Jason Glass crowned Strathmore Stampede king, WPCA season rounding final turn

Jason Glass took home a mega cheque on Heritage Day Monday, after taking his outfit around the Strathmore Stampede track in a blistering time of 1:13.94 in the Dash For Cash. 

This is now the 3rd Strathmore Stampede title for Glass, defending champion Chanse Vigen placed second with a time of 1:14.85 while Evan Salmond came in third with a 1:14.93. 

The Dash for Cash prize this weekend was a cool $30,000. 

The World Professional Chuckwagon Association has just 2 events standing on it’s 2025 schedule, including the Battle of the North in Dawson Creek this weekend.

The WPCA World Finals will be held in Rocky Mountain House, the Battle of the Rockies will be August 13th through 17th. 

Glass now leads in the world points standings with 992, Vigen is second with 970.5, third is Salmond with 968.5, Obrey Motowylo is fourth with 953.5 and Chad Fike is fifth with 944 points. 

Live coverage of the Battle of the North from Dawson Creek gets underway on Wednesday night on your exclusive home of the World Professional Chuckwagon Association, 96.5 The Ranch. 

Story written by Bernd Van’t Klooster 

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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