Team 39, Barber and Lapham, champion 2024 Iron Dog
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February 26, 2024 Ava White, News Reporter Teams competing in what’s known as the toughest and longest snowmachine race in the world, the Iron Dog, reached the finish line in Big Lake, about an hour north of Anchorage, yesterday. The purse for the race is $224,000, the largest in Iron Dog history. The race started […]
Top 5 Iron Dog Teams Out of White Mountain After Early Restart
![Chris Olds at Halfway-finish in Nome, Iron Dog 2018.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-21-2432px-001-12-1200x800.jpg)
After an early morning restart, the top 5 Iron Dog racers are already checked out of White Mountain.
Iron Dog Racers Prepare For Early-Morning Race Restart
![Casey Boylan of Team 14 and Brad George of Team 6 at the Public Works garage for layover maintenance work (Photo: Zoe Grueskin, KNOM)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8306-1200x800.jpg)
Racers in the 2018 Iron Dog will now head out from Nome four hours earlier than planned, starting at 4 a.m. tomorrow morning.
Nome’s Morgan, Olds Lead Pack at Iron Dog Halfway
![Nome's Mike Morgan hugs his daughter after crossing the halfway finish line in Nome (Photo: Karen Trop, KNOM)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-21-2432px-001-9-1200x800.jpg)
Morgan and Olds of Team 10 crossed the halfway finish line at Nome’s East Front Street early this afternoon, at 12:43. For Morgan, it’s a hometown welcome.
Iron Dog Snowmachine Race Appoints New Top Dog
![Iron Dog racers coming into Nome during the race in 2014. Photo: KNOM file.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2012-02-21-iron-dog-nome-arrival-81-Edit-1216px-1200x800.jpg)
The Iron Dog has appointed a new executive director: Susan Duck, the former chief of Anchorage’s Fur Rondy.
Iron Dog Snowmachine Race Corporation Loses its Top Dog
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Kevin Kastner was at the helm of the world’s longest snowmachine race for the last seven years. He resigned from Iron Dog, Inc., on Wednesday.
Race Season is Back
It’s the time of year for the sled dog and snowmachine races that traverse the rural wilds of Alaska and captivate the attention of people across the state. Race season is back.
The Iron Dogs
![Iron Dog racers coming into Nome during the race in 2014. Photo: KNOM file.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2012-02-21-iron-dog-nome-arrival-81-Edit-1216px-1200x800.jpg)
It’s the world’s longest race of snowmachines – Alaskan parlance for snowmobiles – and last month, it passed through our region. The Iron Dog Snowmachine Race is an annual focal point for our listeners. The 1,000-mile-plus competition traverses some of Alaska’s most isolated terrain, with a course stretching from Anchorage to Nome to Fairbanks. Racers […]