Now that he's not racing the 2018 Iditarod, he said, he is no longer constrained by the Iditarod policy, often called the "gag rule," that prohibits mushers from speaking out about race issues. Now, he said, he can finally tell his full story.
The Iditarod had been his life, I'm sure he wanted to race again in 18, so policy wouldn't allow him to speak out. There comes a time in an honest mans life where he can no longer stomach corruption and apparently this was HIS time and it's not for you to judge that. But you will anyway.