February 11, 2019 - 9:05 AM
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - A former champion of the Yukon Quest reached the final checkpoint Sunday and was expected in Fairbanks on Monday afternoon.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Brent Sass of Eureka is leading the 1,000-mile (1600-kilometre) race that started in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.
Sass won the race in 2015.
He pulled into the Two Rivers checkpoint at about 7 p.m. Sunday with 14 dogs, the most a team can have.
Sass and 2018 champion Allen Moore were leading the race. Moore reached Two Rivers about 90 minutes after Sass.
After a mandatory eight-hour rest, they faced a 70-mile run to the finish line in downtown Fairbanks.
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Information from: Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner, http://www.newsminer.com
News from © The Associated Press, 2019