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2018 Iron Dog Begins Sunday; 27 Pro Class Teams Set To Race 2,000 Miles

Iron Dog racers coming into Nome during the race in 2014. Photo: KNOM file.

Wilke says 27 teams are now running in the pro class as Steven Boney and Oliver Unruh have decided not to compete due to injuries. The 2018 Iron Dog pro class roster features Western Alaska racers such as Micah Huss, Tre West and Casey Perkins of Nome, Chris Collins of Kotzebue and his partner Lawrence Jones of Ambler.

2018 Iron Dog Roster Features 27 Teams, 21 Rookies, But Not 2017 Champions

Team #8, Aklestad/Johnson, reviewing their sleds

2017 champs Cory Davis of Soldotna and Ryan Simons of Alberta, Canada, claimed the win after another team, Tyson Johnson and Tyler Aklestad, were controversially disqualified. According to a press release from Iron Dog, Inc., Davis is focusing on the X-Games and Simons is healing from a back injury, so neither racer will compete this year.