EDMONTON, AB. – Race officials with the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series have made the difficult decision to cancel its scheduled August 13th appearance at Castrol Raceway. “It’s disappointing that we have to do this,” sighs NPP Series announcer Gord Craig, “you want to put on a good show for the fans but it’s…

EDMONTON, AB. – Castrol Raceway held just their fourth oval race of the 2016 season Saturday night.  This was supposed to be a night featuring four classes of race cars. Unfortunately last Thursday, the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series informed Edmonton track officials that it was withdrawing its appearance due to a low car…

EDMONTON, AB. – Canada’s longest running open wheel sprint car event runs this weekend at Castrol Raceway.  First run in 1954, the Gold Cup will be held Friday and Saturday, August 26th and 27th.  “The NPP Late Model made its official Edmonton debut at the 1999 Gold Cup race,” says Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model…

EDMONTON, AB. – Darrell Midgley solidified his point lead in the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series after a weekend sweep of the Features at Castrol Raceway’s Gold Cup weekend.  On Friday night the Sidney, British Columbia driver held off a late charge by Edson, Alberta’s Shawn Kennedy to win his second Feature of the…

EDSON, AB. – This September long weekend, Team NPP competes on both sides of the border. Darrell Midgley, fresh off his NPP Late Model Series sweep last weekend at Edmonton’s Castrol Raceway, is back on the pavement at Western Speedway in Victoria, British Columbia. Billed as one of the biggest pavement Late Model races in…

EDMONTON, AB. – The motorsport season in the province of Alberta is winding down for another year. Edmonton’s Castrol Raceway wrapped up its 26th consecutive year of oval racing on Saturday, September 10th. Two other tracks, Central Alberta Raceways and Drayton Valley Speedway, still have several oval events remaining on their 2016 schedules. On September…

RIMBEY, AB. – The current point leader of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series is approaching the final race weekend of the 2016 season with caution. Darrell Midgley, the defending NPP Series Champion, has a small 27 point lead in the 2016 Championship points chase. With just two races left on the schedule, the…

RIMBEY, AB. – Darrell Midgley, the 2015 Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series Champion won the 2016 NPP Series crown on the weekend. This was Midgleys third NPP Series Championship since claiming his first title back in 2009. Riding a three-race winning streak into the final weekend of the season, the Sidney, British Columbia driver…

DRAYTON VALLEY, AB. – The first full season of motorsports action at Drayton Valley Speedway comes to an end with a two-day show this weekend. The track formally known as Rapid Fire Motorsports Park crowns its 2016 season champions on Sunday. Back in May, the race facility, located north of Drayton Valley, Alberta, sprung back…

VICTORIA, BC – The race season in Canada may be over but that doesn’t stop Canadians from seeking out the longer race season south of the border. Darrell Midgley, the 2016 NPP Late Model Series Champion, will again compete at select tracks in the United States this fall and winter. The Sidney, British Columbia driver…