March 17 - 9:35 p.m.
Just 11 sled dogs teams remain on the Iditarod Trail
A total of 32 teams have crossed the finish line in Nome in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Official race standings show that Matthew Failor finished 30th at 8:51 p.m. on Thursday, followed by rookie Matt Paveglio at 9 p.m. and musher Karin Hendrickson at 9:05 p.m.
The remaining 11 teams are still on their way to the Nome, led by Riley Dyche, who left the White Mountain checkpoint at 8:06 p.m. Thursday. The remaining mushers are spread between the Koyuk and White Mountain checkpoints.
In all, six mushers have scratched this year. Lisbet Norris was the most recent to scratch, at the Unalakleet checkpoint with 10 dogs in harness at the time.
3 comments:
Here's hoping they all make it in!
What NFO said.
I looked at the listing, but I don't understand it. Are there still some mushers out?
There were mushers still on the trail when you asked, Linda, but they've all finished or scratched now.
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