Dallas Seavey wins 6th Iditarod championship, most ever in the world’s most famous sled dog race
by Mark Thiessen
Mar 13, 2024
3 minutes
Dallas Seavey overcame killing a moose and receiving a time penalty to win the Iditarod on Tuesday, a record-breaking sixth championship in the world’s most famous sled dog race.
Seavey drove his team a half-block off the Bering Sea ice onto the frozen streets of Nome to cross under the famed burled arch finish line, a triumphant moment in a race marred by the death of three sled dogs, including two on Sunday, and serious injury to another.
The deaths prompted one animal rights organization to renew its call for
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