The 49th running of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race opened with 46 teams heading out from the Deshka Landing start line onto the 860 mile, round-trip Gold Trail Loop.
Current Standings (as of 6:00 a.m. Monday)
Nicolas Petit, former champion of the Tustumena 200, holds the early lead as the first team into the Finger Lake checkpoint. Petit arrived at Finger Lake at 3:05 a.m. Monday followed by Richie Diehl at 3:08 a.m. Monday. Four-time champions Martin Buser and Dallas Seavey have reached Finger Lake in 10th and 11th, only five minutes separate the two teams.
