4-728: The I-500 was an annual American cross-country snowmobile race. The race was a 3-day event covering 500 miles (170 miles a day) and was sanctioned by the USCC Racing Association (USCC). The first I-500 was race held in 1966, starting in Winnipeg , Manitoba and finished in Saint Paul, Minnesota . The race later started at the Seven Clans Casino in Thief River Falls, Minnesota , ran through
8-749: The Red Lake Indian Reservation and finished back at the starting line. The I-500 was considered one of the most grueling events in snowmobile racing, along with the Iron Dog in Alaska . Ski-Doo racer Bryan Dyrdahl currently holds the Pro 600 record at the I-500 at 5 wins (2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009). Arctic Cat racer Justin Morken currently holds the record as the youngest racer to ever finish
12-568: The I-500 (14 years, 16 days old in 2007). On April 18, 2009, USCC Racing president Pat Mach announced at the USCC year-end awards ceremony in the Arrowood resort in Alexandria, Minnesota , that the USCC plans to race the original I-500 from Winnipeg to St. Paul in 2012. That would be the 40th anniversary for the I-500. USCC Racing Association The USCC Racing Association (USCC)
16-503: Was a sponsor for cross country snowmobile racing in the United States from 2002 to 2012. Its races primarily took place in the midwest : Minnesota , Wisconsin , North Dakota and Michigan . The USCC was founded in 2002 by former ISOC professional snowmobile racer Pat Mach. The USCC hosted the famed International 500 (or commonly referred to as the " I-500 ") which is by far the most publicized cross-country snowmobile race in
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