Archive for August 2012
VENTURE TO BC – THE CHAMPIONS GATHER
EDMONTON, AB. – The Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series makes its official debut in British Columbia this Saturday and Sunday night. Not only is Merritt Speedway expected to break attendance records over the August long weekend, race fans will also see NPP Series history made. The track just west of Merritt, BC will host…
Read MoreEMOND BEATS THE HEAT IN MERRITT
MERRITT, BC. – Record crowds and record temperatures welcomed the debut of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series in British Columbia on the August long weekend. Trevor Emond kept his cool in a ‘borrowed’ race car and scored his 33rd and 34th career NPP Series Feature victories. The three-time NPP Model Series Champion, filling…
Read MoreTHE HOME STRETCH
EDMONTON, AB. – Just three races remain in the 2012 Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series race season. With the August long weekend debut at Merritt Speedway behind them, NPP Series teams return to the familiar confines of Edmonton’s Castrol Raceway this Saturday night. “One race at a time,” says current point leader Chris Beaulieu,…
Read MoreMISSING IN ACTION
EDMONTON, AB. – The Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series will be without three racing regulars this Saturday night in Edmonton. Both the 2010 NPP Series Champion Bruce Broughton and 2009 NPP Series Champion Darrell Midgley will be absent from the track when the green flag drops. Rookie of the Year contender Pete Head has…
Read MoreKENNEDY WINS EDMONTON
EDMONTON, AB. – Two-time Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series Champion Dwight Kennedy returned to Castrol Raceway’s victory lane for the first time in almost four seasons. “It’s been a while,” says the driver of the Integra Tire #81 Dodge who last won a race in Edmonton on August 23rd, 2008, “we ran a clean…
Read MoreTOM EXITS SERIES
STONY PLAIN, AB. – The Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series will be without its defending season champion at the final race weekend of the year. With just two races remaining in the 2012 season, Mike Tom has announced he is leaving the Series effective immediately and won’t be making the trip to Kindersley, Saskatchewan. …
Read MoreTHE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
EDMONTON, AB. – In a race season that has been filled with both action and drama, the stage is set for the September long weekend 2012 season finale of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series. That racing stage is located just west of Kindersley, Saskatchewan at Flatlanders Speedway. The triangle configuration of the Saskatchewan…
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