Final Points Night and the Danny Reid Memorial at Brighton Speedway  

By Carlin Bedore 

Saturday, September 12th was an action-packed night at Brighton Speedway. Four classes raced for their final points for the season, and champions were determined. The Danny Reid Memorial 50-lap Canadian Modified race saw tons of excitement, and OSCAAR joined the night for their make-up race after a rainout earlier in the season. All this action was presented by QBT Excavating Services.  

Danny Reid Memorial Race 

The John’s Equipment Danny Reid 50-Lap Memorial Race finished off the Bainer’s OilGARD Canadian Modified season. No.11 Dan Ferguson fired first with No.2 Leslie Mowat, No.24 Travis Fox-Connor, No.32 Doug O’Blenis, and No.1 Shawn Gregory behind him.  

On the green flag Ferguson gained a good lead over Mowat while O’Blenis passed Fox-Connor for third. Shortly after, Gregory and No.40 Ron Wadforth made the pass as well and took fourth and fifth positions.  

Laps ten and eleven saw both Gregory and Wadforth pass Mowat for second and third. Then, lap fifteen saw Wadforth take over first position and lap seventeen saw Gregory take over third. A caution on lap eighteen took out O’Blenis.  

Halfway through the race, Wadforth and Gregory began another tense battle with points on the line. No.29 Phil Potts was third, Ferguson in fourth, and No.85 Adam Turner, substituting for Brittany Moon, in fifth.  

On lap thirty-five, Potts passed Gregory for second. Then, a restart on lap forty-one allowed Potts to take over first place from Wadforth. Wadforth fought hard to take the lead back, and on lap forty-six he did.  

The race concluded with Wadforth taking his first-ever win in the Danny Reid Memorial race. Potts finished second, Turner third, Ferguson fourth, and Gregory fifth. With this big, win Wadforth secured the Canadian Modified 2026 Championship! 

A Hard-Fought Thunder Stock Battle 

The Brighton Automotive Thunder Stock 20-lap Feature race began with No.74 Mike Lucas on the pole with No.45 Dylan Riley, No.21 Ryan Kimball, No.89 Kolby Ellis, and No.10 Carter Rhodes behind him.  

The first ten laps of the feature saw Lucas, Riley, and Kimball battle it out for first position, going three wide through multiple laps. Rhodes and No.26 Brock Gregory followed closely behind the three, each waiting to make a move.  

On lap eleven, Gregory passed Riley for third and passed Lucas for second shortly after. Meanwhile, No.0 Tyler French had been making his way through the pack from his eighth starting position throughout the whole race. On lap nineteen, he made his move and took over the lead with Gregory just behind him.  

French was able to take his fifth victory of the season with Gregory behind him in second, No.44 Tommy Bailey in third, No.72 Doug Anderson in fourth, and Lucas in fifth.  

Gregory had secured the Thunder Stock championship during the Labour Day classic, but with the win and the third-place finish, French and Bailey tied for second. 

Booth Took his First Win 

The OSCAAR Hot Rods took the track for their August 8th make-up race with No.47T Thomas Wunsch bringing the field to green. Behind him were No.73 Jacob Booth, No.2 Tyler Hawn, No.13 Ryan Cowan, and No.47 Steve Book.  

On the green flag, Booth quickly took over first position while Wunsch followed closely behind.  

A yellow flag on lap nine saw Wunsch head to the back of the pack, leaving Booth and Book leading the field on the restart. Booth held strong against his competitors and ultimately came out on top. 

Booth secured his first win ever, a surprising twist in this series as they generally race on asphalt. Book finished second followed by No.77 Ayden McNicol, Cowan, and No.66 Bobby Cousineau.  

Another Gregory Battle 

The Bill’s Johns 15-lap Mini Stock Feature began with No.4 Chris Tufford on the pole. No.97 Kyle Gregory started in second, No.2 Trevyn McCrillis in third, No.37 AJ Peeters in fourth, and No.1 Coleson Gregory in fifth.  

The field went green, and Tufford headed to the pits immediately, which left points leader Kyle Gregory in the lead. Meanwhile, No.22x Tyson Gregory made his way through the field from his tenth starting position to secure fourth place on lap two.  

Lap five saw Tyson Gregory take over the third place from Peeters, and the three-way Gregory battle began.  

On lap ten, Coleson Gregory took over the lead and did not look back. Coleson Gregory secured the win followed by Kyle Gregory, Tyson Gregory, McCrillis, and Peeters. 

Even with this win, Coleson Gregory came up just shy of forty points in the standings, with Kyle Gregory claiming the Mini Stock 2026 Championship.  

Pickell Battled Through the Pack 

The final Quinte Septic Stinger race of the season began with No.66 Ray Davies on the pole. No.24 Richard Punchard followed with No.41 Bob Cooney, No.74 R.J. Punchard, and No.47 Matt Schonauer behind him.  

The Stingers went green with Davies holding first. Schonauer passed second, third, and fourth on lap two to take over the second spot.  

On lap five, Schonauer passed Davies for first while No.93 Jorden Pickell had made his way to third from his seventh starting position.  

Later, on lap nine, Pickell took over the first position and held strong through the rest of the race. Pickell finished first with No.17 Ryder Punchard in second, Davies in third, Schonauer in fourth, and Cooney in fifth.  

Although Pickell won the race, he still came up ten points short of the championship as No.95c Chris Lammle became the Stinger Champion of 2026.  

Next Up!  

The infamous Cool 100 Applefest Weekend is coming up! No racing on September 19th, but in two weeks, the Applefest double header will begin on Friday, September 25th for Apples Eve. Then, on Saturday, September 26th, Applefest Shootout hits the track. The weekend features the ROC Sportsman Series, DIRTCar 358’s, the Northeast Late Model Alliance Series, Canadian Modifieds, the Duel on the Dirt Thunder Stock series, Thunder Stocks, and a 4-Cylinder open event. On Friday, gates open at 4 p.m. and the green flag drops at 6 p.m. On Saturday, gates open at 1 p.m. and racing starts at 3 p.m. See you there, Race Fans!  

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. The original Danny Reid car leads the field in pace laps for the 50-lap memorial race. 

1. Ron Wadforth takes his first ever Danny Reid Memorial win on Final Points night. 

Media Results for 9/12/2026 at Brighton Speedway – Brighton, ON 

Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified 21 Entries 

A Feature 1 50 Laps | 00:30:45.299 

1. 40-Ron Wadforth[7]; 2. 29-Phil Potts[6]; 3. 85-Brittany Moon[12]; 4. 11-Dan Ferguson[1]; 5. 1-Shawn Gregory[5]; 6. 97-Dave Barrett[9]; 7. 25-Greg Belyea[8]; 8. 2-Leslie Mowat[2]; 9. 54-Tim Moore[11]; 10. 09-Dan Price[10]; 11. 91-Jaiden Miller[13]; 12. 10-Elmer Stevenson[19]; 13. 51-Mike Freeman[20]; 14. 7-Rick Phillips[17]; 15. 08-Angie Kirby[16]; 16. 32-Doug O’Blenis[4]; 17. 212-Adam Whaley[15]; 18. 07-Josh Toon[18]; 19. 24-Travis Fox Connor[3]; 20. 26-Bob Green[14]; 21. 14-Dale Boomhewer[21]

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:03:34.438 

1. 11-Dan Ferguson[2]; 2. 1-Shawn Gregory[3]; 3. 40-Ron Wadforth[7]; 4. 09-Dan Price[6]; 5. 91-Jaiden Miller[1]; 6. 08-Angie Kirby[5]; 7. 07-Josh Toon[4]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:08:25.801 

1. 29-Phil Potts[3]; 2. 97-Dave Barrett[2]; 3. 24-Travis Fox Connor[4]; 4. 54-Tim Moore[5]; 5. 26-Bob Green[1]; 6. 14-Dale Boomhewer[7]; 7. 10-Elmer Stevenson[6]

Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:11.211 

1. 2-Leslie Mowat[1]; 2. 25-Greg Belyea[3]; 3. 32-Doug O’Blenis[4]; 4. 85-Brittany Moon[6]; 5. 212-Adam Whaley[5]; 6. 7-Rick Phillips[2]; 7. 51-Mike Freeman[7]

Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks 24 Entries 

A Feature 1 20 Laps | 00:29:31.536 

1. 0-Tyler French[8]; 2. 26-Brock Gregory[9]; 3. 44-Tommy Bailey[6]; 4. 72-Doug Anderson[18]; 5. 74-Mike Lucas[1]; 6. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[20]; 7. 89-Kolby Ellis[4]; 8. 09T-Garren Taylor[10]; 9. 87-James Turgeon[15]; 10. 12-Nicolas Cormier[16]; 11. 5-Jake Hadley[21]; 12. 41-Landon Mutch[19]; 13. 9-Cooper McKeown[11]; 14. 45-Dylan Riley[2]; 15. 06-Chris Hackett[22]; 16. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[17]; 17. 22X-Brandon Gregory[7]; 18. 50-Stephen Orr[23]; 19. 27-Torri Pope[14]; 20. 76-Cody Driscoll[13]; 21. 03-Justin Ramsay[12]; 22. 10-Carter Rhodes[5]; 23. 21-Ryan Kimball[3]; 24. (DNS) 32X-AJ Peters

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:03:44.831 

1. 10-Carter Rhodes[2]; 2. 0-Tyler French[5]; 3. 22X-Brandon Gregory[4]; 4. 09T-Garren Taylor[6]; 5. 76-Cody Driscoll[1]; 6. 12-Nicolas Cormier[8]; 7. 41-Landon Mutch[7]; 8. 06-Chris Hackett[3]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:06:25.917 

1. 21-Ryan Kimball[1]; 2. 74-Mike Lucas[2]; 3. 45-Dylan Riley[3]; 4. 9-Cooper McKeown[7]; 5. 27-Torri Pope[6]; 6. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[8]; 7. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[5]; 8. 50-Stephen Orr[4]

Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:26.761 

1. 26-Brock Gregory[2]; 2. 89-Kolby Ellis[1]; 3. 44-Tommy Bailey[6]; 4. 03-Justin Ramsay[7]; 5. 87-James Turgeon[3]; 6. 72-Doug Anderson[5]; 7. 5-Jake Hadley[4]; 8. (DNS) 32X-AJ Peters

Bill’s Johns Mini Stock 15 Entries 

A Feature 1 15 Laps | 00:04:42.711 

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

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:10.660 

1. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[1]; 2. 97-Kyle Gregory[6]; 3. 1-Coleson Gregory[2]; 4. 8-Devon O’Brien[3]; 5. 46X-Dion Riley[5]; 6. 71-Alesha Gerrard[7]; 7. 13-Anna Kelly[8]; 8. 91-Jack Veenstra[4]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:50.354 

1. 5K-Matt Knowlton[1]; 2. 37-AJ Peters[3]; 3. 4-Chris Tufford[2]; 4. 22-Keith Dunk[6]; 5. 22X-Tyson Gregory[7]; 6. 357-Ethan Lord[4]; 7. 89-Josh Hillier[5]

Quinte Septic Stingers 16 Entries 

A Feature 1 12 Laps | 07:00:00.000 

1. 93-Jorden Pickell[7]; 2. 17-Ryder Punchard[9]; 3. 66-Ray Davies[1]; 4. 47-Matt Schonauer[5]; 5. 41-Bob Cooney[3]; 6. 95C-Chris Lammle[15]; 7. 31-Billy O’Hara[6]; 8. 43-Kevin Mutch[11]; 9. 79-Tayden Jenner[12]; 10. 08-Addyson Gillespie[16]; 11. 24-Richard Punchard[2]; 12. 629-Thomas McGale[14]; 13. 27-Mark Pope[10]; 14. 21-Michael Storey[13]; 15. 07-Megan Golden[8]; 16. 74-RJ Punchard[4]

Heat 1 6 Laps | 00:00:22.453 

1. 66-Ray Davies[2]; 2. 24-Richard Punchard[1]; 3. 41-Bob Cooney[5]; 4. 31-Billy O’Hara[7]; 5. 07-Megan Golden[3]; 6. 27-Mark Pope[4]; 7. 43-Kevin Mutch[8]; 8. 21-Michael Storey[6]

Heat 2 6 Laps 

1. 47-Matt Schonauer[1]; 2. 95C-Chris Lammle[3]; 3. 93-Jorden Pickell[2]; 4. 74-RJ Punchard[4]; 5. 17-Ryder Punchard[6]; 6. 08-Addyson Gillespie[8]; 7. 79-Tayden Jenner[5]; 8. 629-Thomas McGale[7]