Photo courtesy Grande Prairie Stompede Facebook

By Erika Rolling

WPCA

Wet start for chuckwagon racing at Grande Prairie Stompede

May 30, 2024 | 7:43 AM

The rain didn’t put a hamper on the World Professional Chuckwagon Association’s season kick-off Wednesday evening out at Evergreen Park.

The 41st running of the Grande Prairie Stompede was a wet and chilly one following a bout of rain in the region, but still showed off some spectacular training from the offseason nonetheless.

The fastest time of the night was 1:19.59, and came from Cruise Bensmiller. He leads the standings going into Day 2.

Both defending Grande Prairie Stompede Champion and reigning World Champion Chuckwagon Driver, Chanse Vigen got a no time on the night, as his wagon was upset in his heat.

The top wagon in the aggregate after Saturday’s runs will receive the Ralph Vigen Memorial Award and the use of a new GMC pickup truck for an entire year, courtesy of Summit Fleet.

The Grande Prairie Stompede goes until Sunday, where the winner of the Championship Final Heat will a big winner’s cheque and bragging rights as the 2024 Grande Prairie Stompede Champion.

The Evening Show starts at 5:00 p.m. each night at JDA Raceway in Evergreen Park, the WPCA Pro Tour heats start at 7:15 p.m.

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