NEWS
GOLDEN RACE FOR TOM, MIDGLEY & EMOND
EDMONTON, AB – After several weather cancellations in May and June, the stars of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series raced on their home track for this first time this season. Friday and Saturday night (July 10th / 11th) NPP teams competed with the open wheel Sprint Car division at the 55th running of…
Read MoreCROUCHING RACE CAR, HIDDEN DRAGON
LEDUC, AB – With no scheduled event on the weekend, the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series dropped by the 2nd annual Leduc Dragon Boat races Saturday afternoon and took in the action on the waters of Telford Lake. A total of 17 dragon boat teams were on hand for the two day show. “Dragon…
Read MoreDIRT MEETS PAVEMENT
EDSON, AB – The Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series, Western Canada’s top touring series on the dirt, welcomes one of Canada’s top pavement racers to Alberta this weekend. DJ Kennington sits second in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series points chase heading into Saturday’s race in Edmonton, Alberta. “We’ve had a pretty good year so…
Read MoreVETERANS’ OF THE OILMEN’S
EDMONTON, AB – The very first Oilmen’s Invitational race was competed at Yellowhead Speedway near Hinton, Alberta back in 1994. Two drivers that currently race in the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series can proudly say that they were at that inaugural Oilmen’s event 16 years ago. Edson, Alberta’s Dwight Kennedy drove to victory lane…
Read MoreVIOLENT STORM BLASTS OILMENS EVENT
EDMONTON, AB – Night #1 of the 2009 Oilmens Invitational race was cancelled before it even began. A vicious summer storm struck Edmonton’s Castrol Raceway just before 5:30 Saturday afternoon. Winds gusting to 90 kilometers signaled the arrival of the massive storm system. “Couldn’t see a thing in the pits,” indicates NPP Series announcer Gord…
Read MoreEMOND TOPS AT OILMENS RACE
EDMONTON, AB – Leduc Alberta’s Trevor Emond grabbed his first Feature win of the season Sunday night and moved from tenth to sixth in the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series Championship point’s chase. Emond, who got by pole sitter Darrell Midgley with ten laps to go, held off a late race charge by Whitecourt’s…
Read MoreOKOTOKS ANSWERS THE CALL
EDMONTON, AB – The Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series is announcing a major schedule adjustment and venue change to the last half of the 2009 race season. The Sunday August 16th event, originally scheduled at Drumheller Alberta’s Dinosaur Downs Speedway, will now be competed at Rocky Mountain Raceway Park near Okotok’s Alberta. “NPP Series…
Read MoreBEAULIEU AND EMOND READY FOR NPP STRETCH DRIVE
EDMONTON, AB – The Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series enters the stretch drive of the 2009 season this weekend. “This is a crucial part of the season,” says NPP Series announcer Gord Craig, “the point’s race is extremely tight right now. With just seven races to go, having a bad night or an off-night…
Read MoreSOUTHERN ALBERTA RACE WEEKEND CANCELLED
LETHBRIDGE, AB – The final southern Alberta road trip of the 2009 season has been cancelled by bad weather. Bridge County Raceway in Lethbridge, Alberta received 3 hours of heavy rain late Friday afternoon forcing officials to make the difficult call. “There is no way we can get the facility dried out in time for…
Read MoreSTART YOUR ENGINES……. EVENTUALLY!!
EDMONTON, AB – The 2009 race season has turned into an exercise in extreme patience and frustration for race teams of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series. “We have only been on the race track once this month,” says NPP Series announcer Gord Craig, “since the beginning of July we have completed only three…
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