TUCSON, AZ – Darrell Midgley will be flying the Canadian flag in the Northern Provincial Pipelines #81 Dodge in Arizona this weekend. The Sidney, British Columbia driver is competing in the Turkey Shoot 125 Super Late Model race at Tucson Speedway Friday and Saturday, November 27th and 28th. “It’s a nice track. Good people here too that’s why we are back.” The veteran racer made his Tucson, Arizona debut at the Chilly Willy 100 back in February and finished 22nd. “We were running 8th in this race but got taken out near the end. We probably had a Top 5 car. For never running here before I was pretty happy with how we performed. Hopefully this time we can finish near the front.” The 2015 NPP Late Model Series Champion is coming off a 12th place finish on “The Bullring” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last month. “We are racing the same car we raced in Vegas. The car did get banged up a bit [in Las Vegas] but it’s all repaired now and ready to go.”

Several of the teams he competed against in Las Vegas are expected to be in the pits for the Tucson show. “I haven’t seen an entry list yet but I probably will be the only Canadian in the field.” With snow on the ground in many parts of Canada Midgley enjoys the opportunity to race south of the border. “Anytime you can escape the colder temperatures is a bonus. We just do it a little differently than most people.” Along with racing in the NPP Late Model Series during the summer, Midgley is also the promoter of Western Speedway in Victoria, British Columbia. “When we race in the US at various tracks I definitely pay attention to what’s going on. When you run a track you are always learning. Yes I’m here as competitor but I’m also seeing how they run their shows as well.” When the checkered flag fly’s on Saturday night this will be Midgley’s last race of his 2015 season. “This will be it [for my team] for a few months. We are going to be leaving the car here in Tucson and be back in February.” A top 5, or even a victory in Tucson would be the perfect way to wrap up the year for the Midgley and his race team.

TURKEY SHOOT 125 WEEKEND
Tucson, Arizona

>Friday, November 27th
4:00pm – Practice
5:30pm – Practice
7:00pm – Practice

>Saturday, November 28th
10:30am – Practice
4:00pm – Qualifying
6:00pm – Race event starts
Hornets & Truck Heat Races
Hornets Feature (20 Laps)
Trucks Feature (50 Laps)
Super Late Model Feature (125 laps)

SPECTATOR ADMISSION
-Advance/On-line (available till Nov. 28th at 2:00pm)
$15.00 General
$12.00 Seniors/Military (age 55+)
$ 8.00 Children (11 – 12)
FREE (age 10 and under)

-At the Gate
$25.00 General
$20.00 Seniors/Military (age 55+)
$12.00 Children (11 – 12)
FREE (age 10 and under)

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UPDATE: (November 28 at 5:25pm) Darrell Midgley has qualified 2nd (out of 23 cars) for Saturday nights Turkey Shoot 125 Super Late Model race on the 3/8 paved oval of Tucson Speedway. Green flag is expected to drop at around 7:45pm.

QUALIFYING (top 10)
1. #27 Jay Beasley – Las Vegas, Nevada 15.615
2. #81 Darrell Midgley – Sidney, British Columbia 15.845
3. #11 Dustin Ash – Las Vegas, Nevada 15.863
4. # 8 Mariah McGriff – Vail, Arizona 15.956
5. #99 Linny White – Fontana, California 16.008 (won 2015 Fall Classic at LVMS)
6. #22 Paul Banghart – Tucson, Arizona 16.078
7. #11 Darren Robertson – Arvada, Colorado 16.080
8. # 9 Thane Alderman – Las Vegas, Nevada 16.083
9. #14 Chris Clyne – Las Vegas, Nevada 16.099
10.#34 Rudy Vanderwal – LaSalle, Colorado 16.202

UPDATE 2: (November 28 at 10:15pm) Darrell Midgley dominated the first half of the race building up a 6 second lead after taking over top spot on Lap 6. Just past lap 50 Midgley had a tire go down while leading. Midgley, who had the fastest car on the track in the entire race, would fight back and finish 8th at the Turkey Shoot 125 at Tucson Speedway.