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PONOKA STAMPEDE SETS CHUCKWAGON CANVAS AUCTION RECORD FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Posted By Billy Melville on May 3, 2025
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Defending Champion Luke Tournier Ties For The Top Bid Of 2025

The feel-good stories for the professional chuckwagon drivers continued tonight as the second last chuckwagon canvas auction for the 2025 WPCA Pro Tour presented by GMC took place for one of chuckwagon racing’s premier events – the Ponoka Stampede – at the Stagecoach Saloon on the Ponoka Stampede grounds in Ponoka, Alberta.

Prime advertising space was available on the chuckwagons of the best 32 chuckwagon drivers, in the world today plus four Wildcard Wagons on chuckwagon racing’s predominant racing circuit. For the third consecutive year, the Ponoka Stampede had a record Sale total, bringing in a total of $617,000.00. It’s the first time the Ponoka Stampede Chuckwagon Canvas Auction broke the $600,000.00 mark.

It was a tremendous sale to say the least, up $40,500.00 over the now previous record total of $576,500.00 set just last year. The top bid of the night went to Defending Ponoka Stampede Champion Luke Tournier and 2022 Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion Kris Molle when Pidherney’s and Eagle Builders each paid $35,000.00 respectively for the six day show that starts June 26, 2025. The average bid was $17,138.89, with the median bid at $16,000.00. The low bid for the sale was at even $8,000.00.

The final chuckwagon canvas auction involving WPCA drivers will be for the Teepee Creek Stampede on May 27, 2025 at the Jackpot Grill & Events Centre located at 10904 92nd Avenue in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The Teepee Creek Stampede will run from July 11-13, 2025 at the Stampede Grounds in Teepee Creek, Alberta.

In less than one month, the wagons roll into Grande Prairie, Alberta with the first stop on the WPCA Pro Tour presented by GMC from May 28 – June 1, 2025 with the running of the Grande Prairie Stompede. Check wpca.com for further details.

Billy Melville

DriverSponsorAmount Bid
Luke TournierPidherney’s$35,000.00
Kris MolleEagle Builders$35,000.00
Chanse VigenMcWilliam Automotive & CBI Solar$28,000.00
Wade SalmondVJV Livestock Marketing Group$25,000.00
Dustin GorstCentury Downs Racetrack and Casino$23,000.00
Jamie LaboucaneWild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd.$21,000.00
Kurt BensmillerVersatile Energy Services Ltd.$21,000.00
Chad FikeTOMCO Group of Companies$20,000.00
Troy DorchesterTeam Rig & Supply/PureChem Services$20,000.00
Jason GlassBirchcliff Energy Ltd.$19,000.00
Dayton SutherlandKinsmen Consulting Ltd.$19,000.00
Chance BensmillerAlberta Roof Experts$19,000.00
Layne MacGillivrayFriends of MacGillivray Racing$18,000.00
Obrey MotowyloThe Co-operators$18,000.00
Evan MageeCrush it – Hard Iced Tea – made with Provincial Vodka!$18,000.00
Doug IrvineSilent Ice Sports & Entertainment$18,000.00
Wild Card #1Torch Industries Ltd./Earth Drilling Co. Ltd.$18,000.00
Rae Croteau Jr.Midwest Pipelines Inc.$16,000.00
Evan SalmondDe Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd.$16,000.00
Cody RidsdaleCalnash Trucking$16,000.00
Darcy FladWetaskiwin Ready Mix$15,000.00
Preston FaithfulDe Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd.$15,000.00
Chance ThomsonMoore’s Realty Ltd.$15,000.00
Todd BaptisteRed Pheasant Cree Nation$14,000.00
Mitch SutherlandMorskate Manufacturing$14,000.00
Chance FladBoot Hill Ranch$14,000.00
Cruise BensmillerRed Deer Lock & Safe Ltd.$13,000.00
Ross KnightR/T Rentals Inc.$13,000.00
Layne FladQuick Moves Concrete Pumping Ltd.$12,000.00
Dean DregerCentral Alberta Tile One$12,000.00
Tuff DregerParachutes For Pets$11,000.00
Roger MooreOptimum Equipment Solutions$11,000.00
Josh HrynykRai-Lynn Trucking Ltd.$9,000.00
Wild Card #2Benchmark Commodities Ltd.$9,000.00
Wild Card #3Debs Cab$9,000.00
Wild Card #4CBO Earthworks$8,000.00
Total Amount Bid$617,000.00
Average Bid$17,138.89
Median Bid$16,000.00
High Bid$35,000.00
Low Bid$8,000.00
2025 Total$576,500.00
Difference Over 2024$40,500.00

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