The Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion will be awarded a new GMC truck in 2022 along with $50,000.00. To achieve this feat, the future champion will be competing against 26 other wagons under a new format.
With the change from 4 wagons per race over 10 days down to 3 wagons per race, a new format has been created to determine who qualifies for the Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Championship Dash.
The new format is broken down into 3 rounds. ROUND 1 (July 8 – July 10), ROUND 2 (July 11 – July 13) and ROUND 3 (July 14 – July 16).
The 27 wagons racing at the 2022 Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby will be re-seeded after Day 3 of racing and matched up in heats based on total running time (excluding penalties) for the first three days. The 27 wagons will then be re-seeded again after Day 6 of racing and matched up in heats based on total running time (excluding penalties) for the first six days.
The three fastest wagons based on total aggregate time (including any/all incurred penalties) over the first nine nights of racing will qualify for the Final Dash. The winner of the dash will be declared the Rangeland Derby Champion and awarded a new GMC Truck along with $50,000.00. The 2nd place driver in the dash will receive $20,000.00 while the 3rd place driver will receive $10,000.00.
OVER $1M PAYOUT
In 2022, drivers will be racing for $1,070,000.00. In addition to the monies paid out in the dash, drivers will be awarded day monies based on their daily placings. Safety bonuses will also be awarded to the top 12 drivers based on least penalty seconds accrued over all ten days of racing.
