DAYTONA BEACH, FL. – Over 80 race teams have gathered in Southern Florida for the inaugural February 18th and 19th UNOH Battle At the Beach at Daytona International Speedway. This two-day event, featuring pavement Late Models and Modifieds, is all a part of Speedweeks which leads up to the 55th running of the Daytona 500…

STONY PLAIN, AB – As NASCAR kicked off the 2013 race season south of the border, the 15th annual AWANA Grand Prix took place north of the border at the East Parkland Bible Church Saturday afternoon. “This is their Daytona 500,” exclaims Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series announcer Gord Craig, “it’s a huge race…

HARDISTY, AB. – Close to 300 people gathered at the Hardisty Community Hall Monday afternoon to say goodbye to five-time Edmonton track champion Kelvin Bell. The popular Late Model driver died in a snowmobile accident on February 17th near Blue River, British Columbia. Drivers and crew members from dozens of race car teams were in…

AVONDALE, AZ. – A solid performance from Canada’s DJ Kennington at Phoenix International Raceway Saturday night. Kennington drove the Northern Provincial Pipelines/Clark Construction #81 Toyota to a seventh place finish at the Talking Stick Resort ’60’ NASCAR K & N Series race. “Hats off to my crew first and foremost,” says the St. Thomas, Ontario…

KELOWNA, BC – Western Canada’s toughest racing Series on the dirt has always attracted unique drivers and personalities. When one of Canada’s top Monster Truck competitors took the wheel of a Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series race car at the 2003 Oilmen’s Invitational weekend in Edmonton, it was anyone’s guess how he’d react. “I…

EDMONTON, AB – The Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series has released a partial schedule for its upcoming race season. NPP Series announcer Gord Craig says the 2013 schedule is about 95% complete. “The month of September is giving us a bit of grief but the rest of the schedule looks pretty good.” The NPP…

EDMONTON, AB – The official pace car of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series celebrated its first birthday on the weekend. Over the last twelve months, the 2012 Dodge Charger has visited three provinces, performed pace car duties at five race tracks and traveled close to 38,000 kilometers. “It really is a great looking…

EDMONTON, AB. – The Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series could become the first racing series in Canada to schedule events year round. New race tires specifically designed for wet and snowy oval tracks have arrived. BS Racing Laboratories, a little known racing and research facility in Dusseldorf, Germany, has spent the past three years…

EDMONTON, AB. – Although the calendar says spring, winter still has a firm grip on Northern and Central Alberta. Snow drifts up to four feet high dominate the landscape at Edmonton’s Castrol Raceway. The current run of below normal temperatures and a near record snow pack are jeopardizing the upcoming Oval test ‘n’ tune scheduled…

VICTORIA, BC. – Less than two months after attending the Finish Line Racing school in Florida, Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series competitor Crystal Kennedy was back on the track playing a 160+ kilometer-per-hour game of cat and mouse. The Edson, Alberta driver was at Western Speedway in Victoria, British Columbia where she participated in…