Chanse Vigen – Another Big Run On Night 2 In Ponoka
Photo By Shellie Scott
| Rank | Driver | Playoff Points |
| 1 | Jamie Laboucane | 23 |
| 2 | Chanse Vigen | 21 |
| 3 | Jason Glass | 19 |
| 4 | Rae Croteau Jr. | 18 |
| 5 | Wade Salmond | 16 |
| 6 | Luke Tournier | 13 |
| 7 | Kris Molle | 13 |
| 8 | Chad Fike | 10 |
| 9 | Kurt Bensmiller | 7 |
| 10 | Layne MacGillivray | 7 |
| 11 | Obrey Motowylo | 5 |
| 12 | Cruise Bensmiller | 4 |
Night two of the Wild West WPCA World Chuckwagon Finals was run under a few clouds and very good racetrack conditions. Some outstanding races were once again witnessed by a packed grandstand, and when the sun set on the Ponoka Stampede grounds, Jamie Laboucane is the man sitting on top.
A day money run on opening night combined with a second place run tonight has given Laboucane the lead in the Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Series Playoff round with 23 playoff points after two runs. That puts him 2 points ahead of Chanse Vigen who sits alone in second place. Reigning Calgary Stampede Champion Jason Glass is third, Rae Croteau Jr. is in fourth, with Wade Salmond in fifth. The 4 drivers in the playoff points standings after Sunday night will compete in the Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Series Championship Final Heat on Monday afternoon where they will be racing for $50,000.00 cash and the prestige of being recognized as the Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Series Champion.
On the night, Chanse Vigen and his Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd. outfit grabbed the top time after posting a 1:14.43 from barrel 2 in heat number 9. That was 2 one-hundredths of a second faster than Jamie Laboucane, followed closely by Wade Salmond in third, while Jason Glass and Kirk Sutherland placed fourth and fifth on the night respectively.
For the 36 drivers who are racing for the Wild West WPCA World Chuckwagon Finals Aggregate Championship, it was Jamie Laboucane leads the overall aggregate standings with a two-run total of 2:31.24, and leads Jason Glass by 61 one-hundredths of a second. Chanse Vigen, Rae Croteau Jr., and Layne Flad make out the top five drivers overall after two nights. The driver posting the best 4-day aggregate time after Sunday’s run will be declared the champion of the Wild West WPCA World Chuckwagon Finals race meet.
Night 3 of the Wild West WPCA World Chuckwagon Finals can be heard live on Saturday night, August 31, 2024 starting at 8:30pm Eastern, 7:30pm Central and 6:30pm Mountain Time on New Country 92.5 FM Drumheller, 93.3 FM Stettler, 105.7 FM Brooks, 94.9 FM Blairmore, 92.7 FM Pincher Creek, or streaming options are available through the WPCA Website at wpca.com, iHeart Radio website/app or the Radioplayer Canada website/app. The Wild West WPCA World Chuckwagon Finals can also be watched live on the WPCA Livestream at watch.wpca.com.
Billy Melville
