Ryan Redington drove his team into the Nikolai checkpoint at 4:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning as Redington maintains the lead early in the 49th running of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.
Current Standings (as of 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 9th)
| 1 • | Ryan Redington | 20 | Nikolai N | 3/9 04:45:00 |
| 2 | Martin Buser | 34 | Rohn N | 3/8 16:54:00 |
| 3 | Richie Diehl | 6 | Rohn N | 3/8 17:05:00 |
| 4 | Peter Kaiser | 3 | Rohn N | 3/8 18:01:00 |
| 5 | Brent Sass | 21 | Rohn N | 3/8 18:20:00 |
