- Neil got started in the sport of Auto Racing in the spring of 1960. He had to get a waiver form signed by his parents as he wasn’t 16 years old.
- 1963 – Neil won the Jalopy Class championship race at Western Speedway and finished the season sitting in 9th spot in points.
- In 1964, he won the July Cup and was 3rd in points at season’s end.
- Neil switched from Jalopies to B-Modified cars in 1965 and was the track record holder at 18:09.
- In 1966, Neil went back to stock cars and won the V.A.R.A. championship race.
- 1967 saw Neil end the season sitting 5th in stock car points. He followed up the next year with a 4th place finishing position.
- Neil built a Ford Late Model car for 1970, finishing the season in 9th place.
- In 1971 and again in 1974, Neil competed in the Super Stock class, finishing 8th both years.
- He had a superb year in 1975, finishing a strong second in championship points.
- The next few years saw Neil assisting on Roy Haslam’s crew and also doing some driving periodically for Terry Forsythe in the Stock Car class.
- He teamed up with Russ Lejeune in the early 1980’s and drove a sleek Camaro Super Stock sponsored by Pay Less Gas.
- In 1987, Neil was honoured with the V.I.T.R.A. Art Golding Dedication Award.
- Neil and Russ again teamed up and built an IMCA Modified for son Trevor to drive in 1989. They travelled to race as far away as Anbderson, California.
- In 1992, the team built a sprint car to run at Cassidy Speedway’s dirt track near Nanaimo.
- By 1995, they had a two car stable racing at Cassidy with both of Neil’s sons driving. He was also given the nickname “The Chief”.
- As well as Neil’s committment to his sons and the race team, he has always made time to help his fellow racers. He has built motors, helped with chassis setups and just always been there to listen and assist others in the sport.
