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2026 Wainwright Stampede – Wainwright, Alberta
Chanse Vigen Shatters Wainwright Track Record
It was a perfect evening for chuckwagon racing on Friday night in Wainwright as Day 2 of the Wainwright Stampede was contested under warm 22°C temperatures and ideal racetrack conditions. A capacity crowd added to the atmosphere, and when the final times were posted, it was Chanse Vigen who captured the Kirk’s Trail Tire Wheels on Fire Fast Time of the Night after setting a new WPCA track record of 1:01.98.
Driving from barrel number two in the twelfth heat, Vigen’s Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd. outfit posted the fastest run of the night, finishing exactly three-tenths of a second ahead of Rae Croteau Jr. Jamie Laboucane, who would have broken the track record himself if not for a late outrider penalty, still finished third on the night, while Kris Molle and Cody Ridsdale rounded out the top five. Vigen eclipsed the previous track record of 1:02.15, set by Richard Cosgrave in 1980, by 17 one-hundredths of a second.
With back-to-back second-place finishes, Rae Croteau Jr. leads the overall aggregate standings with a two-run total of 2:05.89. Jamie Laboucane sits in second, just under one-half second behind Croteau, while last week’s Medicine Hat Stampede champion Chanse Vigen holds down third. Opening-night winner Logan Gorst is 1.15 seconds behind Vigen in the battle for the final Championship Final berth, with Jason Glass rounding out the top five after two runs.
The top three drivers in the aggregate standings following Saturday night’s performance will advance to Sunday’s Championship Final Heat, where the winner will be crowned the 2026 Wainwright Stampede Champion.
Day 3 of the Wainwright Stampede can be heard live on Saturday, June 20, 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 2 Results – Wainwright Stampede
Rank
Driver
Sponsor
Total Time
1
Chanse Vigen *
Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd.
1:01.98
2
Rae Croteau Jr.
Bar L-5 Ranch
1:02.28
3
Jamie Laboucane
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd.
1:02.50
4
Kris Molle
Benoit Oilfield Construction (1997) Ltd.
1:02.95
5
Cody Ridsdale
ALL-OUT Oilfield Services
1:03.00
6
Jason Glass
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
1:03.19
7
Jordie Fike
Full Force Ventures Ltd.
1:03.25
8
Luke Tournier
Pidherney’s
1:03.43
9
Layne Flad
Walz Farms
1:03.50
10
Preston Faithful
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Waterbomber
1:03.66
11
Kurt Bensmiller
Team Paynton
1:03.79
12
Obrey Motowylo
Thor Excavation & Earthworx
1:03.80
13
Evan Magee
Crush it – Hard Iced Tea – made with Provincial Vodka!
1:03.99
14
Darcy Flad
Turnan Farms Ltd. – Luseland, Saskatchewan
1:04.05
15
Dustin Gorst
Wainwright Rustlers
1:04.07
16
Chance Flad
Hall & Company Professional Chartered Accountants
1:04.16
17
Logan Gorst
Keep on Truckin’ Mechanical Services
1:04.25
18
D.J. King
Northern Livestock Sales
1:04.46
19
Chad Fike
TOMCO Group of Companies
1:04.50
20
Todd Baptiste
Don’s Speed Parts
1:04.78
21
Ross Knight
Ryker Oilfield Hauling
1:04.97
22
Cruise Bensmiller
Wrangler Locating Ltd.
1:05.11
23
Evan Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Twin Otter
1:05.15
24
Layne MacGillivray
League Projects
1:05.26
25
Tuff Dreger
Hearts and Hoofprints – The Les David Foundation
1:05.38
26
Dayton Sutherland
Manitoulin Transport
1:05.51
27
Doug Irvine
Spruce Grove Saints
1:05.59
28
Dean Dreger
You Thrifty animal.com
1:05.63
29
Vern Nolin
Gold Horse Casino
1:06.18
30
Mitch Sutherland
HUB International: Insurance Brokers
1:06.40
31
Troy Flad
Welcome To Alberta
1:07.59
32
Gage Flad
Meatco Sales Ltd.
1:07.80
33
Chance Bensmiller
AGTHINGS.Com – Farm & Ranch Land Auctions
1:08.69
34
Ryan Baptiste
Sunchild Law
1:10.04
35
Wade Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Sherpa
1:11.26
36
Troy Dorchester
Team Rig & Supply
1:13.58
* Track Record Run
2-Day Aggregate
Rank
Driver
Sponsor
2-Day Total
1
Rae Croteau Jr.
Bar L-5 Ranch
2:05.89
2
Jamie Laboucane
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd.
2:06.34
3
Chanse Vigen
Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd.
2:06.37
4
Logan Gorst
Heart Lake Construction/Keep on Truckin’ Mechanica/Ber-Cam Welding
2:07.52
5
Jason Glass
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
2:07.88
6
Preston Faithful
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Waterbomber
2:08.02
7
Kris Molle
Benoit Oilfield Construction (1997) Ltd.
2:08.37
8
Evan Magee
Crush it – Hard Iced Tea/Tirecraft Lloydminster
2:08.88
9
Dustin Gorst
Wainwright Rustlers
2:08.90
10
Chance Flad
Hall & Company Professional Chartered Accountants
2:09.07
11
Obrey Motowylo
Thor Excavation & Earthworx
2:09.19
12
Jordie Fike
Full Force Ventures Ltd.
2:09.43
13
Chad Fike
TOMCO Group of Companies
2:09.60
13
Luke Tournier
Pidherney’s
2:09.60
15
D.J. King
Northern Livestock Sales
2:09.64
16
Cody Ridsdale
ALL-OUT Oilfield Services
2:09.83
17
Kurt Bensmiller
Versatile Energy Services Ltd./Team Paynton
2:09.89
18
Evan Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Twin Otter
2:09.98
19
Layne Flad
Walz Farms
2:10.26
20
Darcy Flad
Turnan Farms Ltd. – Luseland, Saskatchewan
2:10.39
21
Layne MacGillivray
League Projects
2:10.43
22
Vern Nolin
Gold Horse Casino
2:10.86
23
Dean Dreger
You Thrifty animal.com
2:11.67
24
Mitch Sutherland
HUB International: Insurance Brokers
2:11.68
25
Tuff Dreger
Hearts and Hoofprints – The Les David Foundation
2:11.91
26
Ross Knight
Ryker Oilfield Hauling
2:12.35
28
Dayton Sutherland
Manitoulin Transport
2:12.86
29
Todd Baptiste
Don’s Speed Parts
2:12.98
27
Doug Irvine
Spruce Grove Saints
2:12.63
30
Troy Flad
Welcome To Alberta
2:14.30
31
Gage Flad
Meatco Sales Ltd.
2:14.68
32
Cruise Bensmiller
Wrangler Locating Ltd.
2:15.23
33
Wade Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Sherpa
2:16.62
34
Chance Bensmiller
AGTHINGS.Com – Farm & Ranch Land Auctions
2:16.98
35
Ryan Baptiste
Sunchild Law
2:17.00
36
Troy Dorchester
Team Rig & Supply
2:17.61
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