ROCKY RAPIDS, AB – Close to a decade of dormancy comes to an end for a racing facility located north-east of Drayton Valley, Alberta. After a successful two-day test and tune last month, the grand re-opening of Rapid Fire Motorsports Park / Drayton Valley Speedway runs this Saturday and Sunday (June 4 & 5). Sportsman…

RIMBEY, AB – Officials and race teams of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series are hopeful they can get the 2016 season underway this Friday and Saturday night (June 10/11). Due to last month’s rainout (May 28) at Castrol Raceway, Central Alberta Raceways inherited the NPP Series 2016 season opener. The Rimbey, Alberta oval…

RIMBEY, AB – Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series champions Mark Miller and Darrell Midgley each grabbed a Feature win at Central Alberta Raceways on the weekend. Miller, the 2014 NPP Series Champion, won the 2016 season opener on Friday night. Midgley, the two-time and defending NPP Series Champion, drove to victory lane Saturday night.…

EDMONTON, AB – The official website of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series was down for the count between Friday, June 17th and Sunday, June 19th. “It wasn’t on our end,” explains NPP Series announcer Gord Craig, “there was a bit of a technical malfunction downstream which caused some major issues. If you tried…

EDMONTON, AB – The much anticipated return of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series to Drumheller, Alberta is on hold for at least another year. The NPP Late Model Series is cancelling its scheduled Canada Day long weekend appearance (July 1st/2nd) at Dinosaur Downs Speedway. “We’ve got a car count problem,” exclaims series announcer…

LEBANON, OR – After registering a frustrating DNF (did not finish) in both his Heat race and Feature event Saturday night at Willamette Speedway, Lane Zerbin came back strong Sunday earning his first ever Feature win in an open wheel IMCA Modified. “It was a quick learning curve for sure,” admits Zerbin who’d never raced…

EDSON, AB – Officials with the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series hope to see a few more race teams in the pits and on the track at their next scheduled event. “We race in Edmonton August 13th,” says NPP Series announcer Gord Craig, “I’m really trying to be optimistic here when I say that…

EDSON, AB – Team NPP will be flying the Canadian flag at two American tracks this weekend at two separate race events. Lane Zerbin pilots the Northern Provincial Pipelines/Alien Chassis #81 Modified at Grays Harbor Raceway on Friday and Saturday night (July 29th & 30th). The track in Elma, Washington hosts the 17th annual Shipwreck…

ELMA & ROCHESTER, WA. – The race weekend started off strong for both Lane Zerbin and Darrell Midgley down in Washington State. Mechanical woes on Saturday night unfortunately stopped both Team NPP drivers in their tracks. Victoria, British Columbia’s Zerbin was behind the wheel of his Northern Provincial Pipelines/Alien Chassis #81 Modified at Grays Harbor…

EDMONTON, AB. – Race officials with the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series will decide Thursday whether to attempt to run this Saturday’s scheduled race event at Castrol Raceway.  The state of the Alberta economy has wreaked havoc on race teams in 2016.  Only five NPP Late Model Series teams were present for the season…