2011-2012 Race Schedule

Race rules and procedures


2011 Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race


ADMA Maps page, with Google Earth maps of ONAC trail
Checkpoint Times (Sled Dog Central)
Webcam at Start Line
Day 1: Results
Day 2: Results
Day 3: Timesheet


ONAC photo gallery


Hampton Inn and Suites

Official hotel of the Alaska Dog Mushers Association


  • Sat 2/18/2012: Gold Run
  • Sat 2/25/2012: North Pole Championships
  • Fri 3/9/2012: Limited North American Championships
  • Wed 3/14/2012: Jeff Studdert Invitational Passenger Race
  • Fri 3/16/2012: Open North American Championships

Open North American, Final Results

ALASKA DOG MUSHERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

GCI OPEN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

March 20, 2011

Downtown
27.5 Miles
TEMP:  34

TRAIL:  Good

BIB

NO.
FINISH
ELASPED
WIN
2-DAY
TOTAL
WIN

NO.
MUSHER
DOGS
ORDER
TIME
ORDER
TIME
TIME
ORDER
REMARKS

1
Egil Ellis
10-2
15
96:35.1
2
128:37.8
225:12.9
1

2
Arleigh Reynolds
11-2
12
96:13.9
1
129:34.1
225:48.0
2

3
Ken Chezik
11-2
11
97:36.1
3
129:59.2
227:35.3
3

4
Jason Dunlap
12-2
10
98:42.1
4
131:07.8
229:49.9
4

9
Marvin Kokrine
13-2
4
99:37.7
5
137:17.8
236:55.5
5

6
Carolyn Johnson
11-2
9
102:30.4
7
135:24.2
237:54.6
6

10
Mari Hoe-Raitto
10-2
3
101:27.6
6
139:10.0
240:37.6
7

5
John Erhart
10-2
16
106:45.2
8
134:13.0
240:58.2
8

7
Mark Hartum
10-2
14
107:33.1
9
135:32.4
243:05.5
9

8
Nathan Sterling
11-2
13
108:25.1
12
136:41.3
245:06.4
10

11
Luke Sampson
9-2
8
108:35.3
13
140:37.3
249:12.6
11

13
Don Cousins
10-2
5
108:00.8
11
144:53.2
252:54.0
12

14
Greg Sellentin
7-2
2
107:53.8
10
145:56.0
253:49.8
13

12
Mari Wood
8-2
7
110:27.0
15
143:35.1
254:02.1
14

15
Paula Ciniero
12-2
1
109:51.0
14
147:44.0
257:35.0
15

16
Randy DeKuiper
9-1
6
115:54.2
16
154:30.2
270:24.4
16

Open North American, Day 2 Results

Don Cousins of Crooked Creek, Alberta heads down 2nd Avenue on the second day of the 2011 GCI Open North American Championships. Photo by Dave Partee/SledDogStudio.com.

You can find timesheets for Day 3 and a map, link to the starting area Webcam, and other information on the 2010-11 Race page.

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GCI OPEN [...]

Open North American, Day 1 Results

Carolyn Johnson of Minnesota in Creamer's Field on the first day of the 2011 GCI Open North American. Photo by Dave Partee/SledDogStudio.com.

You can find timesheets for Day 2 and a map, link to the starting area Webcam, and other information on the 2010-11 Race page.

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GCI OPEN NORTH [...]

Open North American Timesheets Online

The timesheets for today’s first day of the 66th annual ADMA Open North American Championships sleddog races in Fairbanks are now up on the 2010-11 Race Schedule page. Whether you’re going to be at the start or on the trail somewhere, or listening in to the always entertaining live coverage on KFAR 660AM, you can [...]

Start order 2011 Open North American

Starting order for Friday, March 18, at 1:00 pm on 2nd Avenue in downtown Fairbanks.

1. Carolyn Johnson (Rookie) — Fergus Falls, MN

2. Ken Chezik — Fife Lake, MI

3. Egil Ellis — Willow, AK

4. Luke Sampson — Kotzebue, AK

5. Jason Dunlap — Salcha, AK

6. Don Cousins — Crooked Creek, Alberta Canada

7. Arleigh Reynolds — Salcha, AK

8. [...]

ONAC Sign-up & Draw

The Open North American Championship draw will be held at the Westmark Hotel http://www.westmarkhotels.com/fairbanks.php in the Northern Latitudes restaurant starting at 6:30 this Wednesday evening, March 16th.  This is a great opportunity to mingle with your favorite mushers.  The race will start downtown on 2nd Ave. at 1pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Come out and see [...]

Open North American Championship Purse

GCI and the Alaska Dog Mushers Association have guaranteed a purse of $25,000 cash for the ONAC.  In addition, Howling Dog Alaska is sponsoring the race with $900 worth of Astaxanthin, an antioxident supplement.  Here is the purse breakdown:

Meet the Champion today at the GCI store

From 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Monday, March 22, meet ten-time Open North American Champion Egil Ellis and other mushers at the GCI Store, 510 Merhar Ave., Fairbanks (next to Chili’s).  Autograph signing, pet the lead dog, check out the equipment, door prize drawings, and more.

Egil Ellis wins his tenth Open North American, Day 3 results

Egil Ellis (center) celebrates his tenth Open North American victory. Arleigh Reynolds (left) and Ken Chezik round out the top three. Photo by Dave Partee/SledDogStudio.com.

What a great weekend of racing! Egil Ellis notched his tenth ONAC win. Congratulations to everyone and big thanks to all the volunteers who made it all happen!

Here are the [...]

Open North American Results, Day 2

Arleigh Reynolds starts the second heat of the Open North American Championship. Photo by Dave Partee/SledDogStudio.com

It was yet another beautiful day at the Jeff Studdert trails for the second day of the 2010 GCI Open North American. Some positions changed, setting up for an exciting day of racing on Sunday.

Here are the day’s results [...]