Strathmore, AB – For the third consecutive night it was perfect conditions both weather wise and racetrack wise at the Strathmore Stampede on Sunday night. Some great races were witnessed by a capacity crowd, and Chance Bensmiller, posted the fast time of the race meet so far with a run of 1:15.28.
From barrel position number 4 in the 4th heat, Bensmiller, driving the Core Ag Inputs rig was 37 one-hundredths of a second faster than Kris Molle who also ran in heat number four, but placed second after a once second penalty. Chance Flad was third, Layne Flad was fourth and Wade Salmond completed the top 5 on the night.
The day money run vaulted Chance Bensmiller top the top of the leaderboard after 3 runs. He leads the overall aggregate standings with a three-day combined time of 3:49.46. That’s puts him 79 one-hundredths ahead of Kirk Sutherland, with two-time defending champion Kurt Bensmiler’s Tsuu T’ina in third. Former Strathmore Champion Obrey Motowylo holding down fourth and Kurt Bensmiller’s Versatile Energy Services wagon in fifth place overall. The driver posting the best 4-day aggregate time after Monday’s run will be crowned the 2021 Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede champion.
The finals of the of the Strathmore Stampede will be run at 1:00pm local time, but broadcast delayed on Monday, August 1, 2021 at 8:00pm ET, 7:00pm CT and 6:00pm MT on Rural Radio on SiriusXM Channel 147 Satellite Radio.
Billy Melville
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Day 3 Results |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
Total Time |
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1 |
Chance Bensmiller |
Core Ag Inputs |
1:15.28 |
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2 |
Kris Molle |
Benoit Oilfield Construction (1997) Ltd. |
1:15.65 |
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3 |
Chance Flad (Wagon #2) |
Mark’s Parts |
1:16.07 |
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4 |
Layne Flad |
Zegil Automotive & Transmission |
1:16.10 |
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5 |
Wade Salmond |
#notinmycity |
1:16.14 |
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6 |
Chanse Vigen |
Blackstone Drilling Fluids Ltd. |
1:16.84 |
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7 |
Obrey Motowylo |
Co-operators Insurance |
1:16.88 |
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8 |
Evan Salmond |
West Land Livestock Inc. – Acme, AB |
1:16.89 |
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9 |
Kirk Sutherland (Wagon #2) |
Hodge Pressure Services Ltd./Daler Pressure Services Ltd. |
1:16.98 |
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10 |
Vern Nolin |
Bow Slope Shipping Association |
1:17.03 |
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11 |
Kurt Bensmiller (Wagon #2) |
Tsuu T’ina Nation |
1:17.19 |
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12 |
Jordie Fike |
Brian’s Disposal. Recycling. Fencing. Porta-Potties |
1:17.20 |
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13 |
Layne MacGillivray |
League Projects Ltd. |
1:17.23 |
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13 |
Kirk Sutherland |
Rob Knight Truck Lines Ltd. |
1:17.23 |
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15 |
Doug Irvine |
Ensteel Industries Ltd. |
1:17.51 |
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16 |
Dustin Gorst |
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino |
1:17.61 |
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17 |
Cody Ridsdale |
Blackfoot Construction Contracting |
1:17.75 |
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18 |
Layne MacGillivray (Wagon #2) |
Cascade Energy Services L.P. |
1:17.89 |
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19 |
Josh Hrynyk |
Breakaway Energy Services Inc. |
1:18.09 |
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20 |
Evan Salmond (Wagon #2) |
Barbeejay Supplies Ltd. |
1:18.43 |
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21 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Airstream Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. |
1:18.60 |
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22 |
Chance Thomson |
Blackjack Livestock Co. |
1:18.65 |
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23 |
Doug Irvine (Wagon #2) |
Sign Solutions Ltd./All Brite Signs Ltd |
1:19.21 |
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24 |
Tuff Dreger |
Town of Strathmore |
1:19.86 |
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25 |
Wade Salmond (Wagon #2) |
J. Vair Anderson Jewellers |
1:19.93 |
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26 |
Troy Flad |
Ironwood Building Corp |
1:19.94 |
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27 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Versatile Energy Services Ltd. |
1:19.95 |
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28 |
Derek Aebly |
Horizon Hauling |
1:20.25 |
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29 |
Chad Fike |
Tim’s Glass |
1:20.41 |
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30 |
Chad Harden |
Chariot Express |
1:20.56 |
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31 |
Mitch Sutherland |
North West Crane Enterprises Ltd. |
1:22.52 |
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32 |
Chance Flad |
Aspen Crossing |
1:22.87 |
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33 |
Darcy Flad |
Martin Shields MP – Bow River |
1:23.04 |
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34 |
Dean Dreger |
Northern Mat & Bridge |
1:24.27 |
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35 |
Kelly Morin |
Tamara Desjardins @ CIR REALTY Strathmore |
1:24.57 |
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36 |
Roy Romanow |
4:13 Therapeutic Riding Association |
1:25.94 |
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2 Day Aggregate Standings |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
3 Day Total |
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1 |
Chance Bensmiller |
Core Ag Inputs |
3:49.36 |
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2 |
Kirk Sutherland (Wagon #2) |
Hodge Pressure Services Ltd./Daler Pressure Services Ltd. |
3:50.15 |
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3 |
Kurt Bensmiller (Wagon #2) |
Tsuu T’ina Nation |
3:50.24 |
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4 |
Obrey Motowylo |
Co-operators Insurance |
3:50.86 |
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5 |
Layne MacGillivray |
League Projects Ltd. |
3:52.00 |
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6 |
Vern Nolin |
Bow Slope Shipping Association |
3:52.07 |
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7 |
Chanse Vigen |
Volker Stevin /Glover Int./Reinhart Oilfield/Blackstone Drilling Fluids |
3:52.14 |
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8 |
Jordie Fike |
Brian’s Disposal. Recycling. Fencing. Porta-Potties |
3:52.94 |
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9 |
Kirk Sutherland |
Rob Knight Truck Lines Ltd. |
3:53.48 |
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10 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Versatile Energy Services Ltd. |
3:53.51 |
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11 |
Layne MacGillivray (Wagon #2) |
Cascade Energy Services L.P. |
3:54.12 |
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12 |
Doug Irvine |
Ensteel Industries Ltd. |
3:54.38 |
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13 |
Chance Flad (Wagon #2) |
Mark’s Parts |
3:54.57 |
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14 |
Cody Ridsdale |
Blackfoot Construction Contracting |
3:55.10 |
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15 |
Evan Salmond |
West Land Livestock Inc. – Acme, AB |
3:55.42 |
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16 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Airstream Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. |
3:55.64 |
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17 |
Josh Hrynyk |
Breakaway Energy Services Inc. |
3:55.82 |
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18 |
Evan Salmond (Wagon #2) |
Barbeejay Supplies Ltd. |
3:56.04 |
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19 |
Wade Salmond |
#notinmycity |
3:56.14 |
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20 |
Kris Molle |
Benoit Oilfield Construction (1997) Ltd. |
3:56.60 |
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21 |
Chance Thomson |
Blackjack Livestock Co. |
3:56.65 |
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22 |
Wade Salmond (Wagon #2) |
Burnra Welding Ltd./J. Vair Anderson Jewellers |
4:00.54 |
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23 |
Derek Aebly |
Horizon Hauling |
4:00.79 |
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24 |
Dustin Gorst |
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino |
4:01.02 |
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25 |
Tuff Dreger |
Town of Strathmore |
4:01.13 |
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26 |
Troy Flad |
Ironwood Building Corp |
4:01.78 |
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27 |
Chance Flad |
Aspen Crossing |
4:03.20 |
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28 |
Chad Harden |
Chariot Express |
4:04.78 |
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29 |
Layne Flad |
Zegil Automotive & Transmission |
4:06.13 |
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30 |
Darcy Flad |
Martin Shields MP – Bow River |
4:06.26 |
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31 |
Doug Irvine (Wagon #2) |
Sign Solutions Ltd./All Brite Signs Ltd |
4:06.85 |
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32 |
Mitch Sutherland |
North West Crane Enterprises Ltd./Strathmore Motor Products |
4:07.26 |
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33 |
Kelly Morin |
Tamara Desjardins @ CIR REALTY Strathmore |
4:09.03 |
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34 |
Dean Dreger |
Northern Mat & Bridge |
4:12.72 |
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35 |
Roy Romanow |
4:13 Therapeutic Riding Association |
4:20.38 |
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36 |
Chad Fike |
Tim’s Glass/Sherriff’s Farms |
4:22.08 |
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