2008 Iditarod Mushers
| Entrant # | Musher Name | Sex | City | State | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Cim Smyth | M | Big Lake | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 12 | Jessie Royer | F | Seeley Lake | MT | USA | Veteran |
| 42 | Jim Lanier | M | Chugiak | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 22 | Matt Hayashida | M | Willow | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 10 | Lance Mackey | M | Fairbanks | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 14 | Gerry Willomitzer | M | Whitehorse | YT | CANADA | Veteran |
| 29 | Bruce Linton | M | Kasilof | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 25 | Ken Anderson | M | Fairbanks | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 11 | Gerald Sousa | M | Talkeetna | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 48 | Jeff King | M | Denali Park | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 20 | Joe Gans | M | Willow | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 34 | Martin Buser | M | Big Lake | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 43 | Aaron Burmeister | M | Nome/Nenana | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 32 | Clint Warnke | M | Fairbanks | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 8 | Hugh Neff | M | Anchorage | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 31 | Aliy Zirkle | F | Two Rivers | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 30 | Art Church, Jr | M | Willow | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 27 | Karen Ramstead | F | Perryvale | AB | CANADA | Veteran |
| 35 | Rick Holt | M | Willow | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 15 | Deborah Bicknell | F | Auke Bay | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 3 | Wayne Curtis | M | Wasilla | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 6 | Jessica Hendricks | F | Two Rivers | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 36 | Sigrid Ekran | F | Alvdal | NORWAY | Veteran | |
| 7 | Eric Rogers | M | Eagle River | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 47 | Zack Steer | M | Sheep Mountain | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 18 | Sue Allen | F | Wasilla | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 5 | Joe Garnie | M | Teller | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 26 | Laura Daugereau | F | Port Gamble | WA | USA | Rookie |
| 17 | Matt Calore | M | Talkeetna | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 21 | Kirk Barnum | M | Grangeville | ID | USA | Rookie |
| 39 | Ed Iten | M | Kotzebue | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 28 | Mitch Seavey | M | Seward | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 44 | Rick Casillo | M | Talkeetna | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 45 | Scott Smith | M | Willow | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 46 | Jason Mackey | M | Fairbanks | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 33 | Rohn Buser | M | Big Lake | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 38 | Hans Gatt | M | Whitehorse | YT | CANADA | Veteran |
| 9 | DeeDee Jonrowe | F | Willow | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 23 | Silvia Willis | F | Deshka River | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 4 | Jason Barron | M | Lincoln | MT | USA | Veteran |
| 41 | Kjetil Backen | M | Porsgrunn | NORWAY | Veteran | |
| 2 | Jake Berkowitz | M | Big Lake | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 19 | Warren Palfrey | M | Quesnel | BC | CANADA | Veteran |
| 1 | G.B. Jones | M | Wasilla | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 13 | Michael Suprenant | M | Chugiak | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 16 | Heather Siirtola | F | Talkeetna | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 40 | Ramey Smyth | M | Willow | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 24 | Ray Redington Jr | M | Wasilla | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 51 | Jeff Deeter | M | Fairbanks | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 50 | Ryan Redington | M | Knik | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 54 | Rudi Niggemeier | M | Salzkotten | GERMANY | Rookie | |
| 49 | Gene L Smith | M | Omak | WA | USA | Rookie |
| 59 | Blake Freking | M | Finland | MN | USA | Veteran |
| 56 | Rachael Scdoris | F | Bend | OR | USA | Veteran |
| 52 | Cliff Roberson | M | Corvallis | OR | USA | Veteran |
| 55 | Steven Madsen | M | Cougar | WA | USA | Veteran |
| 57 | Lachlan Clarke | M | Buena Vista | CO | USA | Veteran |
| 53 | Melissa Stewart | F | Wasilla | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 58 | Jennifer Freking | F | Finland | MN | USA | Rookie |
| 60 | Rick Swenson | M | Two Rivers | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 63 | Molly Yazwinski | F | Fairbanks | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 77 | Sam Deltour | M | Sint-Kruis | BELGIUM | Rookie | |
| 93 | Benedikt Beisch | M | Weinstadt | GERMANY | Rookie | |
| 76 | Dries Jacobs | M | Jabbeke | BELGIUM | Rookie | |
| 82 | William Kleedehn | M | Carcross | Yukon Territory | CANADA | Rookie |
| 87 | John Baker | M | Kotzebue | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 74 | Sebastian Schnuelle | M | Whitehorse | YT | CANADA | Veteran |
| 73 | Paul Gebhardt | M | Kasilof | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 67 | Robert Nelson | M | Kotzebue | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 80 | Jon Korta | M | Galena | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 75 | Sue Morgan | F | Richmond | UT | USA | Rookie |
| 71 | Sven Haltmann | M | Fairbanks | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 85 | William Hanes | M | Kasilof | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 64 | Liz Parrish | F | Klamath Falls | OR | USA | Rookie |
| 84 | Allen Moore | M | Two Rivers | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 69 | Fabrizio Lovati | M | Vallee D'Aoste | ITALY | Veteran | |
| 65 | Rodney Whaley | M | Franklin | TN | USA | Rookie |
| 90 | Kim Franklin | F | Herts | UK | Rookie | |
| 66 | Louis Nelson, Sr. | M | Kotzebue | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 83 | Darin Nelson | M | Kotzebue | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 89 | Cindy Gallea | F | Wykoff | MN | USA | Veteran |
| 96 | Joe Runyan | M | Cliff | NM | USA | Veteran |
| 79 | Rich Corcoran | M | Valdez | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 94 | Trent Herbst | M | Ketchum | ID | USA | Veteran |
| 61 | Kelley Griffin | F | Wasilla | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 91 | John Stetson | M | Duluth | MN | USA | Rookie |
| 72 | Anne Capistrant | F | Healy | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 62 | Zoya DeNure | F | Delta Junction | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 78 | Richard Savoyski | M | Palmer | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 86 | Benoit Gerard | M | Amiens | FRANCE | Rookie | |
| 92 | Ed Stielstra | M | McMillan | MI | USA | Veteran |
| 95 | Peter Bartlett | M | Wasilla | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 68 | Tom Roig | M | Shreve | Ohio | USA | Rookie |
| 70 | Rick Larson | M | Sand Coulee | Montana | USA | Veteran |
| 88 | Martin Koenig | M | Seeley Lake | MT | USA | Rookie |
| 81 | Robert Bundtzen | M | Anchorage | AK | USA | Veteran |
Mushers Withdrawn
| Musher Name | Sex | City | State | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Williams, Sr. | M | Akiak | AK | USA | Veteran |
| Melanie Gould | F | Talkeetna | AK | USA | Veteran |
| Becca Ross | F | Trapper Creek | AK | USA | Rookie |
| Gary Paulsen | M | Willow | AK | USA | Veteran |
| Lynda Plettner | F | Wasilla | AK | USA | Veteran |
| Rob Loveman | M | Seeley Lake | MT | USA | Rookie |
| Al Hardman | M | Ludington | MI | USA | Veteran |
| Tim Osmar | M | Ninilchik | AK | USA | Veteran |
| Sonny Lindner | M | Two Rivers | AK | USA | Veteran |
| William Pinkham | M | Glenwood Springs | CO | USA | Veteran |
| Kurt Reich | M | Divide | CO | USA | Rookie |
| Mark S. Ibsen | M | Helena | MT | USA | Rookie |
| Peter Cohrs | M | Hamburg | GERMANY | Rookie | |
| Linwood Fiedler | M | Willow | AK | USA | Veteran |
| Tollef Monson | M | Kotzebue | AK | USA | Veteran |
| Kelly Williams | F | Two Rivers | AK | USA | Veteran |
| Richard MacAuley | M | West Branch | MI | USA | Rookie |
| Kent Kaltenbacher | M | Wasilla | AK | USA | Rookie |
