IditaProject Forum

I have him in my top ten.. I am glad Frozen has picked him as well.. Frozen you have a very good memory. Rick and Martin were the tough ones in 91.. Was a memorable year for the Swenson family..... I would like to see him continue his winning streak for a win in 2000's and make it 6 or really 7 wins. What a record!!!
Participation Year Place Rookie Time Prize
2007 25 10d 18h 42m 49s $6,800.00
2006 26 10d 13h 27m 30s $5,700.00
2005 Scratched 0d 0h 0m 0s $0.00
2004 7 9d 18h 59m 32s $37,000.00
2003 11 10d 12h 36m 41s $21,143.00
2002 19 9d 23h 41m 11s $10,738.00
2001 4 10d 15h 57m 28s $39,286.00
2000 8 9d 15h 9m 0s $26,000.00
1999 4 10d 8h 19m 5s $39,600.00
1998 11 9d 23h 9m 42s $16,531.00
1996 Finished 0d 0h 0m 0s $0.00
1995 10 9d 22h 32m 0s $15,678.00
1994 4 10d 22h 19m 41s $24,500.00
1993 9 11d 8h 14m 45s $17,000.00
1992 4 11d 7h 51m 49s $30,960.00
1991 1 12d 16h 34m 39s $50,000.00
1990 7 11d 16h 55m 45s $11,000.00
1989 3 11d 8h 50m 50s $27,000.00
1988 2 12d 2h 10m 9s $21,000.00
1987 2 11d 6h 25m 43s $30,000.00
1986 3 11d 23h 59m 43s $20,000.00
1985 4 18d 7h 29m 24s $15,000.00
1984 6 13d 7h 4m 21s $5,000.00
1983 5 13d 2h 49m 46s $6,000.00
1982 1 16d 4h 40m 10s $24,000.00
1981 1 12d 8h 45m 2s $24,000.00
1980 4 15d 10h 12m 29s $4,000.00
1979 1 15d 10h 37m 47s $12,000.00
1978 2 14d 18h 52m 25s $8,000.00
1977 1 16d 16h 27m 13s $9,600.00
1976 10 19d 7h 57m 27s $840.00
Total Prize Money: $558,376.00
Total Champions: 5
Total Top 10s: 24




Awards Year Award
2004 Alaska Airlines Humanitarian
2002 Fred Meyer Sportsmanship
1996 Most Inspirational Musher
1992 Alaska Airlines Humanitarian
1991 Dodge Truck to winner
1991 Golden Harness
1989 Millennium First to the Yukon
1983 Fred Meyer Sportsmanship

I'd add to this his recent induction into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. Also inducted this year was Joe Redington Sr.

oops my bad braider.... I stand to be corrected.

While I wouldn't mind him getting another win, I'd be thoroughly S.H.O.C.K.E.D. if he does!!
I just think he peaked already, but I'd find it a hoot if he proved me wrong!

It's good to see you here dashel - I hope OBracer shows up. katswenson, too.

Who's the oldest to win this race? ...or the Quest?

Here's a bit I gleaned from ADN about the Hall of Fame ceremony:

In a touching moment, Joee Redington pulled out an old, hand-written note he found while cleaning out his parents' house and handed it to Swenson. It was a letter dated 1973 and written by Swenson, who was 23 at the time. In it, he told Redington that he "hoped to run the race" one day.

I've always wondered if anybody has a good Rick Swenson/Ted Nugent/Iditarod story. Frozen? katswenson?

I'm so old I'm older than Rick Swenson. ...Dave

Well If I had to guess it would be Emmit Peters, ***** Mackey,***** Wilmarth or Carl Huntington. Not sure about the quest.....Boulding?????
Any ways I will have to ask Kat.......
Oh and I am sure there are some hum dingers of stories out there about all the mushers....lol

I disagree - there are a lot of mushers in the race that have a chance to win and Rick is certainly one of them.

Are you THE Bigskymusher?

braider wrote:Who's the oldest to win this race?
I'm so old I'm older than Rick Swenson. ...Dave

Good question Dave. In terms of the iditarod, I'm thinking of maybe Joe May or ***** Mackey. Jerry Riley would come a close second. Carl Huntington was pretty young, probably the youngest to win (early 20s).

Bit a trivia: Has anyone ever won the Big Three: the Fur Rondy (World Championship Sled Dog Race), North American Sled Dog Race, and the Iditarod. If so , who?

Bit a trivia: Has anyone ever won the Big Three: the Fur Rondy (World Championship Sled Dog Race), North American Sled Dog Race, and the Iditarod. If so , who?[/quote]

Well Frozen I would guess Carl Huntington and it is a guess....