Lance Mackey.
It was an exciting race in the end but Mackey's dogs pulled out some steam over the inclines of the last 77 miles to Nome.
Photo by AL GRILLO / Associated Press
Lance Mackey drives his team to the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska early Wednesday March 12, 2007. Mackey won his second consecutive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, completing the 1,100-mile journey across Alaska in just under nine and a half days.
Iditarod sled dog musher Lance Mackey wins the Iditarod early Wednesday Morning March 12, 2008 crossing under the burled arch in Nome, AK. Mackey wins his second Iditarod in a row and the second time in a row he has won the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod in the same year.
Top 20 Finishers:| Place | Musher (bib) | Checkpoint | Time in | Time out | Dogs in | Dogs out | 8 hr | 24 hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lance Mackey (6) | Nome | 3/12 2:46 AM | 11 | x | x | ||
| 2 | Jeff King (11) | Nome | 3/12 4:05 AM | 14 | x | x | ||
| 3 | Ramey Smyth (48) | Nome | 3/12 9:52 AM | 8 | x | x | ||
| 4 | Ken Anderson (9) | Nome | 3/12 10:11 AM | 13 | x | x | ||
| 5 | Martin Buser (13) | Nome | 3/12 10:11 AM | 13 | x | x | ||
| 6 | Hans Gatt (38) | Nome | 3/12 11:20 AM | 12 | x | x | ||
| 7 | Mitch Seavey (33) | Nome | 3/12 11:42 AM | 9 | x | x | ||
| 8 | Paul Gebhardt (69) | Nome | 3/12 12:17 PM | 11 | x | x | ||
| 9 | Kjetil Backen (42) | Nome | 3/12 12:25 PM | 11 | x | x | ||
| 10 | Sebastian Schnuelle (68) | Nome | 3/12 1:14 PM | 14 | x | x | ||
| 11 | Zack Steer (26) | Nome | 3/12 1:15 PM | 10 | x | x | ||
| 12 | Cim Smyth (2) | Nome | 3/12 1:24 PM | 9 | x | x | ||
| 13 | Rick Swenson (61) | Nome | 3/12 2:43 PM | 13 | x | x | ||
| 14 | Jessie Royer (3) | Nome | 3/12 4:00 PM | 11 | x | x | ||
| 15 | DeeDee Jonrowe (39) | Nome | 3/12 4:07 PM | 12 | x | x | ||
| 16 | Gerry Willomitzer (7) | Nome | 3/12 7:46 PM | 11 | x | x | ||
| 17 | Ed Iten (32) | Nome | 3/12 7:59 PM | 11 | x | x | ||
| 18 | Ray Redington Jr. (49) | Nome | 3/12 8:38 PM | 9 | x | x | ||
| 19 | Aaron Burmeister (14) | Nome | 3/12 9:05 PM | 9 | x | x | ||
| 20 | Jim Lanier (4) | Nome | 3/12 9:35 PM | 11 | x | x |
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