2009 Yukon Quest Champion Sebastian Schnuelle, (Bib # 34) arrived in Nome Alaska at 7:05:04 pm (Alaska Time) with a crowd of Iditarod 2009 race fans cheering him on.  The White Horse YT, Canada musher arrived in Nome with 13 dogs on his team.  He held off a number of other mushers who tried to pass him along the Gold Coast, in the end Schnuelle was victorious in his quest to continue in improve his place in the 2009 Iditarod.  He told the crowd that he would definitely be back one more time to compete in the 2010 Iditarod.