Sutherland Tops the Chucks at Ponoka

It was a classic lineup for the $50,000.00 Tommy Dorchester Sudden Death Championship final heat at the Ponoka Stampede. Four former Ponoka Stampede Champions – Kelly Sutherland, Obrey Motowylo, Grant Profit and Jerry Bremner – battled it out for the championship, and when it was all over, Kelly Sutherland – driving the Red Deer Motors outfit, and along with outriders Chance Flad, Reo King, Todd Goodley and Chanse Vigen emerged as the 2010 Ponoka Stampede Champions. It was the 7^th time Kelly Sutherland has won the Ponoka Stampede tying the great Ralph Vigen for the most ever.

Coming off of barrel position number 1 in the sudden death final, Sutherland captured his record tying 7^th Ponoka crown with a penalty free run of 1:16.20. Grant Profit placed second in the heat from barrel position number 2, followed by defending champion Obrey Motowylo and Jerry Bremner from barrel positions 3 and 4 respectively.

As far as day results go, Kelly Sutherland’s 1:16.20 held up as the fast run of the day followed by Chad Harden, Luke Tournier, Mark Sutherland and Kirk Sutherland. Kelly Sutherland also ended up with the best 6 day aggregate time of 7:42.15, followed by Grant Profit, Obrey Motowylo, Jerry Bremner and Mark Sutherland

The WPCA Dodge Pro Tour will now take a break for the Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby from July 9-18, 2010. Chad Harden is the defending champion, and races will run each night at 8:00pm.

~ Billy Melville