1992 MotorArt Iditarod Sled Dog Cards

Now that the 2018 Winter Olympics are wrapped up, the greatest winter sport on Earth can now step out of the shadows and shine.  I'm talking the Iditarod Dog Sled Race.  While mushing has been around for hundreds of years, it wasn't until 1973 that the Iditarod became an official sport/race (thanks Wikipedia).  This year is Iditarod 46 where 67 racers will set off on the 1000-mile course to try and finish in front of the other 66 mushers.  By the time this is posted, there will a little more than 24 hours until the race starts.  Back in 1992, when everything was being printed on trading cards, MotorArt produced one of the several Iditarod sets that came out around this time.  The complete 1992 MotorArt checklist can be found on The Trading Card Database.  I know nothing about this sport, but I am willing to try anything.  Grab something warm to drink and a box of Girl Scout cookies.....it's time to heat this pack up.

Dang, I wonder how many of these uncut sheets there are still left out there.  The 1049 is the official race distance...1049 miles.  How the heck did a Florida-based company win the contract to print these?

#7  Joe Runyan - Going strong at the beginning of the pack.  Joe is a one-time winner of this race back in 1989...although Joe looks like he should be a tire carrier for NASCAR.

#9-O.B.:  Millions of dog lovers just exploded from the cuteness.  O.B.?  It means Old Buddy.

#22-Vern Halter:  He has earned $36,120 in Iditarod winnings (as of 1992).

#104-Rick Armstrong:  This Ohio native now lives in Alaska...far away from hair-judging people.

#109-Joe Redington, Sr.:  Coined "The Father of the Iditarod"...he definitely looks the part.

#77-Leaving Anchorage:  14 days of this actually sounds glorious!

#82-aka "At Least I'm Not Last, wait, what?":  These three gents placed #48,#49,& #50 in 1992.  You actually get $0.00 when you come in this far behind, but you do get a trading card.  But I'd pay to be away from everyone for 14 days.

#98-Junior Dog Handler....aka, lunch.  And the back is a checklist.  Booo!!

#101-Ruby:  Ruby, Ruby, Ruby....dangit...wrong sport.  Actually, Ruby is the first checkpoint in the race.


Here is a sample of the backs:

There you have it.  If I remember to check, I'll post the race winner here.