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Dallas Seavey won his third Iditarod in four years, crossing under the burled arch in Nome on Wednesday morning.


Seavey finished the 1,100-mile sled dog race in 

eight days, 18 hours, 13 minutes, and six seconds

 reports that Seavey "made the 22-mile run from Safety, the Iditarod's final stop before the finish line in Nome, in three hours. He finished the race with 10 dogs."


The Associated Press reports on the scene at the finish line:

Seavey's father, Mitch, was in second place as of Wednesday morning. The elder Seavey won the race in 2013 (Dallas finished fourth that year) and in 2004.


"We want to beat each other," Dallas Seavey told the 

He said they live about five hours apart, adding that while he learned "how to mush from my dad," he also built on things he felt his father did "that are inefficient."


NPR interviewed the younger Seavey after he won the race for the first time, in 2012. You can hear 

Seavey pulled into White Mountain around 10 a.m. local time Tuesday where he took a mandatory eight-hour rest before setting off for Nome.

Traditionally, mushers who are the first to leave White Mountain go on to win the Iditarod. But last year, a snowstorm blew the leaders out of the race. That opened the door for Seavey, who left White Mountain in third place, to win.


He didn't even know he had won last year's race until 

Although he held a 25-mile lead early Tuesday, Seavey said last year's crazy finish would keep him pushing to the end.


"That's way too fresh in my mind to forget about," he told 

Seavey, 28, received $70,000 and a new pickup truck for the win.

, weather was a factor in making the Iditarod route this year:


The AP reported that a total of 78 mushers began the race, and since then, eight scratched and one was disqualified. Two dogs have died during this year's race.

 at 4:13 a.m. local time Wednesday morning.


"I want to congratulate Dallas Seavey and his team of four-legged athletes on their third Iditarod victory in four years," Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan said in a statement.

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The 28-year-old Seavey finished the race early Wednesday. He completed the 1,100-mile sled dog race in eight days, 18 hours, 13 minutes and six seconds.

Dallas Seavey wins 3rd Iditarod in 4 Years

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