NEWS PHOTO RYAN MCCRACKEN
John Walters leads the second heat in Fridays World Professional Chuckwagon Association races at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede.
Medicine Hat News
JohnWalters is on pace to reclaim his World ProfessionalChuckwagon Association Medicine Hat title.
The Delburne, Alta., product took the top time at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede for a second consecutive night — besting Thursday’s 1:03.28 with a time of 102.27 Friday — to lead the aggregate by nearly two seconds at 2:05.55 entering Day 3.
Walters — who took top spot in Medicine Hat in 2015 — will be in aim to lock up a place in Sunday’s coveted 12th heat with a clean run Saturday.
Kirk Sutherland sits second in the aggregate with a combined time of 2:07.23. Sutherland cruised to victory in the 10th heat with a time of 1:03.32 to keep on Walters’ heels after two days.
Codey McCurrach holds third in the aggregate after winning the 11th heat in 1:03.41 to put his combined time at 2:07.39, but his lead on fourth is anything but safe. Evan Salmond sits right on his heels at 2:07.40 after winning Friday’s main event over Kurt Bensmiller and Cody Ridsdale with a time of 1:03.48.
The chuckwagons will be back on the track Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday’s at 2 p.m.
