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2022 Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Championship – Rocky View, Alberta
Night two of the inaugural Century Downs World Chuckwagon Finals was run under a few clouds, very good racetrack conditions. Some outstanding races were once again witnessed by a packed grandstand, and when the sun set on Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, Kris Molle rose to the top in all categories.
A day money run has given Vigen a tie at the top of the Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Championship Playoff round with Rae Croteau Jr. Both drivers have 18 playoff points after two runs. That puts them a single point up on Chad Fike who sits alone in third place, with Kirk Sutherland alone in fourth place with 16 points. Fifth and sixth place is split between Layne MacGillivray and Ross Knight with 12 points each, before a four-way tie for seventh featuring Kurt Bensmiller, Vern Nolin, Jason Glass and Chanse Vigen all with 11 points. Obrey Motowylo with 10 points and Doug Irvine with 9 points complete the playoff pool after 2 nights of racing. The 4 drivers in the playoff points standings after Saturday night will compete in the Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Championship Dash where they will be racing for $75,000.00 cash, and the prestige of being recognized as the Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Champion.
As mentioned previously, Kris Molle piloted his Chariot Express rig. to the top time after posting a 1:23.15 from barrel 1 in heat number 8. That was just 4 one-hundredths of a second faster than Kirk Sutherland who also competed in heat number 8, followed closely by Chanse Vigen in third, Mitch Sutherland in fourth, and Wade Salmond, who despite a 2 second outrider penalty, still grabbed fifth place on the night.
For the 36 drivers who are racing for the Aggregate Championship at the Century Downs World Chuckwagon Finals, again it’s Kris Molle who leads the overall aggregate standing with a two-run total of 2:49.44. He sits 11 one-hundredths of a second ahead of Kirk Sutherland, with Evan Salmond, Chad Fike and Rae Croteau Jr. 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, Layne MacGillivray, in search of his first career World Chuckwagon Championship, has a 100 point lead over 4 time World Champion Kurt Bensmiller, and 101 points over reigning World Champion Obrey Motowylo.
Gates open at 5:00pm local time. Night 3 of the Century Downs Word Finals can be heard live on Friday night, August 26, 2022 Real Country 910, or seen on the Cowboy Channel + Streaming App, starting at 8:30pm Eastern, 7:30pm Central and 6:30pm Mountain Time.
Billy Melville
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Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Championship Playoff Standings |
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Rank |
Driver |
2 Day Playoff Total |
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1 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
18 |
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1 |
Kris Molle |
18 |
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3 |
Chad Fike |
17 |
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4 |
Kirk Sutherland |
16 |
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5 |
Layne MacGillivray |
12 |
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5 |
Ross Knight |
12 |
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7 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
11 |
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7 |
Vern Nolin |
11 |
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7 |
Jason Glass |
11 |
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7 |
Chanse Vigen |
11 |
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11 |
Obrey Motowylo |
10 |
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12 |
Doug Irvine |
9 |
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Note: Top 4 after Saturday will qualify for the Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Championship Dash. |
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Day 2 Results |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
Total Time |
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1 |
Kris Molle |
Chariot Express |
1:23.15 |
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2 |
Kirk Sutherland |
KLS Earthworks & Environmental |
1:23.19 |
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3 |
Chanse Vigen |
Volker Stevin/Glover International Trucks |
1:23.58 |
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4 |
Mitch Sutherland |
Davis Chevrolet GMC Buick |
1:23.91 |
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5 |
Wade Salmond |
Pidherny’s Inc |
1:23.96 |
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6 |
Roger Moore |
Monarch Siding & Roofing Centre |
1:24.04 |
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7 |
Jordie Fike |
Rafter G Land & Cattle |
1:24.08 |
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7 |
Chad Harden * |
Friends of Troy Flad |
1:24.14 |
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9 |
Evan Salmond |
West Land Livestock Inc. |
1:24.16 |
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10 |
Jason Glass |
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. |
1:24.34 |
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11 |
Chance Bensmiller |
Pinnacle Pickers |
1:24.57 |
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12 |
Tuff Dreger |
Pomeroy Lodging |
1:24.76 |
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13 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
Dal-Tek Interiors Ltd. |
1:24.83 |
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14 |
Layne Flad |
Terrafirma Resources |
1:24.84 |
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15 |
Cruise Bensmiller |
Irvine’s Tack and Western Wear |
1:24.93 |
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16 |
Doug Irvine |
B & R Eckel’s |
1:25.08 |
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17 |
Chad Fike |
Propak Systems Ltd. |
1:25.12 |
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18 |
Ross Knight |
Ted Valentine Memorial |
1:25.17 |
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19 |
Obrey Motowylo |
Co-operators Insurance |
1:25.24 |
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20 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Versatile Energy Services Ltd. |
1:25.25 |
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21 |
Chance Thomson |
Bar J Heavy Mechanical |
1:25.31 |
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22 |
Chance Flad |
Aspen Crossing |
1:25.34 |
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23 |
Layne MacGillivray |
Ensign Energy Services |
1:25.42 |
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24 |
Codey McCurrach |
TOMCO Group of Companies |
1:25.50 |
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25 |
Kelly Morin |
Tidewater Midstream and Infastructure Ltd. |
1:25.52 |
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26 |
Vern Nolin |
McCaw’s Drilling & Blasting Ltd. |
1:26.00 |
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27 |
Dustin Gorst |
Team One More – Big Time Towing & Recovery Ltd. |
1:26.02 |
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28 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Airstream Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. |
1:26.10 |
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29 |
Derek Aebly |
Jag Flocomponents LLP |
1:26.25 |
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29 |
Troy Dorchester |
Team Rig & Supply |
1:26.92 |
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31 |
Darcy Flad |
Ference Land & Cattle Corp. |
1:27.13 |
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32 |
Dean Dreger |
Northern Mat & Bridge |
1:27.69 |
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33 |
Evan Magee |
Norweld Industries Ltd. |
1:28.38 |
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34 |
Roy Romanow |
Inked Energy Services Ltd. |
1:29.58 |
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35 |
Troy Flad |
Mr.Fireplace |
1:30.03 |
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36 |
Josh Hrynyk |
Energy Auctions Inc. |
1:31.77 |
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* Troy Flad drove for Chad Harden. |
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2 Day Aggregate Standings |
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Rank |
Driver |
Sponsor |
2 Day Total |
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1 |
Kris Molle |
Chariot Express |
2:49.44 |
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2 |
Kirk Sutherland |
KLS Earthworks & Environmental |
2:49.55 |
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3 |
Evan Salmond |
West Land Livestock Inc. |
2:50.35 |
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4 |
Chad Fike |
Propak Systems Ltd. |
2:50.48 |
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5 |
Rae Croteau Jr. |
Dal-Tek Interiors Ltd. |
2:50.70 |
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6 |
Layne MacGillivray |
Cascade Energy Services/Ensign Energy Services/Spray Lake Sawmills/League Projects |
2:50.81 |
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7 |
Mitch Sutherland |
Davis Chevrolet GMC Buick |
2:50.95 |
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8 |
Chance Bensmiller |
Pinnacle Pickers |
2:51.08 |
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9/10 |
Kurt Bensmiller |
Versatile Energy Services Ltd. |
2:51.15 |
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9/10 |
Ross Knight |
Ted Valentine Memorial |
2:51.15 |
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11 |
Jordie Fike |
Rafter G Land & Cattle |
2:51.31 |
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12 |
Kelly Morin |
Tidewater Midstream and Infastructure Ltd. |
2:51.38 |
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13 |
Obrey Motowylo |
Co-operators Insurance |
2:51.38 |
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14 |
Cruise Bensmiller |
Irvine’s Tack and Western Wear |
2:51.69 |
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15 |
Layne Flad |
Terrafirma Resources |
2:51.83 |
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16 |
Tuff Dreger |
Pomeroy Lodging |
2:52.09 |
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17 |
Jason Glass |
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. |
2:52.21 |
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18 |
Wade Salmond |
Pidherny’s Inc |
2:52.38 |
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19 |
Doug Irvine |
B & R Eckel’s |
2:52.42 |
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20 |
Chance Thomson |
Bar J Heavy Mechanical |
2:52.57 |
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20 |
Vern Nolin |
McCaw’s Drilling & Blasting Ltd. |
2:52.68 |
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22 |
Darcy Flad |
Ference Land & Cattle Corp. |
2:53.27 |
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23 |
Codey McCurrach |
TOMCO Group of Companies |
2:53.47 |
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24 |
Chanse Vigen |
Volker Stevin/Glover International Trucks |
2:53.73 |
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25 |
Troy Dorchester |
Eldorado Pressure Services Ltd./Team Rig & Supply |
2:53.90 |
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26 |
Chad Harden |
Friends of Troy Flad |
2:54.30 |
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27 |
Dayton Sutherland |
Airstream Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. |
2:55.02 |
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28 |
Roger Moore |
Monarch Siding & Roofing Centre |
2:55.15 |
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29 |
Dean Dreger |
Northern Mat & Bridge |
2:55.75 |
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30 |
Derek Aebly |
Jag Flocomponents LLP |
2:55.82 |
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31 |
Evan Magee |
Jeff &Julie DeSutter/Kendal Farms/GT Custom Farming/Signs by Foss |
2:56.38 |
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32 |
Troy Flad |
Mr.Fireplace |
2:56.94 |
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33 |
Roy Romanow |
Inked Energy Services Ltd./ |
2:58.50 |
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34 |
Chance Flad |
Aspen Crossing |
2:59.24 |
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35 |
Josh Hrynyk |
Energy Auctions Inc. |
2:59.79 |
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36 |
Dustin Gorst |
Team One More |
N.T |
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