Day 6 Results – Calgary Stampede Cowboys Rangeland Derby
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It was a pleasant evening in Calgary as night 6 of the Cowboys Rangeland Derby ran on a perfect Wednesday night. After some impressive runs all week long, it was Chanse Vigen’s turn to take top honors for the day after a speedy run of 1:12. – the fast time of the week so far.
From barrel position number 3 in the final heat of the evening, Vigen, driving the Vertex outfit, was the top wagon on the night by 26 one-hundreds of a second over 2016 Champion Kirk Sutherland. Overall leader Layne MacGillivray was third, 4-time champion Kurt Bensmiller was fourth, with reigning World Champion Obrey Motowylo placing fifth for the second consecutive night.
The drivers have now completed 2 full turns through each barrel position, and Layne MacGillivray continues to lead the overall aggregate standings with a six run total time of 7:23.45. Kurt Bensmiller is still in second place overall, just 64 one hundredths of a second behind the overall leader MacGillivray, while Obrey Motowylo hanging on to third place overall. The top 3 in the aggregate after Saturday, July 16, 2022 will go into the championship final heat.
With three runs to go to try to earn a spot in Sunday’s championship final heat, Darcy Flad is on the outside looking in, but just 83 one-hundredths of a second out of a spot in the championship final, with Kris Molle climbing up the leaderboard and is now in 5th place overall,. The winner of the championship final heat will be declared the 2022 Calgary Stampede Cowboys Rangeland Derby Champion.
