JOHN BAKER WON! By Ben

John Baker (bib#53) won the Iditarod on Tuesday March 15, 2011 at 9:46 am with 10 dogs on his team waiting to celebrate. It took John 8 days, 18 hours, 46 minutes, and 39 seconds to finish. John Baker was the first native Alaskan to get in first place since 1976. He even shattered the previous record. Last of all Ramey Smith (bib#30) and Hans Gatt (bib#23) tried to catch up to Baker but did not. JOHN BAKER ROCKS!