IDITAROD FACTS • The first Iditarod race to Nome started March 3, 1973. • Fastest finish: In 2011, John Baker crossed the finish line in 8 days, 18 hours, 46 minutes and 39 seconds. • Slowest winning time: Carl Huntington won the 1974 race with the slowest winning time, 20 days, 15 hours, two minutes and seven seconds. • 16-dog teams start the race, which means more than 1,000 dogs leave Anchorage for Nome each year. • There are 26 checkpoints on the northern route, the first in Anchorage and the last in Nome. On the southern route, there are 27 checkpoints. • The closest finish was in 1978. Dick Mackey finished 1 second ahead of Rick See FACTS, Page 9 A group of Iditarod enthusiasts wave to spectators as they are pulled across Crystal Lake on their couch at the 2008 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race restart. ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman
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Iditarod 2012
February 24, 2012