Ponoka Chucks Results

With just one more run to qualify for Sunday’s $50,000.00 Tommy Dorchester Sudden Death Championship final heat, things were starting to tighten up on day 4 the Ponoka Stampede. Weather and track conditions were once again excellent and a near capacity crowd was treated saw six time Ponoka Stampede Champion Kelly Sutherland post the fast of the night with a 1:16.17.

Coming off barrel number 2 in the heat 9, Sutherland – driving the Red Deer Motors outfit – placed first on the night by just 4 one-hundreds of a second over Grant Profit who ended up in second place for the second consecutive night. Kirk Sutherland, hugh Sinclair and Luke Tournier filled out the top five for the night.

1999 Ponoka Stampede champion Grant Profit took over the lead in the overall aggregate standings with a 4 day combined time of 5:08.78. Defending champion Obrey Motowylo slips into second place overall, 66 one-hundreds of a second out of first, followed by Kelly Sutherland and Jason Johnstone. With just one more run to see who will be in the final four, rookie driver John Walters sits just outside the top four in fifth place overall 41 one-hundreds of a second outside the fourth and final place for Sunday’s final. Codey McCurrach, who had been in the top four every night over the first 3 days, ran into penalty problems and dropped out of contention.

The wagons will redraw for heat and barrel positions for Saturday’s run The top four wagons in the aggregate standings after Saturday’s run will compete in the $50,000.00 Tommy Dorchester Sudden Death Championship final heat where the winner will take home the 2010 Ponoka Stampede Championship.

Live coverage of the Ponoka Stampede can be heard live starting each night at 7:30pm on Classic Country AM1060 out of Calgary, 890AM CJDC out of Dawson Creek and 99.7 FM The Wolf out of Bonnyville.

~ Billy Melville