Iron Dog champions of the past
Through the 2025 race
Over the 40-year history of the Iron Dog, 32 different riders have won the race, 19 have multiple titles, and 13 have won only once. There are now three second-generation family names with a championship title: Scott Faeo (Eric Quam, 2015), Cory Davis (Ryan Simons, 2017) and Brad George (Robby Schachle, 2021 and 2025). Scott's father, John Faeo, and Cory's father, Scott Davis, are tied with the most victories while Brad's father Andy George won in 2006. No all-rookie team have won since the first race. Two all-women teams have finished the Iron Dog, Jackie Page and Missy McClurg (2001) and Hillarie Gossett and Ashley Wood (2023) plus with the inclusion of the Red Dog Loop. Jana Pevan-Peterson (2012) and Danielle Levine (2019) are the only other two women to finish the Pro Class.
Winning brands
All four manufacturers have won
41 races between them.
- Polaris18
- Arctic Cat11
- Ski-Doo9
- Yamaha3
Ski-doo has the current victory in 2025. Arctic Cat won 4 races in a row from 2005 to 2008. Ski-Doo's first victory came in 2004, then back to back victories in 2012, 2013, 2016 and again in 2020 & 2021 and 2022 & 2023. Prior to 2009, Arctic Cat had won 10 of 12 races and added its 11th win in 2017. Yamaha won 3 times in the first 7 races but has not won since 1990. Polaris is currently the top brand-winner, taking nearly half the races. Nick Olstad is the only racer to win on 3 brands, Ski-Doo (3), Polaris (2), and Arctic Cat (1).
Year by year
Where the results live
Photo by Tyler Bryan. Header photo by Megan Rolinger.