EDMONTON, AB. – Castrol Raceway officials have announced that the Oval test ‘n’ tune, scheduled for Saturday, April 27th has been cancelled. New track oval director Rome Awde made the announcement on Monday. “Because of weather conditions beyond our control and large amounts of snow still on the ground [at the track], the oval test…

EDMONTON, AB. – Over the past decade Northern Provincial Pipelines Ltd. has been a race car sponsor at many NASCAR events south of the border. This summer, Western Canada’s toughest racing Series ‘on the dirt’ welcomes some NASCAR star power to its line-up for a special night of racing. On July 31st, the Northern Provincial…

EDMONTON, AB. – Castrol Raceway continues to emerge from its long winter slumber. On an overcast and breezy Saturday afternoon, a handful of oval officials were at the facility testing equipment in advance of the 2013 season opener scheduled on May 4th. Two weeks ago track officials cancelled the April 27th oval test ‘n’ tune…

WHITECOURT, AB. – There was a distinct motor sport flavor at the 31st annual Whitecourt Trade Fair on the weekend. Inside the busy Scott Safety Centre, Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series competitor Travis Day was promoting his business and his race car team to thousands of Fair attenders. “It’s been a while since I…

WHITECOURT, AB – The 2012 Season Champion of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series has received a major North American business award. Kevin Wheeler, owner of KW Mechanical, was named the 2012 Truck Service Expert of the Year at the annual HDA Truck Pride convention (May 1 – 5) in Orlando, Florida. “I was…

RIMBEY, AB – Central Alberta Raceways hosts their 2013 Oval season opener this Sunday, May 26th. Along with race action from the IMCA Modified and Sportsman Sprint Car divisions, a Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series mini test ‘n’ tune session will also be taking place. “It’s been a brutally long off-season,” declares NPP Series…

OWEN SOUND, ON. – A brand new Canadian motorsports show has been launched on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. “It’s the dawn of a new day for Canadian racing,” says Joe Chisholm, owner/host of Race Time Radio, “it’s taken 6 years to do it but every Monday night Canadian race fans, race teams, tracks and sanctioning bodies…

EDMONTON, AB. – The long off-season comes to an end this weekend for drivers and teams of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series. This Saturday and Sunday, the 13th consecutive race season kicks off with a double-header weekend at two tracks. Castrol Raceway (Edmonton, Alberta) will host the NPP Late Model Series on Saturday…

EDMONTON, AB. – The 2013 Season Opening weekend of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series has come to a sudden and screeching stop. On Friday afternoon, track officials at Central Alberta Raceways cancelled Sunday’s scheduled race event due to wet facility conditions. In a surprise announcement Saturday morning, NPP Series official Gord Craig, stopping…

EDMONTON, AB. – For the seventh time in thirteen seasons the opening weekend of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series was affected by the weather. “It’s an unfortunate fact of motorsport life,” says NPP Series media relations director Gord Craig, “rainouts happen.” Track officials at Central Alberta Raceway’s cancelled their Sunday, June 9th event…