Iditarod 2012 Start Order Announced

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The 2012 Iditarodstarting order was announced at the Dena’ina Center on Thursday, March 1.

The ceremonial start begins on Saturday, March 3 at 10 a.m. on 4^th Avenue in Anchorage.

66 mushers have signed up including last year’s champion John Baker of Kotzebue.

Former Iditarod champions are also back in the running and they include five-time champ Rick Swenson, four-time champs Lance Mackey, Martin Buser, and Jeff King.

The field of teams are mainly from Alaska, with some hailing from the U.S. and Canada and several other International teams.

The 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Starting Position

1	Dave	Olson	2012 Honorary Musher
2	Ray	Redington, Jr.	Wasilla	Alaska
3	Jim	Lanier	Chugiak	Alaska
4	William	Pinkham	Glenwood Springs	Colorado
5	Tom	Thurston	Oak Creek	Colorado
6	Jodi	Bailey	Chatanika	Alaska
7	Wade	Marrs	Wasilla	Alaska
8	Cim	Smyth	Big Lake	Alaska
9	Nicolas	Petit	Girdwood	Alaska
10	Jeff	King	Denali	Alaska
11	John	Baker	Kotzebue	Alaska
12	Kelly	Maixner	Big Lake	Alaska
13	Michael	Suprenant	Chugiak	Alaska
14	Aliy	Zirkle	Two Rivers	Alaska
15	Pat	Moon	Park Ridge	Illinois
16	Trent	Herbst	Anchorage	Alaska
17	DeeDee	Jonrowe	Willow	Alaska
18	Lance	Mackey	Fairbanks	Alaska
19	Travis	Cooper	Big Lake	Alaska
20	Kelley	Griffin	Wasilla	Alaska
21	Ramey	Smyth	Willow	Alaska
22	Mike	Santos	Cantwell	Alaska
23	Gerry	Willomitzer	Whitehorse	YT Canada
24	Sigrid	Ekran	Sparbu	Norway
25	Paul	Gebhardt	Kasilof	Alaska
26	Michelle	Phillips	Tagish	YT Canada
27	Hugh	Neff	Tok	Alaska
28	Peter	Kaiser	Bethel	Alaska
29	Jake	Berkowitz	Big Lake	Alaska
30	Jaimee	Kinzer	Willow	Alaska
31	Kristy	Berington	Kasilof	Alaska
32	Anjanette	Steer	Sheep Mountain	Alaska
33	Anna	Berington	Kasilof	Alaska
34	Dallas	Seavey	Willow	Alaska
35	Mitch	Seavey	Kasilof	Alaska
36	Bruce	Linton	Kasilof	Alaska
37	Scott	Janssen	Anchorage	Alaska
38	Justin	Savidis	Willow	Alaska
39	Ken	Anderson	Fairbanks	Alaska
40	Jan	Steves	Edmonds	Washington
41	Martin	Buser	Big Lake	Alaska
42	Colleen	Robertia	Kasilof	Alaska
43	Karin	Hendrickson	Wasilla	Alaska
44	Aaron	Burmeister	Nome	Alaska
45	Ed	Stielstra	McMillan	Michigan
46	Ryne	Olson	Two Rivers	Alaska
47	Kirk	Barnum	Grangeville	Idaho
48	Hank	DeBruin	Haliburton	ONT Canada
49	Bob	Chlupach	Willow	Alaska
50	Brent	Sass	Fairbanks	Alaska
51	Michael	Williams, Jr.	Akiak	Alaska
52	Matt	Giblin	Juneau	Alaska
53	Zoya	DeNure	Gakona	Alaska
54	Silvia	Furtwängler	Rauland	Norway
55	Josh	Cadzow	Fort Yukon	Alaska
56	Karen	Ramstead	Perryvale	Canada
57	Matt	Failor	Mansfield	Ohio
58	Gerald	Sousa	Talkeetna	Alaska
59	Sonny	Linder	Two Rivers	Alaska
60	Rick	Swenson	Two Rivers	Alaska
61	Curt	Perano	Queenstown	New Zealand
62	Rohn	Buser	Big Lake	Alaska
63	Braxton	Peterson	Fairbanks	Alaska
64	Art	Church, Jr.	Willow	Alaska
65	Dan	Seavey	Seward	Alaska
66	Lachlan	Clarke	Buena Vista	Colorado
67	Ryan	Redington	Wasilla	Alaska