NEWS
CHANGE OF PLANS
VICTORIA, BC – What originally was going to be a two-day, two-state road trip for Lane Zerbin has been reduced to a single night of racing. The plan to race at Cottage Grove Speedway was shelved earlier this week. Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington will be the lone race stop for Team NPP this…
Read MoreGOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
EDMONTON, AB – Canada’s oldest open wheel motorsports event will be contested this weekend at Castrol Raceway. First run at Edmonton’s Speedway Park back in 1954, the prestigious Jim Albert Memorial Gold Cup runs Friday and Saturday night August 17th and 18th. Ask any driver who has raced the Gold Cup in Edmonton and they…
Read MorePOST RACE PONDERINGS
EDMONTON, AB – Wade Fleming finished 8th Saturday night at the 2018 Jim Albert Memorial Gold Cup race. This was Fleming’s first appearance at Canada’s oldest open wheel race since 2009. The Ardrossan, Alberta driver stepped away from the world of Sprint Car racing for close to a decade to spend more time with family. …
Read MoreMODIFIED MUSINGS
VICTORIA, BC – Lane Zerbin is looking at the calendar and is realizing that the 2018 race season will soon be over. Over the next two weekends Grays Harbor Raceway will see consecutive visits from the Team NPP #81 Modified. “Looks like this weekend and then the Sunday, September 2nd race in Elma and that…
Read MoreNPP TRIPLE PLAY WEEKEND
EDMONTON, AB – Northern Provincial Pipelines Ltd. will by flying the flag at three different race tracks this weekend. This is the first time in company history that a trio of NPP sponsored race cars will be competing at three tracks on the same weekend. Wade Fleming will be driving the NPP/Boychuck Ventures #7 Sprint…
Read MoreTEAM NPP WEEKEND WRAP
A successful long holiday weekend on both sides of the border for Team Northern Provincial Pipelines Ltd. Lane Zerbin, Jason Frost and Wade Fleming were competing at three different race tracks. Each driver grabbed the checkered flag at least once at the track they were competing at. This is the first time in company history…
Read MoreSAY IT AIN’T SNOW!!
RIMBEY, AB – With more than five centimeters of snow on the ground and a wet weekend weather forecast, track officials at Central Alberta Raceways have cancelled this Saturday and Sunday’s scheduled oval event. “Officially it’s still summer,” sighs Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series announcer Gord Craig, “but considering how our season has gone…
Read MoreWOES OF WEATHER
RIMBEY, AB – Bad weather and racing do not mix. One only has to look at what transpired at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton and Rimbey’s Central Alberta Raceways on the final weekend of summer. Both facilities were forced to cancel scheduled motorsports events due to heavy wet snow and below normal temperatures. The Northern Provincial…
Read MoreSCHEDULE SHUFFLE
VICTORIA, BC – A 10th consecutive visit to “The Bullring” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is not in the cards this year for Team NPP. Darrell Midgley had planned on competing in Nevada at the annual Senators Cup on October 19th and 20th however scheduling conflicts by key crew members forced an alteration of plans. …
Read MorePOTTER BC BOUND
STONY PLAIN, AB – While many Alberta race car drivers have put their machines away for the long off-season, one driver from the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series has other ideas. Dylan Potter is competing in the province of British Columbia on the Thanksgiving long weekend. “This is the first time travelling outside of…
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