OKOTOKS, AB – Race fans at Rocky Mountain Raceway Park witnessed history on the weekend.  Brian McCaughan’s second place finish in the Feature Saturday night gave him the Northern Provincial Pipelines Late Model Series point lead.  It’s the first time in the 8 year history of the NPP Series that a rookie driver has led the points chase.  McCaughan took the point lead away from Edson Alberta’s Dwight Kennedy who has been number one in Series points since the beginning of June.  At first the Okotoks Alberta driver did not know if he was even going to be able to race. “Starting up the car to head out for hot laps Saturday night, the oil pressure gauge said zero.  Several crew members from other NPP teams came rushing over to help diagnose the problem.  It turned out that a brand new oil filter we installed was defective.  No flow.”  McCaughan would have pole position for Saturday nights Feature but gave up the lead near the halfway point of the feature.  “Trevor ran a great race,” says McCaughan, “he got me on the outside.  I was hoping for some lapped traffic (to get spot back) but that didn’t happen.”  Sunday’s race at RMRP would see McCaughan defend his newly acquired Series point lead for the first time.  “I kinda like it up here,” smiles the driver of the #42 avenuebuilt.com/Lucas Oil Chevrolet, “it’s a different kind of pressure that’s for sure.”  Tense moments returned late in the Feature Sunday evening when McCaughan was forced to pit with a flat tire with just five laps to go.  The flat tire came just as a caution flag was waving for an on track spin.  If the flat tire would have occurred under green flag conditions McCaughan would have had no chance for a top 10 finish.  McCaughan finished the feature in eighth and has a 13 point lead over Edson, Alberta’s Dwight Kennedy heading into the next NPP Series event in Edmonton August 22nd and 23rd.