Championship Final Field Set at 2026 Grande Prairie Stompede
Night 4 of the Grande Prairie Stompede Championship was contested under cloudy skies, a comfortable 16°C, and excellent track conditions. With the final opportunity to qualify for Sunday’s sudden-death Championship Final on the line, drivers battled for one of four coveted spots in the $40,000 winner-take-all showdown.
When the dust settled, defending Grande Prairie champion Obrey Motowylo, Darcy Flad, Troy Dorchester, and Luke Tournier secured their places in Sunday’s Championship Final Heat.
Motowylo, driving the Dynamic Energy Group Inc. outfit, earned the top qualifying position with a four-day aggregate time of 5:03.19. In addition to leading the standings, he will receive the Ralph Vigen Memorial Award and the use of a 2026 GMC truck for one year courtesy of Summit Fleet. Darcy Flad qualified second overall, while Troy Dorchester held onto third place. Luke Tournier claimed the fourth and final berth in Sunday’s championship race. Former Grande Prairie champion Evan Salmond narrowly missed advancing, finishing fifth overall and less than one second shy of a spot in the final.
On the evening, Jason Glass and the Birchcliff Energy Ltd. outfit captured the Kirk’s Trail Tire Fast Time of the Night with a run of 1:15.63 from barrel number two in the tenth heat. His time was 14 one-hundredths of a second quicker than Layne Flad, who finished second on the night. Evan Salmond, Obrey Motowylo, and Luke Tournier rounded out the top five fastest runs.
The finals of the Grande Prairie Stompede Championship can be heard live on WPCA Radio on Sunday, May 31, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time on 96.5 The Ranch. Fans can also tune in through the WPCA website, iHeartRadio, and Radioplayer Canada, while live video coverage will be available through the WPCA livestream at watch.wpca.com.
Billy Melville
$40,000.00 Championship Final Heat (By Qualification Order)
1
Obrey Motowylo
Dynamic Energy Group Inc.
2
Darcy Flad
Thatchwood Mechanical
3
Troy Dorchester
Zoro Energy Services Corp./PureChem Services
4
Luke Tournier
Pidherney’s
Ralph Vigen Memorial Award (Best 4 Day Aggregate) – 5:03.19
Dynamic Energy Group Inc.
Obrey Motowylo – Driver
Ethan Motowylo, Hayden Motowylo – Outriders
Day 4 Results
Rank
Driver
Sponsor
Total Time
1
Jason Glass
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
1:15.63
2
Layne Flad
Thatchwood Ventures Ltd.
1:15.77
3
Evan Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Twin Otter
1:15.91
4
Obrey Motowylo
Dynamic Energy Group Inc.
1:16.08
5
Luke Tournier
Pidherney’s
1:16.11
6
Chanse Vigen
Medallion Energy Services/Horse Lake First Nation
1:16.27
7
Jamie Laboucane
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd.
1:16.45
8
Dale Young
Astro Oilfield Rentals Ltd.
1:16.53
9
Todd Baptiste
Plum Gas Solutions
1:16.70
10
Darcy Flad
Thatchwood Mechanical
1:16.75
11
Troy Dorchester
Zoro Energy Services Corp.
1:17.17
12
Troy Flad
Welcome to Alberta Powered By Bannister Ford Dawson Creek
1:17.20
13
Kris Molle
Kinetic Energies Inc.
1:17.23
14
Doug Irvine
Swab Pro (2018) Ltd.
1:17.24
15
Kurt Bensmiller
Triple Threat Diesel
1:17.30
16
Dustin Gorst
Trono Trucking & Construction Ltd.
1:17.31
17
Ross Knight
Ken Sargent GMC Buick Ltd.
1:17.33
18
Layne MacGillivray
Baron Oilfield Supply
1:17.46
19
Cruise Bensmiller
Steelhaus Tryton
1:17.55
20
Dallas Dyck
Precision Contracting Inc.
1:17.56
21
Dean Dreger
R/T Rentals Inc.
1:17.76
22
Cody Ridsdale
Envolve Energy Services
1:17.89
23
Tuff Dreger
Hearts and Hoofprints – The Les David Foundation
1:17.91
24
Preston Faithful
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Waterbomber
1:18.05
25
Mitch Sutherland
Westcore Contracting
1:18.39
26
Wade Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Sherpa
1:18.44
27
Phil Arcand
Compass Access Solutions Ltd.
1:18.53
28
D.J. King
Bonnetts Energy Corp.
1:18.59
29
Rae Croteau Jr.
Catalyst Production Systems Ltd.
1:18.61
30
Dayton Sutherland
Nordic Energy Canada Corp.
1:18.64
31
Chance Bensmiller
Shadow Rathole Drilling Ltd.
1:18.89
32
Jordie Fike
Full Force Ventures Ltd.
1:18.94
33
Logan Gorst
Bonnetts Energy Corp.
1:19.29
34
Ryan Baptiste
Sunchild Law
1:19.37
35
D.J. DeSutter
Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd.
1:19.62
36
Chad Fike
TOMCO Group of Companies
1:20.21
37
Chance Flad
Control Tech
1:20.75
38
Evan Magee
FluidPRO Oilfield Services Ltd.
1:23.16
39
Gage Flad
Baron Oilfield Supply
1:26.64
40
Vern Nolin
Gold Horse Casino
1:33.76
4-Day Aggregate
Rank
Driver
Sponsor
4 Day Total
1
Obrey Motowylo
Dynamic Energy Group Inc.
5:03.19
2
Darcy Flad
Thatchwood Mechanical
5:04.55
3
Troy Dorchester
Zoro Energy Services Corp./PureChem Services
5:05.35
4
Luke Tournier
Pidherney’s
5:05.56
5
Evan Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Twin Otter
5:06.54
6
Preston Faithful
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Waterbomber
5:06.98
7
Layne MacGillivray
Baron Oilfield Supply
5:07.62
8
Jason Glass
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
5:07.75
9
Rae Croteau Jr.
Catalyst Production Systems Ltd.
5:07.78
10
Layne Flad
Thatchwood Ventures Ltd.
5:08.04
11
Cruise Bensmiller
Steelhaus Tryton
5:08.23
12
Logan Gorst
Bootlegger
5:08.70
13
Cody Ridsdale
Envolve Energy Services
5:09.65
14
Dustin Gorst
Trono Trucking & Construction Ltd.
5:09.69
15
Dallas Dyck
Precision Contracting Inc.
5:09.94
16
Jordie Fike
Full Force Ventures Ltd.
5:10.55
17
Dean Dreger
R/T Rentals Inc.
5:10.56
18
Kris Molle
Kinetic Energies Inc.
5:10.62
19
Chanse Vigen
Medallion Energy Services/Horse Lake First Nation
5:10.74
20
Dale Young
Astro Oilfield Rentals Ltd.
5:11.03
21
Doug Irvine
Swab Pro (2018) Ltd.
5:11.53
22
Ross Knight
Ken Sargent GMC Buick Ltd.
5:11.56
23
D.J. King
Bonnetts Energy Corp.
5:12.26
24
Chance Flad
Control Tech
5:12.66
25
Chance Bensmiller
Shadow Rathole Drilling Ltd.
5:12.71
26
Troy Flad
Welcome to Alberta
5:13.40
27
Ryan Baptiste
Sunchild Law
5:13.75
28
Todd Baptiste
Friends of Baptiste Racing
5:13.87
29
Chad Fike
TOMCO Group of Companies
5:15.58
30
Mitch Sutherland
Westcore Contracting
5:15.83
31
D.J. DeSutter
Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd.
5:16.45
32
Wade Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada – Sherpa
5:17.19
33
Kurt Bensmiller
Triple Threat Diesel
5:17.98
34
Gage Flad
Baron Oilfield Supply
5:18.44
35
Evan Magee
FluidPRO Oilfield Services Ltd.
5:18.60
36
Tuff Dreger
Hearts and Hoofprints – The Les David Foundation
5:19.87
37
Vern Nolin
Gold Horse Casino
5:25.99
38
Dayton Sutherland
Nordic Energy Canada Corp.
5:26.69
39
Phil Arcand
Compass Access Solutions Ltd.
5:29.01
40
Jamie Laboucane
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd.
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