TRACK RECORD FALLS FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE NIGHT AS JAMIE LABOUCANE BIDS FOR THE WORLD CHUCKWAGON CHAMPIONSHIP
It was an eventful night three at the Century Downs World Chuckwagon Finals in Rocky View, Alberta. With over $300,000.00 in cash and prized on the line over the 5-day event, hearts are pounding as 12 drivers are trying to make the Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Championship Final on Sunday afternoon. When the night wrapped up, Layne MacGillivray maintains the lead in the Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Playoff Round.
After three solid runs, which has seen him win his heat all three nights, MacGillivray has opened up a huge lead in the Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Championship Playoff round with 34 playoff points after three runs. That puts him 9 points ahead of World Points leader Chanse Vigen who sits alone in second place. Kris Molle and Kurt Bensmiller are tied for third and fourth, with Chad Fike and Jamie Laboucane on the outside looking in, but each are just 2 points out of a birth the final four in Sunday’s Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Championship Dash where they will be racing for $75,000.00 cash and the prestige of being recognized as the inaugural Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Champion.
For the third consecutive night the track record has fallen, this time to Jamie Laboucane. Laboucane’s Pidherney’s outfit posted a 1:20.27 from barrel 1 in heat number 9. That was just 6 one-hundredths of a second faster than Layne MacGillivray and Cody Ridsdale who split second and third on the night. Kurt Bensmiller placed fourth, with Chad Fike filling out the top five on the night.
For the 36 drivers who are racing for the Aggregate Championship at the Century Downs World Chuckwagon Finals, Layne MacGillivray is also opening up a substantial lead in the overall aggregate standing with a three-run total of 4:03.88. That puts him exactly one and a half seconds ahead of Cody Ridsdale, with Chanse Vigen, Kurt Bensmiller and Jamie Laboucane filling out the top five. The driver posting the best 4-day aggregate time after Saturday’s run will be the Century Downs Racetrack and Casino Aggregate Winner
In the race for the World Chuckwagon Championship, Chanse Vigen, in search of his first career World Chuckwagon Championship, has just a 9-point lead over Jami Laboucane who is also in search of his first career World Chuckwagon Championship. There is currently just a 2-point spread in the aggregate between the two drivers in favor of Vigen, so the World Chuckwagon Championship will come down to the final points run tomorrow night.
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. Team Strathmore Stampede, consisting of Chad Fike, Kris Molle, Jason Glass and Chance Bensmiller is one run away from claiming the inaugural Elite Team Series Championship. Team Strathmore currently holds a 54.5 lead over Team Century Downs represented by Dustin Gorst, Layne MacGillivray, Jordie Fike and Chanse Vigen.
Be sure to catch all the excitement of Night 4 of the Century Downs Word Finals live on Saturday night on Real Country 910am, starting at 9:00pm Eastern, 8:00pm Central and 7:00pm Mountain Time. In addition, race fans can watch the races live on the watch.wpca.comstreaming platform.
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Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Championship Playoff Standings |
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Rank |
Driver |
3 Day Playoff Total |
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1 |
Layne MacGillivray |
34 |
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2 |
Chanse Vigen |
25 |
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3 |
Kris Molle |
23 |
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3 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
23 |
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5 |
Chad Fike |
21 |
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5 |
Jamie Laboucane |
21 |
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7 |
Evan Salmond |
18 |
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8 |
Ross Knight |
17 |
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9 |
Wade Salmond |
16 |
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10 |
Jason Glass |
15 |
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11 |
Obrey Motowylo |
10 |
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12 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
5 |
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Note: Top 4 after Saturday will qualify for the Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Championship Dash. |
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Day 3 Results |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
Total Time |
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1 |
Jamie Laboucane * |
Pidherney’s |
1:20.27 |
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2 |
Layne MacGillivray |
Spray Lakes Sawmills |
1:20.33 |
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2 |
Cody Ridsdale |
O’Chiese Business & Investment Centre |
1:20.33 |
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4 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Versatile Energy Services Ltd. |
1:20.51 |
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5 |
Chad Fike |
West Land Livestock Inc. |
1:20.67 |
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6 |
Chanse Vigen |
Banks Family Auto Ltd. |
1:21.05 |
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7 |
Kris Molle |
Chariot Express |
1:21.23 |
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8 |
Obrey Motowylo |
The Co-operators |
1:21.26 |
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9 |
Evan Salmond |
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. |
1:21.40 |
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10 |
Kirk Sutherland |
Pacesetter Equipment Ltd. |
1:21.43 |
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11 |
Wade Salmond |
Pidherney’s |
1:21.65 |
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12 |
Jason Glass |
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. |
1:21.70 |
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13 |
Brad McMann ** |
Optimum Equipment Solutions |
1:21.73 |
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14 |
Chance Thomson |
Davis Chevrolet GMC Buick |
1:21.75 |
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15 |
Dean Dreger |
Northern Mat & Bridge |
1:21.91 |
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16 |
Ross Knight |
Optimum Equipment Solutions |
1:22.11 |
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16 |
Doug Irvine |
Recon Metal |
1:22.11 |
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18 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Friends of Century Downs Racetrack and Casino |
1:22.45 |
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19 |
Chance Bensmiller |
Rocky Mountain Aircraft |
1:22.50 |
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20 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
TOMCO Group of Companies |
1:22.71 |
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21 |
Jordie Fike |
Rafter G Land and Cattle Company |
1:22.79 |
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22 |
Chance Flad |
Polar Express |
1:22.97 |
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23 |
Mitch Sutherland |
The Brakeman Foundation |
1:23.04 |
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24 |
Evan Magee |
Crush it – Hard Iced Tea – made with Provincial Vodka! |
1:23.06 |
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25 |
Todd McCracken |
Friends of Century Downs Racetrack and Casino |
1:23.10 |
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26 |
Dustin Gorst |
Brokerlink |
1:23.32 |
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27 |
Tuff Dreger |
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd, |
1:23.33 |
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28 |
Troy Flad |
Mr. Fireplace |
1:23.34 |
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29 |
Roger Moore |
Midwest Pipelines Inc. |
1:23.40 |
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30 |
Layne Flad |
The Broda Group |
1:23.62 |
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31 |
Kelly Morin |
Century Casinos Horse Racing Club |
1:23.67 |
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32 |
Josh Hrynyk |
Shel-Bar Electronic Industries Ltd. |
1:23.71 |
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33 |
Troy Dorchester |
Dal-Tek Interiors Ltd. |
1:23.72 |
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34 |
Derek Aebly |
Jag Flocomponents LLP |
1:24.08 |
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35 |
Darcy Flad |
Ference Land & Cattle Corp. |
1:27.52 |
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36 |
Cruise Bensmiller |
Stormy River Ranch |
1:28.40 |
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* Track Record Run |
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** Kris Molle drove for Brad McMann |
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3 Day Aggregate Standings |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
3 Day Total |
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1 |
Layne MacGillivray |
Spray Lakes Sawmills |
4:03.88 |
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2 |
Cody Ridsdale |
O’Chiese Business & Investment Centre |
4:05.38 |
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3 |
Chanse Vigen |
Banks Family Auto Ltd. |
4:05.76 |
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4 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Versatile Energy Services Ltd. |
4:06.03 |
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5 |
Jamie Laboucane |
Pidherney’s |
4:06.06 |
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6 |
Chance Bensmiller |
Rocky Mountain Aircraft |
4:06.26 |
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7 |
Evan Salmond |
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. |
4:06.42 |
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8 |
Kris Molle |
Chariot Express |
4:07.03 |
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9 |
Ross Knight |
Optimum Equipment Solutions |
4:07.11 |
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10 |
Jason Glass |
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. |
4:07.24 |
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11 |
Chad Fike |
West Land Livestock Inc. |
4:07.56 |
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12 |
Wade Salmond |
Pidherney’s |
4:08.42 |
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13 |
Kirk Sutherland |
Pacesetter Equipment Ltd. |
4:08.51 |
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14 |
Dustin Gorst |
Cleanest Way |
4:08.56 |
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15 |
Evan Magee |
Crush it – Hard Iced Tea – made with Provincial Vodka! |
4:08.91 |
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16 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Friends of Century Downs Racetrack and Casino |
4:09.63 |
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17 |
Josh Hrynyk |
Shel-Bar Electronic Industries Ltd. |
4:09.69 |
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18 |
Troy Dorchester |
FBM – Foundation Building Materials |
4:09.87 |
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19 |
Roger Moore |
Midwest Pipelines Inc. |
4:09.99 |
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20 |
Jordie Fike |
Rafter G Land and Cattle Company |
4:10.04 |
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21 |
Doug Irvine |
Recon Metal |
4:10.07 |
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22 |
Todd McCracken |
Friends of Century Downs Racetrack and Casino |
4:10.43 |
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23 |
Dean Dreger |
Northern Mat & Bridge |
4:10.54 |
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24 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
TOMCO Group of Companies |
4:11.05 |
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25 |
Mitch Sutherland |
The Brakeman Foundation |
4:11.27 |
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26 |
Layne Flad |
The Broda Group |
4:11.71 |
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27 |
Chance Flad |
Aspen Crossing |
4:11.77 |
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28 |
Troy Flad |
Mr. Fireplace |
4:12.37 |
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29 |
Tuff Dreger |
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd, |
4:13.80 |
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30 |
Chance Thomson |
Davis Chevrolet GMC Buick |
4:15.34 |
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31 |
Kelly Morin |
Century Casinos Horse Racing Club |
4:15.42 |
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32 |
Derek Aebly |
Jag Flocomponents LLP |
4:18.39 |
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33 |
Darcy Flad |
Ference Land & Cattle Corp. |
4:19.96 |
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34 |
Obrey Motowylo |
The Co-operators |
4:21.93 |
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