Winning Musher Is Oldest Champion In Iditarod History

53 year old Mitch Seavey crossed the finish line at 10:39 p.m. Seavey and his sled dogs finished the 1,000 mile long race in 9 days, 7 hours, 39 minutes, and 56 seconds. Seavey and his son Dallas, 25, are the oldest and youngest winning mushers in all of Iditarod history. "Mitch Seavey scored one for the AARP-eligible crowd Tuesday night by becoming the oldest champion in Iditarod history," written by the Anchorage Daily News.