Jason Glass breaks out on night one of WPCA racing in Grande Prairie

High River’s Jason Glass and his Birchcliff Energy Ltd. wagon finished with the fastest time of the night for the opening evening of W-P-C-A racing at the Grande Prairie Stompede.

Jamie Laboucane from St. Walburg, Saskatchewan and Wild Rows Pump & Compression (1:15.69) came in second to Glass (1:15.68) – by one one hundredth of a second. Luke Tournier from Duck Lake, Saskatchewan and Pidherney’s (1:15.72), Preston Faithful from Frog Lake First Nation, Alberta and Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd. (1:15.91) rounded out the top four on night one.

Night two of the season opening event gets underway at 7pm on 96.5 The Ranch and you can listen live to all of the World Professional Chuckwagon Association excitement from G.P. right through until Sunday night.

For extended coverage check out the WPCA’s website or social media channels.

With files from Kassandra Patterson, Vista Radio.

Galen Hartviksen
Galen Hartviksen
Straight outta northwestern Ontario, Galen moved from his hometown of Thunder Bay to Alberta in 1998. After graduating from the broadcasting program at Mount Royal College (Class of 2003), it was off to the Town of Olds for the launch of the independent radio station (CAB-K Broadcasting). A fan of all seasons, Galen has been News Director & the voice of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Olds Grizzlys on 96.5 CKFM/ROCK 104.5 for two decades and in 2024 he was excited to have the opportunity to join the team at Vista Radio and My Mountain View Now.

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