Dallas Seavey first into McGrath, Mitch Seavey first out

Dallas Seavey, pictured at the Willow restart, was the first musher into McGrath. (Photo by Ben Matheson, Alaska Public Media.)
Dallas Seavey was the first musher to reach the McGrath checkpoint Tuesday evening at 6:34. 11 minutes behind him–and with the fastest run time from Nikolai–was his father, two-time champion Mitch Seavey. While Dallas remained in the checkpoint, the elder Seavey left as soon as he could on the trail to Takotna.
Five minutes behind was 25-year-old Wade M