Meridian Source - June 29, 2023

CHASE THE ACE NACC drivers ready to kick up dust

The Halstead Downs racetrack is primed and ready for some exciting chuckwagon action.

It’s our third year and we’re just hoping it’s bigger and better…we look forward to seeing everyone there.

The Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association, in conjunction with the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association, is excited to announce the 2023 North American Chuckwagon Championship (NACC) is coming to the border city.

It is slated to take place between July 6 and 16. The final four days of the event coincide with the Lloyd Ex Fair.

“We’ll run July 6 to the 9, and then we go back again July 12 to the 16”, said the CPCA’s sponsorship and marketing director Wendy Phipps.

The pre-race show is at 6 p.m., and the wagons will roll at 6:30 p.m. each night. This year’s event will feature 28 drivers vying for the $100,000 dash and an aggregate truck after day eight.

“It’s our third year and we’re just hoping it’s bigger and better… we look forward to seeing everyone there,” said Phipps.

Grace United Church will have a concession

set up near the track, and the Lloyd Ex will have a booth as well.

Gates open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person, and kids twelve and under get in for free. Visit the NACC

Facebook page for advance tickets or more information.

The NACC races will be broadcasted live on 95.9 FM and streamed live on www.cpracing. com

JEANNETTE BENOIT-LEIPERT WRITER ..................................

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