Tuesday, June 28 was the first leg of chuckwagon racing’s unofficial “Triple Crown” at one of chuckwagon racing’s biggest and most prestigious events – the Ponoka Stampede.
It was a cool night with a little rain, but an entertaining evening of racing for the Ponoka Stampede fans nonetheless.
Chanse Vigen opened up the 2022 Ponoka Stampede with the fast time of the night with a 1:15.44.
Coming off barrel number 1 in the seventh heat, Vigen — driving the Busted Ladies Lingerie outfit — placed first on the night by 48 one-hundredths of a second over former Ponoka Stampede Champion Doug Irvine.
2019 Ponoka Champion Mark Sutherland was third, Troy Flad placed fourth, with Kris Molle rounding out the top five for the night.
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The top eight in the aggregate after Friday night’s run will go into the semi-final round on Saturday in heats 7 and 9. The top four times from the semi-final round on July 2 will go into the Tommy Dorchester Championship Final Heat where the winner will take home the 2017 Ponoka Stampede Championship.
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