Swenson is the race 's only five - time winner .
Dallas Seavey has won four out of the last five and will be in the 2017 race , which starts Saturday , March 4 , 2017 , in Anchorage , Alaska .
Swenson is the race 's only five - time winner , but Dallas Seavey has won four out of the last five and will be in the 2017 race , which starts Saturday , March 4 , 2017 , in Anchorage , Alaska .