By CHAT News Today

Bensmiller leads pack on first night of chuckwagon races

Jun 16, 2017 | 1:20 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB — He may not have broken his track record, but Kurt Bensmiller felt the need for speed on the first night of the World Professional Chuckwagon Association races in Medicine Hat.

The Dewberry, Alberta native was the big winner at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede grounds finishing with a time of 1:01.45 Thursday night.

Bensmiller was part of the 12th and final heat, topping Layne MacGillivray and Obrey Motowylo by over a full second to win.

Bensmiller is currently in first place in the aggregate rankings in the four day event, slightly in front of Chanse Vigen and Luke Tournier. Doug Irvine and Evan Salmond round out the top five.

The top three aggregate finishers after three days will compete in the Dash for Cash on the final day of the races Sunday afternoon.

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