...ever-shifting world of Iron Dog partnerships, Olstad joined Minnick, while McKenna has hooked up with Iron Dog veteran Eric Quam of Eagle River. Quam, like Vanmeter's new sidekick, Jimmer Dick of Seward, is one of those racers who has come close...

...Dog is the world's longest snowmachine race. Todd Palin has won the race four times. Marc McKenna of Anchorage and Eric Quam of Eagle River won last year. Palin's partner this year is Scott Davis, the same person he teamed up with in 2007...

Teammates Eric Quam, right, and Marc McKenna embrace each other Saturday at the finish line of the Tesoro Iron Dog snowmobile race as Gov. Sarah Palin approaches at left to congratulate the winners, who completed the nearly 2,000-mile race from Big Lake to Nome to Fairbanks.

ANCHORAGE - Marc McKenna of Anchorage and Eric Quam of Eagle River won the 25th Tesoro Iron Dog snowmobile race. The team crossed the Fairbanks finish line of the 2,000-mile...

ANCHORAGE - Marc McKenna and Eric Quam begin their Tesoro Iron Dog title defense Sunday, just not as teammates. The two collaborated for a victory last year, but have...