Photo By Shellie Scott
GRANDE PRAIRIE (May 26, 2022) – It was a good night of racing on night 2 of the Stompede. Weather and racetrack conditions were great and some outstanding chuckwagon races were once again witnessed by the crowd on hand. When the night wrapped up, it was Jamie Laboucane who took the day money after a penalty free run of 1:16.78.
Coming off barrel number 1 in heat number 9, Laboucane, driving the Davco Industrial Construction Services Ltd. outfit placed first overall for the day by just 11 one-hundredths of a second over 2010 Grande Prairie Stompede Champion Rae Croteau Jr. Doug Irvine grabbed third place, Obrey Motowylo placed fourth, and Chad Fike rounded out the top five on the night.
After two runs, Rae Croteau Jr. leads the 2022 Grande Prairie Stompede with a two day total of 2:34.96. That puts him just 28 one-hundredths of a seconds ahead of rookie driver Kale Lajeunesse who sits second, day 1 winner Kirk Sutherland is third and Doug Irvine holding down fourth place overall. Layne MacGillivray is fifth overall just 27 one-hundredths of a second out of fourth hole.
The top wagon in the aggregate after Saturday’s run will receive the Ralph Vigen Memorial Award and the use of a new GMC Truck for one year. The top 4 drivers in the aggregate after Saturday night will go into the championship final heat on Sunday where the winner will receive a big cheque and the 2022 Grande Prairie Stompede Championship.
Day three of the Grande Prairie Stompede can be heard live Friday night, May 27, 2022 on Real Country 910AM starting at 8:30pm Eastern, 7:30pm Central, 6:30pm Mountain Time. As well, fans can watch the races live on the Cowboy Channel + App streaming platform.
Billy Melville
| Day 2 Results | |||
| Rank | Driver | Sponsor | Total Time |
| 1 | Jamie Laboucane | Davco Industrial Construction Services Ltd. | 1:16.78 |
| 2 | Rae Croteau Jr. | Kaidak Energy Services Inc. | 1:16.89 |
| 3 | Doug Irvine | Swab Pro (2018) Ltd. | 1:17.18 |
| 4 | Obrey Motowylo | Dynamic Energy Group Inc. | 1:17.45 |
| 5 | Chad Fike | CIMS Corporation | 1:17.51 |
| 6 | Layne Flad | Keddies Tack & Western Wear | 1:17.70 |
| 7 | Kale Lajeunesse | McCallum’s Autobody & Towing | 1:17.72 |
| 8 | Dayton Sutherland | Nordic Energy Canada Corp. | 1:17.73 |
| 9 | Ross Knight | Hays Group Sand and Gravel | 1:17.87 |
| 10 | Dustin Gorst | Grande Prairie Airport | 1:18.23 |
| 11 | Kirk Sutherland | Hansen Ford | 1:18.24 |
| 12 | Layne MacGillivray | Cascade Energy Corp. | 1:18.30 |
| 13 | Kris Molle | Hansen Ford | 1:18.32 |
| 14 | Rick Fraser | Liquid Edge Oilfield Services Ltd. | 1:18.54 |
| 15 | Mitch Sutherland | Rentco Equipment Ltd. | 1:18.68 |
| 16 | Logan Gorst | Northstar Hydrovac Inc. | 1:18.70 |
| 17 | Chanse Vigen | Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd. | 1:18.75 |
| 18 | Dean Dreger | Northern Mat & Bridge | 1:18.89 |
| 19 | Vern Nolin | McCaw’s Drilling & Blasting Ltd. | 1:18.91 |
| 20 | Chance Bensmiller | Pinnacle Picker Services Ltd. | 1:19.00 |
| 21 | Kurt Bensmiller | Half a Dime Contracting Ltd. | 1:19.01 |
| 22 | Evan Magee | Krycket Consulting | 1:19.08 |
| 23 | Evan Salmond | City of Grande Prairie | 1:19.12 |
| 24 | Mark Sutherland | FTEN Group of Companies Inc. | 1:19.13 |
| 25 | Tuff Dreger | BDP Traffic Management | 1:19.15 |
| 26 | Roger Moore | Triplex Oilfield Services Ltd. | 1:19.23 |
| 27 | Troy Dorchester | PureChem Services | 1:19.26 |
| 28 | Troy Flad | Beer Bros & Spirits Corp | 1:19.30 |
| 29 | Chance Flad | Control Tech | 1:19.36 |
| 30 | Josh Hrynyk | Stryker Energy | 1:19.53 |
| 31 | Codey McCurrach | Friends of McCurracing | 1:19.65 |
| 32 | Wade Salmond | Pidherney’s | 1:19.66 |
| 33 | Brad McMann | Optimum Equipment Solutions | 1:19.91 |
| 34 | Derek Aebly | Friends of Aebly Racing | 1:20.39 |
| 35 | Jason Glass | Birchcliff Energy Ltd. | 1:20.43 |
| 36 | Darcy Flad | Lakeside Oilfield Services | 1:20.49 |
| 37 | Chance Thomson | Daler Pressure Services Ltd. | 1:21.26 |
| 38 | Jordie Fike | H & M Meats | 1:21.59 |
| 39 | Roy Romanow | Inked Energy Services Ltd. | 1:22.08 |
| 40 | Todd McCracken | Maximum Tank Truck Services Ltd. | 1:22.62 |
| 41 | Cruise Bensmiller | Farm Boys Oilfield Services Inc. | 1:23.93 |
| 42 | Kelly Morin | Morin’Ever | 1:24.13 |
| 43 | Cody Ridsdale | Envolve Energy Services Corp. | 1:25.95 |
| 44 | Chad Harden | Hard’n’ Wild | 1:26.96 |
| 2 Day Aggregate Standings | |||
| Rank | Driver | Sponsor | 2 Day Total |
| 1 | Rae Croteau Jr. | Kaidak Energy Services Inc. | 2:34.96 |
| 2 | Kale Lajeunesse | McCallum’s Autobody & Towing | 2:35.24 |
| 3 | Kirk Sutherland | Hansen Ford | 2:35.38 |
| 4 | Doug Irvine | Swab Pro (2018) Ltd. | 2:35.64 |
| 5 | Layne MacGillivray | Cascade Energy Corp. | 2:35.91 |
| 6 | Kris Molle | Hansen Ford | 2:36.30 |
| 7 | Ross Knight | Hays Group Sand and Gravel | 2:36.39 |
| 8 | Jamie Laboucane | Davco Industrial Construction Services Ltd. | 2:36.48 |
| 9 | Chad Fike | CIMS Corporation | 2:36.55 |
| 10 | Kurt Bensmiller | Half a Dime Contracting Ltd. | 2:36.68 |
| 11 | Obrey Motowylo | Dynamic Energy Group Inc. | 2:36.97 |
| 12 | Vern Nolin | McCaw’s Drilling & Blasting Ltd. | 2:37.29 |
| 13 | Logan Gorst | Northstar Hydrovac Inc. | 2:37.39 |
| 14 | Evan Salmond | City of Grande Prairie | 2:37.45 |
| 15 | Jason Glass | Birchcliff Energy Ltd. | 2:37.67 |
| 16 | Wade Salmond | Pidherney’s | 2:37.91 |
| 17 | Dayton Sutherland | Nordic Energy Canada Corp. | 2:37.97 |
| 18 | Chance Flad | Control Tech | 2:37.98 |
| 19 | Rick Fraser | Liquid Edge Oilfield Services Ltd. | 2:38.04 |
| 20 | Dustin Gorst | Grande Prairie Airport | 2:38.06 |
| 21 | Layne Flad | Keddies Tack & Western Wear | 2:38.13 |
| 22 | Troy Dorchester | PureChem Services/Zedcor | 2:38.49 |
| 23 | Brad McMann | Optimum Equipment Solutions | 2:38.52 |
| 24 | Mark Sutherland | FTEN Group of Companies Inc. | 2:38.71 |
| 25 | Codey McCurrach | Friends of McCurracing | 2:38.73 |
| 26 | Chance Bensmiller | Pinnacle Picker Services Ltd. | 2:38.99 |
| 27 | Tuff Dreger | BDP Traffic Management | 2:39.25 |
| 28 | Dean Dreger | Northern Mat & Bridge | 2:39.70 |
| 29 | Josh Hrynyk | Stryker Energy | 2:40.24 |
| 30 | Jordie Fike | H & M Meats | 2:40.42 |
| 31 | Derek Aebly | Friends of Aebly Racing | 2:40.42 |
| 32 | Chanse Vigen | Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd. | 2:40.89 |
| 33 | Chance Thomson | Daler Pressure Services Ltd. | 2:41.07 |
| 34 | Roger Moore | Triplex Oilfield Services Ltd. | 2:41.34 |
| 35 | Mitch Sutherland | Rentco Equipment Ltd. | 2:41.36 |
| 36 | Darcy Flad | Lakeside Oilfield Services | 2:42.60 |
| 37 | Todd McCracken | Maximum Tank Truck Services Ltd. | 2:43.89 |
| 38 | Troy Flad | Beer Bros & Spirits Corp. | 2:44.76 |
| 39 | Evan Magee | Krycket Consulting | 2:45.73 |
| 40 | Roy Romanow | Inked Energy Services Ltd./Hammerhead Resources Inc. | 2:45.76 |
| 41 | Chad Harden | Hard’n’ Wild | 2:49.96 |
| 42 | Kelly Morin | Morin’Ever | 2:50.88 |
| 43 | Cruise Bensmiller | Farm Boys Oilfield Services Inc. | 2:51.40 |
| 44 | Cody Ridsdale | Envolve Energy Services Corp. |
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