Nicolas Petit Claims Decisive Win in 2018 Kobuk 440
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There was still pale orange light in the western sky as the French-born Girdwood musher rode into Kotzebue at 12:08 Sunday morning. He had seven energetic dogs in harness.
Browning, King Race for Second as Petit Pushes On
![Ellen King in Ambler on the 2018 Kobuk 440 trail (Photo: Zoe Grueskin, KNOM)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-04-13-10.01.10-e1523744190543-1200x900.jpg)
Veteran Tony Browning is the musher with the most Kobuk 440s under his belt, while relative newbie Ellen King is only racing her second.
Petit Extends Lead; Jessie Holmes Scratches
![Nicolas Petit after pulling into the Ambler checkpoint for the second time (Photo: Gabe Colombo, KNOM)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_2461-1200x900.jpg)
Petit checked in to Ambler for the second time after completing the turnaround leg to Kobuk and back in a swift 7 hours. Holmes says he “way too hard, way too fast” at the beginning.
Two Generations of Kings Racing Kobuk 440: One By Dog Sled, One By Snowmachine
![Jeff King at the Anchorage Ceremonial Start](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/jeff-king-ceremonial.jpg)
Both Jeff King and Ellen King arrived into Ambler on Friday morning. The elder King isn’t competing this year, but he’s been following his daughter on snowmachine. Ellen was the fourth out of 16 mushers to reach the 2018 Kobuk 440 checkpoint.
2017 Kobuk 440 Starts Today
![Racers At The Starting Line of the 2016 Kobuk 440 Photo: Emily Schwing, KNOM.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image2-2432px.jpg)
Kobuk 440 race coordinator Carmen Daggett says the first teams are expected to cross the finish line in Kotzebue sometime late Sunday or early Monday.