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The musher who has won the most Iditarod races is Rick Swensen. He won the race five times in 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, and 1991.
lance mackey which musher won the iditarod last year
Isaac Okleasik was the musher who won the Iditarod in 1967. That was the first official race.
Susan Butcher won in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1990.
17 races
five
Susan Butcher, but she is a she.
Well first you need to get a sled, then some sled dogs, move up to the arctic and enter a couple races to get your name out there. Once you have won some races you can get sponsored and then become proffesional.
Jeff King was 50 years old when he won the 2006 Iditarod making him the oldest winner. The way the 2013 race is going, it looks like this record will be broken in the next couple days, possibly by Jeff himself.
Susan Butcher
Lance Mackey won the 2009 Iditarod race.