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DETERMINED DUPERRON
EDMONTON, AB – The 2016 Rookie of the Year in the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series was behind the wheel of his Casylor Engines/Northern Lights Welding #108 Chevrolet this past weekend in Edmonton. Jeff Duperron was competing in the Super Stock class at the 2017 Castrol Raceway season opener. “Last season was a bit…
Read MoreZERBINS ZEAL
ELMA, WA – Lane Zerbin returned to Grays Harbor Raceway Saturday night looking to better his 16th place finish from two weeks ago. “We really had good speed the last time we were here,” exclaims the driver of the Northern Provincial Pipelines/Alien Chassis #81 Modified, “we know we can run good at this track. We…
Read MoreALL IS QUIET
EDMONTON, AB – The start of the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series 2017 race season remains on hold. Last month’s scheduled season opener at Central Alberta Raceways in Rimbey was cancelled due to a lack of entries. As the race [May 26/27] was being cancelled, a tentatively planned appearance at Sangudo Speedway on June…
Read MoreDRAYTON VALLEY DRYING
DRAYTON VALLEY, AB. – June has been a tough month for track management at Drayton Valley Speedway. Two weekends ago massive rains wiped out part of their oval race weekend. Last week the Brazeau County region was blasted by yet another storm. This was the tipping point of just how much water the facility could…
Read MoreIGNITION OR DETONATION
EDMONTON, AB. – The clock is counting down to the Jim Albert Memorial Gold Cup race weekend at Castrol Raceway on July 21st and 22nd. The Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series will attempt to get its 2017 race season underway at this event. “The Canada Day long weekend is over,” says NPP Series announcer…
Read MoreSEASON DETONATION
EDMONTON, AB. – The year was 1999 and the NPP Late Model was making its official debut at Castrol Raceway and the Gold Cup event. Since its debut, the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series has been the support class to Canada’s oldest most prestigious open wheel sprint car race. Unfortunately the lengthy appearance streak…
Read MoreWINNER WINNER IN WASHINGTON
ELMA, WA. – A limited race season would hamper many drivers on-track performance but not Canada’s Lane Zerbin. In only his 5th start of 2017, Zerbin drove the Northern Provincial Pipelines Ltd./Alien Chassis Modified to a dominating win at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington Saturday night. “I was focused the entire race,” says the…
Read MoreWEEKEND IN WASHINGTON
ELMA, WA. – Just six days after scoring his first Feature win of the 2017 season, Lane Zerbin was back in Elma, Washington to compete in one of the biggest Modified races of the season. Over 40 race teams jammed the pits at Grays Harbor Raceway for the 18th annual Shipwreck Beads Modified Nationals race…
Read MoreTHE SOUND OF RACING
ROCHESTER, WA. – For the third consecutive weekend Northern Provincial Pipelines Ltd. will be waving the Canadian flag in Washington State. Darrell Midgley and the Team NPP #81 Super Late Model are competing at South Sound Speedway. On Saturday night, the Rochester, Washington facility south of Seattle, is hosting the 22nd annual Miller 200. “It’s…
Read MoreTEAM NPP TURNS IT UP
EDMONTON, AB. (August 9) – Some impressive results by Team NPP drivers the past three weekends in Washington State. At South Sound Speedway on Saturday night (August 5th), Darrell Midgley drove the Northern Provincial Pipelines/Alien Race Cars #81 Dodge to a sixth place finish at the annual Miller 200 Super Late Model event. “It was…
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