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Rain Washes Out Final, Gorst Crowned Bonnyville Champion
Heavy rainfall throughout the Bonnyville area forced the cancellation of what was scheduled to be Championship Monday at the Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship. As a result, the championship was awarded based on the best three-day aggregate time rather than being decided in the Championship Final Heat.
When the final standings were calculated, Logan Gorst, driving the Flashpoint Electric Ltd. outfit and assisted by outriders Brendan Nolin and Tyson Watson, was declared the 2026 Bonnyville Chuckwagon Champion and awarded the prestigious George Normand Memorial Buckles. The victory marks Gorst’s first Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship and the first show championship of Tyson Watson’s outriding career.
Gorst secured the title with a three-day aggregate time of 3:53.68, finishing 1.57 seconds ahead of 2022 Bonnyville champion Chanse Vigen, who claimed the runner-up position. Darcy Flad finished third overall, while Rae Croteau Jr. and reigning Grande Prairie Stompede champion Obrey Motowylo rounded out the top five in the final standings.
The Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship also determined which permit drivers would earn full status for the remainder of the 2026 WPCA Pro Tour presented by GMC season. Vern Nolin led the way among the eight challengers with 209 points. Ryan Baptiste finished second with 164 points, veteran driver Cody Ridsdale placed third with 153 points, and rookie Gage Flad secured the fourth and final advancement position with 143 points.
Dallas Dyck narrowly missed qualifying by just four points, followed by Dale Young, D.J. DeSutter, and Phil Arcand.
The WPCA Pro Tour now moves to Medicine Hat, Alberta, for the Medicine Hat Stampede, running June 11-14, 2026. Opening night coverage can be heard live on WPCA Radio on Thursday, June 11, beginning at 9:00 p.m. Eastern, 8:00 p.m. Central, and 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time on 96.5 The Ranch. Fans can also listen through the WPCA website, iHeartRadio, and Radioplayer Canada.
Billy Melville
2026 Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship Champions
Flashpoint Electric Inc.
Logan Gorst – Driver
Brendan Nolin, Tyson Watson – Outriders
3-Day Aggregate
Rank
Driver
Sponsor
3 Day Total
1
Logan Gorst
Flashpoint Electric Inc.
3:53.68
2
Chanse Vigen
KUDO Energy Services
3:55.25
3
Darcy Flad
Vantage Housing Solutions
3:55.40
4
Rae Croteau Jr.
Bar L-5 Ranch
3:56.12
5
Obrey Motowylo
Choquet Insurance Group Ltd – The Co-operators
3:56.13
6
Chad Fike
TOMCO Group of Companies
3:56.31
7
Layne Flad
Wakulchyk Bros./B & R Eckel’s Transport Ltd.
3:56.33
8
Jordie Fike
54 North Powersports Ltd.
3:56.88
9
Dustin Gorst
Big Time Towing & Recovery Ltd.
3:57.22
10
Dayton Sutherland
Manitoulin Transport
3:57.32
11
Chance Bensmiller
Mahikan Oil Corporation/Wiser Oil Corp.
3:57.79
12
Kris Molle
Benoit Oilfield Construction (1997) Ltd.
3:58.02
13
Vern Nolin
Homes To Go – Lloydminster, AB
3:58.35
14
Cruise Bensmiller
Bonnyville Bulls Night Out – August 29/Stacy Stanley Memorial
3:58.54
15
Jason Glass
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
3:58.62
16
Tuff Dreger
Hearts and Hoofprints – The Les David Foundation
3:59.09
17
Chance Flad
Menard Contracting Inc.
3:59.41
18
Kurt Bensmiller
Heart Lake First Nation Construction/Pevach Corp
3:59.50
19
Evan Magee
Tirecraft Lloydminster
3:59.65
20
Mitch Sutherland
Canyon Rigging
3:59.71
21
Doug Irvine
Calnash Trucking Ltd./Bonnyville Dodge
3:59.84
22
D.J. King
Amarok Scaffolding Ltd
4:00.10
23
Ryan Baptiste
Sunchild Law
4:00.92
24
Ross Knight
Chrome Diesel Repair – Lloydminster, AB
4:01.10
25
Layne MacGillivray
Cougar Fuels
4:01.74
26
Evan Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Twin Otter
4:01.90
27
Troy Flad
Welcome to Alberta
4:03.11
28
Gage Flad
Baron Oilfield Supply
4:03.18
29
Dean Dreger
You Thrifty Animal by Parachutes for Pets
4:03.54
30
Wade Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Sherpa
4:04.39
31
D.J. DeSutter
Norweld Industries Ltd.
4:04.68
32
Cody Ridsdale
Ironhyde Industries/N.C Mechanical Ltd.
4:04.79
33
Preston Faithful
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Waterbomber
4:05.85
34
Todd Baptiste
S.O.R.E. Oilfield Services Inc./TNT Tank & Trailer
4:05.94
35
Dallas Dyck
Precision Contractors
4:06.30
36
Luke Tournier
CHARBERN/SITE Resource Group
4:06.47
37
Phil Arcand
R-CAN Construction Ltd.
4:06.79
38
Dale Young
Mac’s Oilfield Services Ltd.
4:07.60
39
Mitch Sutherland (Wagon #2)
Westcore Contracting
4:08.98
40
Jamie Laboucane
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd.
4:11.95
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