Chanse Vigen – Second Consecutive Alberta AG Centre Fast Time Of The Night On Night 2 In Ponoka
Photo By Shellie Scott
It was a warm and cloudy Friday night with some light rain at the Ponoka Stampede, as night two was once again run off in front of a capacity crowd. Despite weather conditions being a bit off, for the second consecutive day the racetrack conditions were excellent, and some thrilling races were watched by the Ponoka chuckwagon fans. When the night was wrapped up, it was Chanse Vigen who, for the second consecutive night, posted the Alberta AG Centre Fast Time of the Night with a 1:14.18.
Coming off barrel number 1 in the 4th heat, Vigen – driving the McWilliam Automotive & CBI Solar outfit – placed first on the night by another large 1.18 second margin over Jamie Laboucane. Mitch Sutherland and Kurt Bensmiller followed in third and fourth place respectively, with Josh Hrynyk rounding out the top five on the night.
With two Alberta AG Centre Fast Times of the Night, Chanse Vigen has a commanding lead in the overall aggregate standings. Vigens two-run total of 2:25.93 puts him 4.01 seconds ahead of Jamie Laboucane, with Kurt Bensmiller, D.J. King and Mitch Sutherland inside the top five. Cruise Bensmiller, Obrey Motowylo and Chad Fike complete the top 8, with Layne MacGillivray and Doug Irvine just on the outside looking in.
The top 8 in the aggregate after Sunday night’s run will go into the semi-final round on Monday in heats 8 and 9. The top 4 times from the semi-final round on June 30 will go into the $75,000.00 Tommy Dorchester Championship Final Heat where the winner will take home the 2025 Ponoka Stampede Championship.
Day 3 of the Ponoka Stampede Championship can be heard on WPCA Pro Tour LIVE on Saturday night, June 27, 2025. starting 7:45pm Mountain time on 96.5 The Ranch, or streaming options are available through the WPCA Website at wpca.com, iHeart Radio website/app or the Radioplayer Canada website/app.
Billy Melville
