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Iditapod bonus: Brent Sass interview in White Mountain

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Brent Sass and his 12 dogs raced into White Mountain at 11:05 a.m. Monday in first place. His 6 year old veteran leaders Slater (blond on left) and Morello (right) have led his team for most of the race. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media)

Alaska Public Media's Lex Treinen caught up - just in the nick of time - with Brent Sass, who mushed into White Mountain and a mandatory eight-hour rest in the lead, in a great position to win his first Iditarod.

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Casey Grove is host of Alaska News Nightly, a general assignment reporter and an editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at cgrove@alaskapublic.org.