Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

In 2002, Martin Buser won his fourth Iditarod race and his first since in 1997, setting a new race record of eight days, 22 hours, 46 minutes and two seconds. When Buser crossed the burled arch marking the finish line on Front Street in Nome, Alaska he became the first musher to do so in less than nine days.

In even-numbered years the trail follows the 1,151-mile Northern Route, while in odd-numbered years, it takes a slightly different 1,161-mile Southern Route.

Multiple winners: Rick Swenson (5); Susan Butcher, Doug Swingley, and Martin Buser (4); Jeff King (4); Lance Mackey (2).

Year		Elapsed Time
2008	Lance Mackey	9 Days 11:46:48
2007	Lance Mackey	9 Days 05:08:41
2006	Jeff King	9 Days 11:11:36
2005	Robert Sorlie	9 days, 18:39:31
2004	Mitch Seavey	9 days, 12:20:22
2003	Robert Sorlie	9 days, 15:47:36†
2002	Martin Buser	8 days, 22:46:02*
2001	Doug Swingley	9 days, 19:55:50
2000	Doug Swingley	9 days, 00:58:06

1999	Doug Swingley	9 days, 14:31:07
1998	Jeff King	9 days, 05:52:26
1997	Martin Buser	9 days, 08:31:45
1996	Jeff King	9 days, 05:43:13
1995	Doug Swingley	9 days, 02:42:19
1994	Martin Buser	10 days, 13:02:39
1993	Jeff King	10 days, 15:38:15
1992	Martin Buser	10 days, 19:17:00
1991	Rick Swenson	12 days, 16:34:39
1990	Susan Butcher	11 days, 01:53:23

1989	Joe Runyan	11 days, 05:24:34
1988	Susan Butcher	11 days, 11:41:40
1987	Susan Butcher	11 days, 02:05:13
1986	Susan Butcher	11 days, 15:06:00
1985	Libby Riddles	18 days, 00:20:17
1984	Dean Osmar	12 days, 15:07:33
1983	Rick Mackey	12 days, 14:10:44
1982	Rick Swenson	16 days, 04:40:10
1981	Rick Swenson	12 days, 08:45:02
1980	Joe May	14 days, 07:11:51

1979	Rick Swenson	15 days, 10:37:47
1978	Dick Mackey	14 days, 18:52:24
1977	Rick Swenson	16 days, 16:27:13
1976	Gerald Riley	18 days, 22:58:17
1975	Emmitt Peters	14 days, 14:43:45
1974	Carl Huntington	20 days, 15:02:07
1973	Dick Wilmarth	20 days, 00:49:41