DAY MONEY VAULTS EVAN SALMOND TO THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD ON NIGHT 2 OF THE BATTLE OF THE ROCKIES
After an unscheduled night off on Friday due to all day rain that deemed the racetrack unsafe, day 2 of the Battle of the Rockies resumed on a beautiful Saturday evening in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. It was a comfortable 17°C under mostly sunny skies, racetrack conditions were good, and when things wrapped up, it was Evan Salmond, driving the De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. outfit, who posted the fast time of the night with a 1:17.06.
Coming off barrel 2 in heat number 10 of the evening, Evan Salmond had the fast time of the night by 35 one-hundredths of a second over Jason Glass. Chad Fike was third, Kurt Bensmiller placed fourth, with Mitch Sutherland placing fifth for the second consecutive night.
The day money run has vaulted Evan Salmond atop the overall aggregate standings with a two-run total time of 2:31.78. That puts him just 56 one-hundredths of a second in front of Chad Fike who has now moved up into second place overall. Day 1 winner Wade Salmond, who was assessed a 1 second penalty on night 2 sits 3rd overall, Jason Glass is in 4th, with Chanse Vigen in fifth place overall. The driver posting the best 4-day aggregate time after Sunday’s run will take home the 2023 Battle of the Rockies Championship.
In the season long Elite Team Series, five teams representing five show locations – Grande Prairie, Ponoka, Strathmore, Rocky Mountain House and Century Downs – are competing for points at these respective locations only in an attempt to win the Elite Team Series Championship. Overall, Team Strathmore Stampede, consisting of Chad Fike, Kris Molle, Jason Glass and Chance Bensmiller are leading the way with 1,952.5 points. That puts them 119 points ahead of Team Battle of the Rockies. The Elite Team series will conclude next week at the Century Downs World Chuckwagon Finals.
In the race to qualify for the Century Downs Racetrack and Casino Winner’s Zone Playoff Round, the top twelve have pretty much secured their spot. Jamie Laboucane, Chanse Vigen, Jason Glass, Evan Salmond, Chad Fike, Layne MacGillivray, Obrey Motowylo, Rae Croteau Jr., Kris Molle, Wade Salmond, Ross Knight and Kurt Bensmiller currently occupy the top twelve in the World Standings. Battle of the North finalist Chance Thomson, who currently sits in 13th spot overall, has a mathematical chance of getting into the top twelve, but is 104 points back with just 2 runs remaining.
Day 3 of the Battle of the Rockies from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta can be heard live Sunday afternoon, August 20, 2023 starting at 4:00pm Eastern, 3:00pm Central and 2:00pm Mountain Time on Real Country 910.
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Day 2 Results |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
Total Time |
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1 |
Evan Salmond |
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. |
1:17.06 |
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2 |
Jason Glass |
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. |
1:17.41 |
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3 |
Chad Fike |
TOMCO Group of Companies |
1:17.55 |
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4 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Versatile Energy Services Ltd. |
1:17.97 |
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5 |
Mitch Sutherland |
Edwards Garage – Chevrolet, GMC and Buick |
1:18.03 |
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6 |
Darcy Flad |
Sniper Services |
1:18.04 |
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6 |
Obrey Motowylo |
Topline Oilfield Hauling Ltd. |
1:18.04 |
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8 |
Chance Thomson |
Nelson Bros Oilfield Services Ltd. |
1:18.15 |
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8 |
Chanse Vigen |
Terrafirma Resources |
1:18.15 |
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8 |
Jamie Laboucane |
Davco Industrial Construction Services |
1:18.15 |
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11 |
Dustin Gorst |
BrokerLink |
1:18.18 |
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12 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
TeKh Group Inc. |
1:18.28 |
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13 |
Chance Bensmiller |
DEL Construction |
1:18.35 |
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14 |
Layne MacGillivray |
Rocky Mountain Hydraulic & Bearing Inc./GT Hydraulic & Bearing Inc. |
1:18.38 |
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15 |
Troy Dorchester |
Eldorado Pressure Services Ltd. |
1:18.91 |
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16 |
Wade Salmond |
Pidherney’s |
1:18.92 |
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17 |
Roger Moore |
Red Deer Lock & Safe Ltd. |
1:19.17 |
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18 |
Cody Ridsdale |
O’Chiese Business & Investment Centre |
1:19.34 |
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19 |
Dean Dreger |
Reinhart Oilfield Services Ltd. |
1:19.39 |
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20 |
Chance Flad |
Aspen Crossing |
1:19.85 |
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21 |
Brad McMann |
Optimum Equipment Solutions |
1:19.93 |
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22 |
Tuff Dreger |
Pomeroy Inn & Suites |
1:19.99 |
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23 |
Doug Irvine |
Redline Athletics |
1:20.04 |
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24 |
Kris Molle |
Hayshakers Bobcat Services Ltd. |
1:20.07 |
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25 |
Josh Hrynyk |
AIC Construction Ltd. |
1:20.14 |
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26 |
Jordie Fike |
XACT Pressure Services |
1:20.50 |
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27 |
Troy Flad |
Mr. Fireplace |
1:20.51 |
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28 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Double H Machine Shop Ltd. |
1:20.65 |
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29 |
Layne Flad |
Kelts Transport Ltd. |
1:20.74 |
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30 |
Todd McCracken |
Obsidian Energy Ltd. |
1:20.76 |
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31 |
Evan Magee |
FluidPRO Oilfield Services Ltd. |
1:21.06 |
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32 |
Cruise Bensmiller |
Excel Projects Ltd. |
1:21.25 |
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33 |
Derek Aebly |
Jag Flocomponents LLP |
1:21.40 |
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34 |
Kelly Morin |
Mud Creek Medics Ltd. |
1:21.57 |
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35 |
Roy Romanow |
Alberta Veterinary Center |
1:24.38 |
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36 |
Kirk Sutherland |
Morskate Manufacturing |
1:25.28 |
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37 |
Gage Flad |
Battle of the Rockies |
1:27.70 |
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38 |
Ross Knight |
Henry’s Western Wear |
1:33.93 |
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2 Day Aggregate |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
2 Day Total |
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1 |
Evan Salmond |
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. |
2:31.78 |
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2 |
Chad Fike |
TOMCO Group of Companies |
2:32.34 |
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3 |
Wade Salmond |
Pidherney’s |
2:32.71 |
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4 |
Jason Glass |
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. |
2:32.73 |
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5 |
Chanse Vigen |
Terrafirma Resources |
2:32.93 |
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6 |
Mitch Sutherland |
Edwards Garage – Chevrolet, GMC and Buick |
2:33.20 |
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7 |
Darcy Flad |
Sniper Services |
2:33.76 |
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8 |
Layne MacGillivray |
Rocky Mountain Hydraulic & Bearing Inc./GT Hydraulic & Bearing Inc. |
2:33.84 |
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9 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Versatile Energy Services Ltd. |
2:34.05 |
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10 |
Obrey Motowylo |
Topline Oilfield Hauling Ltd. |
2:34.24 |
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11 |
Roger Moore |
Red Deer Lock & Safe Ltd. |
2:34.61 |
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12 |
Jamie Laboucane |
Davco Industrial Construction Services |
2:34.94 |
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13 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
TeKh Group Inc./Cinch Oilfield Hauling Ltd. |
2:34.99 |
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14 |
Troy Dorchester |
Eldorado Pressure Services Ltd. |
2:35.44 |
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15 |
Cody Ridsdale |
O’Chiese Business & Investment Centre |
2:35.80 |
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16 |
Dustin Gorst |
BrokerLink |
2:36.04 |
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17 |
Josh Hrynyk |
AIC Construction Ltd. |
2:36.14 |
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18 |
Jordie Fike |
XACT Pressure Services |
2:36.43 |
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19 |
Evan Magee |
FluidPRO Oilfield Services Ltd. |
2:36.56 |
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20 |
Tuff Dreger |
Pomeroy Inn & Suites |
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