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2026 World Champion Chuckwagon Driver Obrey Motowylo (Image Credit: WPCA/Shellie Scott)
By Erika Rolling
Chuckwagons

WPCA season closes in spectacular fashion at Rocky Mountain House

Aug 17, 2026 | 12:01 PM

The curtain has officially closed on the 2026 professional chuckwagon racing season following Sunday (August 16) afternoon’s final heat.

This years Kirk’s Trail Tire Series Champion is Jason Glass, who also broke the track record down in Rocky Mountain House with a time of 1:11.20. Glass’ winning time was 1.05 seconds faster than the previous track record he established on the same racetrack on the final day of the 2025 season.

Grande Prairie native Chanse Vigen was named the 2026 Battle of the Rockies Champion on Saturday (August 15) night for the best four-day aggregate time of 4:57.91 alongside outriders Rory Gervais and Grande Prairie’s Tyler DeSutter.

The 2026 World Champion, Obrey Motowylo, was also crowned on Saturday evening after a close race defending his 2025 title all season

Outrider Rory Gervais also etched his name into the history books, winning a record-tying fifth World Outriding Championship by nearly 900 points over runner-up Ethan Motowylo.

Alos, the Equine Outfit of Excellence awards recognized some of the outstanding horses competing throughout the 2026 season. Champion Right Leader “BEERS” came from Luke Tournier’s outfit, while Champion Left Leader “GREYSON” was from Chanse Vigen’s outfit. Champion Right Wheeler “GHOST” belonged to Jamie Laboucane, while Champion Left Wheeler “SHAKE” came from Jason Glass’ outfit.

Among the champion outriding horses, “ROB” from Chad Fike’s outfit and “TINY” from Obrey Motowylo’s outfit shared the championship honours.

by Erika Rolling