Marcel Wier

Alaska musher Allen Moore claimed his second straight Yukon Quest victory early this morning, but not in the way anyone expected. Moore's victory party was subdued by Sunday's head injury to Eureka musher Brent Sass.

Brent Sass surrendered his Yukon Quest lead to Allen Moore on the run to Pelly Crossing on Friday night, but when Sass reached the Yukon village, he got a pleasant, unexpected surprise -- his mom and grandmother from Minnesota were there to greet him.