EDMONTON, AB – Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series officials and race teams have found out first hand why it’s called a tentative schedule. Castrol Raceway officials indicated that several schedule ‘adjustments’ were needed to be made. The 2015 Gold Cup and the 2015 Extreme Cup events, both featuring open wheel sprint cars, have had…

EDMONTON, AB – The halfway point of the long off-season passed without major fanfare on Monday, January 12th. Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series announcer Gord Craig says the hard part is over. “It’s now less than 110 days till test ‘n’ tune in Edmonton. It sounds like a long time but if you think…

EDMONTON, AB – Western Canada’s toughest racing Series on the dirt has updated its extensive library of race results and statistics. “Two-years ago we launched our on-line stats and results section,” exclaims Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series announcer Gord Craig, “we’ve now expanded that section to include track-by-track statistics. We’ve also released a NPP…

SIDNEY, BC – As the 2015 season opener of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series continues to inch closer, Darrell Midgley will be waving the Canadian flag at the inaugural $150,000 Winter Showdown 250 in Bakersfield, California. Over 60 teams have registered for this short track, pavement Super Late Model event scheduled for February…

SIDNEY, BC – Darrell Midgley and his race team were all smiles as they returned home to British Columbia after a pretty decent race weekend in The Golden State. At the inaugural Winter Showdown 250 at Kern County Raceway Park, Midgley finished thirteenth in his Northern Provincial Pipelines Ltd/Alien Race Cars #81 Dodge. Close to…

ARDROSSAN, AB – A simple phone call fourteen months ago may have planted the seed but it was his wife’s encouragement and insistence that sprouted the deal. Wade Fleming, the most dominating open wheel Sprint Car driver in Castrol Raceway history, is returning to the track for the first time since 2009. Northern Provincial Pipelines…

EDMONTON, AB – Western Canada’s toughest racing Series on the dirt is about to become the most technically advanced racing Series in the country after the acquisition of new electronic monitoring equipment. German company Aschenbahn Robotics is providing 6 high-tech motorsport mannequins to the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series for the 2015 race season.…

EDMONTON, AB – Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series race teams, along with race teams from other divisions, will have to dig a little deeper into their pockets when competing on Castrol Raceway’s 3/8 mile oval track this season. In a surprise announcement, track officials in Edmonton have boosted its back gate fees for drivers…

EDMONTON, AB – Competitors and race fans of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series have been patiently waiting for the official release of the 2015 schedule. The schedule delays have been unfortunate but as the old saying goes – ‘Good things come to those who wait.’ Just added to the 2015 NPP Late Model…

IRWINDALE, CA – Coming off a strong 13th place finish at Kern County Raceway last month, Darrell Midgley and the Northern Provincial Pipelines Ltd. race team are back in California once again. Irwindale Speedway hosts the 2015 Spring Classic this weekend. “We are going to be running the same car we raced at Bakersfield,” says…