2022 Calgary Stampede Cowboys Rangeland Derby Champions
visitlethbridge.com Outfit
(L-R): Outriders Ethan Motowylo, Brendan Nolin, Driver Kris Molle
Outrider Kaeden Molle, Jason Sharpe, President of ATCO Gas & Pipelines Presenting
Photo By Billy Melville
It was a highly emotional night as the finals of the 2022 Calgary Stampede Cowboys Rangeland Derby were run on Sunday night. In an exciting and historic championship final, Kris Molle, driving the visitlethbridge.com Outfit, and along with outriders Kaeden Molle, Brendan Nolin and Ethan Motowylo, won the championship final from barrel number 2 in heat number 9, by a mere 8 one-hundredths of a second over Layne MacGillivray who placed 2nd from barrel number 1, while four-time Cowboys Rangeland Derby Champion Kurt Bensmiller placed third from barrel position number 3. It’s the first time that Kris Molle has won the Cowboys Rangeland Derby Championship, and a first for outriders Ethan Motowylo and rookie outrider Kaeden Molle.
The Richard Cosgrave Memorial Safe Drive Award was won by Layne MacGillivray for being the least penalized drivers over 10 nights of the Cowboys Rangeland Derby and for having the best time 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 12:17.18. A total of 15 drivers shared in a prize pot of over $130,000.00 for running penalty free.
On the night, injured driver Cody Ridsdale’s LaPrairie Group of Companies outfit, driven by Chanse Vigen posted the fastest time on the night with a 1:13.16, 32 one-hundredths of a second better than 2022 champion Kris Molle. Darcy Flad placed third, followed by Layne MacGillivray and Obrey Motowylo filling out the top five on the final night of competition. Rory Gervais was named the Calgary Stampede’s Outstanding Outrider for the sixth consecutive year,
The WPCA Pro Tour resumes in High River for the Battle of the Foothills starting Thursday, July 21, 2022. Live action can be heard starting on Friday at 9:00pm ET, 8:00pm CT and 7:00pm MT on Real Country 910am.
Billy Melville
