World Professional Standings
2009 - 14th
2008 - 6th
2007 - 3rd
2006 - 8th
2005 - 6th
2004 - 4th
2003 - 5th
Personal Information
Luke Tournier is one of chuckwagon racing’s most talented drivers and tremendous competitors. He is a 2-time Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion, a 2-time Calgary Stampede Aggregate winner, and won the Calgary Stampede's Mullen Group Safe Drive Award for the Least Penalized Driver in 2007. In addition to his 2 wins at the Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby, Luke has won major show at the Red Deer Chuckwagon Championship, the Rocky Mountain Turf Club Derby in Lethbridge, the North American Chuckwagon Championship in High River, the Badlands Dinosaur Derby, and the Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede. He has had 4 horses named to the WPCA's Equine Outfit of Excellence in 5 years, and holds the track record at the Ponoka Stampede. 2009 saw Luke post 21 top ten runs including 11 runs that cracked the top five. He placed in the top ten overall at 4 show championships with 3rd place overall finishes at the Badlands Dinosaur Derby and the Red Deer Chuckwagon Championship being his best of the year. Previously a member of the CPCA, Luke won 14 CPCA show championships and twice was a finalist for the sudden death CPCA Championship dash. Luke and his family were recipients of the CPCA's Chuckwagon Family Of The Year in 2001. He is the older brother to fellow competitor Léo Tournier, father of outrider Quaid Tournier, and father-in-law to driver Logan Gorst. Luke and his wife Michele have three children - Shalyn, Lane and Quaid - and one grandchild. The Tournier’s make their home in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan.
Major Awards And Victories
- 2005: Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion Driver; Richard Cosgrave Memorial Award, Red Deer Chuckwagon Championship, WPCA Equine Outfit Of Excellence - "SMOOTHY" - Champion Right Leader
- 2006: WPCA Equine Outfit Of Excellence - "PORT" - Champion Left Leader
- 2007: Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion Driver, Rocky Mountain Turf Club Derby, Richard Cosgrave Memorial Award, Mullen Group Safe Drive Award, WPCA Equine Outfit Of Excellence - "JAG" - Champion Right Wheeler
- 2008: North American Chuckwagon Championship, Badlands Dinosaur Derby, Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede, WPCA Equine Outfit Of Excellence - "PORT" - Champion Left Leader
- 2010: Dewberry World Chuckwagon Races, North American Chuckwagon Championship
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