[3] His 11-dog team was blown off the main route on the approach to Nome due to high winds and low visibility, but Sass recovered to maintain his lead.

By the end of the race, 12 mushers had withdrawn, half of them at the White Mountain checkpoint.

[6] Hannah Lyrek was the first rookie to finish, in 19th place, in 10 days, 2 hours, 43 minutes, 12 seconds.

Apayauq Reitan became the first openly transgender woman to be a musher in an Iditarod.

She became the third person to participate in the Iditarod and Yukon Quest as a rookie in the same year.