Rain Cuts the Night Short at Brighton Speedway 

By Carlin Bedore 

The Behan Construction night at the races was met with partial success. A day of overcast skies had everyone uncertain about how much racing Brighton Speedway could get in before the rain started. Luckily, the Vanderlaan Building Products Northeast Late Model Alliance division, the Bill’s Johns Mini Stocks, and the Quinte Septic Stingers got their feature races in. Unfortunately, the Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks and Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modifieds were unable to complete their feature races before Mother Nature sealed the fate of the night.  

Sandercock Books it to Victory Lane 

The Northeast Late Model Alliance Feature race began with No.89 Austin King on the pole, No.46 Brandon Mowat in second, No.3 Nathan Rinaldi in third, No.41 Ryan Lambert in fourth, and No.57 Charlie Sandercock in fifth.  

The field went green, and King was off to a great start, holding the pole position. Behind him, Mowat and Rinaldi battled for second while Sandercock attempted to pass them both. Halfway through the race, Mowat was able to take over the top spot, followed by King and Sandercock. Rinaldi battled with Lambert for fourth position but could not keep it. 

Lap twenty-four saw Sandercock make his move for first position. With only six laps to go, there was not enough time for Mowat to take back the lead.  

Sandercock crossed the finish line first, followed by Mowat, King, Sopaz, and Rinaldi. 

Gregorys Battle it out Once Again 

The 15-lap Bill’s Johns Mini Stock Feature was led to green by No.67 Joshua Whitney. Behind him were No.37 AJ Peters, No.22 Keith Dunk, No.91 Jack Veenstra, and No.2 Trevyn McCrillis.  

The Mini Stocks fired, and K. Gregory jumped out first from his seventh starting position! Peters continued to battle with Veenstra for second while Whitney fell back into the sixth position.  

Halfway through the race saw C. Gregory, Peters, and Veenstra go three wide, all fighting for second position. The battle gave T. Gregory a chance to come up from behind so he and C. Gregory could pull into second and third positions. 

A caution on lap twelve allowed T. Gregory to pull ahead of K. Gregory on the restart, and it looked like the race was over. But on lap fourteen, two cautions mixed up the restart lineup with C. Gregory at the back of the pack, and a single-file restart allowed K. Gregory to take the win after all.  

The results showed K. Gregory claiming the victory followed by T. Gregory in second, Peters in third, McCrillis in fourth, and Veenstra in fifth. 

Pickell Takes it Home 

The 12-lap Quinte Septic Stinger feature saw No.93 Jorden Pickell start first followed by No.31 Billy O’Hara, No.66 Ray Davies, No.47 Matt Schonauer, and No.17 Ryder Punchard.  

The race began with Pickell holding the lead while Schonauer got the jump on O’Hara and Davies and was able to claim second position.  

Meanwhile, Lammle made his way up from the sixth starting position to join the top three on lap three. 

On the last lap, Storey passed Lammle for third. Pickell crossed the checkers first, followed by Schonauer, Storey, Lammle, and Cross. 

Next Up! 

The Gord’s Water Vantastics hit the track once again at Brighton Speedway on August 29th. Also on the schedule is the BSP Kart Klub Demo, where the racing stars of tomorrow will hit the track and show fans what they’ve got! Late Models, Thunder Stocks, and Mini Stocks will also be featured throughout the night, all presented by Anson Construction. Gates open at 5:00 pm; racing starts at 7:00 pm. 

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. No. 57 Charlie Sandercock takes home another Vandertoorn Building Products NLMA Feature Win at Brighton Speedway! 

 

Media Results for 8/22/2026 at Brighton Speedway – Brighton, ON 

Vanderlaan Building Products Late Models 15 Entries 

A Feature 1 30 Laps | 00:11:26.162 

1. 57-Charlie Sandercock[5]; 2. 46-Brandon Mowat[2]; 3. 89-Austin King[1]; 4. 11-Kyle Sopaz[6]; 5. 3-Nathan Rinaldi[3]; 6. 41-Ryan Lambert[4]; 7. 5-Steve Baldwin[8]; 8. 21-Rich Sanders[7]; 9. 77-Caley Weese[9]; 10. 50-Dylan Boyle[13]; 11. 7-Anthony Rinaldi[11]; 12. 05-James Seymour[14]; 13. 09-Mat Vanderlinden [10]; 14. 4J-Josh Overdulve[15]; 15. 39-Jonah Mutton [12]

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:09.000 

1. 46-Brandon Mowat [1]; 2. 11-Kyle Sopaz[3]; 3. 41-Ryan Lambert [4]; 4. 21-Rich Sanders [5]; 5. 77-Caley Weese [7]; 6. 7-Anthony Rinaldi [8]; 7. 50-Dylan Boyle [2]; 8. 4J-Josh Overdulve[6]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:02.000 

1. 57-Charlie Sandercock [2]; 2. 89-Austin King [3]; 3. 3-Nathan Rinaldi [5]; 4. 5-Steve Baldwin [7]; 5. 09-Mat Vanderlinden [4]; 6. 39-Jonah Mutton [6]; 7. 05-James Seymour [1]

Bill’s Johns Mini Stock 16 Entries 

A Feature 1 15 Laps | 00:10:51.314 

1. 97-Kyle Gregory [7]; 2. 22X-Tyson Gregory [9]; 3. 37-AJ Peters [2]; 4. 2-Trevyn McCrillis [5]; 5. 91-Jack Veenstra [4]; 6. 67-Joshua Whitney [1]; 7. 22-Keith Dunk [3]; 8. 1-Coleson Gregory [8]; 9. 8-Devon O’Brien [10]; 10. 71-Alesha Gerrard [14]; 11. 5K-Matt Knowlton [11]; 12. 46X-Dion Riley [6]; 13. 357-Ethan Lord [15]; 14. 25-Lawrence Evenden [16]; 15. 83-Carlee Gilkes [13]; 16. (DNS) 89-Josh Hillier

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:38.347 

1. 97-Kyle Gregory [4]; 2. 22-Keith Dunk [2]; 3. 67-Joshua Whitney [1]; 4. 37-AJ Peters [5]; 5. 22X-Tyson Gregory [3]; 6. 5K-Matt Knowlton [7]; 7. 83-Carlee Gilkes [6]; 8. 357-Ethan Lord [8]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:04:12.863 

1. 1-Coleson Gregory [5]; 2. 2-Trevyn McCrillis [2]; 3. 91-Jack Veenstra [6]; 4. 46X-Dion Riley [3]; 5. 8-Devon O’Brien [1]; 6. 89-Josh Hillier [4]; 7. 71-Alesha Gerrard [7]; 8. 25-Lawrence Evenden [8]

Quinte Septic Stingers 15 Entries 

A Feature 1 12 Laps 

1. 93-Jorden Pickell [1]; 2. 47-Matt Schonauer [4]; 3. 21-Michael Storey[15]; 4. 95C-Chris Lammle [6]; 5. 18-Brian Cross [9]; 6. 20-Cameron Pedersen [14]; 7. 31-Billy O’Hara [2]; 8. 17-Ryder Punchard [5]; 9. 79-Tayden Jenner [7]; 10. 66-Ray Davies [3]; 11. 08-Addyson Gillespie [10]; 12. 07-Megan Golden [8]; 13. 74-RJ Punchard [13]; 14. 24-Richard Punchard [11]; 15. 13-Billy Jr O’Hara [12]

Heat 1 6 Laps 

1. 47-Matt Schonauer [5]; 2. 95C-Chris Lammle [6]; 3. 20-Cameron Pedersen [8]; 4. 31-Billy O’Hara [1]; 5. 17-Ryder Punchard [3]; 6. 18-Brian Cross [7]; 7. 24-Richard Punchard [4]; 8. 74-RJ Punchard [2]

Heat 2 6 Laps 

1. 93-Jorden Pickell [5]; 2. 07-Megan Golden [2]; 3. 79-Tayden Jenner [1]; 4. 21-Michael Storey[7]; 5. 66-Ray Davies [4]; 6. 08-Addyson Gillespie [3]; 7. 13-Billy Jr O’Hara [6]