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 Results, Day 1

Rookie Beth Manning on the first day of the 2010 GCI Open North American. Photo by Dave Partee/SledDogStudio.com

Whooeee! It was a beautiful day at the Jeff Studdert Racegrounds for the 2010 edition of the GCI Open North American! A bit hot for dogs, but very pleasant for humans.

Here are the official results for Day [...]

Activities and events for the whole family at the 2010 Open North American

There are a slew of fun and exciting events for the whole family this weekend at the 2010 GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race. Plans include a mad dash with dogs and skis, a snowshoe race, and the Alaska Trappers Auction. Not to mention lots of race excitement with the main event, 16 [...]

Open North American start order

Mushers drew for their Friday start order of the 2010 GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race, at the Westmark Hotel in Fairbanks Wednesday night. Homer musher Jack Berry will be the first musher out on Friday, drawing the #1 chip with the first pick of the night. Nine-time and defending champion Egil Ellis [...]

Open North American moved to Studdert Racegrounds

The Alaska Dog Mushers Association has made the tough decision to move the staging area/start of the 2010 GCI Open North American Championship sled dog race to the Jeff Studdert Race Grounds (Musher’s Hall) located at 975 Farmers Loop Rd.  The event, scheduled for March 19-21, usually starts on downtown’s Second Ave and races along [...]

Minimum purses set for championship races.

The following purses are the minimum guaranteed for each race. The fund raising committee is working hard to raise even more prize money.
Annamaet Gold Run – $4,200 sponsored by Annamaet Pet Foods and Goldstream Sports.
North Pole Championships – $5,160 sponsored by North Pole Economic Development Committee, F&E Taxidermy, Santa Claus House, Alcan Builders, Alaska Tent [...]

Egil Ellis wins record 9th Open North American

Egil Ellis approaches the College Road crossing on the second day of the Open North American. Photo by Dave Partee/SledDogStudio.com

Two men came to mind after Egil Ellis achieved Open North American Championship immortality on Sunday — George Attla, with whom he had been tied at eight wins, and Bengt Ellis, his late father who [...]

Egil Ellis wins record-tying 8th Open North American

Egil Ellis begins the final heat of the GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race on Second Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska. Photo by Dave Partee/SledDogStudio.com

Egil Ellis stepped into a whole new world Sunday afternoon on a sunny Second Avenue in downtown Fairbanks.

By winning the GCI Open North American Championship sled dog race for the [...]

Ellis wins back to back titles, claims sixth ONAC victory

Egil Ellis of Willow, AK and his team of 14 started last during a reverse order start on Sunday on the last day of the 60th annual GCI Open North American Championship. But neither the 35 mph driving winds or starting at the back seemed to affect Ellis or his team, as they went on [...]

GCI Open North American Championship sign up opens March 3

FAIRBANKS – The Alaska Dog Mushers Association Board of Directors announced Tuesday the GCI Open North American Championship will be open for entries beginning March 3 and continuing through 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15. Entry fee for the 60th annual race will be $396. Mushers must be current ADMA racing members, and membership can be purchased at time of [...]

GCI announces title sponsorship of Open North American Sled Dog Race in Fairbanks

News release, 24 February 2005 

For more information, contact the Alaska Dog Mushers Association, (907) 457-6874.

GCI to Sponsor ONAC for the Next Three Years 

FAIRBANKS—In a decision that reflects GCI’s continued commitment to premier Alaskan events, the company announced today it has signed on as the new signature sponsor of the GCI Open North American Sled Dog [...]