By: Billy Melville
Night two of the WPCA World Chuckwagon Finals was run under a few clouds, excellent racetrack conditions, and some outstanding races were once again witnessed by a full grandstand. When the sun set on the South Saskatchewan Park in Rocky Mountain House, Chanse Vigen established a new track record to take over a slight lead in the World Chuckwagon Standings.
Vigen, who is in search of a record tying third consecutive World Chuckwagon Championship, has now moved into first place in the World Standings, 3.5 points over four-time World Champion Jason Glass. Obrey Motowylo moved into third place overall in the chase for the World Chuckwagon Championship, 45 points behind the overall leader Chanse Vigen, with Evan Salmond in fourth place, one more point behind Motowylo. The World Champion Chuckwagon Driver and the World Champion Outrider will both be declared on Saturday night as the ones who accumulate the most number of points over the course of the season.
The Alberta Ag Centre Fast Time of the Night’s track record run of 1:12.76 by Chane Vigen’s Terrafirma Resources outfit was from barrel number four in the ninth heat of the evening. Vigen bettered his own track record of 1:13.52 set in 2023 by 76 one-hundredths of a second, but was just 29 one-hundredths of a second faster than Obrey Motowylo who also broke the 2023 track record time set by Vigen. Kris Molle and Jamie Laboucane placed third and fourth respectively, and like Motowylo also bettered the old track record time. Cruise Bensmiller filled out the top five on the night.
The Track record run also pushed Chanse Vigen into first place in the overall aggregate standings with a two-run total of 2:30.51 and gives him a 1.58 second lead over Kris Molle. Obrey Motowylo sits third, with Jamie Laboucane in fourth place overall. Jason Glass is just outside the top four, 35 one-hundredths of a second behind Jamie Laboucane. The top four drivers in the overall aggregate standings after Saturday night will go into the Championship Final Heat to declare the champion of the Battle of the Rockies Championship.
World Chuckwagon Standings – After Day 2
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Rank
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Driver
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World Total
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1
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Chanse Vigen
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1243.5
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2
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Jason Glass
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1240
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3
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Obrey Motowylo
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1198.5
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4
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Evan Salmond
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1197.5
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5
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Chad Fike
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1132.5
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6
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Jamie Laboucane
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1105
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7
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Layne MacGillivray
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1042.5
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8
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Cruise Bensmiller
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1030
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9
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Kurt Bensmiller
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1015
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10
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Kris Molle
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1010.5
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Day 2 Results
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Rank
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Driver
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Sponsor
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Total Time
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1
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Chanse Vigen
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Terrafirma Resources
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1:12.76*
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2
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Obrey Motowylo
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Topline Oilfield Hauling Ltd.
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1:13.05
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3
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Kris Molle
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Hayshakers Bobcat Service Ltd.
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1:13.07
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4
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Jamie Laboucane
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Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd.
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1:13.09
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5
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Cruise Bensmiller
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Red Deer Lock & Safe Ltd.
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1:13.61
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6
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Kurt Bensmiller
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Versatile Energy Services Ltd.
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1:14.04
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7
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Jason Glass
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Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
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1:14.55
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8
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Layne MacGillivray
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Rocky Mountain Hydraulic & Bearing Inc./GT Hydraulic & Bearing Inc.
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1:14.93
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9
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Chad Fike
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TOMCO Group of Companies
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1:14.94
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10
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Logan Gorst
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Northstar Hydrovac Inc.
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1:14.98
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11
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Preston Faithful
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De Havilland WaterBomber
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1:15.07
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12
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Troy Dorchester
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Eldorado Pressure Services Ltd.
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1:15.15
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13
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Evan Salmond
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De Havilland Twin Otter
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1:15.49
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14
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Evan Magee
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Royal Oilfield Rentals
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1:15.61
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15
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Chance Flad
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Spartan Delta Corp.
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1:15.80
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16
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Darcy Flad
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Ference Land & Cattle Corp.
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1:15.97
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17
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Wade Salmond
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De Havilland Sherpa
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1:16.04
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18
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Rae Croteau Jr.
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TeKh Group Inc.
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1:16.12
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19
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Dustin Gorst
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Trono Trucking & Construction Ltd.
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1:16.29
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20
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Mitch Sutherland
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Edwards Garage – Chevrolet, GMC and Buick
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1:16.31
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21
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Jordie Fike
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XACT Pressure Services
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1:16.50
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22
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Ross Knight
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Henry’s Western Wear
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1:16.71
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23
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Dayton Sutherland
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Kinsmen Consulting Ltd.
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1:16.74
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24
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Josh Hrynyk
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Mud Creek Medics Ltd.
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1:16.75
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25
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D.J. King
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Marmac Mechanical Ltd.
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1:16.81
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26
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Roger Moore
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Optimum Equipment Solutions
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1:16.98
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27
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Tuff Dreger
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Hearts and Hoofprints – The Les David Foundation
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1:17.05
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28
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Troy Flad
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Hellfire Suppression Services Inc.
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1:17.06
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29
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Layne Flad
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Sniper Services
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1:17.30
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30
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Chance Thomson
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Nelson Bros Oilfield Services Ltd.
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1:17.51
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31
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Cody Ridsdale
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Lone Eagle Ventures – Equine Assisted Learning
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1:18.01
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32
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Todd Baptiste
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Starbucks Eagles Landing
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1:18.20
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33
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Chance Bensmiller
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Willowdale Equestrian Center
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1:21.86
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34
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Dean Dreger
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Northern Mat & Bridge
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1:23.64
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35
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Doug Irvine
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Ber-Nor Trucking Ltd.
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1:28.45
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36
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Lane Tournier**
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Pidherney’s
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N.T
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* TRACK RECORD RUN
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** Lane Tournier drove for Luke Tournier
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2-Day Aggregate
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Rank
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Driver
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Sponsor
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2-Day Total
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1
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Chanse Vigen
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Terrafirma Resources
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2:30.51
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2
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Kris Molle
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Hayshakers Bobcat Service Ltd.
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2:32.09
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3
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Obrey Motowylo
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Topline Oilfield Hauling Ltd.
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2:32.30
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4
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Jamie Laboucane
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Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd.
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2:32.51
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5
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Jason Glass
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Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
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2:32.86
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6
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Kurt Bensmiller
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Versatile Energy Services Ltd.
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2:33.09
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7
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Darcy Flad
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Ference Land & Cattle Corp.
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2:33.13
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8
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Cruise Bensmiller
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Red Deer Lock & Safe Ltd.
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2:33.35
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9
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Chad Fike
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TOMCO Group of Companies
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2:33.66
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10
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Layne MacGillivray
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Rocky Mountain Hydraulic & Bearing Inc./GT Hydraulic & Bearing Inc.
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2:33.71
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11
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Troy Dorchester
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Eldorado Pressure Services Ltd.
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2:33.87
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12
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Wade Salmond
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De Havilland Sherpa
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2:33.94
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13
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Evan Salmond
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De Havilland Twin Otter
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2:34.11
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14
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Evan Magee
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Royal Oilfield Rentals
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2:34.59
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15
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Logan Gorst
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Northstar Hydrovac Inc.
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2:34.69
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16
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Rae Croteau Jr.
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TeKh Group Inc.
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2:34.75
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17
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Ross Knight
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Henry’s Western Wear
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2:35.10
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18
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Chance Flad
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Spartan Delta Corp.
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2:35.11
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19
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Preston Faithful
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De Havilland WaterBomber
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2:35.65
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20
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Dayton Sutherland
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Kinsmen Consulting Ltd.
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2:35.99
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21
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Mitch Sutherland
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Edwards Garage – Chevrolet, GMC and Buick
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2:36.26
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22
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Layne Flad
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Sniper Services
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2:36.38
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23
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Jordie Fike
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XACT Pressure Services
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2:36.44
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24
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Dustin Gorst
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Trono Trucking & Construction/Century Downs Racetrack and Casino
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2:36.50
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25
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Troy Flad
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Hellfire Suppression Services Inc./Hayher Lee LLP
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2:36.61
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26
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Josh Hrynyk
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Mud Creek Medics Ltd.
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2:37.04
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27
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Chance Thomson
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Nelson Bros Oilfield Services Ltd.
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2:37.32
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28
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Roger Moore
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Optimum Equipment Solutions
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2:37.53
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29
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Tuff Dreger
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Hearts and Hoofprints – The Les David Foundation
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2:37.61
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30
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D.J. King
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AJS Indigenous Housing Solutions Inc.
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2:38.53
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31
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Todd Baptiste
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Starbucks Eagles Landing
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2:39.38
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32
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Cody Ridsdale
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Lone Eagle Ventures – Equine Assisted Learning
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2:39.45
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33
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Chance Bensmiller
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Willowdale Equestrian Center
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2:40.99
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34
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Dean Dreger
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Northern Mat & Bridge
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2:42.94
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35
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Doug Irvine
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Ber-Nor Trucking Ltd.
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2:50.03
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36
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Lane Tournier**
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Pidherney’s
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N.T
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