There was a lot on the line on night number nine of the Cowboys Rangeland Derby. It was a tremendous evening of racing both weather wise and excitement wise, and after nine days of competitive chuckwagon racing, the championship final heat for the 2022 Calgary Stampede Cowboys Rangeland Derby Championship has now been set as Layne MacGillivray, Kurt Bensmiller and Kris Molle will make up the 2022 championship final heat.
Layne MacGillivray qualified for Sunday’s Championship Final in first place overall after recording the fastest aggregate time over nine night with a 11:03.62. Kurt Bensmiller qualified in second place overall with a nine day aggregate time of 11:04.03, and Kris Molle snuck into third place overall with a nine day total of 11:09.98.
Outrider penalties proved costly to Obrey Motowylo who was the odd man out, 1.34 seconds out of a spot in Sunday’s final, with Doug Irvine rounding out the top five overall. Darcy Flad, who was sitting in third place overall at the start of the day, received a no-time thus eliminating him from Sunday’s final. It will be the first time that both MacGillivray and Molle will compete in the Cowboys Rangeland Derby’s Championship final heat, while Kurt Bensmiller – a four-time champion – will be making his sixth appearance in the championship final heat. The winner of the championship final heat will be declared the 2022 Calgary Stampede Cowboys Rangeland Derby Champion.
As far as the day results go, Chanse Vigen’s Cowboys outfit, won the day money for the second consecutive night and for the third time this week with the top time of the night after posting a 1:12.71 from barrel number one in the ninth heat. That put him 18 one-hundredths of a second ahead of Kris Molle, followed by Kurt Bensmiller, Layne MacGillivray and Vern Nolin who filled out the top five for the night.
Live coverage of the final day of the 2022 Cowboys Rangeland Derby can be seen on Sunday Night, July 17, 2022, on Sportsnet One starting at 8:30pm local time. Check your local listings.
Billy Melville
| CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL HEAT (By Qualification Order) | |||
| Rank | Driver | Sponsor | |
| 1 | Layne MacGillivray | Spray Lake Sawmills | |
| 2 | Kurt Bensmiller | Versatile Energy Services Ltd. | |
| 3 | Kris Molle | visitlethbridge.com | |
| Day 9 Results | |||
| Rank | Driver | Sponsor | Total Time |
| 1 | Chanse Vigen | Cowboys | 1:12.71 |
| 2 | Kris Molle | VisitLethbridge.com | 1:12.89 |
| 3 | Doug Irvine | Private Sale Financing | 1:13.33 |
| 4 | Kurt Bensmiller | Versatile Energy Services | 1:13.60 |
| 5 | Layne MacGillivray | Spray Lake Sawmills | 1:13.63 |
| 6 | Vern Nolin | McCaws Drilling & Blasting Ltd. | 1:13.90 |
| 7 | Dallas Dyck | The Balance Foundation | 1:14.39 |
| 8 | Todd Baptiste | Tequila Bandistas | 1:14.48 |
| 8 | Chad Fike | Shaw GMC Chevrolet Buick | 1:14.58 |
| 10 | Troy Dorchester | Cam Clark Ford | 1:14.61 |
| 11 | Roger Moore | National Motor Coach | 1:14.63 |
| 12 | Jordie Fike | Summit Fleet | 1:14.89 |
| 13 | Cody Ridsdale | Cullum Prefab / Sto Canada / Buttcon West | 1:14.98 |
| 14 | Danny Ringuette | Brakemen Foundation & Zero Hungry Kids | 1:15.27 |
| 15 | Mitch Sutherland | Grains Connect Canada | 1:15.30 |
| 15 | Codey McCurrach | Western RV Group of Companies Simco Management | 1:15.31 |
| 17 | Evan Salmond | MobSquad | 1:15.60 |
| 18 | Jason Glass | Birchcliff Energy Ltd. | 1:15.67 |
| 19 | Kirk Sutherland | Silverhill Acura | 1:15.70 |
| 20 | Ross Knight | In Memory of Ted Valentine | 1:15.74 |
| 21 | Obrey Motowylo | Buckle Vodka | 1:16.42 |
| 22 | Mark Sutherland | Renfrew Chrysler | 1:16.72 |
| 23 | Troy Flad | Bourgault | 1:16.99 |
| 24 | Kris Flanagan | Fluor | 1:17.24 |
| 25 | Chad Harden | CC Contract Sales | 1:17.74 |
| 26 | Chance Bensmiller | Arpis and Partners | 1:19.03 |
| 27 | Darcy Flad | EquiPride® | N.T |
| 9 Day Aggregate Standings | |||
| Rank | Driver | Sponsor | 9 Day Total |
| 1 | Layne MacGillivray | Spray Lake Sawmills | 11:03.62 |
| 2 | Kurt Bensmiller | Versatile Energy Services Ltd. | 11:04.03 |
| 3 | Kris Molle | visitlethbridge.com | 11:09.98 |
| 4 | Obrey Motowylo | Buckle Premium Vodka | 11:11.32 |
| 5 | Doug Irvine | Private Sales Financing | 11:11.92 |
| 6 | Vern Nolin | McCaw’s Drilling & Blasting Ltd. | 11:13.23 |
| 7 | Chad Fike | Shaw GMC Chevrolet Buick | 11:15.77 |
| 8 | Chanse Vigen | Cowboys Casino | 11:16.90 |
| 9 | Evan Salmond | MobSquad | 11:17.15 |
| 10 | Troy Dorchester | Cam Clark Auto Group/Smithbilt Hats | 11:18.74 |
| 11 | Kirk Sutherland | Silverhill Acura | 11:18.74 |
| 12 | Codey McCurrach | Western RV Country | 11:18.87 |
| 13 | Cody Ridsdale | O’Chiese First Nation | 11:19.38 |
| 14 | Ross Knight | The Kidz Wagon | 11:19.53 |
| 15 | Dallas Dyck | The Balance Foundation | 11:20.28 |
| 16 | Mark Sutherland | Cowboys Casino | 11:21.00 |
| 17 | Jordie Fike | Summit Fleet | 11:21.42 |
| 18 | Danny Ringuette | The Brakeman Foundation | 11:21.59 |
| 19 | Chance Bensmiller | PCL Construction Services, Inc. | 11:22.09 |
| 20 | Roger Moore | National Motor Coach | 11:27.11 |
| 21 | Todd Baptiste | S.O.R.E. Oilfield Services Inc. | 11:27.75 |
| 22 | Chad Harden | CC Contract Sales | 11:37.65 |
| 23 | Kris Flanagan | KV Capital | 11:37.84 |
| 24 | Mitch Sutherland | The CanWagon | 11:41.44 |
| 25 | Troy Flad | Friends of Troy Flad | 11:45.78 |
| 26/27 | Darcy Flad | EquiPride® | NT |
| 26/27 | Jason Glass | Birchcliff Energy Ltd. | NT |
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