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2015 Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede – Medicine Hat, AB
After a great 4 days of running in Saskatoon, the WPCA Pro Tour resumed on Thursday night with the running of the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Track conditions were perfect and the races were run under very hot temperatures. Obrey Motowylo came into this year’s event as the defending Medicine Hatchampion, but it was John Walters who opened up the show with the top time of 1:01.45.
Coming off barrel number 2 in heat number 8, Walters, driving the Adverteam outfit placed first overall for the day by just 34 one-hundredths of a second over “the Hound” Codey McCurrach who placed 2nd on the night. Roger Moore, Kurt Bensmiller and Logan Gorst rounded out the top 5 for the night.
The top 3 drivers in the aggregate after Saturday night will go into Sunday’s championship final heat. Winner ofSunday’s final wins the 2015 Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Championship.
Day 2 of the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede can be heard live on Friday, June 12, 2015 starting at 9:00pmEastern, 8:00pm Central, and 7:00pm Mountain time on Rural Radio on SiriusXM Channel 80 or on Country 99 at 99.7 FM out of Bonnyville.
Billy Melville
| Day 1 Results | |||
| Rank | Driver | Sponsor | Total Time |
| 1 | John Walters | Adverteam | 1:01.45 |
| 2 | Codey McCurrach | Adventure Enterprises | 1:01.79 |
| 3 | Roger Moore | Rusway Construction Ltd. | 1:01.92 |
| 4 | Kurt Bensmiller | Tsuu T’ina Nation | 1:01.94 |
| 5 | Logan Gorst | JEG Contracting | 1:02.21 |
| 6 | Jordie Fike | Weir Construction | 1:02.24 |
| 7 | Mitch Sutherland | Davis Buick GMC | 1:02.31 |
| 8 | Obrey Motowylo | H & E Oilfield Services Ltd. | 1:02.41 |
| 9 | Chad Harden | Spartan Controls | 1:02.42 |
| 10 | Mark Sutherland | Highwood Distillers | 1:02.44 |
| 11 | Kelly Sutherland | CARSTAR Collision & Glass Service | 1:02.45 |
| 12/13 | Gary Gorst | Modern Industrial Rentals (1978) Ltd. | 1:02.48 |
| 12/13 | Rae Croteau Jr. | TOMCO Group of Companies | 1:02.48 |
| 14 | Troy Dorchester | LaFarge Canada Ltd. | 1:02.51 |
| 15 | Troy Flad | Ironwood Building Systems | 1:02.57 |
| 16 | Chad Fike | Jimbob Group of Companies | 1:02.66 |
| 17 | Dustin Gorst | HJR Asphalt Partnership | 1:02.67 |
| 18 | Rick Fraser | Northwell Oilfield Hauling (2009) Inc. | 1:02.73 |
| 19 | Evan Salmond | Phoenix Oilfield Rentals | 1:02.81 |
| 20 | Luke Tournier | Iron Horse Energy Services | 1:02.88 |
| 21 | Jason Glass | Birchcliff Energy Ltd. | 1:02.92 |
| 22/23 | Doug Irvine | B & R Eckel’s Transport Ltd. | 1:03.19 |
| 22/23 | Jim Knight | Ultimate Bit Service | 1:03.19 |
| 24 | Kirk Sutherland | EMCO Corporation | 1:03.40 |
| 25 | Barry Hodgson | Roadtrek | 1:03.45 |
| 26 | Darcy Flad | Kelts Transport | 1:03.46 |
| 27 | Layne MacGillivray | Jacar Energy Services | 1:03.54 |
| 28 | Cliff Cunningham | Regulator’s Oilfield Hauling Ltd. | 1:03.65 |
| 29 | Jess Willard | ACRE Rig Mats | 1:04.53 |
| 30 | Chanse Vigen | Troyer Ventures | 1:05.18 |
| 31 | Tyson Graham | Heat Oilfield Rentals | 1:05.27 |
| 32 | Ross Knight | Komat Drilling | 1:06.54 |
| 33 | Jerry Bremner | WAV Inspections | 1:06.74 |
| 34 | Cody Ridsdale | Murray’s Auto Group | 1:06.86 |
| 35/36 | Colt Cosgrave | High River Autoplex & RV | N.T |
| 35/36 | Mike Vigen | Dynamic Industrial Solutions | N.T |