GCI Open North American Championship
The GCI Open North American Championship (ONAC) is the premiere sled dog sprint race in the world, attracting the best sprint mushers from the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan. The three-day race is run every year in March from downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, with heats of 20 miles the first two days, and a grueling 30-mile heat on the final day.
The ONAC is the oldest continuously run sled dog race of any kind in the world. First run in 1946, the 2010 race was the 65th running.
A complete history of past champions is available.
ONAC Quick Facts
Race inception
1946
Race location
Fairbanks, Alaska
Defending champion
2010: Egil Ellis, Willow, Alaska (USA)
Most wins
Egil Ellis—10
George Attla—8
Roland Lombard—6
Most consecutive wins
Egil Ellis—4
Horace Smoke—3
Roland Lombard—3