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Major Awards And Victories
- 1996: Olds Fair & Rodeo
Personal Information
A veteran driver with 30 years in the wagon box, Bob is one of the most experienced drivers on the WPCA Pro Tour. Over the course of his career, Bob has raced with the WPCA, and has also competed on the Central Chuckwagon Association (CCA) and the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) circuits. He won the Olds Fair & Rodeo while competing on the WPCA’s Second Circuit in 1996, and was a two-time winner of the CPCA’s Safe drive award and was the CPCA’s Most Improved Driver in 2016. Bob began his career as a chuckwagon driver and outrider on the Central Chuckwagon Association in 1992, and eventually moved to the WPCA Pro Tour in 1995.
A second generation chuckwagon driver, Bob's father Don Van Eaton drove chuckwagons professionally and competed at the Calgary Stampede between 1961 and 1973. An oilfield worker in the off season, Bob is the father of five children - Bobbi Jo, Coralynn, Franklin, Jaclynn, Jesse - and seven grandchildren. Bob and his fiancée Crystal make their home in Lacombe, Alberta.
