Iditarod standings 2024: Updated results, current leaderboard for Alaska dog sled race

Brendan OSullivan

Iditarod standings 2024: Updated results, current leaderboard for Alaska dog sled race image

The Iditarod continues to be the largest and most popular dog sled race in the world as it wrapped up its 52nd year of competition.

"The Last Great Race on Earth" takes place in Alaska each year, as one musher and a team of 12-14 dogs race from Anchorage to Nome over an average of 8-15 days.

In order to qualify as a finisher, the musher needs at least five dogs pulling the sled across the finish line.

Dallas Seavey was the first musher to cross the finish line, winning his record sixth Iditarod. The 37-year-old native of Talkeetna, Alaska finished the Iditarod in nine days, two hours, 16 minutes and eight seconds. He won just over $55,000 for first place. 

Iditarod standings 2024

The 52nd annual Iditarod began Saturday, March 2. Here are the final standings of the 2024 Alaskan sled race. 

As of March 13.

 Position  Musher Latest Checkpoint
1 Dallas Seavey Nome
2 Matt Hall Nome
3 Jessie Holmes Nome
4 Jeff Deeter Nome
5 Paige Drobny Nome
6 Travis Beals Nome
7 Mille Porsild Nome
8 Amanda Otto Nome
9 Peter Kaiser Nome
10 Jessie Royer Nome

See the full list of 2024 standings here.

Iditarod map and route

The Iditarod takes on two different routes depending on which year the race takes place.

During even years, the mushers will travel on the northern route through towns and cities such as Ruby and Galena. In odd years, they use the southern route through Anvik and Grayling.

Northern route

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Checkpoints Distance between Checkpoints* Distance from Anchorage Distance to Nome
Total Distance 975
Anchorage to Campbell Airstrip 11 11 964
Willow to Yentna Station 42 53 922
Yentna Station to Skwentna 30 83 892
Skwentna to Finger Lake 40 123 852
Finger Lake to Rainy Pass 30 153 822
Rainy Pass to Rohn 35 188 787
Rohn to Nikolai 75 263 712
Nikolai to McGrath 48 311 664
McGrath to Takotna 18 329 646
Takotna to Ophir 23 352 623
Ophir to Cripple 73 425 550
Cripple to Ruby 70 495 480
Ruby to Galena 50 545 430
Galena to Nulato 37 582 393
Nulato to Kaltag 47 629 346
Kaltag to Unalakleet 85 714 261
Unalakleet to Shaktoolik 40 754 221
Shaktoolik to Koyuk 50 804 171
Koyuk to Elim 48 852 123
Elim to Golovin 28 880 95
Golovin to White Mountain 18 898 77
White Mountain to Safety 55 953 22
Safety to Nome 22 975 0

Southern route

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(Iditarod)

 

Checkpoints Distance between Checkpoints* Distance from Anchorage Distance to Nome
Total Distance 998
Anchorage to Campbell Airstrip 11 11 987
Willow to Yentna Station 42 53 945
Yentna Station to Skwentna 30 83 915
Skwentna to Finger Lake 40 123 875
Finger Lake to Rainy Pass 30 153 845
Rainy Pass to Rohn 35 188 810
Rohn to Nikolai 75 263 735
Nikolai to McGrath 48 311 687
McGrath to Takotna 18 329 669
Takotna to Ophir 23 352 646
Ophir to Iditarod 80 432 566
Iditarod to Shageluk 55 487 511
Shageluk to Anvik 25 512 486
Anvik to Grayling 18 530 468
Grayling to Eagle Island 62 592 406
Eagle Island to Kaltag 60 652 346
Kaltag to Unalakleet 85 737 261
Unalakleet to Shaktoolik 40 777 221
Shaktoolik to Koyuk 50 827 171
Koyuk to Elim 48 875 123
Elim to Golovin 28 903 95
Golovin to White Mountain 18 921 77
White Mountain to Safety 55 976 22
Safety to Nome 22 998 0

Each route has different checkpoints, and the southern trail is slightly longer (998 miles) compared to the northern route (975 miles).

Brendan OSullivan

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Brendan O'Sullivan is an editorial intern for Sporting News, joining in 2024. He previously worked at Newsday on Long Island, New York after graduating from Quinnipiac University.