Logan Gorst and Jamie Laboucane sit atop the CPCA standings as the season continues in Little Pine First Nation tonight. (Submitted photos/CVM Photography)

By battlefordsNOW and meadowlakeNOW Staff

Second half

CPCA tour continues in Little Pine First Nation

Jul 22, 2022 | 12:46 PM

The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) returns this weekend in Little Pine First Nation.

Following more than a week of racing for drivers competing at the Calgary Stampede or the North American Chuckwagon Championship (NACC), the 2022 season is now entering the second half, with plenty of cash and standings points up for grabs. The next three days of competition are the first of five remaining stops this summer.

Fresh off of a top four finish at the NACC, where he competed against his brother, Meadow Lake’s Logan Gorst sits first in the CPCA standings with 549 points. The 2021 champion has remained the most consistent driver on tour, but has stiff competition ahead of him.

Veteran driver Jamie Laboucane of St. Walburg remains the other mainstay. He’s just 2.5 points back of Gorst for first and is coming off another great NACC performance where he defended his aggregate title from last year. Laboucane has consistently made the year-end final dash, or been close, but has never been able to pull off the victory.

The drivers within at least 50 points of first place include Luke Tournier, Danny Ringette, Todd Baptiste and Preston Faithful. Baptiste, the 2019 champion, has had a few disappointing showings this season, but remains a consistent threat to make the dash as he did in 2021. Ringuette won last year’s Little Pine show.

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Several other drivers are close enough to make a run at finishing in the top four include Meadow Lake’s DJ King, Dallas Dyck, Devin Mitsuing and Ryan Baptiste, the younger brother of Todd who also made the dash last year.

Heats kick off at 6:30 p.m. tonight and tomorrow, which will be live-streamed. For more information, visit the CPCA website.

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