Shadow Peak takes top honors at 2024 Frontier Days’ Bob Drake Memorial Chuckwagon Cook-off
By Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan
One of the main attractions at the annual Stephens County Frontier Days, hosted by the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce, is the Bob Drake Memorial Chuckwagon Cook-off. This year’s event brought in six wagons to compete for prizes and serve lunch at the event, and taking the top honors this year was the Shadow Peak wagon from Weatherford.
Entering the competition this year were:
- J Bar W Chuckwagon from Weatherford
- Rafter Z Wagon from Stephenville
- R Bar D chuckwagon from Canton
- Shadow Peak chuckwagon from Weatherford
- Tarrant County Cowboy Church chuckwagon
- Veale Ranch chuckwagon from Breckenridge
The R Bar D chuckwagon placed second in the Best Overall category, which is calculated from 60% Chuckwagon and Camp Authenticity and 40% Food scores. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Contest Results
Best overall
(60% Chuckwagon and Camp Authenticity score and 40% Food score)
- First Place – Shadow Peak
- Second Place – R Bar D
- Third Place – Rafter Z
chuckwagon and camp authenticity
- First Place – Shadow Peak
- Second Place – J Bar W
- Third Place – R Bar D
Food Winners
- Meat – Rafter Z
- Beans – Rafter Z
- Potatoes – Veale Ranch
- Bread – R Bar D
- Dessert – Tarrant County Cowboy Church
- Highest Overall Food Score – R Bar D
Special Awards
- Hospitality Award – R Bar D
- Pot Wrestler – Veale Ranch
- Wild Card Award – Veale Ranch
- Chuckwagon Award ($500 drawing) – Veale Ranch
In addition to the chuckwagons that participated in the annual competition, Clear Fork Bank (formerly First National Bank) set up their Weenie Wagon and served free hot dogs to the crowd attending Frontier Days on Saturday, May 4.
The Rafter Z chuckwagon team placed third in the overall competition at the 2024 Frontier Days. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Clear Fork Bank set up its annual Weenie Wagon at Frontier Days and served free hot dogs to the crowd. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Cutline, top photo: The Shadow Peak chuckwagon from Weatherford won first place in the Best Overall category, as well as first place in Chuckwagon and Camp Authenticity. Click here to see more photos from the event. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
