Brent Sass wins his 1st Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska
March 16, 2022 8:10AM CDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Brent Sass has won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska.
The 42-year-old wilderness guide and kennel owner came off the Bering Sea ice and drove his team of 11 dogs down Nome’s Front Street to cross the finish line shortly before 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday. A police cruiser escorted his team to the finish line and fans lined both sides of Nome’s main street to greet the popular musher.
It’s the first Iditarod win for Sass, who was the race’s Rookie of the Year in 2012. His previous best finish was third place last year. The 42-year-old native of Minnesota moved north in 1998 to ski for the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
