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4TH OF JULY WIN FOR ZERBIN
ALGER, WA (July 4) – Lane Zerbin capped off a 3-night/3-track road trip with a Saturday night Feature win at Skagit Speedway. “The car felt really good,” exclaims Zerbin, “we made a few adjustments after the heat and it worked.” Zerbin kicked off his July 4th evening with a 3rd place finish in his heat race. The Victoria, British Columbia driver started 4th in the 25-lap Feature. In just 5-laps Zerbin found himself in the race lead. With 14-laps remaining Zerbin reached the tail end of the field and began lapping cars. A late race caution with 3-laps remaining slowed the field. “I’m a little glad it (yellow flag) came out,” admits the driver of the Northern Provincial Pipelines/Alien Race Cars #81 Modified. “I knew I had a pretty good car at this point.”
Fellow Victoria, British Columbia driver Rory Smith briefly challenged Zerbin for the lead but Zerbin prevailed driving to his first ever Feature event win at Skagit Speedway. “We’ve run a lot of races since our last win (41). You start second guessing yourself a lot. It was a long time coming. I can’t thank my dad enough for sticking this out with me. This win is for Dwight Kennedy at Northern Provincial Pipelines. He's in the hospital right now. If it wasn't for him we wouldn't be able to do this.” Zerbin noted having two British Columbia drivers finishing one and two was a bonus. “It was definitely a little special considering the day. There wasn’t a lot of cheering coming from the grandstands.”
With his first victory since September 2021, Zerbin indicates his remaining schedule is a bit up in the air. “I was thinking about racing the Nationals in Elma (July 17/18) but it probably won’t happen now.” Zerbin’s father owns Alien Race Cars and has several customer cars that need to get finished. Ted Zerbin is the crew chief for his son Lane. “I don’t really know when my next race is.” Zerbin will savor his IMCA Modified victory. It was his 8th Feature win in 92 starts. This win came almost 10-years to the day when he scored his first ever Feature win at Oregon’s, Willamette Speedway back on July 3rd, 2016.
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ELMA, WA (July 3) – Lane Zerbin drove the Northern Provincial Pipelines/Alien Race Cars #81 Modified to a 7th place finish at Grays Harbor Raceway on Friday night. The Victoria, British Columbia driver started 6th in the Feature. Zerbin kicked off the night with a 2nd place finish in his Heat race. He wraps up his road trip at Skagit Speedway on Saturday night.
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COTTAGE GROVE, OR (July 2) – A third consecutive Top-10 finish at Cottage Grove Speedway was not in the cards for Team NPP's Lane Zerbin Thursday night. The Victoria, British Columbia driver finished 11th. Zerbin registered a DNF (flat tire) in his Heat race earlier in the evening which meant he had to start near the back of the pack (16th) for the big Feature. The driver of the Northern Provincial Pipelines/Alien Race Cars #81 Modified gained 5 positions in the Feature and fell just short of cracking the Top 10. Zerbin competes at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington on Friday night.
