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Vigen, Flad and Gorst Advance as Magee Sets Medicine Hat Track Record
It was a warm evening of racing on Night 3 of the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede. The races were contested under cloudy skies with temperatures hovering around 18°C. Track conditions were excellent, and with a berth in Sunday’s Championship Final Heat on the line, the competition was fierce from start to finish. When the final heat was complete, it was Chanse Vigen, Layne Flad and Logan Gorst who secured the three coveted spots in the 2026 Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Championship Final.
Chanse Vigen and his Volker Stevin Canada outfit maintained the aggregate lead they had held since opening night, qualifying first overall with a three-day aggregate time of 3:06.29. Layne Flad advanced to the first Championship Final Heat of his WPCA career after qualifying second overall, 2.63 seconds behind Vigen. Logan Gorst produced one of the night’s biggest moves, climbing from fifth place overall-more than a second and a half out of a qualifying position at the start of the evening-to claim the third and final berth in Sunday’s Championship Final. Jason Glass narrowly missed advancing after slipping to fourth overall, just six one-hundredths of a second behind Gorst, while Preston Faithful rounded out the top five in the aggregate standings.
The night’s fastest run, however, belonged to Evan Magee, who etched his name into the Medicine Hat record books. Coming off barrel number three in the second heat, Magee, driving the Crush It – Hard Iced Tea – Made with Provincial Vodka! outfit, captured the Kirk’s Trail Tire Wheels on Fire Fast Time of the Night while establishing a new Medicine Hat track record of 59.72 seconds. His record-breaking run eclipsed the previous mark of 1:00.17, set by Kurt Bensmiller in 2011, by nearly half a second.
Preston Faithful and Chanse Vigen also broke the one-minute barrier, finishing second and third fastest on the night, while Logan Gorst and Jamie Laboucane completed the top five.
The Finals of the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede can be heard live on Sunday afternoon, June 14, 2026, beginning at 4:00 p.m. Eastern, 3:00 p.m. Central and 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time on 96.5 The Ranch. Streaming is also available through the WPCA website at wpca.com, as well as on the iHeartRadio and Radioplayer Canada websites and apps.
Billy Melville
Championship Final Heat (By Qualification Order)
1
Chanse Vigen
Volker Stevin Canada
2
Layne Flad
AgroPlus Inc.
3
Logan Gorst
Inter-Pacific Specialized Services LTD.
Day 3 Results
Rank
Driver
Sponsor
Total Time
1
Evan Magee *
Crush it – Hard Iced Tea – made with Provincial Vodka!
0:59.72
2
Preston Faithful
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Waterbomber
0:59.85
3
Chanse Vigen
Volker Stevin Canada
0:59.87
4
Logan Gorst
Inter-Pacific Specialized Services LTD.
1:00.31
5
Jamie Laboucane
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd.
1:00.32
6
Kurt Bensmiller
Versatile Energy Services Ltd.
1:00.96
7
Dustin Gorst
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino
1:01.16
8
Troy Dorchester
PureChem Services
1:01.22
8
Obrey Motowylo
The Co-operators
1:01.22
10
Layne MacGillivray
Cascade Renergy Services
1:01.27
11
Dean Dreger
One Thrifty Animal.com
1:01.30
12
Mitch Sutherland
Bluewave Energy
1:01.36
13
Chad Fike
TOMCO Group of Companies
1:01.87
14
Kris Molle
Benoit Oilfield Construction (1997) Ltd.
1:01.91
15
Cody Ridsdale
Envolve Energy Services
1:01.93
15
Darcy Flad
Dynamic Industrial Solutions
1:01.93
17
Jason Glass
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
1:01.95
18
Evan Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Twin Otter
1:02.00
19
Rae Croteau Jr.
Bar L-5 Ranch
1:02.03
20
Layne Flad
AgroPlus Inc.
1:02.18
21
Tuff Dreger
Hearts and Hoofprints – The Les David Foundation
1:02.31
21
Doug Irvine
Recon Metals
1:02.31
23
Jordie Fike
Abacus & Field LLP
1:02.44
24
Chance Flad
Aspen Crossing
1:02.72
25
Dayton Sutherland
Manitoulin Transport
1:03.01
26
Wade Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Sherpa
1:03.03
27
Cruise Bensmiller
Wrangler Locating Ltd.
1:03.26
28
Vern Nolin
Gold Horse Casino
1:03.29
29
Troy Flad
Welcome to Alberta
1:03.51
30
Gage Flad
Baron Oilfield Supply
1:03.78
31
Ryan Baptiste
Sunchild Law
1:04.20
32
D.J. King
Marmac Mechanical Solutions Ltd.
1:05.50
33
Luke Tournier
Pidherney’s
1:05.88
34
Chance Bensmiller
AGTHINGS.Com – Farm & Ranch Land Auctions
1:07.50
35
Todd Baptiste
Hansen Paving Ltd.
1:07.87
36
Ross Knight
Chrome Diesel Repair – Lloydminster, AB
1:12.69
* Track Record Run
3-Day Aggregate
Rank
Driver
Sponsor
3-Day Total
1
Chanse Vigen
Volker Stevin Canada
3:06.29
2
Layne Flad
AgroPlus Inc.
3:08.92
3
Logan Gorst
Inter-Pacific Specialized Services LTD.
3:09.29
4
Jason Glass
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
3:09.35
5
Preston Faithful
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Waterbomber
3:10.51
6
Obrey Motowylo
The Co-operators
3:10.60
7
Jamie Laboucane
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd.
3:10.60
8
Evan Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Twin Otter
3:10.69
9
Kris Molle
Benoit Oilfield Construction (1997) Ltd.
3:11.19
10
Chad Fike
TOMCO Group of Companies
3:11.44
11
Darcy Flad
Dynamic Industrial Solutions
3:11.53
12
Rae Croteau Jr.
Bar L-5 Ranch
3:11.78
13
Kurt Bensmiller
Versatile Energy Services Ltd.
3:12.00
14
Mitch Sutherland
Bluewave Energy
3:12.02
15
Layne MacGillivray
Cascade Renergy Services
3:12.53
16
Jordie Fike
Abacus & Field LLP
3:12.59
17
Dustin Gorst
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino
3:12.60
18
Dean Dreger
One Thrifty Animal.com
3:12.89
19
Cruise Bensmiller
Wrangler Locating Ltd.
3:13.18
20
Wade Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Sherpa
3:13.30
21
Evan Magee
Crush it – Hard Iced Tea – made with Provincial Vodka!
3:14.28
22
Ryan Baptiste
Sunchild Law
3:14.57
23
Dayton Sutherland
Manitoulin Transport
3:14.66
24
Troy Dorchester
PureChem Services
3:14.86
25
Cody Ridsdale
Envolve Energy Services
3:15.32
26
D.J. King
Marmac Mechanical Solutions Ltd.
3:16.08
27
Chance Flad
Aspen Crossing
3:16.40
28
Luke Tournier
Pidherney’s
3:16.63
29
Gage Flad
Baron Oilfield Services
3:16.74
30
Tuff Dreger
Hearts and Hoofprints – The Les David Foundation
3:17.93
31
Chance Bensmiller
AGTHINGS.Com – Farm & Ranch Land Auctions
3:18.68
32
Doug Irvine
Calnash Trucking Ltd./Recon Metals
3:22.20
33
Vern Nolin
Gold Horse Casino
3:24.28
34
Todd Baptiste
Hansen Paving Ltd.
3:25.17
35
Ross Knight
Chrome Diesel Repair – Lloydminster, AB
3:25.40
36
Troy Flad
Welcome to Alberta
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