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2023 Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede – Medicine Hat, Alberta
It was a windy and wild night of racing on night 3 of the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede. The races ran under cloudy skies and 22°C. Racetrack conditions were very good, and a lot was on the line as it was the last night for drivers to try and qualify for Sunday afternoon’s Championship Final Heat. When the night finally played out, it will be Mark Sutherland, Jamie Laboucane and Codey McCurrach who survived the cut and will compete for the 2023 Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Championship.
Mark Sutherland made a big jump from 4th place overall at the start of the day to qualifying in first place overall with the best three-day aggregate time of 3:07.58. Jamie Laboucane, who after many years with the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association, has joined the WPCA as a Permit Driver, and will make his debut in a WPCA Championship Final Heat after qualifying in second place overall, 85 one-hundredths of a second behind the aggregate winner Mark Sutherland. Codey McCurrach competes the Championship Final after jumping from 8th place overall into the third and final qualifying spot. Evan Salmond, who began the day in 2nd place overall, fell out of the top three and missed Sunday’s final by just 16 one-hundredths of a second, with defending Medicine Hat Champion Kris Molle completing the top five overall. None of the finalists were in the top three to start the day.
As far as the day results go, It was defending Medicine Hat champion Kris Molle driving the Benoit Oilfield Construction who had the fast time on the night from barrel number 1 in the 9th heat. His 1:01.04 is the fast time for the week so far and was 74 one-hundredths of a second faster than Jaime Laboucane who placed second on the night. Codey McCurrach was third, Mark Sutherland was fourth and Kurt Bensmiller filled out the top five times on night number three.
The finals of the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede can be heard live on Sunday afternoon, June 25, 2023 on Real Country 910 starting at 2:00pm Mountain Time.
Billy Melville
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Championship Final Heat (By Qualification Order) |
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1 |
Mark Sutherland |
Mark Sutherland |
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2 |
Jamie Laboucane |
Davco Industrial Construction Services |
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3 |
Codey McCurrach |
TOMCO Group of Companies |
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Day 3 Results |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
Total Time |
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1 |
Kris Molle |
Benoit Oilfield Construction |
1:01.04 |
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2 |
Jamie Laboucane |
Davco Industrial Construction Services |
1:01.78 |
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3 |
Codey McCurrach |
TOMCO Group of Companies |
1:02.08 |
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4 |
Mark Sutherland |
Mark Sutherland |
1:02.14 |
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5 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Versatile Energy Services Ltd. |
1:02.41 |
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6 |
Kirk Sutherland |
Hodge Pressure Service/Daler Pressure Service |
1:03.06 |
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7 |
Ross Knight |
Koda Trucking |
1:03.50 |
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8 |
Jason Glass |
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. |
1:03.51 |
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9 |
Doug Irvine |
Stringam LLP |
1:03.55 |
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10 |
Layne Flad |
Hranco Industries Ltd. |
1:03.67 |
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11 |
Mitch Sutherland |
Davis GMC Buick |
1:03.78 |
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12 |
Chance Thomson |
Palliser Sales |
1:04.00 |
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13 |
Derek Aebly |
Jag Flocomponents LLP |
1:04.13 |
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14 |
Evan Salmond |
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. |
1:04.14 |
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15 |
Cody Ridsdale |
O’Chiese Business & Investment Centre |
1:04.17 |
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16 |
Wade Salmond |
Pidherney’s |
1:04.20 |
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17 |
Cruise Bensmiller |
Alberta Massage & Spa |
1:04.32 |
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18 |
Layne MacGillivray |
Cascade Energy Services |
1:04.39 |
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19 |
Chance Flad |
Aspen Crossing |
1:04.60 |
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20 |
Darcy Flad |
Dynamic Industrial Solutions |
1:04.62 |
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21 |
Kelly Morin |
Lone Star Tack and Feed Inc. |
1:04.69 |
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22 |
Vern Nolin |
JK Cattle Company |
1:04.86 |
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23 |
Chance Bensmiller |
Pinnacle Picker Services Ltd. |
1:05.29 |
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24 |
Jordie Fike |
Tackit Contracting |
1:05.31 |
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25 |
Tuff Dreger |
Pomeroy Inn & Suites |
1:05.44 |
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26 |
Todd McCracken |
Silvertip Oilfield Services Inc. |
1:05.47 |
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27 |
Dean Dreger |
Northern Mat and Bridge |
1:05.70 |
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28 |
Obrey Motowylo |
Co-operators Insurance |
1:06.42 |
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29 |
Troy Flad |
Mr. Fireplace |
1:06.57 |
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30 |
Chad Fike |
Lost River Ranch |
1:07.54 |
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31 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
Tornado Projects Ltd. |
1:07.58 |
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32 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Manitoulin Transport |
1:08.41 |
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33 |
Evan Magee |
Saskatchewan Rush Lacrosse |
1:09.27 |
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34 |
Chanse Vigen |
Volker Stevin Canada |
1:09.66 |
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35 |
Troy Dorchester |
Canalta Hotels |
1:09.76 |
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36 |
Dustin Gorst |
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino |
1:10.14 |
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37 |
Jamie Tom |
Hydraco Industries Ltd. |
1:21.51 |
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38 |
Josh Hrynyk |
Spider Electric Ltd. |
1:23.31 |
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39 |
Brad McMann |
Optimum Equipment Solutions |
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3 Day Aggregate |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
3 Day Total |
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1 |
Mark Sutherland |
Mark Sutherland |
3:07.58 |
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2 |
Jamie Laboucane |
Davco Industrial Construction Services |
3:08.43 |
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3 |
Codey McCurrach |
TOMCO Group of Companies |
3:08.86 |
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4 |
Evan Salmond |
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. |
3:09.02 |
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5 |
Kris Molle |
Benoit Oilfield Construction |
3:09.32 |
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6 |
Layne MacGillivray |
Cascade Energy Services |
3:09.42 |
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7 |
Jason Glass |
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. |
3:10.15 |
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8 |
Ross Knight |
Koda Trucking |
3:10.85 |
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9 |
Layne Flad |
Hranco Industries Ltd. |
3:11.19 |
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10 |
Cody Ridsdale |
O’Chiese Business & Investment Centre |
3:11.81 |
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11 |
Mitch Sutherland |
Davis GMC Buick |
3:12.09 |
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12 |
Obrey Motowylo |
Co-operators Insurance |
3:12.67 |
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13 |
Chanse Vigen |
Volker Stevin Canada |
3:13.12 |
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14 |
Kelly Morin |
Lone Star Tack and Feed Inc. |
3:13.23 |
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15 |
Tuff Dreger |
Pomeroy Inn & Suites |
3:13.29 |
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16 |
Chance Bensmiller |
Pinnacle Picker Services Ltd. |
3:13.44 |
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17 |
Darcy Flad |
Dynamic Industrial Solutions |
3:13.47 |
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18 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Versatile Energy Services Ltd. |
3:13.66 |
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19 |
Kirk Sutherland |
Hodge Pressure Service/Daler Pressure Service |
3:13.78 |
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20 |
Chance Flad |
Aspen Crossing |
3:14.07 |
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21 |
Jordie Fike |
Tackit Contracting |
3:14.52 |
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22 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
Tornado Projects Ltd. |
3:15.13 |
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23 |
Chance Thomson |
Palliser Sales |
3:15.60 |
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24 |
Troy Flad |
Mr. Fireplace |
3:16.76 |
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25 |
Derek Aebly |
Jag Flocomponents LLP |
3:17.11 |
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26 |
Wade Salmond |
Pidherney’s |
3:17.74 |
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27 |
Todd McCracken |
Silvertip Oilfield Services Inc. |
3:18.43 |
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28 |
Cruise Bensmiller |
Alberta Massage & Spa |
3:18.77 |
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29 |
Vern Nolin |
JK Cattle Company |
3:19.02 |
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30 |
Evan Magee |
T Bar Cattle Co./Saskatchewan Rush Lacrosse |
3:19.14 |
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31 |
Doug Irvine |
Stringam LLP |
3:20.82 |
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32 |
Dustin Gorst |
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino |
3:21.73 |
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33 |
Troy Dorchester |
PureChem Services/Canalta Hotel |
3:23.27 |
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34 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Manitoulin Transport |
3:25.89 |
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35 |
Dean Dreger |
Northern Mat and Bridge |
3:26.47 |
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36 |
Chad Fike |
Lost River Ranch |
3:28.00 |
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37 |
Josh Hrynyk |
Spider Electric Ltd. |
3:33.73 |
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38 |
Jamie Tom |
Hydraco Industries Ltd. |
3:34.29 |
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39 |
Brad McMann |
Optimum Equipment Solutions |
N.T |
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