Rae Croteau Jr. – Fast Time Of The Race Meet So Far On Night 2 In Dawson Creek
Photo By Shellie Scott
Weather wise it was a little hazy and racetrack were again a little sluggish as night 2 of the Battle of the North at Mile “0” of the Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek, British Columbia was run on Thursday evening. Under partly cloudy skies and a warm 20°C, the night saw Rae Croteau Jr. take the top time after a penalty free run of 1:14.75.
From barrel number 3 in the 7th heat, Croteau’s Pioneer Offroad Rentals/Pioneer Sanitary Solutions and Jeff & Julie DeSutter outfit was the top wagon of the night by exactly 6 tenths of a second over day 1 winner Chanse Vigen who had to settle for second place. Kris Molle placed third, Mitch Sutherland placed fourth, and for the second consecutive night Chance Thomson had the fifth best time on the night.
After two runs, Chanse Vigen continues to lead the overall aggregate standings with a combined time of 2:31.66, by and leads by 1.77 seconds over Chance Thomson. Mitch Sutherland and Rae Croteau Jr. complete the top four, with Doug Irvine just 12 one-hundredths of a second out of that ever so important fourth spot overall.
The top driver in the aggregate after Saturday night will get the use of a 2023 GMC Truck for 1 year, while the top 4 drivers in the aggregate after Saturday’s run will go into $30,000.00 Championship Final Heat where the winner will be crowned the 2023 Battle of the North Champion.
Night 3 of the Battle of the North from Dawson Creek, British Columbia can be heard live on Friday, August 11, 2023 at 9:30pm Eastern, 8:30pm Central, and 7:30pm Mountain time on Real Country 910. Plus, race fans can watch the races live on the watch.wpca.comstreaming platform.
Billy Melville
