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2022 Battle of the North – Dawson Creek, British Columbia
Mother Nature has been very kind to the city of Dawson Creek, British Columbia as night 3 of the Battle of the North was run under warm temperatures and mostly clear skies on Friday night at Mile “0” of the Alaska Highway. Tonight, it was Chad Fike who won the top money on the night with a run of 1:14.26 from barrel position number 1 in the 8th heat of the evening.
Fike’s Sieg Services Ltd. outfit was the top wagon of the night by just two one-hundredths of a second over injured driver Cody Ridsdale’s outfit which is being driven by Chanse Vigen who placed second on the night. World points leader Layne MacGillivray placed third, Kurt Bensmiller placed fourth and Evan Magee filled out the top 5 wagons on the night.
With one run to go to determine the aggregate winner and Sunday’s Championship final heat, Cody Ridsdale’s Chanse Vigen driven Jeff & Julie DeSutter/Kendal Farms/Nordic Energy Canada Corp. outfit is sitting in first place in the overall aggregate standings with a combined total time of 3:45.30. That’s only 58 one-hundredths of a second better than former Dawson Creek Champion Kurt Bensmiller, with defending Battle of the North Champion Obrey Motowylo in third and Layne MacGillivray making out the top four. Mitch Sutherland is on the outside looking in in fifth place overall, 1.11 seconds out of a spot in Sunday’s championship final.
The top driver in the aggregate after Saturday night will get the use of a 2022 GMC Truck. The top 4 drivers in the aggregate after Saturday’srun will go into the winner-take-all championship final heat where the winner will take home a big bonus cheque, and the 2022 Battle of the North Championship.
Night 4 of the Battle of the North from Dawson Creek, British Columbia can be heard live on Saturday, August 13, 2022 on WPCA Radio at 9:30pm Eastern, 8:30pm Central, and 7:30pm Mountain time on Real Country 910, as well as seen live on the Cowboy Channel + App streaming platform.
Billy Melville
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Day 3 Results |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
Total Time |
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1 |
Chad Fike |
Sieg Services Ltd. |
1:14.26 |
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2 |
Cody Ridsdale * |
Jeff & Julie DeSutter along with Kendal Farms |
1:14.28 |
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3 |
Layne MacGillivray |
Aurora Farms |
1:14.72 |
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4 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Artesian Insurance/All Peace Realty |
1:15.26 |
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5 |
Evan Magee |
Kricket Consulting |
1:15.46 |
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6 |
Obrey Motowylo |
VJV Livestock Marketing Group |
1:15.47 |
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7 |
Chance Bensmiller |
Mosquito, Grizzly Bear’s Head, Lean Man First Nations |
1:15.58 |
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8 |
Jason Glass |
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. |
1:15.62 |
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9 |
Codey McCurrach |
TOMCO Group of Companies |
1:15.85 |
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10 |
Layne Flad |
Keddie’s Tack & Western Wear |
1:15.87 |
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11 |
Mitch Sutherland |
Brown’s Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd. |
1:15.92 |
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12 |
Vern Nolin |
McCaw’s Drilling & Blasting Ltd. |
1:16.35 |
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13 |
Chance Flad |
Norweld Industries Ltd. |
1:16.42 |
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14 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Manitoulin Transport |
1:16.49 |
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15 |
Ross Knight |
Koda Transport Ltd. |
1:16.52 |
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16 |
Doug Irvine |
Swab Pro (2018) Ltd. |
1:16.55 |
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17 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
Blueberry River First Nations |
1:16.63 |
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18 |
Dustin Gorst |
Grande Prairie Airport |
1:16.66 |
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19 |
Darcy Flad |
Little Valley Holdings Ltd./ Longhorn Oilfield Services |
1:16.67 |
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20 |
Roger Moore |
Every Child Matters |
1:16.68 |
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21 |
Jordie Fike |
Rafter G Land & Cattle |
1:16.89 |
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22 |
Kris Molle |
Aqua Terra Water Management |
1:17.00 |
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23 |
Troy Dorchester |
PureChem Services |
1:17.07 |
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24 |
Wade Salmond |
KB Construction Ltd. |
1:17.47 |
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25 |
Josh Hrynyk |
Stryker Energy Services Inc. |
1:17.64 |
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26 |
Evan Salmond |
Rentco Equipment Ltd. |
1:17.70 |
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27 |
Derek Aebly |
Jag Flocomponents LLP |
1:17.78 |
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28 |
Chance Thomson |
Jennings Martin Direct Livestock Sales & Cattle Buying |
1:17.87 |
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29 |
Troy Flad |
Obair Economic Society |
1:17.93 |
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30 |
Dean Dreger |
Northern Mat & Bridge |
1:18.13 |
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31 |
Kelly Morin |
Dawson Creek Kodiaks |
1:18.26 |
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32 |
Roy Romanow |
North 42 Cattle Company |
1:19.11 |
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33 |
Cruise Bensmiller ** |
Farm Boys Oilfield Services Inc. |
1:19.20 |
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34 |
Tuff Dreger |
Pomeroy Lodging |
1:20.06 |
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35 |
Kirk Sutherland |
J Lefley & Sons |
1:21.08 |
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36 |
Chanse Vigen |
Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd. |
1:22.37 |
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* Wagon driven by Chanse Vigen |
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** Wagon Driven By Kurt Bensmiller |
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3 Day Aggregate Standings |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
3 Day Total |
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1 |
Cody Ridsdale |
Jeff & Julie DeSutter/Kendal Farms/Nordic Energy Canada Corp. |
3:45.30 |
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2 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Artesian Insurance/All Peace Realty |
3:45.88 |
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3 |
Obrey Motowylo |
VJV Livestock Marketing Group |
3:47.43 |
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4 |
Layne MacGillivray |
Aurora Farms |
3:48.15 |
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5 |
Mitch Sutherland |
Brown’s Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd. |
3:49.26 |
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6 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
Blueberry River First Nations |
3:49.31 |
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7 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Manitoulin Transport |
3:49.72 |
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8 |
Dustin Gorst |
Grande Prairie Airport |
3:49.89 |
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9 |
Roger Moore |
Every Child Matters |
3:50.09 |
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10 |
Evan Magee |
Kricket Consulting |
3:50.18 |
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11 |
Chance Flad |
Norweld Industries Ltd. |
3:50.32 |
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12 |
Jordie Fike |
Rafter G Land & Cattle |
3:50.34 |
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13 |
Doug Irvine |
Swab Pro (2018) Ltd. |
3:50.39 |
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14 |
Wade Salmond |
KB Construction Ltd. |
3:50.65 |
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15 |
Jason Glass |
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. |
3:50.71 |
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16 |
Darcy Flad |
Little Valley Holdings Ltd./ Longhorn Oilfield Services |
3:50.82 |
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17 |
Vern Nolin |
McCaw’s Drilling & Blasting Ltd. |
3:51.05 |
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18 |
Troy Dorchester |
PureChem Services |
3:51.21 |
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19 |
Chad Fike |
Sieg Services Ltd. |
3:51.55 |
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20 |
Evan Salmond |
Rentco Equipment Ltd. |
3:52.58 |
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21 |
Ross Knight |
Koda Transport Ltd. |
3:53.17 |
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22 |
Kirk Sutherland |
J Lefley & Sons |
3:53.42 |
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23 |
Derek Aebly |
Jag Flocomponents LLP |
3:54.44 |
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24 |
Troy Flad |
Obair Economic Society |
3:54.60 |
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25 |
Josh Hrynyk |
Stryker Energy Services Inc. |
3:54.83 |
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26 |
Dean Dreger |
Northern Mat & Bridge |
3:54.91 |
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27 |
Kris Molle |
Aqua Terra Water Management |
3:54.92 |
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28 |
Codey McCurrach |
TOMCO Group of Companies |
3:56.25 |
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29 |
Chanse Vigen |
Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd. |
3:56.46 |
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30 |
Cruise Bensmiller |
Farm Boys Oilfield Services Inc. |
3:56.69 |
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31 |
Chance Bensmiller |
Mosquito, Grizzly Bear’s Head, Lean Man First Nations |
3:59.40 |
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32 |
Layne Flad |
Keddie’s Tack & Western Wear |
3:59.88 |
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33 |
Tuff Dreger |
Pomeroy Lodging |
4:01.12 |
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34 |
Chance Thomson |
Jennings Martin Direct Livestock Sales & Cattle Buying |
4:03.70 |
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35 |
Kelly Morin |
Dawson Creek Kodiaks |
4:06.02 |
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36 |
Roy Romanow |
North 42 Cattle Company |
4:07.36 |
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