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2025 Grande Prairie Stompede champ to be crowned tonight on 96.5 The Ranch

The opening event of the 2025 WPCA Pro Tour wraps up tonight (June 1st) with the championship heat.

Listen live this evening at 6:45 on 96.5 The Ranch as the top four in the aggregate standings for this week in Grande Prairie will line up and make their push to the finish line in the $80,000 championship final heat. Earning a spot in the final thanks to the performances of their horsepower this week are High River’s Jason Glass and Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (5:07.21), Preston Faithful from Frog Lake First Nation, Alberta and Sundown Oilfield Services Ltd.   (5:08.51), Obrey Motowylo from Hoadley, Alberta and Dynamic Energy Group Ltd. (5:08.65), and Logan Gorst from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan and Northstar Hydrovac Inc. (5:09.42).  

On Night 4 (May 31st) of the event the top four times belonged to Chad Fike and Tomco Group of Companies (1:17.30), Obrey Motowylo (1:17.61), Logan Gorst (1:17.79), and Jamie Laboucane from St. Walberg, Saskatchewan and Wild Rows Pump and Compression Ltd. (1:17.82).

Last year’s winner at the Grande Prairie Stompede was Jamie Laboucane who had both the top four night aggregate time of 5:14.64 and the top time in the championship heat on Night 5 of 1:16.08.

More coverage and the full calendar of events for 2025 can be found on the official website of the World Professional Chuckwagon Association.

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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