The 2002 Annual Calgary Stampede’s Chuckwagon Canvas Auction has set the fourth-highest total in sale history with proceeds of $1,549,500.
The final tally was down from last year’s record $1.87 million.
Driver Buddy Bensmiller drew this year’s top bid of $140,000 from Copenhagen Inc. The average bid this year was $43,042.
The drivers’ winning sponsors and bids:
1. Kelly Sutherland, The Land Development Company Inc., $100,000
2. Norm Cuthbertson, Rob Streeper Trucking Ltd., $55,000
3. Jerry Bremner, Trail Appliances Ltd., $50,000
4. Reg Johnstone, WestJet, $45,000
5. Jason Glass, Shaw GMC Pontiac Buick, $85,000
6. Buddy Bensmiller, Copenhagen Inc., $140,000
7. Grant Preece, Chickwagon, $35,000
8. Neal Walgenbach, Super 8 Motels, $50,000
9. Troy Dorchester, The Hamptons, $100,000
10. Herman Flad, Matco Investments, $40,000
11. Jim Nevada, Bell Mobility, $55,000
12. Tyler Helmig, Airstream Heating & Air Conditioning, $30,000
13. Jim Knight, J.J. Barnicke Calgary Ltd., $55,000
14. Mike Vigen, Elbow River Inn Casino, $22,500
15. Ray Mitsuing, Airstream Heating & Air Conditioning, $25,000
16. Leo Tournier, Proctor & Gamble, $40,000
17. Hugh Sinclair, Friends of Heritage Park, $50,000
18. Brian Laboucane, Telus, $30,000
19. Grant Profit, Handle with Care Moving, $30,000
20. Larry McEwan, Mavericks, $32,500
21. Bert Croteau, Video Dex, $20,000
22. Rick Fraser, Group Telecom, $70,000
23. Chad Harden, Canstar Environmental Projects Ltd., $30,000
24. Rae Croteau Jr., VECO Canada Ltd., $40,000
25. Wayne Knight, Sempra Energy Trading, $32,500
26. Roger Moore, Wild Rose Land, $22,500
27. Luke Tournier, Mr. Fireplace, $31,000
28. Floyd Bradshaw, Ron May Consulting, $20,000
29. Layne MacGillivray, Crowfoot Ford Sales Ltd., $20,000
30. Colt Cosgrave, Silver Dollar Casino, $35,000
31. Gary Gorst, Bedroom Outfitters, $22,500
32. Ross Knight, Rob Laidlaw – The Posse, $24,000
33. Kurt Bensmiller, Skoal, $29,000
34. Harold Chaplin, The Norcal Group, $22,000
35. Rod Salmond, Dril-Away Firewagon, $30,000
36. Mark Sutherland, The Land Development Company Inc., $31,000
