Chanse Vigen – Qualifies For The Finals With The Fast Run Of The Week In High River
Photo By Shellie Scott
It was Semi Final Saturday at the 2021 Battle of the Foothills as eight drivers running in two heats were trying to survive the semi-final round and looking for a spot in Sunday’s Championship Final Heat. It was a thrilling night of chuckwagon racing that was witnessed by a capacity crowd on a perfect night in High River.
When it all played out, Chanse Vigen, Evan Salmond, Vern Nolin and Layne MacGillivray survived the semi-final round and will comprise the Championship final heat. Aggregate winner Kurt Bensmiller tipped a barrel and eliminated any chance of getting into the championship final, while Doug Irvine, who suffered a two-second outriding penalty, ended up in the crying hole and missed the winner-take-all final by 1.1 seconds . Chad Fike and Dayton Sutherland also competed in Saturday night’s semi-final round.
On the day, it was Chanse Vigen who won the day money with the fast time of the week with a penalty free run of 1:15.81. From barrel number 4 in the tenth heat on the evening, Vigen, driving the Brandell Diesel Inc outfit was the fast man on the day by 97 one-hundredths of a second over Obrey Motowylo. Evan Salmond placed third with Kurt Bensmiller’s number two wagon and Vern Nolin filling out the top five on the night.
The Finals of the Battle of the Foothills can be heard live on Sunday afternoon, July 25, 2021 on WPCA Radio starting 6:00pm Eastern, 5:00pm Central, and 4:00pm Mountain time on Rural Radio on SiriusXM Channel 147 Satellite Radio.
Billy Melville
