16th Annual Danny Reid Memorial and Division Champions Crowned

Hannah McCrory

The weather was perfectly set for the final points night of the 2022 season at Brighton Speedway. QBT Excavating presented an evening filled of racing action for the Late Model, Canadian Modified, Comp 4, Mini Stock and Stinger divisions. Highlights of the evening were the Northeast Late Model Alliance 40 lap event, and the John’s Equipment Sales and Service 50 lap Danny Reid Memorial Canadian Modified race. 

King Victorious for Danny Reid Memorial and Purchase Picks up Canadian Modified Championship  

The headliner of the evening being the very special John’s Equipment Sales and Service 50-lap Danny Reid Memorial and this year marked the 16th running. The race has been held annually in honor of the late Danny Reid (No. K5). Reid was a long-time supporter, racing veteran and fan favourite to many at Brighton Speedway. His passing at an event in 2005 still feels like yesterday and hits close to home for many of the long-time race teams and fans. Brighton Speedway Officials would like to extend a warm thank you to the team at John’s Equipment, the Kemp family and the Reid family for the opportunity to continue to run the prestigious race, it would not be possible without them.  

The Bainer’s OilGARD Anti-Rust Canadian Modifieds had the pressure on for who was going to claim the Danny Reid Memorial win of 2022 with a great $2000.00 pay day, plus their final night of racing for the championship. The top 9 placing drivers in the division visited the front straightaway to redraw for their starting positions in the 50-lap affair. Ron Wadforth (No. 40) and Shawn Gregory (No. 1) being the lucky front row starters of the event. At this time, fans found out that division rookie and points leader Wade Purchase (No. 53) would be opting out of his redraw position and starting tail for the event after suffering mechanical failure in the heat race. When Wadforth and Gregory brought the field to green, Gregory jumped to the early lead and looked determined to win back-to-back Danny Reid Memorial features. Fourth-place starter Curtis King (No.07) in his UMP modified was hooked up on the tacky race surface and on the hunt for the win.  A handful of restarts throughout the race worked in the Canadian Modified drivers’ favour allowing the field to tighten up to the race leader King. Crossing the line for the white flag, King got a wicked run off the top of turn 1 and 2 to obtain the race lead from Gregory on the backstretch.  The two made contact in turn 3 and Gregory was deemed responsible for the late race caution and was sent to the tail of the lineup, King was given his position back for the restart. King snagged the win in the 2022 Danny Reid Memorial, Wadforth second, Doug O’Blenis (No. 32) third, Nathan Rinaldi (No. 3) fourth and Mike Freeman (No. 51) fifth. Congratulations to 2022 Champion Wade Purchase and crew! 

Turner Takes it to Victory Lane, Baldwin Brings Home Late Model Championship 

The Vanderlaan Building Products Northeast Late Model Alliance series had their second visit to the speedway, and was the final points night for the Brighton drivers. Going into the evening Steve Baldwin (No. 5) held the championship points lead over Charlie Sandercock (No. 57) by 10 points, Kyle Sopaz (No. 11) only 30 out of the lead and Andrew Hennessy (No. 87) only 70 points out.  Austin King (No. 89) and Brandon Mowat (No. 46) led the field of 17 Late Models to green for the 40-lap affair. It did not take Adam Turner (No. 92) long to jump to the front to try and take the number one spot from Mowat. The pair put on a great battle for the race lead, with side-by-side racing action throughout the 40 laps. Turner victorious over Mowat, Hennessy third, Sam Pennacchio (No. 311) fourth, and Sopaz fifth. Steve Baldwin was crowned the 2022 Vanderlaan Building Products Late Model division champion. Congratulations to 2022 Champion Steve Baldwin and crew!  

Abrams Parks it in Victory Lane, Rhodes Claims Championship  

The Bill’s Johns Mini Stock division set out for a fast feature event, going green to checkers for their final points race of the season. Austin South (No. 72) and Cole Abrams (No. 96) started the 15-lap event, the field spaced itself out pretty quickly with outside starter Abrams working on getting parked in victory lane for the fourth time this season. Abrams was able to space out his margin of victory under the green flag conditions over Mike Whyte (No. 11w) by 5.520 seconds. Tyson Gregory (No. 22) third, South fourth and Carter Rhodes (No. 18) fifth. Rhodes went into the evening with a 395-point lead, guaranteeing him the 2022 Mini Stock Championship. Congratulations to Carter Rhodes and crew for the title! 

Bailey Steals Both Feature Win and Comp 4 Championship 

The final feature of the evening was the Bill’s Johns Comp 4 division, another division with the points leader Tommy Bailey having the championship locked in. Devon Kippen (No. 43) and Adam Milton (No. 33) started the field of 10 4-cylinders, for their 15-lap shootout. For the first few laps Kippen, Milton and Aidan Fletcher (No. 42JR) put on a great side by side battle for the top position. Just before the halfway mark the 3-car battle switched up with Tommy Bailey (No. 44) joining the action and Milton falling back to the fourth position. A late race caution was brought out for Kippen who suffered mechanical failure and was stopped in turn 1 and 2. After the restart, Bailey and Fletcher put on a great battle for the lead. Bailey across the line first, Fletcher second, Josh Bogaard (No. 15), Milton and Ryan Oosterholt (No. 79) rounding off the top five. Congratulations to Tommy Bailey and crew for the 2022 Comp 4 Championship! 

Pickell Stinger Feature Winner and 2022 Champion 

For the final time this season 19 Quinte Septic Stingers took the green for their 12-lap affair. The event saw one caution very early on for a car around in turn 1, the field was quickly lined back up and set to restart. Points leader Jorden Pickell (No. 93) made his way through the heavy field as carefully as possible as the division has a no contact rule. He was able to pinch the lead from Alex Woods (No. 99) who was slowed up by lap traffic. Pickell parked it in victory lane, Chris Sparks (No. 26), Woods, Josh Toon (No. 7) and Cody Easton (No. 29D) rounds off the top five. Pickell crowned the Quinte Septic Stinger Champion. Congratulations Jorden Pickell and crew on the victory! 

Up Next:  

Saturday, September 17th there will be no racing at Brighton Speedway. Join us for the Bryan’s Auction Applefest Shootout presented by Coca-Cola, COOL 100 and Imagefactor.ca for the stellar double header weekend Friday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 24th. Visit http://imagefactor.ca/applefestshootout/ for complete schedule for the weekend as well as the event purses! Tickets can be purchased at the front gate or online for both evenings.  

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RESULTS: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND
Box Stock 1
1 42 Liam Pakenham
2 87 Weston Mitts
3 07 Connor Vancott
4 09G Grayson McColman
5 21 Mason Petherick
6 77 Max VanDyk
7 14 Wesley Hoard
Box Stock 2
1 2 Liam McPeak
2 10 Jase Patterson
3 23 Knoxin Wells
4 101 Albert Hodkinson
5 08L Lily Ray
6 48J Cole Cousineau
Rookie 1
1 0 Kolton French
2 01 Blake Gregory
3 19 Bentley Davidson
4 16s Sophie Deline
5 27 Reilly Day
6 7 Tate Black
Rookie 2
1 44x Tyler Green
2 10R Riley Deline
3 19 Audrey Toms
4 20 AJ Peeters
5 70 Finley Mahoney
6 31 Brody Davidson
7 11 Carson cousineau
8 08 Chase Cousineau
9 07 Mason Richter
JR Sportsman 1
1 09 Charley Smith-Wilson
2 9 Rhys Massey
3 99 Bryce Massey
JR Sportsman 2
1 1 Coleson Gregory
2 35D Dylan Moore
3 71 Trevyn McCrillis
4 9 Summer Vallier
5 9s Cooper McKeown
6 22 Nolan Chatten
7 89 Kolby Ellis
8 8 Raiden Steane
JR Restricted
1 01 Tyson Gregory
2 99B Jonelle Burke
3 93 Grace Hodkinson
4 21 James Markland
5 28 Ashton Sanderson
6 899 Cam Bristow
Stock Lite
1 11 Cole McKeown
2 74 Lexi Lucas
3 14 Holden Paul
4 48 Ryan Greig

RESULTS: THURDAY, AUGUST 19th
Box Stock 1
1 09G Grayson McColman
2 87 Weston Mitts
3 77 Max VanDyk
4 21 Mason Petherick
Box Stock 2
1 2 Liam McPeak
2 101 Jase Patterson
3 08L Lily Ray
4 23 Albert Hodkinson
5 10 Cole Cousineau
Rookie 1
1 0 Kolton French
2 7 Tate Black
3 19 Bentley Davidson
4 01 Blake Gregory
5 27 Reilly Day
6 16s Sophie Deline
Rookie 2
1 10R Riley Deline
2 20 AJ Peeters
3 19 Audrey Toms
4 70 Finley Mahoney
5 31 Brody Davidson
6 09 Charley Smith-Wilson
7 80 Brock Beattie
8 44x Tyler Green
9 11 Carson cousineau
10 07 Mason Richter
11
JR Sportsman 1
JR Sportsman 2
1 1 Coleson Gregory
2 8 Raiden Steane
3 57 Jacob Down
4 9s Cooper McKeown
5 71 Trevyn McCrillis
6 89 Kolby Ellis
JR Restricted
1 01 Tyson Gregory
2 99B Jonelle Burke
3 93 Grace Hodkinson
4 55 Carson Down
5 899 Cam Bristow
6 21 James Markland
7 28 Ashton Sanderson
Stock Lite
1 11 Cole McKeown
2 48 Ryan Greig
3 14 Holden Paul
4 74 Lexi Lucas

RESULTS: THURDAY, AUGUST 12TH
Box Stock 1
1 42 Liam Pakenham
2 87 Weston Mitts
3 09G Grayson McColman
4 21 Mason Petherick
5 77 Max VanDyk
6 14 Wesley Hoard
Box Stock 2
1 2 Liam McPeak
2 23 Albert Hodkinson
3 101 Jase Patterson
4 10 Cole Cousineau
5 08L Lily Ray
Rookie 1
1 27 Reilly Day
2 19 Bentley Davidson
3 01 Blake Gregory
4 0 Kolton French
5 16s Sophie Deline
6 7 Tate Black
7 97 Max Taylor
8
Rookie 2
1 19 Audrey Toms
2 20 AJ Peeters
3 44x Tyler Green
4 31 Brody Davidson
5 70 Finley Mahoney
6 11 Carson cousineau
7 07 Mason Richter
8 10R Riley Deline
JR Sportsman 1
1 9 Rhys Massey
2 09 Charley Smith-Wilson
3 99 Bryce Massey
4
JR Sportsman 2
1 71 Trevyn McCrillis
2 57 Jacob Down
3 9s Cooper McKeown
4 9 Summer Vallier
5 8 Raiden Steane
6 89 Kolby Ellis
7 1 Coleson Gregory
JR Restricted
1 01 Tyson Gregory
2 55 Carson Down
3 899 Cam Bristow
4 28 Ashton Sanderson
5 99B Jonelle Burke
6 93 Grace Hodkinson
7 21 James Markland
Stock Lite
1 74 Lexi Lucas
2 11 Cole McKeown
3 48 Ryan Greig
4 14 Holden Paul

RESULTS: THURDAY, AUGUST 5TH
Box Stock 1
1 42 Liam Pakenham
2 87 Weston Mitts
3 09G Grayson McColman
4 21 Mason Petherick
5 14 Wesley Hoard
Box Stock 2
1 101 Jase Patterson
2 23 Albert Hodkinson
3 10 Cole Cousineau
4 2 Liam McPeak
5 08L Lily Ray
6
Rookie 1
1 0 Kolton French
2 7 Tate Black
3 16s Sophie Deline
4 19 Bentley Davidson
5 97 Max Taylor
6 01 Blake Gregory
7 27 Reilly Day
8
Rookie 2
1 19 Audrey Toms
2 20 AJ Peeters
3 31 Brody Davidson
4 70 Finley Mahoney
5 10R Riley Deline
6 08 Chase Cousineau
7 07 Mason Richter
8 11 Carson cousineau
9 44x Tyler Green
JR Sportsman 1
1 80 Brock Beattie
2 9 Rhys Massey
3 09 Charley Smith-Wilson
4 99 Bryce Massey
JR Sportsman 2
1 1 Coleson Gregory
2 9s Cooper McKeown
3 71 Trevyn McCrillis
4 9 Summer Vallier
5 8 Raiden Steane
6 57 Jacob Down
7 89 Kolby Ellis
JR Restricted
1 01 Tyson Gregory
2 21 James Markland
3 28 Cam Bristow
4 55 Grace Hodkinson
5 93 Carson Down
6 899 Jonelle Burke
7 99B Ashton Sanderson
Stock Lite
1 14 Holden Paul
2 74 Lexi Lucas
3 11 Cole McKeown
4 48 Ryan Greig

RESULTS: THURDAY, JULY 22ND
Box Stock 1
1 42 Liam Pakenham
2 87 Weston Mitts
3 82 Hayden Ferguson
4 09G Grayson McColman
5 21 Mason Petherick
Box Stock 2
1 10 Cole Cousineau
2 101 Jase Patterson
3 2 Liam McPeak
4 48J Knoxin Wells
5 23 Albert Hodkinson
6 08 Lily Ray
Rookie 1
1 7 Tate Black
2 01 Blake Gregory
3 16s Sophie Deline
4 19 Bentley Davidson
5 97 Max Taylor
6 31 Brody Davidson
7 0 Kolton French
8 27 Reilly Day
Rookie 2
1 10R Riley Deline
2 19 Audrey Toms
3 70 Finley Mahoney
4 08 Chase Cousineau
5 07 Mason Richter
6 20 AJ Peeters
7 11 Carson cousineau
8 44x Tyler Green
JR Sportsman 1
1 9 Rhys Massey
2 09 Charley Smith-Wilson
3 99 Bryce Massey
4
JR Sportsman 2
1 71 Trevyn McCrillis
2 9s Cooper McKeown
3 35D Dylan Moore
4 1 Coleson Gregory
5 71 Trevyn McCrillis
6 9s Cooper McKeown
7 57 Jacob Down
8 89 Kolby Ellis
9 99 Ethan Dobb
JR Restricted
1 55 Carson Down
2 899 Cam Bristow
3 93 Grace Hodkinson
4 21 James Markland
5 01 Tyson Gregory
6 99B Jonelle Burke
7 28 Ashton Sanderson
Stock Lite 28 Ashton Sanderson
1 11 Cole McKeown
2 74 Lexi Lucas
3 14 Holden Paul
4 48 Ryan Greig

RESULTS: THURDAY, JULY 15TH
Box Stock 1
1 42 Liam Pakenham
2 87 Weston Mitts
3 21 Mason Petherick
4 14 Wesley Hoard
5 09G Grayson McColman
6 82 Hayden Ferguson
Box Stock 2
1 2 Liam McPeak
2 48J Knoxin Wells
3 101 Jase Patterson
4 10 Cole Cousineau
5 23 Albert Hodkinson
Rookie 1
1 31 Brody Davidson
2 19 Bentley Davidson
3 0 Kolton French
4 27 Reilly Day
5 7 Tate Black
6 16s Sophie Deline
7 01 Blake Gregory
Rookie 2
1 70 Finley Mahoney
2 10R Riley Deline
3 19 Audrey Toms
4 11 Carson cousineau
5 44x Tyler Green
6 07 Mason Richter
7 20 AJ Peeters
JR Sportsman 1
1 80 Brock Beattie
2 9 Rhys Massey
3 99 Bryce Massey
4 09 Charley Smith-Wilson
JR Sportsman 2
1 71 Trevyn McCrillis
2 9s Cooper McKeown
3 35D Dylan Moore
4 89 Kolby Ellis
5 9 Summer Vallier
6 99 Ethan Dobb
7 57 Jacob Down
8 22 Nolan Chatten
9 10 Landen Menard
10 1 Coleson Gregory
11 8 Raiden Steane
JR Restricted
1 01 Tyson Gregory
2 899 Cam Bristow
3 55 Carson Down
4 28 Ashton Sanderson
5 93 Grace Hodkinson
6 99B Jonelle Burke
Stock Lite
1 48 Ryan Greig
2 74 Lexi Lucas
3 11 Cole McKeown
4 14 Holden Paul

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