For the third consecutive night it was perfect conditions both weather wise and racetrack wise at the Strathmore Stampede on Sunday night. Some great races were witnessed by a capacity crowd, and Chanse Vigen, posted the fast time of the race meet so far with a run of 1:14.43.
From barrel position number 2 in the 7th heat, Vigen, driving the Blackstone Drilling Fluids Ltd. rig was 89 one-hundredths of a second faster than day 2 winner Kurt Bensmiller who placed second. Rae Croteau Jr. was third, Evan Salmond was fourth and Dayton Sutherland completed the top 5 on the night.
After 3 runs, Kurt Bensmiller’s Versatile Energy Services Ltd. outfit now has a commanding lead in the overall aggregate standings with a three-day combined time of 3:47.27. That’s puts him a whopping 3.04 seconds ahead of reigning Calgary Stampede Champion Kris Molle, with Layne MacGillivray in third, with Kirk Sutherland holding down fourth and Chanse Vigen in fifth place overall. The driver posting the best 4-day aggregate time will be crowned the 2022 Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede champion.
The finals of the of the Strathmore Stampede can be heard live on Monday, August 1, 2022 at 9:00pm ET, 8:00pm CT and 7:00pm MT on Real Country 910am.
| Day 3 Results | |||
| Rank | Driver | Sponsor | Total Time |
| 1 | Chanse Vigen | Blackstone Drilling Fluids Ltd. | 1:14.43 |
| 2 | Kurt Bensmiller | Versatile Energy Services Ltd. | 1:15.32 |
| 3 | Rae Croteau Jr. | Tornado Projects Ltd. | 1:15.42 |
| 4 | Evan Salmond | West Land Livestock Inc. | 1:15.58 |
| 5 | Dayton Sutherland | Brandell Diesel Inc. | 1:15.74 |
| 6 | Kirk Sutherland | Rob Knight Truck Lines Ltd. | 1:15.97 |
| 7 | Jason Glass | Birchcliff Energy Ltd. | 1:16.08 |
| 8 | Chance Flad | Aspen Crossing | 1:16.35 |
| 9 | Jordie Fike | Bro-Tech Plumbing & Heating Inc. | 1:16.42 |
| 10 | Layne MacGillivray | League Projects | 1:16.58 |
| 11/12 | Kris Molle | Chariot Express | 1:16.61 |
| 11/12 | Layne Flad | Zegil Automotive & Transmission/Pure Country Meats | 1:16.61 |
| 13 | Vern Nolin | McCaw’s Drilling & Blasting Ltd. | 1:16.64 |
| 14 | Codey McCurrach | Tomco Group of Companies | 1:16.79 |
| 15 | Troy Dorchester | Team Rig & Supply | 1:16.81 |
| 16 | Darcy Flad | Martin Sheilds MP – Bow River | 1:17.11 |
| 17 | Obrey Motowylo | Co-operators Insurance Group Ltd. | 1:17.16 |
| 18 | Chad Fike | Tim’s Glass | 1:17.44 |
| 19 | Cruise Bensmiller | AIC Construction Ltd. | 1:17.60 |
| 20 | Chance Bensmiller | CORE Ag Inputs | 1:17.62 |
| 21 | Mitch Sutherland | Quick Mats Ltd. | 1:17.65 |
| 22 | Dustin Gorst | Century Downs Racetrack & Casino | 1:17.87 |
| 23 | Mark Sutherland | Reinhart Oilfield Services Ltd. | 1:18.08 |
| 24 | Chance Thomson | Blackjack Livestock Co. | 1:18.18 |
| 25 | Dean Dreger | Cor-Ex Energy Services Inc. | 1:18.72 |
| 26 | Doug Irvine | Gilligan’s Boat Sales Ltd. | 1:18.76 |
| 27 | Derek Aebly | Jag Flocomponents LLP | 1:18.78 |
| 28 | Troy Flad | Mr. Fireplace | 1:18.79 |
| 29 | Kelly Morin | Tamara Desjardains – CIR Realty Strathmore | 1:19.11 |
| 30 | Gage Flad | Bow Slope Shipping Association | 1:19.60 |
| 31 | Todd McCracken | Logistic Solutions Energy | 1:19.82 |
| 32 | Roy Romanow | Coulee Equine Conditioning & Rehabilitation | 1:20.48 |
| 33 | Josh Hrynyk | Barbeejay Supplies Ltd. | 1:21.03 |
| 34 | Tuff Dreger | Town of Strathmore | 1:21.34 |
| 35 | Ross Knight | Premium Ag | 1:21.58 |
| 36 | Wade Salmond | Burnra Welding Ltd. | 1:22.35 |
| 3 Day Aggregate Standings | |||
| Rank | Driver | Sponsor | 3 Day Total |
| 1 | Kurt Bensmiller | Versatile Energy Services Ltd. | 3:47.27 |
| 2 | Kris Molle | Chariot Express | 3:50.31 |
| 3 | Layne MacGillivray | League Projects | 3:50.52 |
| 4 | Kirk Sutherland | Rob Knight Truck Lines Ltd. | 3:51.28 |
| 5 | Chanse Vigen | Blackstone Drilling Fluids Ltd. | 3:51.36 |
| 6 | Vern Nolin | McCaw’s Drilling & Blasting Ltd. | 3:51.88 |
| 7 | Rae Croteau Jr. | Tornado Projects Ltd./Cinch Oilfield Hauling Ltd. | 3:52.24 |
| 8 | Evan Salmond | West Land Livestock Inc. | 3:52.55 |
| 9 | Jason Glass | Birchcliff Energy Ltd. | 3:53.05 |
| 10 | Codey McCurrach | Tomco Group of Companies | 3:53.32 |
| 11 | Jordie Fike | Bro-Tech Plumbing & Heating Inc. | 3:54.23 |
| 12 | Troy Dorchester | Team Rig & Supply | 3:54.42 |
| 13 | Dayton Sutherland | Brandell Diesel Inc. | 3:55.11 |
| 14 | Mitch Sutherland | Quick Mats Ltd. | 3:55.60 |
| 15 | Chad Fike | Tim’s Glass/Sherriff’s Farms | 3:56.09 |
| 16 | Dustin Gorst | Century Downs Racetrack & Casino | 3:56.71 |
| 17 | Cruise Bensmiller | AIC Construction Ltd. | 3:56.83 |
| 18 | Darcy Flad | Martin Sheilds MP – Bow River | 3:57.69 |
| 19 | Ross Knight | Premium Ag | 3:57.74 |
| 20 | Chance Bensmiller | CORE Ag Inputs | 3:58.05 |
| 21 | Troy Flad | Mr. Fireplace | 3:59.15 |
| 22 | Dean Dreger | Cor-Ex Energy Services Inc. | 3:59.51 |
| 23 | Doug Irvine | Gilligan’s Boat Sales Ltd./Redline Athletics/All Brite Signs/Sign Solutions | 4:01.46 |
| 24 | Chance Thomson | Blackjack Livestock Co./Edmonton Custom Packers | 4:02.82 |
| 25 | Layne Flad | Zegil Automotive & Transmission/Pure Country Meats | 4:02.88 |
| 26 | Chance Flad | Aspen Crossing | 4:02.89 |
| 27 | Kelly Morin | Tamara Desjardains – CIR Realty Strathmore | 4:04.69 |
| 28 | Obrey Motowylo | Co-operators Insurance Group Ltd. | 4:04.87 |
| 29 | Derek Aebly | Jag Flocomponents LLP | 4:06.46 |
| 30 | Todd McCracken | Logistic Solutions Energy | 4:07.00 |
| 31 | Josh Hrynyk | Barbeejay Supplies Ltd. | 4:07.21 |
| 32 | Roy Romanow | Coulee Equine Conditioning & Rehabilitation | 4:11.33 |
| 33 | Gage Flad | Bow Slope Shipping Association | 4:12.57 |
| 34 | Wade Salmond | Burnra Welding Ltd. | 4:15.55 |
| 35 | Tuff Dreger | Town of Strathmore | 4:15.86 |
| 36 | Mark Sutherland | Reinhart Oilfield Services Ltd. | 4:50.59 |
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