Brent Sass has won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska
Iditarod winner Brent Sass poses for photos with lead dogs Morello, left, and Slater in the finish chute of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, Tuesday March 15, 2022. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — — Musher Brent Sass won the arduous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska on Tuesday as his team of 11 dogs dashed off the Bering Sea ice through a crowd of fans in downtown Nome.
Fans lined the street welcoming the popular musher, who was escorted by police for the final few blocks to the famous burled arch that marked his victory. Sass continually pushed the pace, refusing to even sit down for a gourmet meal prepared by a chef flown in from Anchorage that he won for being the first musher to a checkpoint.
Seavey toward the end of the race said he was resigned to runner-up status, telling KTUU-TV at the checkpoint in White Mountain that he couldn’t win unless something went wrong for Sass.The third place musher, Jessie Holmes, was about 50 miles behind Seavey on Tuesday.Sass finished the race in eight days, 14 hours, 38 minutes and 43 seconds.
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