Buser grabs K300 lead

2 time winner Martin Buser rolled in to Tuluksak at 5:24 this evening to pull into the lead in the Kuskokwim 300 dogsled race. 9 minutes later, last years K300 winner Mitch Seavey pulled in, and 7 minutes after that, 8 time K300 winner Jeff King showed up. As of 5:40 pm, those were the only teams to report in to Tuluksak making it a high probability that the eventual winner is among those 3. Race rules call for a mandatory 4 hour layover in Tuluksak. From there, it is a 52 mile sprint to the finishline in Bethel. Buser can depart Tuluksak at 9:24, Seavey at 9:33 and King at 9:40. We are guessing the winner's arrival time in Bethel will be about 3:30 in the morning.