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2026 Wainwright Stampede – Wainwright, Alberta
Logan Gorst Leads the Way on Opening Night in Wainwright
After a tremendous weekend at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede, the WPCA Pro Tour moved on to Wainwright, Alberta, for the running of the Wainwright Stampede. Despite some wind and light precipitation, Mother Nature held off, providing near-perfect conditions for an exciting opening night of chuckwagon racing. By the end of the evening, it was Logan Gorst who claimed the Kirk’s Trail Tire Wheels on Fire Fast Time of the Night with a run of 1:03.27.
Driving from barrel number two in the eleventh heat, Gorst guided the Heart Lake First Nation Construction outfit to the night’s top time, finishing 34 one-hundredths of a second ahead of Rae Croteau Jr. Jamie Laboucane posted the third-fastest time, Troy Dorchester was fourth, and Preston Faithful rounded out the top five. Gorst returns to Wainwright as the reigning champion, having captured the 2024 Wainwright Stampede title in the event’s final season as part of the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) circuit.
Night 2 of the Wainwright Stampede can be heard live on Friday, June 19, 2026, on WPCA Radio on 96.5 The Ranch beginning at 7:00 p.m. Eastern, 6:00 p.m. Central, and 5:00 p.m. Mountain. Fans can also listen through the WPCA website, iHeartRadio, and Radioplayer Canada, while live video coverage will be available via the WPCA livestream at watch.wpca.com.
Billy Melville
Day 1 Results – Wainwright Stampede
Rank
Driver
Sponsor
Total Time
1
Logan Gorst
Heart Lake First Nation Construction
1:03.27
2
Rae Croteau Jr.
Bar L-5 Ranch
1:03.61
3
Jamie Laboucane
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd.
1:03.84
4
Troy Dorchester
Team Rig & Supply
1:04.03
5
Preston Faithful
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Waterbomber
1:04.36
6
Chanse Vigen
Sundown Oilfield Services
1:04.39
7
Vern Nolin
Gold Horse Casino
1:04.68
8
Jason Glass
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
1:04.69
9
Evan Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Twin Otter
1:04.83
9
Dustin Gorst
Wainwright Rustlers
1:04.83
11
Evan Magee
Crush it – Hard Iced Tea – made with Provincial Vodka!
1:04.89
12
Chance Flad
Hall & Company Professional Chartered Accountants
1:04.91
13
Chad Fike
TOMCO Group of Companies
1:05.10
14
Layne MacGillivray
League Projects
1:05.17
15
D.J. King
Northern Livestock Sales
1:05.18
16
Mitch Sutherland
HUB International: Insurance Brokers
1:05.28
17
Wade Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Sherpa
1:05.36
18
Obrey Motowylo
Thor Excavation & Earthworx
1:05.39
19
Kris Molle
Benoit Oilfield Construction (1997) Ltd.
1:05.42
20
Dean Dreger
You Thrifty animal.com
1:06.04
21
Kurt Bensmiller
Versatile Energy Services Ltd.
1:06.10
22
Luke Tournier
Pidherney’s
1:06.17
23
Jordie Fike
Full Force Ventures Ltd.
1:06.18
24
Darcy Flad
Turnan Farms Ltd. – Luseland, Saskatchewan
1:06.34
25
Tuff Dreger
Hearts and Hoofprints – The Les David Foundation
1:06.53
26
Troy Flad
Welcome To Alberta
1:06.71
27
Layne Flad
Walz Farms
1:06.76
28
Cody Ridsdale
ALL-OUT Oilfield Services
1:06.83
29
Gage Flad
Baron Oilfield Supply
1:06.88
30
Ryan Baptiste
Sunchild Law
1:06.96
31
Doug Irvine
Spruce Grove Saints
1:07.04
32
Dayton Sutherland
Manitoulin Transport
1:07.35
33
Ross Knight
Ryker Oilfield Hauling
1:07.38
34
Todd Baptiste
Don’s Speed Parts
1:08.20
35
Chance Bensmiller
AGTHINGS.Com – Farm & Ranch Land Auctions
1:08.29
36
Cruise Bensmiller
Wrangler Locating Ltd.
1:10.12
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