Weather and racetrack conditions were much improved for night four of the Grande Prairie Stompede. It was the final night for the drivers to try and qualify for Sunday’s $35,000.00 Championship Final Heat where the winner will take home the Grande Prairie Stompede Championship. When things wrapped up, Chanse Vigen, Kurt Bensmiller, Rae Croteau Jr. and Ross Knight will be the four drivers bidding for the championship.
Chanse Vigen, driving the Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd. outfit, qualified for Sunday’s final in first place overall with a four day combined time of 5:11.72. Kurt Bensmiller qualified in second place overall, 5.38 seconds behind the aggregate winner Vigen, with Rae Croteau Jr. and Ross Knight qualifying in third and fourth place respectively. Former Calgary Stampede Champion Logan Gorst narrowly missed the winner-take-all final by just 7 one-hundredths of a second.
As far as day results are concerned, Rae Croteau Jr. posted the fast time of the night from barrel one in the tenth heat. Croteau’ s Cinch Oilfield Hauling Ltd. outfit placed first on the day by 1.57 seconds over Codey McCurrach, with Chanse Vigen, Dustin Gorst and Kurt Bensmiler filling out the top five on the night..
The Finals of the Grande Prairie Stompede can be heard live Sunday night, June 4, 2023 on Real Country 910 starting at 7:00pm Mountain Time. As well, fans can watch the races live on the watch.wpca.com streaming platform.
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$35,000.00 Championship Final Heat (By Qualification Order) |
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1 |
Chanse Vigen |
Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd. |
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2 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Half a Dime Contracting/Summit Fleet |
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3 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
Cinch Oilfield Hauling Ltd. |
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4 |
Ross Knight |
The Outrider Posse |
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Ralph Vigen Memorial Award (Best 4 Day Aggregate) – 5:11.72 |
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Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd. |
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Chanse Vigen – Driver |
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Rory Armstrong, Ryan “Mad Dog” MacNeill – Outriders |
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Day 4 Results |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
Total Time |
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1 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
Cinch Oilfield Hauling Ltd. |
1:16.23 |
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2 |
Codey McCurrach |
Friends of McCurracing |
1:17.80 |
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3 |
Chanse Vigen |
Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd. |
1:18.01 |
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3 |
Dustin Gorst |
Grande Prairie Airport |
1:18.01 |
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5 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Half a Dime Contracting |
1:18.42 |
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6 |
Ross Knight |
The Outrider Posse |
1:18.55 |
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7 |
Mark Sutherland |
Nordic Energy Canada Corp. |
1:18.86 |
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8 |
Cruise Bensmiller |
Prairie Iron Rentals |
1:18.90 |
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9 |
Obrey Motowylo |
Dynamic Energy Group Inc. |
1:19.19 |
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10 |
Chance Bensmiller |
Pinnacle Picker Services Ltd. |
1:19.63 |
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11 |
Doug Irvine |
Swab Pro (2018) Ltd. |
1:19.84 |
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12 |
Logan Gorst |
Northstar Hydrovac |
1:19.87 |
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13 |
Jamie Laboucane |
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd. |
1:20.16 |
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14 |
Brad McMann |
CIMS Corp |
1:20.43 |
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15 |
Gage Flad |
Invest Grande Prairie |
1:20.71 |
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16 |
Troy Flad |
Mr. Fireplace |
1:21.05 |
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17 |
Tuff Dreger |
Compass Access Solutions Ltd. |
1:21.13 |
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18 |
Jason Glass |
Friends of Jason Glass |
1:21.16 |
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19 |
Layne MacGillivray |
Cascade Energy Services |
1:21.17 |
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20 |
Wade Salmond |
Pidherney’s |
1:21.40 |
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21 |
D.J. King |
Swamp Donkey Oilfield Services Inc. |
1:21.58 |
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22 |
Kris Molle |
Farm Boys Oilfield Services Inc. |
1:21.59 |
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23 |
Roger Moore |
Envolve Energy Services Corp. |
1:21.73 |
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24 |
Jordie Fike |
Full Force Ventures Ltd. |
1:21.76 |
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25 |
Evan Salmond |
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. |
1:22.06 |
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26 |
Troy Dorchester |
Zedcor Energy Services Corp. |
1:22.08 |
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27 |
Todd McCracken |
CLHbid.com |
1:22.17 |
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28 |
Kirk Sutherland |
Hansen Ford |
1:22.20 |
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29 |
Vern Nolin |
Triple Threat Diesel |
1:22.26 |
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30 |
Chance Flad |
Control Tech |
1:22.40 |
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31 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Manitoulan Transport; delivering a world of opportunities |
1:22.41 |
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32 |
Dean Dreger |
Northern Mat & Bridge |
1:22.61 |
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33 |
Evan Magee |
FluidPRO Oilfield Services Ltd. |
1:22.78 |
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34 |
Chance Thomson |
Hills Vac & Steam Services Ltd. |
1:22.81 |
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35 |
Derek Aebly |
Friends of Aebly Racing |
1:22.87 |
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36 |
Chad Fike |
Ken Sargent GMC Buick Ltd. |
1:22.95 |
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37 |
Mitch Sutherland |
CDN Controls Ltd. |
1:23.22 |
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38 |
Josh Hrynyk |
Triple B Crane Ltd. |
1:23.26 |
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39 |
Darcy Flad |
Sniper Servies |
1:23.28 |
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40 |
Cody Ridsdale |
Ferus Inc. |
1:23.28 |
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41 |
Layne Flad |
Keddie’s Tack and Western Wear |
1:23.42 |
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42 |
Preston Faithful |
Hammerhead Resources |
1:23.45 |
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43 |
Kelly Morin |
Morin’Ever |
1:23.69 |
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44 |
Jamie Tom |
Prime Towing & Recovery |
1:27.82 |
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4 Day Aggregate |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
4 Day Total |
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1 |
Chanse Vigen |
Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd. |
5:11.72 |
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2 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Half a Dime Contracting/Summit Fleet |
5:17.10 |
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3 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
Cinch Oilfield Hauling Ltd. |
5:17.14 |
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4 |
Ross Knight |
The Outrider Posse |
5:17.58 |
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5 |
Logan Gorst |
Northstar Hydrovac |
5:17.65 |
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6 |
Chad Fike |
Ken Sargent GMC Buick Ltd. |
5:17.77 |
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7 |
Jason Glass |
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. |
5:18.27 |
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8 |
Jamie Laboucane |
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd. |
5:18.33 |
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9 |
Tuff Dreger |
Compass Access Solutions Ltd. |
5:19.62 |
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10 |
Evan Salmond |
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. |
5:19.82 |
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11 |
Vern Nolin |
Triple Threat Diesel |
5:19.82 |
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12 |
Mark Sutherland |
Nordic Energy Canada Corp. |
5:20.55 |
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13 |
Obrey Motowylo |
Dynamic Energy Group Inc. |
5:21.98 |
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14 |
Dustin Gorst |
Grande Prairie Airport |
5:22.76 |
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15 |
Doug Irvine |
Swab Pro (2018) Ltd. |
5:23.05 |
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16 |
Chance Bensmiller |
Pinnacle Picker Services Ltd. |
5:23.07 |
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17 |
Codey McCurrach |
Friends of McCurracing |
5:23.56 |
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18 |
Cruise Bensmiller |
Prairie Iron Rentals |
5:23.89 |
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19 |
Layne Flad |
Keddie’s Tack and Western Wear |
5:24.36 |
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20 |
Chance Thomson |
Hills Vac & Steam Services Ltd. |
5:26.00 |
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21 |
D.J. King |
Swamp Donkey Oilfield Services Inc. |
5:26.03 |
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22 |
Jordie Fike |
Full Force Ventures Ltd. |
5:26.61 |
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23 |
Darcy Flad |
Sniper Servies |
5:26.68 |
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24 |
Kris Molle |
Farm Boys Oilfield Services Inc. |
5:26.93 |
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25 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Manitoulan Transport; delivering a world of opportunities |
5:27.14 |
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26 |
Kirk Sutherland |
Jim Hansen’s Gateway Ford Lincoln Sales |
5:27.87 |
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27 |
Chance Flad |
Control Tech |
5:28.17 |
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28 |
Kelly Morin |
Morin’Ever |
5:29.07 |
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29 |
Evan Magee |
FluidPRO Oilfield Services Ltd. |
5:29.39 |
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30 |
Troy Flad |
Mr. Fireplace |
5:29.73 |
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31 |
Derek Aebly |
Friends of Aebly Racing |
5:29.94 |
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32 |
Brad McMann |
CIMS Corp |
5:29.98 |
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33 |
Troy Dorchester |
PureChem Services |
5:30.27 |
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34 |
Josh Hrynyk |
Triple B Crane Ltd. |
5:30.82 |
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35 |
Roger Moore |
Envolve Energy Services Corp. |
5:31.14 |
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36 |
Layne MacGillivray |
Cascade Energy Services |
5:31.23 |
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37 |
Mitch Sutherland |
CDN Controls Ltd. |
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