2025 Battle of the Foothills – High River, Alberta
Coming off barrel number 2 in the 9th heat of the evening, Laboucane, driving the Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd. outfit, posted the top time of the night and placed first overall for the day by 64 one-hundredths of a second over former Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion Kris Molle. Evan Magee was third, Preston Faithful placed fourth, and reigning Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion Chanse Vigen rounded the top five on night.
The top 4 drivers after the first 3 nights of racing will qualify for Sunday’s Battle of the Foothills Championship Final Heat. The winner of Sunday’s Championship Final will be crowned the Battle of the Foothills Champion.
Day 2 of the Battle of the Foothills can be heard live on Friday night at 9:00pm ET, 8:00pm CT and 7:00pm MT on 96.5 The Ranch, or streaming options are available through the WPCA Website at wpca.com, iHeart Radio website/app or the Radioplayer Canada website/app.
Billy Melville
| Day 1 Results | |||
| Rank | Driver | Sponsor | Total Time |
| 1 | Jamie Laboucane | Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd. | 1:14.81 |
| 2 | Kris Molle | The Mavericks Chuckwagon Team | 1:15.45 |
| 3 | Evan Magee | Farmboy Landscaping & Maintenance | 1:15.54 |
| 4 | Preston Faithful | Ayik Energy Corp. | 1:15.59 |
| 5 | Chanse Vigen | Volker Stevin Canada / Glover International | 1:15.68 |
| 6 | Jason Glass | Birchcliff Energy Ltd. | 1:16.14 |
| 7 | Chad Fike | TOMCO Group of Companies | 1:16.30 |
| 8 | Troy Flad | Hayher Lee LLP | 1:16.55 |
| 9 | Chance Thomson | Omega 2000 Cribbing Inc. | 1:16.76 |
| 10 | Luke Tournier * | Pidherney’s | 1:16.89 |
| 11 | Jordie Fike | In-Line Pigging Solutions | 1:17.24 |
| 12 | Wade Salmond | De Havilland Sherpa | 1:17.29 |
| 13 | Dustin Gorst | Century Downs Racetrack and Casino | 1:17.30 |
| 14 | Dayton Sutherland | Kinsmen Consulting Ltd. | 1:17.44 |
| 15 | Logan Gorst | Inter-Pacific Specialized Services LTD. | 1:17.45 |
| 16 | Roger Moore | AdOil Inc./Canadian Abandonment Services | 1:17.46 |
| 17 | Layne MacGillivray | McLean Railings | 1:17.68 |
| 18 | Evan Salmond | De Havilland Twin Otter | 1:17.72 |
| 19 | Obrey Motowylo | The Co-operators | 1:17.84 |
| 19 | Doug Irvine | Ensteel Industries Ltd. | 1:17.84 |
| 21 | Cruise Bensmiller | The Mavericks Chuckwagon Team | 1:18.06 |
| 22 | Ross Knight | John Barlow MP -Foothills Conservative Association | 1:18.25 |
| 23 | Chance Bensmiller | EllisDon | 1:18.45 |
| 24 | Troy Dorchester | PureChem Services | 1:18.53 |
| 25 | Layne Flad | Casa Developments Corp. | 1:19.16 |
| 26 | Dean Dreger | You Thrifty Animal by Parachutes for Pets | 1:19.72 |
| 27 | Chance Flad | Aspen Crossing | 1:19.85 |
| 28 | D.J. King | Siksika Nation Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park | 1:19.88 |
| 29 | Josh Hrynyk | Carmens Bigway Foods | 1:19.96 |
| 30 | Tuff Dreger | The Extraordinaires | 1:20.27 |
| 31 | Mitch Sutherland | Canyon Rigging | 1:20.51 |
| 32 | Kurt Bensmiller | Versatile Energy Services Ltd. | 1:20.87 |
| 33 | Rae Croteau Jr. | Bar L-5 Ranch | 1:21.09 |
| 34 | Cody Ridsdale | Bäre Activewear | 1:23.12 |
| 35 | Todd Baptiste | Minhas Micro Brewery | 1:25.66 |
| 36 | Darcy Flad | Rimrock Feeders | 1:26.70 |
| * Lane Tournier drove for Luke Tournier | |||
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