The number tells you the order they are listed which determines the order they draw for starting positions and bib numbers. We won’t know their bib numbers until the numbers are announced at the Musher Banquet before the start of the race. The musher’s last name is listed first. Click the musher’s last name to read more about the musher. The M or F before the name of the location stands for male or female. A veteran has finished the race before and a rookie has not finished the race. Some rookies have started the race before but others will be starting the race for the first time.

You can view the chart at the 2009 Musher menu tab. http://www.iditarod.com/race/musherlisting.html