Hot Saturday Night at the Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby
Night 2 of the Cowboys Rangeland Derby ran on a hot Saturday night in Calgary. It was a very competitive night of racing, racetrack conditions were slightly faster than that of day 1, and a new track record was established for the second consecutive night. When the sun went down on Calgary, Chad Fike, driving the Shaw GMC Chevrolet Buick outfit, took the day money with a run of 1:12.81.
From barrel number 1 in the 6th heat, Fike was the top wagon on the night by 33 one-hundredths of a second over Kris Molle. Four-time Rangeland Derby champion Kurt Bensmiller placed third, followed Cody Ridsdale with Chance Bensmiller filling out the top five on the night.
The day money run has vaulted Fike to the top of the leaderboard in the overall aggregate standings with a two-day total of 2:27.43. That puts him 16 one-hundredths of a second ahead of 2012 finalist Doug Irvine with Kurt Bensmiller holding down third spot overall. Chance Bensmiller and Chanse Vigen are in 4th and 5th place respectively, both less than 3 tenths of a second out of the top 3. The top 3 in the aggregate after Saturday, July 16, 2022 will go into the championship final heat. The winner of the championship final heat will be declared the 2022 Calgary Stampede Cowboys Rangeland Derby Champion.
Live coverage of day 3 of the 2022 Cowboys Rangeland Derby can be seen on Sunday Night, July 10, 2022, on Sportsnet One starting at 8:30pm local time. Check your local listings.
Billy Melville
| Day 2 Results | |||
| Rank | Driver | Sponsor | Total Time |
| 1 | Chad Fike | Shaw GMC Chevrolet Buick | 1:12.81 |
| 2 | Kris Molle | Visit Lethbridge.com | 1:13.14 |
| 3 | Kurt Bensmiller | Moodys Private Client/Moodys Tax | 1:13.29 |
| 4 | Cody Ridsdale | NOV Completion Tools | 1:13.47 |
| 5 | Chance Bensmiller | Walters and Partners | 1:13.97 |
| 6 | Jason Glass | Birchcliff Energy | 1:14.20 |
| 7 | Doug Irvine | Gilligans Boat Sales & Service | 1:14.45 |
| 8 | Chanse Vigen | Cowboys Casino | 1:14.60 |
| 9 | Vern Nolin | McCaws Drilling & Blasting Ltd. | 1:14.74 |
| 10 | Mitch Sutherland | J Vair Anderson | 1:14.79 |
| 11 | Obrey Motowylo | Buckle Vodka | 1:14.80 |
| 12 | Layne MacGillivray | Spray Lake Sawmills | 1:14.99 |
| 13 | Danny Ringuette | Rubrik | 1:15.07 |
| 14 | Kirk Sutherland | Silverhill Acura | 1:15.10 |
| 15 | Jordie Fike | Kazen Auto Group (Summit) | 1:15.28 |
| 16 | Troy Flad | Friends of Troy Flad | 1:15.31 |
| 17 | Darcy Flad | Equi Pride | 1:15.32 |
| 18 | Evan Salmond | MobSquad | 1:15.57 |
| 19 | Mark Sutherland | S01ve Solutions | 1:15.58 |
| 20 | Ross Knight | C& B Advertising | 1:15.72 |
| 21 | Codey McCurrach | Western RV Group of Companies Simco Management | 1:15.74 |
| 22 | Todd Baptiste | Bandistas Tequila | 1:15.88 |
| 23 | Troy Dorchester | Cam Clark Ford | 1:16.48 |
| 24 | Roger Moore | National Motor Coach | 1:16.77 |
| 25 | Chad Harden | AK Casing & Tubing | 1:17.32 |
| 26 | Kris Flanagan | Broda Group | 1:17.42 |
| 27 | Dallas Dyck | The Balance Foundation | 1:18.29 |
| 2 Day Aggregate Standings | |||
| Rank | Driver | Sponsor | 2 Day Total |
| 1 | Chad Fike | Shaw GMC Chevrolet Buick | 2:27.43 |
| 2 | Doug Irvine | Private Sales Financing | 2:27.59 |
| 3 | Kurt Bensmiller | Versatile Energy Solutions Ltd. | 2:27.76 |
| 4 | Chance Bensmiller | PCL Construction Services, Inc. | 2:27.96 |
| 5 | Chanse Vigen | Cowboys Casino | 2:28.05 |
| 6 | Cody Ridsdale | O’Chiese First Nation | 2:28.39 |
| 7 | Darcy Flad | EquiPride® | 2:28.39 |
| 8 | Layne MacGillivray | Spray Lake Sawmills | 2:28.40 |
| 9 | Vern Nolin | McCaw’s Drilling & Blasting Ltd. | 2:28.72 |
| 10 | Jason Glass | Friends of Glass Racing | 2:28.93 |
| 11 | Obrey Motowylo | Buckle Premium Vodka | 2:29.22 |
| 12 | Todd Baptiste | S.O.R.E. Oilfield Services Inc. | 2:29.46 |
| 13 | Kirk Sutherland | Silverhill Acura | 2:29.63 |
| 14 | Codey McCurrach | Western RV Country | 2:29.89 |
| 15 | Kris Molle | visitlethbridge.com | 2:30.05 |
| 16 | Mark Sutherland | Cowboys Casino | 2:30.12 |
| 17 | Mitch Sutherland | The CanWagon | 2:30.43 |
| 18 | Danny Ringuette | The Brakeman Foundation | 2:30.47 |
| 19 | Ross Knight | The Kidz Wagon | 2:30.79 |
| 20 | Evan Salmond | The MobSquad | 2:30.82 |
| 21 | Troy Dorchester | Cam Clark Auto Group/Smithbilt Hats | 2:31.50 |
| 22 | Kris Flanagan | KV Capital | 2:32.61 |
| 23 | Jordie Fike | Shaw GMC Chevrolet Buick | 2:32.68 |
| 24 | Roger Moore | National Motor Coach | 2:32.81 |
| 25 | Dallas Dyck | The Balance Foundation | 2:32.90 |
| 26 | Troy Flad | La Crete Car 7 Sales | 2:33.05 |
| 27 | Chad Harden | CC Contract Sales | 2:35.51 |
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