Regardless of future Dirty Kanza 200 finishes, Colin Strickland will always have a place in DK history.
Strickland, of Austin, Texas, set the race’s first sub-10-hour time by finishing in 9 hours, 58 minutes, 49 seconds. That topped Ted King’s 2018 finish of 10:44:22.
In fact, the top four finishers have all bested King’s prior record.
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3:40 pm Saturday: DK 200 riders in home stretch, XL winners crowned
The push for the 2019 Dirty Kanza 200 titles is in its final stages.
Colin Strickland leads the men’s 200 and has less than 20 miles to go as of 3:30 pm. Olivia Dillon was first to reach the Council Grove checkpoint on the women’s side.
Earlier, Jay Peterwary of Victor, Idaho, won the DK XL in 22 hours, 31 minutes and 41 seconds. Petervary led through 250 miles and surged late past Brian Hayden and the 2018 winner, Matt Acker.
Lael Wilcox of Anchorage, Alaska, was the top female finisher in 23:51:37.
Other race winners
DK100
Men: Ashton Lambie, Lincoln, Nebraska. 5:05:36
Women: Lauren Stephens, Dallas, Texas. 5:27:40
DK50
Men: Aric DeYoung, Wichita, Kansas. 2:28:18
Women: Andrea Devine, Charlottesville, Virginia. 3:14:38
DK25
Men: Brandon Walls, Olathe, Kansas. 1:30:12
Women: Lule Aydin, Roswell, Georgia. 1:50:59
DK High School
Boys: Lucas Stierwalt, Mainesville, Ohio. 1:16:01
Girls: Oona Nelson, Lawrence, Kansas. 1:232:35
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Photos by Chuck Samples and Devon Swartz/KVOE News
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