An up and coming star with the pedigree to be one of the greats, Tuff will be entering his fifth season on the WPCA Pro Tour. He won the Herman Flad Memorial Award symbolic of the WPCA’s Most Improved Driver for 2023, and a pair of second place runs at the Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship and the Ponoka Stampede were his best of the year.
Tuff started driving at the tender age of 15, and made his debut run at the WCA’s Boots and Moccasins show in Grande Prairie in 2018. He had the fast time at the WCA’s Rio Grande race meet in his rookie season as well and by season’s end he was named the WCA’ s Top Rookie Driver in 2018. Tuff also received the WCA’s Sportsmanship Award in 2019. Tuff made his debut on the WPCA Pro Tour at the Battle of the Foothills in High River in 2021, and in 2022 a sixth place run at the Battle of the Rockies was his best of the year. A a third-generation chuckwagon competitor, Tuff is the grandson of chuckwagon legend Kelly Sutherland and son of fellow driver Dean Dreger. He enjoys hockey and playing guitar in his spare time. Tuff is single makes his home in Grande Prairie, Alberta.
