CHANSE VIGEN WINS FIRST PLACE ON NIGHT 3 OF THE BATTLE OF THE FOOTHILLS
Sunny skies and a hot 30°C were the order of the day in High River, Alberta as day 3 of the Battle of Foothills was run on Sunday afternoon. When the day finished up, it was reigning Ponoka Stampede Champion Chanse Vigen, driving the Bow Slope Shipping Association outfit, who posted the fast time of the race meet so far with a run of 1:16.62.
From barrel number 1 in the 10th and final heat of the afternoon, Vigen placed first on the night by 9 tenths of a seconds over recently crowned Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion Layne MacGillivray. 2023 Dewberry World Chuckwagon Races Champion Chad Fike was third, Mitch Sutherland’s #2 wagon was fourth and Jamie Laboucane filled out the top five for the night.
After three runs, 2023 Medicine Hat Stampede Champion Jamie Laboucane and his Davco Industrial Construction Services outfit continue to lead the overall aggregate standings with a three-run total of 3:55.16. That gives him a comfortable 2.48 second lead over Chad Fike, with Kris Molle Jason Glass and Chanse Vigen in close pursuit. Wade Salmond, Evan Salmond and Dean Dreger make up the top 8 looking to qualify for a spot in next weekend’s Semi-Final Saturday. Kurt Bensmiller is on the outside looking in, but is just 73 one-hundredths of a second outside of eighth hole, with Chance Flad in tenth place overall, another 49 one-hundredths of a second behind Kurt Bensmiller.
The Battle of the Foothills will now break for four days before resuming on Friday night, July 28, 2023. The top 8 in the aggregate after next Friday’s run will go into the two semi-final round on Saturday night. The top 4 times from the semi-final round on July 29 will go into the Championship Final Heat where the winner will take home the 2023 Battle of the Foothills Championship.
Day 4 from the Battle of the Foothills in High River can be heard live on Friday night, July 28, 2023 starting at 9:00pm ET, 8:00pm CT and 7:00pm MT on Real Country 910am.
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Day 3 Results |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
Total Time |
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1 |
Chanse Vigen |
Bow Slope Shipping Association |
1:16.62 |
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2 |
Layne MacGillivray |
McLean Contracting Inc. |
1:17.52 |
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3 |
Chad Fike |
West Land Livestock Inc. |
1:17.58 |
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4 |
Mitch Sutherland (Wagon #2) |
Canyon Rigging |
1:17.65 |
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5 |
Jamie Laboucane |
Davco Industrial Construction Services |
1:17.67 |
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6 |
Chance Bensmiller |
Calgary Landscape Supplies |
1:18.34 |
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7 |
Mitch Sutherland |
Canyon Rigging |
1:18.59 |
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8 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
TeKh Group Inc |
1:18.76 |
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9 |
Dean Dreger |
Reinhart Oilfield Services |
1:18.81 |
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10 |
Darcy Flad |
Rimrock Feeders |
1:18.87 |
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11 |
Jason Glass |
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. |
1:18.89 |
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12 |
Wade Salmond |
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. |
1:19.13 |
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13 |
Obrey Motowylo |
The Co-operators – Crawford Insurance Group Ltd. |
1:19.22 |
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14 |
Troy Flad |
Mr. Fireplace |
1:19.31 |
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15 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Brandell Diesel Inc. |
1:19.42 |
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16 |
Dustin Gorst |
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino |
1:19.52 |
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17 |
Kris Molle |
Ridgeline Electrical Services Ltd. |
1:19.64 |
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18 |
Chance Thomson |
Edmonton Custom Packers |
1:19.72 |
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19 |
Cruise Bensmiller |
CDM Mechanical Ltd. |
1:19.79 |
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20 |
Todd McCracken |
Silvertip Oilfield Services Inc. |
1:20.11 |
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21 |
Derek Aebly |
Jag Flocomponents LLP |
1:20.14 |
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22 |
Tuff Dreger |
Manteo and TECHTHINK Solutions |
1:20.29 |
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23 |
Chance Flad |
Aspen Crossing |
1:20.35 |
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24 |
Evan Salmond |
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. |
1:20.52 |
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25 |
Troy Dorchester |
Canalta Hotels |
1:20.54 |
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26 |
Ross Knight |
John Barlow MP – Foothills Conservative Association |
1:20.83 |
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27 |
Doug Irvine |
Ensteel Industries Ltd. |
1:21.14 |
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28 |
Kirk Sutherland |
Laycraft/Moncrieff Farms |
1:21.19 |
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29 |
Evan Magee |
Friends of the Foothills |
1:21.25 |
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30 |
Dayton Sutherland (Wagon #2) |
Black Diamond Drywall Ltd. |
1:21.28 |
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31 |
Josh Hrynyk |
Carmens Bigway Foods |
1:21.35 |
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32 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
AIC Construction Ltd. |
1:21.36 |
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33 |
Kelly Morin |
Alliance Heavy Industries & Biollo Farms |
1:21.46 |
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34 |
Chanse Vigen (Wagon #2) |
Blackstone Drilling Fluids Ltd. |
1:21.52 |
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35 |
Layne Flad |
Absolute Landscapes Ltd. |
1:21.78 |
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36 |
Jordie Fike |
Shawne Excavating & Trucking Ltd. |
1:22.39 |
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37 |
Gage Flad |
Darcy Powlik REMAX Real Estate |
1:23.31 |
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38 |
Cody Ridsdale |
O’Chiese Business & Investment Centre |
1:24.17 |
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39 |
Brad McMann |
Niemans Drilling and Sons Ltd. |
1:24.24 |
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40 |
Roy Romanow |
CDI International Inc. – Foothills Signs – Canadian Custom Designs Inc. |
1:26.15 |
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3 Day Aggregate |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
3 Day Total |
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1 |
Jamie Laboucane |
Davco Industrial Construction Services |
3:55.16 |
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2 |
Chad Fike |
Sprung Structures/West Land Livestock Inc. |
3:57.64 |
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3 |
Kris Molle |
Ridgeline Electrical Services Ltd. |
3:58.08 |
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4 |
Jason Glass |
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. |
3:58.14 |
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5 |
Chanse Vigen |
Bow Slope Shipping Association |
3:58.47 |
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6 |
Wade Salmond |
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. |
3:59.56 |
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7 |
Evan Salmond |
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. |
3:59.80 |
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8 |
Dean Dreger |
Reinhart Oilfield Services |
4:00.12 |
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9 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
AIC Construction Ltd. |
4:00.85 |
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10 |
Chance Flad |
Aspen Crossing |
4:01.34 |
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11 |
Dustin Gorst |
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino |
4:01.74 |
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12 |
Mitch Sutherland (Wagon #2) |
Canyon Rigging |
4:02.25 |
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13 |
Layne MacGillivray |
McLean Contracting Inc./Ensign Energy Services Inc. |
4:02.44 |
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14 |
Chance Bensmiller |
Calgary Landscape Supplies |
4:02.45 |
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15 |
Chance Thomson |
Edmonton Custom Packers/Remi’s Mechanical Services Ltd. |
4:02.58 |
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16 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
Cinch Oilfield Hauling Ltd./TeKh Group Inc |
4:02.79 |
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17 |
Mitch Sutherland |
Canyon Rigging |
4:02.80 |
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18 |
Josh Hrynyk |
Carmens Bigway Foods |
4:02.90 |
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19 |
Darcy Flad |
Rimrock Feeders |
4:02.91 |
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20 |
Troy Dorchester |
PureChem Services/Canalta Hotels |
4:03.18 |
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21 |
Evan Magee |
Friends of the Foothills/Farmboy Landscaping & Maintenance |
4:03.44 |
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22 |
Chanse Vigen (Wagon #2) |
Buckle Vodka/Blackstone Drilling Fluids |
4:03.67 |
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22 |
Doug Irvine |
Ensteel Industries Ltd./Recon Metal |
4:03.67 |
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24 |
Troy Flad |
Mr. Fireplace |
4:03.76 |
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25 |
Cruise Bensmiller |
CDM Mechanical Ltd. |
4:04.56 |
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26 |
Derek Aebly |
Jag Flocomponents LLP |
4:04.63 |
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27 |
Layne Flad |
Absolute Landscapes Ltd./Bear Excavating Ltd. |
4:04.78 |
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28 |
Tuff Dreger |
Manteo and TECHTHINK Solutions |
4:04.92 |
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29 |
Ross Knight |
John Barlow MP – Foothills Conservative Association |
4:05.42 |
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30 |
Jordie Fike |
Shawne Excavating & Trucking Ltd. |
4:05.54 |
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31 |
Obrey Motowylo |
The Co-operators – Crawford Insurance Group Ltd. |
4:05.80 |
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32 |
Brad McMann |
Niemans Drilling and Sons Ltd. |
4:05.82 |
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33 |
Dayton Sutherland (Wagon #2) |
Black Diamond Drywall Ltd. |
4:05.84 |
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34 |
Kirk Sutherland |
Laycraft/Moncrieff Farms |
4:06.01 |
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35 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Brandell Diesel Inc./Black Diamond Drywall Ltd. |
4:06.48 |
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36 |
Gage Flad |
Darcy Powlik REMAX Real Estate |
4:08.86 |
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37 |
Todd McCracken |
Silvertip Oilfield Services Inc. |
4:09.45 |
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38 |
Cody Ridsdale |
O’Chiese Business & Investment Centre |
4:09.65 |
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39 |
Kelly Morin |
Alliance Heavy Industries & Biollo Farms |
4:15.95 |
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40 |
Roy Romanow |
CDI International Inc. – Foothills Signs – Canadian Custom Designs Inc. |
4:24.72 |
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