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Last Update: 03/18/2008 18:45 AKDT   Orange = Last Updated

Lance Mackey
Lance Mackey
Fairbanks, AK, USA
Bib Number: 6
Final Position: 1
Checkpoint: Nome
Time In: Wed, March 12, 2008 02:46:48
Dogs In: 11
Finishing Time: 9 Days 11 Hours 46 Minutes 48 Seconds
Average Speed: 4.56 MPH

Lance Mackey, 36, was born and raised in Alaska. The 2007 Iditarod champion and three time Yukon Quest champion (and current record holder) says he began mushing "at birth." "I grew up around racing and the Iditarod. I was at the finish line in 1978 to see my father, Dick Mackey, win by one second. In 1983, my older brother, Rick, won. Both my father and brother won wearing bib #13 in their sixth Iditarod." Last year was Lance's sixth Iditarod and he won wearing bib #13, just as he had planned. He says, "I like old stuff, my wife calls junk." He and Tonya are the parents of Amanda, 19, Brittney, 17, Alanah, 16 and Cain, 15.

Sponsors: Top Dog Supply/Ophir Gold Products; Metal Magic; Charlott’s Restaurant; Salmattoff Seafoods; Dr. James Julien Dentistry; Premiere Ear & Nose & Throat; Sign Works; Kenai Peninsula Orthopedics; MotoSolutions (FOGTECH), CA; Food & Refrigeration; Outlaw Body & Paint; Daily’s Art; Decanter Inn; Great Alaskan Bush Co.; Cohoe Lake’s Construction; Soldotna Animal Hospital; Friends, Family & Fans; Salmattoff Seafoods; Ophir Gold Pet Formulas; Decanter Inn; Charlotts Restaurant; Great Alaskan Bush Company; Kenai Peninsula Orthopedics; Outlaw Body & Paint; Big “G” Electric; Louie’s Restaurant; Daily Arts; Sign’s Plus; Top Dog Supply’s; Jersey Subs; Metal Magic; AK. Food & Refrigeration, Inc; North Slope Restaurant & Lounge; Greg’s Tire & Auto; TriniDog/Custom Sled Bags, MT; CLAM Gulch Lodge; NorthSlope Productions; Signs Plus; Mark & Debbie Moderow and family; Big "G" Electric & Engineering; Ophir Gold Nutritional Products; Salamatof Seafoods; Charlotts Restaurant; Jinny Cooper - 2006 Idita-Rider; Great Alaskan Bush Company; Kenai Peninsula Orthopedics; Ten Square Racing, MN; Metal Magic; Daily's Art Web Design; Outlaw Body & Paint; Top Dog Supply's; Soldotna Animal Hospital; Decanter Inn; Dr. James Julien Dentistry; Food & Refridgeration Equipment; Jersey Subs; Moto Solutions-Fog Tech, CA; The Bear Claw (Ice Hooks), OR; TriniDog (custom sled bags), MT; Golden Lion Hotel; Clam Gulch Lodge; North Slope Restaurant; Signs Plus; Mark & Debbie Moderow & family; Red Paw Dog Food; Ophir Gold Supplements; Salmatto FF Seafoods;
Musher Printout: Lance Mackey
Checkpoint Distance Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time
Enroute
Speed
(mph)
8
Hr
24
Hr
Status
Anchorage 0 03/01/2008
10:11:00
12
Willow 73 03/02/2008
14:08:00
16
Yentna 115 03/02/2008
17:45:00
16 03/02/2008
17:50:00
16 0h 5m 3h 37m 11.61
Skwentna 149 03/02/2008
20:54:00
16 16 3h 4m 11.09
Finger Lake 194 03/03/2008
06:50:00
16 03/03/2008
06:56:00
16 0h 6m
Rainy Pass 224 03/03/2008
15:42:00
16 03/03/2008
15:48:00
16 0h 6m 8h 46m 3.42
Rohn 272 03/03/2008
20:24:00
16 03/03/2008
20:36:00
15 0h 12m 4h 36m 10.43
Nikolai 347 03/04/2008
11:36:00
15 03/04/2008
16:17:00
15 4h 41m 15h 0m 5.00
McGrath 401 03/04/2008
22:46:00
15 03/04/2008
23:01:00
15 0h 15m 6h 29m 8.33
Takotna 419 03/05/2008
01:57:00
15 03/06/2008
05:00:00
15 27h 3m 2h 56m 6.14
Ophir 444 03/06/2008
07:16:00
15 03/06/2008
07:20:00
15 0h 4m 2h 16m 11.03
Cripple 503 03/06/2008
20:55:00
15 03/06/2008
21:05:00
14 0h 10m 13h 35m 4.34
Ruby 615 03/07/2008
07:32:00
14 03/07/2008
15:32:00
14 8h 0m 10h 27m 10.72
Galena 667 03/07/2008
22:38:00
14 03/07/2008
22:45:00
14 0h 7m 7h 6m 7.32
Nulato 719 03/08/2008
09:40:00
14 03/08/2008
14:49:00
14 5h 9m 10h 55m 4.76
Kaltag 761 03/08/2008
21:29:00
14 03/08/2008
21:36:00
14 0h 7m 6h 40m 6.30
Unalakleet 851 03/09/2008
15:32:00
14 03/09/2008
18:17:00
12 2h 45m 16h 56m 5.31
Shaktoolik 893 03/10/2008
01:14:00
12 03/10/2008
05:57:00
12 4h 43m 6h 57m 6.04
Koyuk 941 03/10/2008
13:19:00
12 03/10/2008
17:41:00
12 4h 22m 7h 22m 6.52
Elim 989 03/11/2008
00:47:00
12 03/11/2008
02:20:00
11 1h 33m 7h 6m 6.76
White Mountain 1035 03/11/2008
08:53:00
11 03/11/2008
16:53:00
11 8h 0m 6h 33m 7.02
Safety 1090 03/11/2008
23:44:00
11 03/11/2008
23:45:00
11 0h 1m 6h 51m 8.03
Nome 1112 03/12/2008
02:46:48
11 3h 1m 7.29

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