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2008 Yukon Quest Coverage :: Day 12 :: Feb. 20




Afternoon Update: The race is on for third [.mp3]
Dave Dalton, Michelle Phillips, and Brent Sass are locked in a race for third place. They left the last checkpoint of Braeburn this morning for the final 100 mile run to Whitehorse.

Morning Update: Mackey makes history! [.mp3]
Lance Mackey triumphed in the Yukon Quest this morning at 1:23, becoming the first person ever to win the race four times. He beat rookie Ken Anderson by only 15 minutes. Both men say it was a great race.

Lance Mackey arrives first at Whitehorse for his histroy making 4th consecutive Yukon Quest victory
Lance Mackey arrives first at Whitehorse for his histroy making 4th consecutive Yukon Quest victory
Lance Mackey pets his dogs after they pulled him to victory
Lance Mackey pets his dogs after they pulled him to victory
Reporters gather around Lance Mackey at the finish line in Whitehorse
Reporters gather around Lance Mackey at the finish line in Whitehorse
Tonya Mackey and Gwen Holdman
Tonya Mackey (Lance's wife) and Gwen Holdman (Ken Anderson's wife) wait for their husbands at the Whitehorse finish line
Lance Mackey's dogs rest at Whitehorse
Lance Mackey's dogs rest at Whitehorse
Lance and Tonya Mackey talk about moving the dogs out of the finish area
Lance and Tonya Mackey talk about moving the dogs out of the finish area
Lance Mackey mushes his enthusiastic dogs away from the finish chute
Lance Mackey mushes his enthusiastic dogs away from the finish chute
Ken and Lance congratulating one another
Ken and Lance congratulating one another
Ken Anderson arrives at the finish line in Whitehorse
Ken Anderson arrives at the finish line in Whitehorse
Ken Anderson hugs his mom
Ken Anderson hugs his mom
Ken Anderson talks with the media
Ken Anderson talks with the media
Ken's dogs and mom (in background)
Ken's dogs and mom (in background)
Gwen greets the dogs
Gwen greets the dogs
Ken's dogs at Whitehorse
Ken's dogs at Whitehorse