2024 Calgary Stampede Cowboys Rangeland Derby Champions
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. Outfit
(L-R): Outrider Dayton Sutherland, Driver Jason Glass, Outrider Tyson Whitehead
Photo By Shellie Scott
As Rangeland Derby 101 at the Calgary Stampede came to a close on a perfect night of chuckwagon racing, the finals of the Calgary Stampede Cowboys Rangeland Derby was an exciting and historic event. In the end, it was verteran driver Jason Glass, driving the Birchcliff Energy Ltd. Outfit, and along with outriders Dayton Sutherland and Tyson Whitehead, who won the championship final from barrel number 1 in heat number 9, by 1.91 seconds over defending Rangeland Derby Champion Layne MacGillivray who placed 2nd from barrel number 2, while Chanse Vigen placed third from barrel position number 3.
It’s the second time that Jason Glass has won the Cowboys Rangeland Derby Championship as a chuckwagon driver, his first coming in 2013, and a first for outriders Dayton Sutherland and Tyson Whitehead.
The Richard Cosgrave Memorial Aggregate/Safe Drive Award was won by Layne MacGillivray for having the least amount of driver penalties over 10 nights of the Cowboys Rangeland Derby and highest in the overall Aggregate Standings. MacGillivray was penalty free for all ten days and had the best aggregate time of all 27 competing drivers with a total time of 12:06.38. It’s the second time in the past three years MacGillivray has won this prestigious award.
The Orville Strandquist Memorial Top Rookie Driver Award went to Dayton Sutherland for having the best 10-day Aggregate time of 12:19.09 among all of the first-time drivers, beating out Chance Flad and Chance Thomson. Sutherland ended up in eleventh overall in his Rangeland Derby debut. Ethan Motowylo was named the Calgary Stampede’s Outstanding Outrider for the first time, ending the streak of seven consecutive by Rory Gervais.
The Equine Athlete of Excellence Awards recognizing the “real stars” of the Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby were also handed out. Chanse Vigen’s “GRAYSON” was recognized as the Champion Left Leader, Jason Glass’ “CHASKA” as the Champion Right Leader, Obrey Motowylo’s “BUGSY” the Champion Left Wheeler, Chad Fike’s “RIDER” the Champion Right Wheeler, and the Champion Outriding Horses were “BOB” of Rae Croteau Jr. and “WIZARD” of Wade Salmond.
On the night, Darcy Flad driving MobSquad outfit, posted the fastest time on night 10 with a 1:10.61, 62 one-hundredths of a second better than Chad Fike. 2024 Champion Jason Glass was third, Wade Salmond placed fourth, followed by Jamie Laboucane filling out the top five on the final night of competition.
The WPCA Pro Tour resumes in High River for the Battle of the Foothills starting Thursday, July 25, 2024. Live action can be heard starting on Friday at 9:00pm ET, 8:00pm CT and 7:00pm MT on New Country
