #36) of Nome and Nenana, Alaska, is the first to arrive at the Rohn (south) checkpoint at 4:26 p.m. with 14 dogs in harness. In doing so Burmeister claims the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award that includes 25 pounds of fresh Bristol Bay salmon filets, $2,000 and a …
Veteran Iditarod musher Pete Kaiser (bib #3) of Bethel, Alaska, scratched at 9 a.m. today at the McGrath (S) checkpoint. Kaiser made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Kaiser had 10 dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch.
Veteran Iditarod musher Riley Dyche (bib #16) of Fairbanks, Alaska, scratched at 8:15 a.m. today at the Iditarod checkpoint. Dyche made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Dyche had nine dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch.
Veteran Iditarod musher Rick Casillo (bib #45) of Talkeetna, Alaska, scratched at 9:59 a.m. today at the Iditarod checkpoint. Casillo made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Casillo had 13 dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch.
