Politics / Todd Palin Todd Palin & Partner Drop Out of Iron Dog Race Partner's Injury, brutal conditions force out former 'First Dude' By Marie Morris, Newser Staff Posted Feb 22, 2010 4:40 PM CST Copied Todd Palin drives his wife, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, to the starting line of the Iron Dog snowmobile race before he starts the race in Big Lake, Alaska, Feb. 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File) Todd Palin won't be picking up his fifth Iron Dog victory in this year's 2,000-mile snowmobile race: Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's husband has dropped out of the competition because of an injury to his partner. A crash broke the handlebars and springs on Scott Davis's snowmobile and exacerbated a back problem. Conditions on the route from Big Lake to Nome and Fairbanks were brutal, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The weather has been unseasonably warm, resulting in deep ruts and killer bumps, reports the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. story continues belowNFL Star Rob Gronkowski Loves These ShoesShoes Much More Comfortable Than Traditional Dress Shoes. Italian Leather and Running Shoe Technology Providing First Class Comfort All Day Long.Wolf & ShepherdLearn MoreUndoWhat’s my car worth? Take a look here (you might be surprised)find out the value in a few clicks of cars and motorcyclesCars Value Click HereUndoAverage IQ is 100. What's Yours? Answer 20 multiple choice questions to find out.Avg IQ is 100. Find our your score in less than 10 minutes! Taken by over 1M users so far. 76,162 users tested today.Free IQ TestClick HereUndo "It was as bad as I've ever seen it," said Davis of the race that sees more starters scratch than finish some years. "It's pretty torn up. It's going to be one of those survival years." He added that retirement from the race is a possibility. "We probably could have slugged it out with the kids, but when you're 140 miles behind and a couple of hours down, you wonder if it's worth it." (More Todd Palin stories.) Report an error