2011 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Index

Estimated number of volunteers participating in the 39th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 1,800

Number of times Alaska Natives have won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 4

Year that an Alaska Native first won the Iditarod: 1974 (Carl Huntington)

Number of times an Inupiaq Eskimo has won the Iditarod: 1 (John Baker, 2011)

Number of times Iditarod 39 winner John Baker has finished in top 10: 12

Times that Baker has competed in the Iditarod: 16

Time Baker completed the 2011 Iditarod: 8 days, 18 hours, 46 minutes

Rank of pace compared to 38 other Iditarods: 1

Second-place sled dog musher in 2011 Iditarod: Ramey Smyth

Hometown of top three mushers, respectively: Kotzebue, Willow, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

Time of second-place musher: 8 days, 19 hours, 50 minutes

Last year that Iditarod leader finished as quickly as 2011: 2002

Previous record holder for fastest-ever Iditarod finish: Martin Buser (Big Lake)

Difference (in hours) between previous record pace and new record: 4

Number of Iditarods won by Buser: 4

Number of miles (approximate) in Iditarod 2011 that Buser led the race: 468

Route of Iditarod 39: Southern

Musher that previously held fastest Southern Route record: Doug Swingley

Year previous route record was set: 1995

Name of musher that celebrated his birthday at finish of Iditarod: Ramey Smyth (2nd)

Years of life Smyth celebrated in Nome: 36

Length of time by which Smyth broke previous record: 176 minutes

Number of dogs running in Iditarod 39: 992

Number of dogs in first-place team: 10

Dogs dropped by first-place team: 6

Length in GPS miles of Iditarod 39: 936

Winner of halfway prize: Trent Herbst (Idaho)

Profession of halfway prize winner: Fourth grade teacher

Number of nights snow fell on Iditarod Trail: 0

Nearest checkpoint to Lance Mackey when he found Buser asleep: Shageluk

Last year Mackey won Iditarod: 2010

Winnings for Iditarod 39 winner: Purse, new Dodge truck, first to Bering Sea coast purse

Name of prize given to last Iditarod finisher: Red Lantern

Winnings for Red Lantern prize: $1,049

Craig Medred contributed to the compilation of this index. Contact Craig Medred at craig(at)alaskadispatch.com or Eric Christopher Adams at eric(at)alaskadispatch.com