Photos: 2023 Iditarod champion Ryan Redington through the years

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Ryan Redington, left, smiles for a selfie with Kevin Nayokpuk, second from left, after he won the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 in Nome. Nayokpuk’s great uncle Herbie Nayokpuk was an Inupiaq musher who competed in many Iditarods, including the first in 1973, and earned the nickname “Shishmaref Cannonball” for his unique mushing style. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Ryan Redington earned his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race victory on Tuesday, fulfilling a longtime dream as the grandson of the man who helped create the race.

The 40-year-old musher who grew up in Knik cruised to the finish line under the burled arch in Nome in 8 days, 21 hours, 12 minutes and 58 seconds. Redington is the first member of his family to win the roughly 1,000-mile race that was founded by his grandfather, Joe Redington Sr.

Though this was his first victory, Redington has plenty of history with the Iditarod, competing in 16 races over the years and finishing nine. Here’s a look at his mushing career over the years.

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