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Ponoka Stampede 2026

Ponoka June 26 - July 1, 2026 More Info
THE LINE UP
9 Heats Of 4 Chuckwagons Per Heat
6 Days
36 Drivers

THE FORMAT
The chuckwagon driver with the best Aggregate Time over the first four nights is recognized as the Ponoka Stampede Aggregate Winner. The aggregate winner receives a one-year lease on a GMC SIERRA truck sponsored by SUMMIT FLEET.

The top 8 chuckwagons in the Aggregate Standings after the first 4 days of racing qualify for the Semi-Final round where the drivers (starting from the top down through 8th place) get to choose their heat (Heat 7 or 9) and their barrel position (Barrel 1 through 4) for the semi-finals. The top 4 times from the semi-final round will go into the Tommy Dorchester $75,000.00 Championship final heat. The winner will be recognized as the Ponoka Stampede Champion.
Friday | 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday | 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sunday | 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Monday | 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday | 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday | 06:45 PM - 09:00 PM
Heat Barrel Driver Run Time Penalties Total Time Demerits Points
1 1
Todd Baptiste
CBO Earthworks Ltd.
1:20.28 0
1:20.28
1 2
Wade Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada - Sherpa
1:20.17 0
1:20.17
1 3
Dallas Dyck
Irvine's Tack and Western Wear
1:21.26 0
1:21.26
1 4
Troy Flad
Central Alberta Tile One
1:21.56 0
1:21.56
2 1
Cody Ridsdale
Quick Mats Ltd.
1:21.49 0
1:21.49
2 2
Ryan Baptiste
Hayshakers Bobcat Service Ltd.
1:21.38 0
1:21.38
2 3
Chance Bensmiller
McWilliam Auto Appraisal Services/Tornado infrastructure Equipment
1:21.42 0
1:21.42
2 4
Chance Flad
Optimum Equipment Solutions
1:23.32 0
1:23.32
3 1
Doug Irvine
Recon Metal
1:19.75 0
1:19.75
3 2
Vern Nolin
VJV Livestock Marketing Group
1:22.14 0
1:22.14
3 3
Ross Knight
In Memory of Bruce Quance
1:20.49 0
1:20.49
3 4
Tuff Dreger
Hearts and Hoofprints - The Les David Foundation
1:21.42 0
1:21.42
4 1
Evan Magee
Irvine's Tack and Western Wear
1:19.06 0
1:19.06
4 2
Troy Dorchester
PureChem Services
1:20.06 0
1:20.06
4 3
Dayton Sutherland
Manitoulin Transport; delivering a world of opportunities
1:21.53 0
1:21.53
4 4
Dean Dreger
R/T Rentals Inc.
1:22.43 0
1:22.43
5 1
Cruise Bensmiller
Red Deer Lock & Safe Ltd.
1:18.70 0
1:18.70
5 2
Jordie Fike
Alta-Fab Structures Ltd.
1:20.28 0
1:20.28
5 3
Mitch Sutherland
Morskate Manufacturing
1:20.61 0
1:20.61
5 4
D.J. King
High Octane Welding Ltd.
1:20.92 0
1:20.92
6 1
Layne MacGillivray
Ensign Energy Services
1:18.76 0
1:18.76
6 2
Kurt Bensmiller
Versatile Energy Services Ltd.
1:19.75 0
1:19.75
6 3
Luke Tournier
Pidherney's
1:16.58 2
FTS, WAB
1:18.58
6 4
Kris Molle
Eagle Builders
1:19.26 0
1:19.26
7 1
Chad Fike
TOMCO Group of Companies
1:18.30 0
1:18.30
7 2
Preston Faithful
De Havilland Aircraft Canada - Waterbomber
1:18.48 0
1:18.48
7 3
Evan Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada - Twin Otter
1:20.00 0
1:20.00
7 4
Layne Flad
Ponoka Ready MIX Concrete Ltd
1:20.58 0
1:20.58
8 1
Jason Glass
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
1:17.62 1
LO
1:18.62
8 2
Darcy Flad
Wetaskiwin Ready Mix
1:19.64 0
1:19.64
8 3
Dustin Gorst
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino
1:18.51 0
1:18.51
8 4
Jamie Laboucane
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd.
1:17.93 0
1:17.93
9 1
Obrey Motowylo
Midwest Pipelines Inc.
1:18.31 0
1:18.31
9 2
Chanse Vigen
Ermineskin Cree Nation/MLT Aitkins
1:18.69 7
WSAH, WAB, WKB
1:25.69
9 3
Logan Gorst
Inter-Pacific Specialized Services LTD.
1:19.88 0
1:19.88
9 4
Rae Croteau Jr.
In Memory of Kim Graham
1:18.02 4
WAB, 2-WI (Bs)
1:22.02

Day 1 Total Times

Rank Driver Sponsor Total Time
1 Jamie Laboucane Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd. 1:17.93
2 Chad Fike TOMCO Group of Companies 1:18.30
3 Obrey Motowylo Midwest Pipelines Inc. 1:18.31
4 Preston Faithful De Havilland Aircraft Canada - Waterbomber 1:18.48
5 Dustin Gorst Century Downs Racetrack and Casino 1:18.51
6 Luke Tournier Pidherney's 1:18.58
7 Jason Glass Birchcliff Energy Ltd. 1:18.62
8 Cruise Bensmiller Red Deer Lock & Safe Ltd. 1:18.70
9 Layne MacGillivray Ensign Energy Services 1:18.76
10 Evan Magee Irvine's Tack and Western Wear 1:19.06
11 Kris Molle Eagle Builders 1:19.26
12 Darcy Flad Wetaskiwin Ready Mix 1:19.64
13 Doug Irvine Recon Metal 1:19.75
14 Kurt Bensmiller Versatile Energy Services Ltd. 1:19.75
15 Logan Gorst Inter-Pacific Specialized Services LTD. 1:19.88
16 Evan Salmond De Havilland Aircraft Canada - Twin Otter 1:20.00
17 Troy Dorchester PureChem Services 1:20.06
18 Wade Salmond De Havilland Aircraft Canada - Sherpa 1:20.17
19 Jordie Fike Alta-Fab Structures Ltd. 1:20.28
20 Todd Baptiste CBO Earthworks Ltd. 1:20.28
21 Ross Knight In Memory of Bruce Quance 1:20.49
22 Layne Flad Ponoka Ready MIX Concrete Ltd 1:20.58
23 Mitch Sutherland Morskate Manufacturing 1:20.61
24 D.J. King High Octane Welding Ltd. 1:20.92
25 Dallas Dyck Irvine's Tack and Western Wear 1:21.26
26 Ryan Baptiste Hayshakers Bobcat Service Ltd. 1:21.38
27 Chance Bensmiller McWilliam Auto Appraisal Services/Tornado infrastructure Equipment 1:21.42
28 Tuff Dreger Hearts and Hoofprints - The Les David Foundation 1:21.42
29 Cody Ridsdale Quick Mats Ltd. 1:21.49
30 Dayton Sutherland Manitoulin Transport; delivering a world of opportunities 1:21.53
31 Troy Flad Central Alberta Tile One 1:21.56
32 Rae Croteau Jr. In Memory of Kim Graham 1:22.02
33 Vern Nolin VJV Livestock Marketing Group 1:22.14
34 Dean Dreger R/T Rentals Inc. 1:22.43
35 Chance Flad Optimum Equipment Solutions 1:23.32
36 Chanse Vigen Ermineskin Cree Nation/MLT Aitkins 1:25.69
Heat Barrel Driver Run Time Penalties Total Time Demerits Points
1 1
Troy Flad
Welcome to Alberta Powered by Central Alberta Tile One
N/A 0
N/A
1 2
Todd Baptiste
CBO Earthworks Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
1 3
Wade Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada - Sherpa
N/A 0
N/A
1 4
Dallas Dyck
Irvine's Tack and Western Wear
N/A 0
N/A
2 1
Chance Flad
Optimum Equipment Solutions
N/A 0
N/A
2 2
Cody Ridsdale
Quick Mats Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
2 3
Ryan Baptiste
Hayshakers Bobcat Service Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
2 4
Chance Bensmiller
McWilliam Auto Appraisal Services/Tornado infrastructure Equipment
N/A 0
N/A
3 1
Tuff Dreger
Hearts and Hoofprints - The Les David Foundation
N/A 0
N/A
3 2
Doug Irvine
Spruce Grove Saints
N/A 0
N/A
3 3
Vern Nolin
VJV Livestock Marketing Group
N/A 0
N/A
3 4
Ross Knight
In Memory of Bruce Quance
N/A 0
N/A
4 1
Dean Dreger
In Memory of Les & Linda David
N/A 0
N/A
4 2
Evan Magee
Irvine's Tack and Western Wear
N/A 0
N/A
4 3
Troy Dorchester
Team Rig & Supply
N/A 0
N/A
4 4
Dayton Sutherland
Manitoulin Transport; delivering a world of opportunities
N/A 0
N/A
5 1
D.J. King
High Octane Welding Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
5 2
Cruise Bensmiller
Red Deer Lock & Safe Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
5 3
Jordie Fike
Torch Remote Camps
N/A 0
N/A
5 4
Mitch Sutherland
Morskate Manufacturing
N/A 0
N/A
6 1
Kris Molle
Eagle Builders
N/A 0
N/A
6 2
Layne MacGillivray
Summit Fleet
N/A 0
N/A
6 3
Kurt Bensmiller
Versatile Energy Services Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
6 4
Luke Tournier
Pidherney's
N/A 0
N/A
7 1
Layne Flad
Ponoka Ready MIX Concrete Ltd
N/A 0
N/A
7 2
Chad Fike
TOMCO Group of Companies
N/A 0
N/A
7 3
Preston Faithful
De Havilland Aircraft Canada - Waterbomber
N/A 0
N/A
7 4
Evan Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada - Twin Otter
N/A 0
N/A
8 1
Jamie Laboucane
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
8 2
Jason Glass
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
8 3
Darcy Flad
Wetaskiwin Ready Mix
N/A 0
N/A
8 4
Dustin Gorst
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino
N/A 0
N/A
9 1
Rae Croteau Jr.
In Memory of Kim Graham
N/A 0
N/A
9 2
Obrey Motowylo
Midwest Pipelines Inc.
N/A 0
N/A
9 3
Chanse Vigen
Ermineskin Cree Nation/MLT Aitkins
N/A 0
N/A
9 4
Logan Gorst
Inter-Pacific Specialized Services LTD.
N/A 0
N/A

Day 2 Total Times

Rank Driver Sponsor Total Time
Heat Barrel Driver Run Time Penalties Total Time Demerits Points
1 1
Dallas Dyck
Irvine's Tack and Western Wear
N/A 0
N/A
1 2
Troy Flad
Welcome to Alberta Powered by Central Alberta Tile One
N/A 0
N/A
1 3
Todd Baptiste
CBO Earthworks Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
1 4
Wade Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada - Sherpa
N/A 0
N/A
2 1
Chance Bensmiller
CJ-CSM Inspection
N/A 0
N/A
2 2
Chance Flad
Optimum Equipment Solutions
N/A 0
N/A
2 3
Cody Ridsdale
Quick Mats Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
2 4
Ryan Baptiste
Hayshakers Bobcat Service Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
3 1
Ross Knight
In Memory of Bruce Quance
N/A 0
N/A
3 2
Tuff Dreger
Hearts and Hoofprints - The Les David Foundation
N/A 0
N/A
3 3
Doug Irvine
Spruce Grove Saints
N/A 0
N/A
3 4
Vern Nolin
VJV Livestock Marketing Group
N/A 0
N/A
4 1
Dayton Sutherland
Manitoulin Transport; delivering a world of opportunities
N/A 0
N/A
4 2
Dean Dreger
In Memory of Les & Linda David
N/A 0
N/A
4 3
Evan Magee
Irvine's Tack and Western Wear
N/A 0
N/A
4 4
Troy Dorchester
Team Rig & Supply
N/A 0
N/A
5 1
Mitch Sutherland
Morskate Manufacturing
N/A 0
N/A
5 2
D.J. King
High Octane Welding Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
5 3
Cruise Bensmiller
Red Deer Lock & Safe Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
5 4
Jordie Fike
Alta-Fab Structures Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
6 1
Luke Tournier
Pidherney's
N/A 0
N/A
6 2
Kris Molle
Eagle Builders
N/A 0
N/A
6 3
Layne MacGillivray
SECURE Specialty Chemicals Corp.
N/A 0
N/A
6 4
Kurt Bensmiller
Versatile Energy Services Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
7 1
Evan Salmond
De Havilland Aircraft Canada - Twin Otter
N/A 0
N/A
7 2
Layne Flad
Ponoka Ready MIX Concrete Ltd
N/A 0
N/A
7 3
Chad Fike
TOMCO Group of Companies
N/A 0
N/A
7 4
Preston Faithful
De Havilland Aircraft Canada - Waterbomber
N/A 0
N/A
8 1
Dustin Gorst
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino
N/A 0
N/A
8 2
Jamie Laboucane
Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
8 3
Jason Glass
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
N/A 0
N/A
8 4
Darcy Flad
Wetaskiwin Ready Mix
N/A 0
N/A
9 1
Logan Gorst
Inter-Pacific Specialized Services LTD.
N/A 0
N/A
9 2
Rae Croteau Jr.
In Memory of Kim Graham
N/A 0
N/A
9 3
Obrey Motowylo
Midwest Pipelines Inc.
N/A 0
N/A
9 4
Chanse Vigen
Ermineskin Cree Nation/MLT Aitkins
N/A 0
N/A

Day 3 Total Times

Rank Driver Sponsor Total Time
Heat Barrel Driver Run Time Penalties Total Time Demerits Points

Day 4 Total Times

Rank Driver Sponsor Total Time
Rank Driver Total Time Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Points
1 Jamie Laboucane 1:17.93 1:17.93 N/A N/A
2 Chad Fike 1:18.30 1:18.30 N/A N/A
3 Obrey Motowylo 1:18.31 1:18.31 N/A N/A
4 Preston Faithful 1:18.48 1:18.48 N/A N/A
5 Dustin Gorst 1:18.51 1:18.51 N/A N/A
6 Luke Tournier 1:18.58 1:18.58 N/A N/A
7 Jason Glass 1:18.62 1:18.62 N/A N/A
8 Cruise Bensmiller 1:18.70 1:18.70 N/A N/A
9 Layne MacGillivray 1:18.76 1:18.76 N/A N/A
10 Evan Magee 1:19.06 1:19.06 N/A N/A
11 Kris Molle 1:19.26 1:19.26 N/A N/A
12 Darcy Flad 1:19.64 1:19.64 N/A N/A
13 Kurt Bensmiller 1:19.75 1:19.75 N/A N/A
14 Doug Irvine 1:19.75 1:19.75 N/A N/A
15 Logan Gorst 1:19.88 1:19.88 N/A N/A
16 Evan Salmond 1:20.00 1:20.00 N/A N/A
17 Troy Dorchester 1:20.06 1:20.06 N/A N/A
18 Wade Salmond 1:20.17 1:20.17 N/A N/A
19 Jordie Fike 1:20.28 1:20.28 N/A N/A
20 Todd Baptiste 1:20.28 1:20.28 N/A N/A
21 Ross Knight 1:20.49 1:20.49 N/A N/A
22 Layne Flad 1:20.58 1:20.58 N/A N/A
23 Mitch Sutherland 1:20.61 1:20.61 N/A N/A
24 D.J. King 1:20.92 1:20.92 N/A N/A
25 Dallas Dyck 1:21.26 1:21.26 N/A N/A
26 Ryan Baptiste 1:21.38 1:21.38 N/A N/A
27 Tuff Dreger 1:21.42 1:21.42 N/A N/A
28 Chance Bensmiller 1:21.42 1:21.42 N/A N/A
29 Cody Ridsdale 1:21.49 1:21.49 N/A N/A
30 Dayton Sutherland 1:21.53 1:21.53 N/A N/A
31 Troy Flad 1:21.56 1:21.56 N/A N/A
32 Rae Croteau Jr. 1:22.02 1:22.02 N/A N/A
33 Vern Nolin 1:22.14 1:22.14 N/A N/A
34 Dean Dreger 1:22.43 1:22.43 N/A N/A
35 Chance Flad 1:23.32 1:23.32 N/A N/A
36 Chanse Vigen 1:25.69 1:25.69 N/A N/A
Key

Penalty key

Track Locations for Interference Penalties
Infield (Inf); First turn(1t); Second turn (2t); Backstretch (Bs);
Third turn (3t); Fourth Turn (4t); Homestretch (Hs); After Race (Ar)

WAB - Wagon Ahead of Barrel
LO - Late Outrider
FTS - Wagon Failing to Stop At Bottom Barrel
2LO - Two Late Outriders
WKB - Wagon Knocking Over A Barrel
OKB - Outrider Knocking Over A Barrel
WK2B - Wagon Knocking Over Two Barrels
OK2B - Outrider Knocking Over Two Barrels
WMB - Wagon Missing A Barrel
OMB - Outrider Missing A Barrel
WM2B - Wagon Missing Two Barrels
OM2B - Outrider Missing Two Barrels
LTB - Wagon Late to Barrels
ONFR - Outrider Not Finishing Race
OCL - Wagon Outside The Chalk Line On Barrel 1
OAW - Outrider Finishing Ahead Of Wagon
WI - Wagon Interference (See track location above)
OI - Outrider Interference (See track location above)
WSAH - Wagon Starting Ahead of Horn
SOG - Stove Off Ground
FS - False Start
SNL - Stove Not Loaded
OH - Driver Receiving Outside Help
ORH - Outrider Helping Driver After Horn
JD - Judges Discretion
FD - Fly Dragging
POB - Tent Pole Out Of Wagon Box
POG - Tent Pole Off Ground

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