Mowat family puts on a Van-tastic show at Brighton Speedway

By: Nicole Kleinsteuber

Race fans were treated to an action-packed race card on Saturday night.

The night presented by Anson Construction featured 79 cars including the Gord’s Water Van-tastics, Late Models, Canadian Modifieds, Thunder Stocks and 4-Cylinders.

Mowat Motors to 3rd Victory

No. 7 Anthony Rinaldi and No. 46 Brandon Mowat led a field of 11 Vanderlaan Building Product Late Models to green in the 30-lap main event. A caution quickly slowed the pace on lap 4. On the restart Mowat muscled into the lead on the outside coming down the backshoot. Mowat was hooked up on the outside as No. 5 Steve Baldwin and No. 151 Brian McDonald tried to reel him in. When the checkers fell, Mowat crossed the line first for the third time this season with Baldwin in second. McDonald took home third, No. 11 Kyle Sopaz fourth and No. Caley Weese fifth.

Mowat Makes it Rain Checkers

A heat win earned No. 40 Ron Wadforth pole position for the Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified 25-lap feature. The points leader and reigning champ met his match in No. 2 Leslie Mowat. On lap 3 she charged into the lead on the inside where she stayed glued as Wadforth tried with everything he had to catch her. The pair went wheel-to-wheel in an exhilarating chase for victory. Mowat was relentless in her pursuit for her first season win for 22-laps. She parked it in the Empey Tire victory lane with Wadforth runner-up. No. 1 Shawn Gregory moved from eighth to finish third. No. 32 Doug O’Blenis placed fourth and No. 50 Dylan Boyle fifth.

6 Wins for French

It only took No. 0 Tyler French two laps to move from fourth into first in the Brighton Automotive Thunder Stock 20-lap main. He used the outside to his advantage and took off. No. 10 Carter Rhodes and No. 26 Brock Gregory proved to be his toughest contenders of the night. French flew to victory lane picking up his sixth season win with Rhodes in second and Gregory third. No. 72 Doug Anderson was fourth and No. 16 Kaitlyn O’Blenis fifth.

Checkers Fly for Fletcher Again

Polesitter No. 10 Travis “the Hammer” McLean looked like he was well on his way to scoring his second season win in the Bill’s Johns 4-Cylinders 15-lap feature. He was hooked up for 8 laps as No. 42 Aidan Fletcher fought to catch him. On a restart, Fletcher pushed hard on the outside to scoop up the point. Fletcher was flawless as No. 20 Cody Sager challenged for the lead. Fletcher went on to the winner’s circle for the third time this season with Sager in second. No. 22 Tyson Gregory was third, No. 1 Coleson Gregory fourth and No. 83 Carlee Gilkes fifth.

Delbianco is Van-tastic

No. 07 Megan Golden and No. 19 Autumn MacGregor led 15 minivans to the green flag in a wild 15-lap affair. On lap 2, No. 69 Eric Delbianco and his passenger Spencer Howard jumped out into the lead on the inside of turn 4. Delbianco was fast and furious as he charged to victory lane with No. 4x Tom Grant hot on his heels. No. 666 Mike Perry placed third, No. 95 Chris Lammle fourth and No. Golden fifth.

Up Next

The Wall of Fame Inductions are this Saturday, August 23^rd as Behan Construction presents a complete race card including the  Vanderlaan Building Products Late Model Division, Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modifieds, Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks, Bill’s Johns 4 Cylinders, and the Quinte Septic Stingers. Front Gates open at 5:00 PM and action begins at 7:00 PM, be sure to arrive early and secure your parking spot for the unbelievable action.
About Us
Racing at Brighton Speedway continues every Saturday until October. Race fans can find a complete schedule and more information by visiting our website at brightonspeedway.ca or by following us on our socials. A 1/3rd mile clay oval, Brighton Speedway is in the municipality of Brighton on the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1967, the Speedway hosts five divisions on a weekly basis, beginning on the first weekend in May and ending on the first weekend in October. With two travelling series, the Lawns We 360 Sprint Cars and the Vanderlaan Building Products Northeast Late Model Division calling Brighton home, other series visit the track each season to impress the fans and challenge the tight turns on the dirt track.

Photos by Rod Henderson, CanadianRacer.com

1. 2 Leslie Mowat was relentless in her pursuit for her first season win for 22-laps in the 25 lap Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified event at Brighton Speedway on Saturday night.
2. 69 Eric Delbianco and his passenger Spencer Howard jumped out into the lead on the inside of turn 4 during the Gord’s Water Vantastic 15 lap event at Brighton Speedway.

Media Results for 8/16/2025 at Brighton Speedway – Brighton, ON

Vanderlaan Building Products Late Models 11 Entries

A Feature 1 30 Laps | 00:13:30.714

1. 46-Brandon Mowat[2]; 2. 5-Steve Baldwin[3]; 3. 151-Brian McDonald[5]; 4. 11-Kyle Sopaz[9]; 5. 77-Caley Weese[4]; 6. 3-Nathan Rinaldi[7]; 7. 4J-Josh Overdulve[10]; 8. 33-David Vandertoorn[11]; 9. 7-Anthony Rinaldi[1]; 10. 41-Ryan Lambert[8]; 11. 05-James Seymour[6]

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:05.218

1. 3-Nathan Rinaldi[1]; 2. 5-Steve Baldwin[3]; 3. 41-Ryan Lambert[5]; 4. 46-Brandon Mowat[4]; 5. 11-Kyle Sopaz[6]; 6. 33-David Vandertoorn[2]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:08.813

1. 151-Brian McDonald[1]; 2. 7-Anthony Rinaldi[3]; 3. 77-Caley Weese[5]; 4. 05-James Seymour[2]; 5. 4J-Josh Overdulve[4]

Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified 13 Entries

A Feature 1 25 Laps | 00:09:06.953

1. 2-Leslie Mowat[4]; 2. 40-Ron Wadforth[1]; 3. 1-Shawn Gregory[8]; 4. 32-Doug O’Blenis[6]; 5. 50-Dylan Boyle[7]; 6. 12-Caleb Severin[5]; 7. 7-Rick Phillips[2]; 8. 51-Mike Freeman[3]; 9. 08-Angie Kirby[11]; 10. 26-Bob Green[9]; 11. 14-Matthew Moore[12]; 12. 91-Jaiden Miller[13]; 13. 85-Brittany Moon[10]

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:03:53.050

1. 51-Mike Freeman[2]; 2. 50-Dylan Boyle[1]; 3. 32-Doug O’Blenis[5]; 4. 7-Rick Phillips[3]; 5. 26-Bob Green[6]; 6. 08-Angie Kirby[4]; 7. 91-Jaiden Miller[7]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:04:14.819

1. 40-Ron Wadforth[1]; 2. 2-Leslie Mowat[6]; 3. 12-Caleb Severin[2]; 4. 1-Shawn Gregory[4]; 5. 85-Brittany Moon[5]; 6. 14-Matthew Moore[3]

Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks 24 Entries

A Feature 1 20 Laps | 00:08:01.155

1. 0-Tyler French[4]; 2. 10-Carter Rhodes[3]; 3. 26-Brock Gregory[12]; 4. 72-Doug Anderson[5]; 5. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[8]; 6. 74-Mike Lucas[1]; 7. 18-Kyle Anderson[2]; 8. 97-Dave Barrett[14]; 9. 44-Tommy Bailey[7]; 10. 62-Kyle Gregory[15]; 11. 46-Dion Riley[9]; 12. 19-Zeke McKeown[6]; 13. 73-Jason Preece[11]; 14. 76-Cody Driscoll[21]; 15. 54-Tim Moore[18]; 16. 5-Jake Hadley[13]; 17. 06-Chris Hackett[19]; 18. 89-Kolby Ellis[10]; 19. 21-Ryan Kimball[23]; 20. 87-James Turgeon[16]; 21. 41-Landon Mutch[17]; 22. 09T-Garren Taylor[22]; 23. (DNS) 7-Josh Toon

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:05:42.174

1. 72-Doug Anderson[6]; 2. 46-Dion Riley[4]; 3. 19-Zeke McKeown[2]; 4. 89-Kolby Ellis[1]; 5. 5-Jake Hadley[8]; 6. 62-Kyle Gregory[7]; 7. 45-Dylan Riley[5]; 8. 7-Josh Toon[3]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:24.636

1. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[2]; 2. 10-Carter Rhodes[3]; 3. 0-Tyler French[6]; 4. 73-Jason Preece[1]; 5. 97-Dave Barrett[8]; 6. 87-James Turgeon[5]; 7. 54-Tim Moore[4]; 8. 76-Cody Driscoll[7]

Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:24.172

1. 18-Kyle Anderson[1]; 2. 74-Mike Lucas[3]; 3. 44-Tommy Bailey[2]; 4. 26-Brock Gregory[6]; 5. 21-Ryan Kimball[8]; 6. 41-Landon Mutch[5]; 7. 06-Chris Hackett[4]; 8. 09T-Garren Taylor[7]

Bill’s Johns 4 Cylinder 19 Entries

A Feature 1 15 Laps | 00:13:32.196

1. 42-Aidan Fletcher[3]; 2. 20-Cody Sager[7]; 3. 22-Tyson Gregory[9]; 4. 1-Coleson Gregory[4]; 5. 83-Carlee Gilkes[11]; 6. 3-Shawn Knowlton[5]; 7. 24-Travis Fox Connor[10]; 8. 37-AJ Peters[6]; 9. 17E-Evan Minnie[8]; 10. 25-Lawrence Evenden[14]; 11. 18K-Matt Knowlton[16]; 12. 8-Devon O’Brien[13]; 13. 21-Keith Dunk[15]; 14. 71-Alesha Gerrard[17]; 15. 75-Owen Chilvers[19]; 16. 10-Travis Mclean[1]; 17. 91-Jack Veenstra[12]; 18. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[2]; 19. (DNS) 04-Owen Chamberlain

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:04:47.255

1. 22-Tyson Gregory[2]; 2. 42-Aidan Fletcher[4]; 3. 10-Travis Mclean[7]; 4. 24-Travis Fox Connor[3]; 5. 8-Devon O’Brien[5]; 6. 18K-Matt Knowlton[1]; 7. 75-Owen Chilvers[6]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:28.499

1. 3-Shawn Knowlton[3]; 2. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[1]; 3. 20-Cody Sager[2]; 4. 83-Carlee Gilkes[5]; 5. 25-Lawrence Evenden[6]; 6. 71-Alesha Gerrard[4]

Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:04:08.043

1. 1-Coleson Gregory[6]; 2. 37-AJ Peters[5]; 3. 17E-Evan Minnie[3]; 4. 91-Jack Veenstra[4]; 5. 21-Keith Dunk[2]; 6. 04-Owen Chamberlain[1]