These videos capture the excitement of the 2009 Calgary Stampede Canvas Auction and the 2009 GMC Rangeland Derby.
Driver Name
Canvas Value
Advertiser
$120,000
ATB Financial
Chad won the Calgary Stampede's Orville Strandquist Award for top rookie driver in 2001. He won the 2002 Ponoka Stampede Championship and received the prestigious WPCA Chuckwagon Person of the Year Award in 2006. Chad was the WPCA's Top Rookie Driver in 2000, and introduced “Skippy the Squirrel” - chuckwagon racing’s first mascot. Chad has qualified for the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby every year since he started competing.
$55,000
Pidherney's
Tyler was a finalist for the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby's sudden death championship final heat in 1996. He was the 2002 World Champion Chuckwagon Driver and is a former Champion of the Klondike Chuckwagon Derby in Edmonton. Tyler was the WPCA's Top Rookie Driver in 1988, received the WPCA's Most Improved Chuckwagon Outfit Award in 1994, and had a horse named to the WPCA's Equine Outfit of Excellence in 2005.
$75,000
Calgary Hotel Association
Mark won the Calgary Stampede's Mullen Group Safe Drive Award for the Least Penalized Driver in 2006 and the Calgary Stampede's Orville Strandquist Award for the top Rookie Driver in 1996. 2008 saw Mark place inside the top 10 overall at the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby for the 3rd consecutive year, and qualify for the sudden death championship final heat at the Grande Prairie Stompede. Mark was a finalist for the 2007 WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Championship, pioneered the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology as a tool for chuckwagon training and was one of the featured drivers on OLN's award winning "Half Mile of Hell" series.
$65,000
Lucid Group of Companies
Kelly is a 10-time Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Champion and a 10-time World Champion Chuckwagon Driver. He is a 5-time Calgary Stampede Aggregate winner, received the Calgary Stampede's Mullen Group Safe Drive Award for the Least Penalized Driver in 2002, and outrode for one Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Championship outfit in 1972. Kelly won 2 WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Championships, and was named the WPCA's Chuckwagon Person of the Year in 1994. He won 3 show championships in 2008 at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede, the Rocky Mountain Turf Club Derby in Lethbridge and the Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship, and for the 2nd consecutive year had a horse named to the WPCA's Equine Outfit of Excellence.
$70,000
Shaw GMC Pontiac Buick Hummer
Jason won his 2nd career World Champion Chuckwagon Championship, 2nd career Calgary Stampede Aggregate title, the WPCA Clean Drive Award, and for the 2nd time he had a horse named to the WPCA Equine Outfit of Excellence - all in 2008. He has qualified for the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby's sudden death championship final heat 4 times, won the Calgary Stampede's Mullen Group Safe Drive Award in 2001, is a two-time recipient of the Calgary Stampede's Fan Favorite Award and outrode for 2 Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Championship outfits and 3 Calgary Stampede Aggregate winners. Jason was the WPCA's Top Rookie Driver in 1989, Top Rookie Outrider in 1987, received the WPCA's Most Improved Chuckwagon Outfit Award in 1990, and was WPCA’s Most Improved Outrider in 1988.
$60,000
Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino
Rae has won 8 show championships in the past 7 seasons including 3 Strathmore Heritage Days Stampedes, 3 Badlands Dinosaur Derbys in Drumheller, the Red Deer Chuckwagon Championship, and the biggest win of his career at the Klondike Chuckwagon Derby in Edmonton in 2002. He has had 3 horses named to the WPCA's Equine Outfit of Excellence and received the WPCA Showmanship Award for professionalism in 2002.
$75,000
H & E Oilfield Services
2009 will be Obrey's first appearance at the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Championship; he will be one of 3 rookie drivers competing for the Calgary Stampede's Orville Strandquist Award for Top Rookie Driver. Obrey had a horse named to the WPCA's Equine Outfit of Excellence in 2008, won the Teepee Creek Stampede with the Western Chuckwagon Association in 2004, and was the CPCA's High Point Rookie Driver in 2005.
$44,000
Heninger Toyota / Chickwagon Foundation
Rick has qualified for the GMC Rangeland Derby sudden death final three times, received the Calgary Stampede's prestigious Guy Weadick Award in 2005 and won the Calgary Stampede's Orville Strandquist Award for top rookie driver in 1999. Rick outrode for 6 Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Championship outfits and 2 Calgary Stampede Aggregate Winners. Rick was the 2004 World Champion Chuckwagon Driver, received the WPCA Showmanship Award in 2001 and was the WPCA's Top Rookie Driver in 1982.
$50,000
B & R Eckel's Transport
Doug won his first career show championship in 2008 in a major way when he captured the Ponoka Stampede. He outrode for one Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Championship outfit in 2003 and 3 Calgary Stampede Aggregate winners. Doug received the WPCA Clean Drive Award in 2006, was the CPCA’s High Point Rookie Driver in 1998, CPCA’s High Point Rookie outrider in 1993 and the CPCA outrider champion in 1997.
$47,500
The Cowboys Posse
Luke is a 2-time Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Champion and a 2-time Calgary Stampede Aggregate champion. He won the Calgary Stampede's Mullen Group Safe Drive Award for the Least Penalized Driver in 2007. 2008 saw Luke win the North American Chuckwagon Championship in High River, the Badlands Dinosaur Derby in Drumheller, the Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede, and for the 4th consecutive year Luke had a horse named to the WPCA's Equine Outfit of Excellence.
$45,000
YYC Calgary International Airport
Neal has qualified for the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby sudden death championship final heat 3 times, is co-holder of the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby track record, and was the Calgary Stampede's Orville Strandquist Award winner for the Top Rookie Driver in 1995. In his first year competing with the CPCA, 2008 saw Neal win the Little Pine Chuckwagon Championship and the CPCA High River Championship en route to winning the CPCA Championship, and along with his family, received the CPCA Chuckwagon Family of the Year Award . He is a former 2-time champion of the WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Championship and was the 1987 WPCA Top Rookie Driver.
$42,500
Express Employment Professionals and Express Ranches
Wayne was a finalist for the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby's sudden death championship final heat in 1998. He is a 2-time CPCA Champion and a 2-time CPCAHigh Point Driver. Wayne was the CPCA’s High Point Rookie Driver in 1984, twice received the CPCA’s Most Improved Driver Award and won the CPCA award for Excellence in Corporate Involvement in 2003. Wayne won the Lloydminster CPCA Finals show for the 2nd consecutive year in 2008, and holds 4 CPCA track records.
$42,500
Airstream Heating & Air Conditioning
Hugh won his 4th career Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Championship, first WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Championship and added the Red Deer Chuckwagon Championship to his resume in 2008. He has qualified for the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby's sudden death championship final heat 4 times and has gone undefeated. He was the Calgary Stampede's Aggregate Champion in 2000 and outrode for two Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Championship outfits and one Calgary Stampede Aggregate winner. He was the WPCA's Top Rookie Outrider in 1982, WPCAMost Improved Outrider in 1986, received the WPCA's Most Improved Chuckwagon Outfit Award in 1998 and holds the track record at Edmonton's Chuckwagon Derby.
$50,000
Thru Tubing Solution
Grant has 4 career show wins including major wins at the North American Chuckwagon Championship in High River and the Ponoka Stampede Championship. He placed in the top ten at the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby 4 times in the past 7 years. Grant is a 2-time recipient of the WPCA's Most Improved Chuckwagon Outfit Award, was a participant in the WPCA & EnCana’s mentorship program for the 4H Foundation of Alberta the past 3 years, and was runner-up for the 1999 World Chuckwagon Championship.
$40,000
Matco Financial Inc.
Reg has qualified for the GMC Rangeland Derby sudden death championship final heat 3 times. Reg is consistently one of the top performers at the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby placing inside the top 10 or better 12 times, and holds the track record for the old Calgary Stampede track. Reg was the World Champion Chuckwagon Driver and won the WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Championship in 2005 becoming the first and only man in history to capture both championships in the same year. He has had 2 horses named to the WPCA's Equine Outfit of Excellence, and has won 34 show championships over the course of his career.
$37,000
Lynx Brand Fence / Stephens Fine Homes
Roger won the Calgary Stampede's Orville Strandquist Award for Top Rookie Driver in 1997, and has outrode for 2 Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Championship Outfits and 4 Calgary Stampede Aggregate winners. He received the CPCA Chuckwagon Family of the Year Award in 2007, and was the CPCA High Point Rookie Driver in 1994. He has won 5 career CPCA show championships including the Cold Lake show in 2008, and is a 7-time CPCA Champion Outrider.
$41,000
MaXfield Inc
Grant outrode for one Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Championship outfit in 1980, was the CPCA's High Point Rookie Driver in 1982 and was the CPCA Champion Outrider in 1983. Grant received the CPCA award for Excellence in Corporate Involvement in 1999, twice qualified for the sudden death final heat for the CPCA Championship, and holds the CPCA track record at the Millarville Chuckwagon Classic.
$47,500
RE/MAX Realtors of Calgary
Gary was the CPCA High Point Driver in 2008 and won 2 show championships at the Dewberry Chuckwagon Championship and the Saskatoon Exhibition Derby. For the 3rd consecutive year he qualified for the sudden death final for the CPCA Championship. Gary and his family were corecipients of the CPCA's Chuckwagon Family of the Year Award in 2005.
$50,000
Impact 2000 Inc.
A first-rate chuckwagon driver, 2007 will be Layne's 6th appearance at the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby, although he also acted as a replacement driver for the last three days of the 2006 Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby. He enjoyed his best season on the WPCA circuit in 2006, qualifying for the playoff round of the WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Championship, placing eleventh in the World standings and posting thirteen top ten runs, including two runs that cracked the top five. A seventh place overall finish at the North American Chuckwagon Championship in High River was his best of the year. Layne received the UFA Community Ambassador Award at the Klondike Chuckwagon Derby in 2004 and won the NAPA Auto Parts Heat of the Night at the Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede that same year. Layne outrode for Hugh Sinclair's Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Championship outfits in 2000 and 2004 and Sinclair's Calgary Stampede Aggregate winner in 2000 as well. Previously a member of the CPCA, Layne won two CPCA show championships and qualified for the sudden death CPCA Championship dash two consecutive years in 2001 and 2002. He was the CPCA's Most Improved Driver in 2001, the CPCA's High Point Rookie Driver in 2000 and twice was named the CPCA's Most Sportsmanlike Driver in 2000 and 2001. Layne is a third-generation driver, whose father Dennis was a former CPCA High Point Winning Driver and his great-uncle was former driver and promoter Cliff Claggett. A native of Melfort, Saskatchewan, Layne and his wife Loreena have two children - Taygan and Trey - and now make their home in Halkirk, Alberta.
$55,000
The Roadhouse
Troy has twice qualified for the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby's sudden death championship final heat in 1999 and 2000, and won the Calgary Stampede's Orville Strandquist Award for Top Rookie Driver in 1998. He is a former winner of the WPCA Pro Tour Championship, the Grande Prairie Stompede, the Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede, and was the WPCA's Top Rookie Driver in 1993.
$90,000
Cam Clark Ford & Ranchman's
Kirk made his 2nd trip to the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby's sudden death championship final heat in 2008. He has won major show championships at the North American Chuckwagon Championship, Edmonton's Chuckwagon Derby and twice captured the Battle of the North in Dawson Creek, B.C. Kirk was the WPCA Most Improved Outfit award winner in 1984.
$40,000
Darcy Simoneau's
Tim was the recipient of CPCA Award for Excellence in Corporate Involvement in 2000. Tim has won 5 CPCA show championships in his career including 2 Wainwright Stampede championships, 2 Colonial Days Fair championships, and the CPCA Lloydminster Finals. He was scheduled to compete at the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby for the first time in 2004, until a pre-show injury prevented him from driving that year.
$52,500
WestJet
Kurt won the Calgary Stampede's Orville Strandquist Award for Top Rookie Driver in 2002, and won his first career show championship at the 2007 Battle of the North in Dawson Creek, B.C. He won the WPCA Clean Drive Award in 2007, and was the recipient of the WPCA's Most Improved Chuckwagon Outfit Award in 2001. Kurt is the youngest man in WPCA history to qualify two wagons into a single sudden death championship final heat at the 2002 Battle of the North in Dawson Creek, B.C.
$55,000
Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park Ltd.
Buddy is a 3-time Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Champion driver and a 3-time Calgary Stampede Aggregate winner. He received the Calgary Stampede's prestigious Guy Weadick Award in 1994, won 2 Calgary Stampede Mullen Group Safe Drive Awards for the Least Penalized Driver, and outrode for one Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Championship outfit in 1981. Buddy is a 2-time World Champion Chuckwagon Driver, was the WPCA's Chuckwagon Person of the Year in 2000, and won a record 4 WPCA Clean Drive Awards. He was an eight time CPCA Champion and won 9 Cheyenne Frontier Days Championships.
$42,500
Cam Clark Ford
Ray was the 1992 Calgary Stampede Aggregate Champion and has twice qualified for the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby's sudden death championship final heat. He is consistently one of the CPCA’s top performers at the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby placing inside the top 10 a total of twelve times. Ray is a 6-time CPCA Champion and a 3-time CPCA High Point Driver. In 2008 he won the Wainwright Stampede, the Meadow Lake Stampede and the St. Walburg Chuckwagon Championship. Ray has twice won the CPCA Most Improved Driver Award, was the CPCA High Point Rookie Driver in 1983, and holds 9 CPCA track records.
$47,500
Friends of the Mavericks
Léo won the 3rd performance of the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby in 2008, qualified for the sudden death championship final heat at the Battle of the North in Dawson Creek, B.C., and for the 2nd consecutive year he had a horse named to the WPCA's Equine Outfit of Excellence. He won his first major chuckwagon event at Edmonton’s Chuckwagon Derby in 2007 and received the WPCA’s Most Improved Chuckwagon Outfit Award that same year.
$45,000
The Mavericks
Brian won the Calgary Stampede's Mullen Group Safe Drive Award for least penalized driver in 2008, is a 6-time CPCA Champion Driver and a 3-time CPCA High Point Driver. He has qualified for the sudden death championship final heat for the CPCA championship 6 times in the past 7 years, twice received the CPCA Award for Excellence in Corporate Involvement, and along with his family, received the CPCA Chuckwagon Family of the Year Award in 2005. Brian has won over 75 CPCA show championships and holds 2 CPCA track records.
$50,000
Friends of the Calgary Food Bank
2009 will be Barry's first appearance at the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Championship; he will be one of 3 rookie drivers competing for the Calgary Stampede's Orville Strandquist Award for Top Rookie Driver. Barry won his first career show championship in 2008 capturing the Colonial Days Fair in Lloydminster, and has qualified for 5 career sudden death championship final heats.
$50,000
Legacy Asset Management Fund
Jerry was the 1993 Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Champion, is co-holder of the Calgary Stampede track record, and outrode for 3 Calgary Stampede Championship outfits. Jerry is a 3-time World Champion Chuckwagon Driver and won the 2006 WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Championship. Jerry has had 3 horses named to the WPCA Equine Outfit of Excellence, won the WPCA Clean Drive Award in 2003, received the WPCA's Top Rookie Driver in 1984, the WPCA's Most Improved Chuckwagon Outfit in 1987, and was the 1986 World Champion Outrider.
$65,000
Border City Oilmen
Jim received the Calgary Stampede's prestigious Guy Weadick Award in 2002, and his run of 30 consecutive starts at the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Championship is tied for the longest consecutive streak of any active driver. He twice qualified for the sudden death final heat for the CPCA Chuckwagon Championship, received the CPCA Award for Excellence in Corporate Involvement in 2001, and was the CPCA's Top Rookie Driver in 1977.
$42,500
Bell
Shane is a former winner of the Days of Thunder Championship at Little Pine First Nation, SK, the Melfort Chuckwagon Championship and the Saskatoon Exhibition Derby. He has twice qualified for the sudden death final heat for the CPCA Championship and is co-holder of the CPCA track record at the Melfort Chuckwagon Championship. Shane received the CPCA Award for Excellence in Corporate Involvement in 2004, and was the CPCA's Most Improved Driver in 2002.
$57,500
BKDI Architects
One of the CPCA's top chuckwagon drivers, 2007 will be Vern's 5th consecutive appearance at the Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby. 2006 saw Vern win back-to-back shows at the Dewberry Chuckwagon Championship and the Wainwright Stampede. He also qualified for the sudden death final heat for the CPCA Chuckwagon Championship for the second consecutive year and placed in the top ten of the CPCA standings for the third consecutive year. In 2004, Vern won the Meadow Lake Stampede, was the co-winner of the CPCA's Most Improved Driver Award and, along with his wife Karen and two children Brett and Brendan, received the CPCA's Award for the Chuckwagon Family of the Year. His son Brett received the CPCA Youth Achievement Award in 2006. While driving two outfits in 2006, Vern posted twenty top ten runs, including three first place runs and nine additional runs that cracked the top five. In addition to his wins at Dewberry and Wainwright, a seventh place overall finish at the Lloydminster CPCA Finals was his best of the year. Vern is one of three partners in a commercial and residential contracting operation in and around the Meadow Lake area. Vern and his wife Karen have two children - Brett and Brendan.
$61,000
Cell Bridge Communications Corp.
This is Mike's 12th appearance at the Rangeland Derby; he qualified for the sudden death final and won the Stampede's Mullen Transportation Safe Drive Award in 1998 and received the Orville Strandquist Award for Top Rookie Driver in 1993. Mike holds the track record at the Rocky Mountain Turf Club Derby. He is a 2nd generation driver, whose Father was 5-time World Champion Ralph Vigen, and Mike is the father of the 2004 World Champion Outrider, Chanse Vigen.
