(18 Mar 2015) Dallas Seavey has won his third Iditarod in the last four years, beating his father to the finish line in Nome early Wednesday after racing 1,000 miles across Alaska.
Seavey came in under the city's famous burled arch finish line to wild applause from fans lining the street, some who poured out of the bars that stayed open into the wee hours.
An exhausted Seavey, who also won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 2012 and 2014, petted and hugged his dogs after their victory.
He said he and his father, Mitch Seavey, who won titles in 2013 and 2004, encouraged each other along the way.
The elder Seavey was in second place.
Seavey was presented Wednesday with $70,000 and the keys to a new pickup truck.
The winner's purse increased this year, and the top prize was $19,600 more than what he pocketed for last year's race.
Poor weather south of the Alaska Range this year forced the official start farther north to Fairbanks, on the northern side of the mountains.
A new race route also was created, with much of it run on river ice.
The ceremonial start in Anchorage went on as planned on March 7. Snow had to be trucked in so mushers could navigate paved streets, but there was little snow elsewhere in the city.
A total of 78 mushers began the race March 9 in Fairbanks.
Eight scratched, and one was disqualified.
Two dogs died in this year's race.
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