Jason Glass rakes in the cash at the Ponoka Stampede Tarp Auction

High River's Jason Glass did really well at last weekend's tarp auction for the Ponoka Stampede.

He welcomed back his longtime Chuckwagon sponsor with open arms.

Glass brought in the fourth highest total in the Ponoka Chuckwagon Tarp Auction last weekend with $25,000 shelled out from his longtime sponsor.

"Birchcliff Energy, they've been with our family for many, many years. They're an amazing group of people and a great company. Everything they do is just top notch. So, Birchcliff Energy has been amazing to our family for a long time."

The tarp auction also brought in a record amount with $576,500 brought in, up from $23,500 the previous year. 

Other locals, Jordie Fike brought in $18,000 while Dayton Sutherland picked up $10,000.

Glass is really stoked for the season too after picking up a couple of horses from Mark Sutherland after he retired.

"Well, I think my team is looking really good. Ya know, I've got some new ones and the horses that I've kept from last year are very, very nice. So, we're pretty solid. I'm very excited to have a really good year."

Glass finished fourth overall in the WPCA standings last year and is eager for more this year.

The first WPCA event is the Grande Prairie Stompede from May 29 to June 2.

Here's the results from the Ponoka Stampede tarp auction last weekend.

1. Jamie Laboucane - Pidherney's - $32,000.00
2. Chanse Vigen - Grind Energy Services - $30,000.00
3. Wade Salmond - VJV Livestock Marketing Group - $28,000.00
4. Kurt Bensmiller - Versatile Energy Services Ltd. - $28,000.00
5. Jason Glass - Birchcliff Energy Ltd. - $25,000.00
6. Rae Croteau Jr. - TeKh Group Inc. - $25,000.00
7. Troy Dorchester - Team Rig & Supply/PureChem Services - $22,000.00
8. Cody Ridsdale - CMT Ventures Inc. - $21,000.00 - Dustin Gorst
9. Century Downs Racetrack and Casino - $20,000.00
10. Obrey Motowylo - The Co-operators - $19,000.00
11. Doug Irvine - Silent Ice - $18,500.00
12. Evan Salmond - De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. - $18,000.00
13. Layne MacGillivray - Friends of MacGillivray Chuckwagon Team - $18,000.00
14. Chad Fike - TOMCO Group of Companies - $18,000.00
15. Jordie Fike - Earth Drilling Co. Ltd. - $18,000.00
16. Chance Flad - Calnash Trucking - $16,000.00
17. Wild Card #4 - K & H Developments - $16,000.00
18. Darcy Flad - Darcy Powlik Realty Inc. - $15,500.00
19. Wild Card #1 - Optimum Equipment Solutions - $15,500.00
20. Ross Knight - WP Koda Holdings - $14,000.00
21. Wild Card #2 - Friends Of Baptiste Racing - $14,000.00
22. Layne Flad - Quick Moves Concrete Pumping Ltd. - $12,000.00
23. Roger Moore - Red Deer Lock & Safe Ltd. - $11,000.00
24. Kris Molle - Eagle Builders - $10,000.00
25. Mitch Sutherland - Morskate Manufacturing - $10,000.00
26. Chance Thomson - Prostrate Cancer Centre - $10,000.00
27. Chance Bensmiller - Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre Donated by the McWilliam Family - $10,000.00
28. Tuff Dreger - Reinhart Oilfield Services Ltd. - $10,000.00
29. Dayton Sutherland - Sutherland Racing Inc. - $10,000.00
30. Dean Dreger - Irvine's Tack and Western Wear - $10,000.00
31. Cruise Bensmiller - Stormy River Ranch - $10,000.00
32. Wild Card #3 - Midwest Propane - $10,000.00
33. Troy Flad - Central Alberta Tile One - $9,000.00
34. Kirk Sutherland - Benchmark Commodities Ltd. - $8,000.00
35. Josh Hrynyk - Quick Mats Ltd. - $8,000.00
36. Evan Magee - 77 Stables - $7,000.00

Total Amount Bid - $576,500.00

Average Bid - $16,013.89

Median Bid - $15,500.00

High Bid - $32,000.00

Low Bid - $7,000.00

2023 Total - $553,000.00

Difference Over 2023 - $23,500.00