Vigen makes new track record at Day 2 of Wainwright Stampede

The conditions were right on Friday night at the Wainwright Stampede for Grande Prairie native Chanse Vigen to break a longstanding track record and win the day money.

The second night of professional chuckwagon racing saw Vigen cross the finish line with a time of 1:01.98 from barrel two in the 12th heat, beating the 46-year-old record set by Richard Cosgrave back in 1980.

Vigen crossed the finish line three-tenths of a second faster than Rae Croteau Jr. Jamie Laboucane would’ve taken the track record if it wasn’t if wasn’t for a late outrider penalty, but still finished third on the night. Rounding out the top five of the night was Kris Molle and Fairview’s Cody Ridsdale.

With back-to-back second-place finishes, Croteau Jr. leads the overall aggregate standings with a two-run total of 2:05.89. Laboucane sits in second, just under one-half second behind Croteau, while Vigen holds down third. Opening-night winner Logan Gorst is 1.15 seconds behind Vigen in the battle for the final Championship Final berth, with Jason Glass rounding out the top five after two runs.