About the Race

Tesoro Alaska is proud to be the Title Sponsor for the Longest, Toughest Snowmobile Race in the World. To succeed in the annual Tesoro Iron Dog snowmobile race takes extraordinary people and a special fuel for unbelievable conditions:

Imagine temperatures of -60 degrees and speeds up to 100 miles per hour over the fiercely rugged terrain of Alaska. That's why Tesoro is the  exclusive fuel supplier of the Tesoro Iron Dog.

Do you think you have what it takes? This ain't no ride to grandma's house...

Determining The Leader

Places during the race are determined by who is in the farthest checkpoint in the quickest time. These places can be misleading for the following reason:

A team can be at the farthest checkpoint in the shortest time but if they haven't yet taken all of their layovers they may actually be behind a team that is in a previous checkpoint finishing their layover time.

Looking at a team's remaining layover and how many hours or minutes they are behind the leader gives a better idea of who is leading but it is still risky to assume that a team that has finished their layovers will "catch up" to the leaders on the trail.

See Also: Racers' Corner & Archives

The first pro-Class Women’s team to Finish: 2001 Missy McClurg & Jackie Page.