By: Nicole Kleinsteuber

Brighton Speedway’s final fan appreciation night of the 57th season hosted an eager crowd with 92 cars dialed in for a thriller on the dirt oval Saturday night.

The night presented by Behan Construction featured Wall of Fame inductions along with six divisions including the Canadian Modified, Thunder Stock, Mini Stocks, Comp 4, Stingers and Vantastics.

Drivers No. 23 Don O’Blenis and the late No. 6 Bill O’Hara were inducted into the Wall of Fame along with Brighton Speedway ambassador Kevin McBride.

During intermission, fans had the chance to meet their favourite drivers on the track for autographs, photos and special treats.

Gregory grabs double checkers

Tyson Gregory arguably had the best night picking up two feature wins in his Mini Stock on Saturday night.

Coming off his first season win on Aug. 10, the points leader and Campbellford Chrysler Driver of Week certainly found his groove heading into Saturday night’s main event which carried through to a make-up race from Aug. 3.

No. 10 Travis Mclean snapped up the top spot on the lead lap of the Bill’s Johns 15-lap race and was dominant for half of the chase.  A crash pushed him to the back of the pack and on the restart, Gregory pushed out into the lead and never looked back as he parked it.  Hard charger Mclean came through the entire field to place second with No. 4 Chris Tufford third, No.41 Landon Mutch fourth and No.12 Caleb Sererin fifth.

In the make-up race, Gregory led from start to finish.  Gregory put the hammer down and left the rest of the field in his dust as he rode to victory lane for the second time Saturday night. Tufford placed second in a very close battle at the line with Severin taking third.  Mutch placed fourth and No. 2 Trevyn McCrillis fifth.  No. 54 Travis Chamberlain was black-flagged for aggressive driving.

Wadforth Wins 6

No. 40 Ron Wadforth and No. 5 Wally Alderdice led a full field of 15 Bainer’s Oilgard Anti-Rust Canadian Modified to green in the 25-lap event with eight cautions and one black flag.  Wadforth was hooked up as he took off with Alderdice, No. 85 Brittany Moon and No. 2 Leslie Mowat battling in the rearview to catch him.  No. 32 Doug O’Blenis and No. Shawn Gregory wasted no time muscling their way into the top three.  As he tried to make a move for the lead coming into Turn 3, O’Blenis suffered mechanical issues and had to start tail when the race resumed.  Shortly after Mowat was on the hook for a big wreck on the front stretch with five other mods.  She was later black-flagged for driver misconduct.  With all of the mayhem, the field was reduced to eight.  Wadforth kept his cool as he scored checkers for the sixth time this season.  O’Blenis charged through the field to take second.  Alderdice was third, No. 50 Justin Ramsay fourth and No. 10 Elmer Stevenson fifth.

Gregory Goes for 3

No. 03 Justin Ramsay was the car to beat in the Brighton Automotive Thunder Stock 20-lap event.  Ramsay jumped out into the lead on the first lap and looked like he was on his way to scoring his fifth win of the season.  Ramsay, No. 0 Tyler French and No. 26 Brock Gregory thrilled fans with another exhilarating chase between the points leaders.  With four laps to go, Gregory found an opening on the high side as the trio shot down the back shoot.  He sailed past Ramsay and French to secure the lead and on to victory lane for the third time this year.  Ramsay finished second, No. 72 Doug Anderson third, No. 10 Carter Rhodes fourth and No. 18 Kyle Anderson fifth.

Bailey Bags Win #3

No. 44 Tommy Bailey jumped out in front on the lead lap of the Bill’s Johns 15-lap main event.  He was flawless from start to finish as he booked it to the winner’s circle for the third time this year.  No. 42JR Aidan Fletcher and No. 24 Travis Fox-Connor tossed the second spot back and forth but it was Fletcher who crossed the line ahead of Fox-Conner.  No. 3 Shawn Knowlton placed fourth and No. 007 Matt Bond fifth.

McGregor Scores Vantastic Victory

It took No. 19 McGregor and his passenger Ken Rhodes two laps to move from their seventh starting position into first in the Gord’s Water Vantastics 12-lap affair.  To fans’ delight, the chase was full of smashing and crashing but no major upsets in the exciting event.  McGregor was unstoppable as he flew to victory lane with No. 09 Todd Caird and Eric Del Bianco in second.  No. 07 Megan Golden and passenger Lloyd Slack were third, No. 75 Tyson Gregory and Wendy Dodson fourth, and No. 95 Chris Lammle and Jake Ackerman fifth.

Pickell Parks it Again

No. 93 Jorden Pickell took the Quinte Septic Stingers to green for 12 caution-filled laps.  Despite multiple restarts and challenges from No. 95c Chris Lammle, Pickell never lost his edge as he parked it for the second time this year.  Lammle was second, No. 9 Cooper McKeown third, No. 95 Nicole Deveau fourth and No. 66 Ray Davies fifth.  Black flags were also given to No. 67 Joshua Whitney, No. 47 Josh Sparks, No. 14 Kevin Mutch and No. 74 R.J. Punchard for contact-related infractions.

 Next Up!

 This weekend we end the summer and head into the two day Labour Day Sprint Car Classic presented by Corr/Pak Merchandising Inc., ROCK 107 and Mystical Distributing.  On Saturday night the race card hosted by Rapid Rad features the Lawns We Do 360 Sprints, $2500.00 to win feature, the Crate Sprints, $2000.00 to win feature, Vanderlaan Building Products Late Model Double Features, Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks, Bill’s Johns Mini Stocks and Quinte Septic Stingers.  On Sunday, September 1^st we kick off fall with another round of racing!  RBM Carriers presents the Lawns We Do 360 Sprints, $3000.00 to win feature, the Crate Sprints, $2000.00 to win feature, Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified Double Features, Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks, AGAIN, and the Bill’s Johns Comp 4 division.  This weekend of racing is not to be missed!  Follow our socials for up-to-date information and enjoy the entertainment on and off the track.

Photos by Rod Henderson, CanadianRacer.com

1. No 19 Del MacGregor along with passenger Ken Rhodes, drove to the checkered flag in the 12 lap Gord’s Water Vantastic feature on Saturday night at Brighton Speedway.
2. The 2024 Wall of Fame inductees, Left to right; Don O’Blenis. Kevin McBride and Sherri O’Hara on behalf of her husband, Bill. The dedication ceremony took place at Brighton Speedway on Saturday night.

 

Media Results for 8/24/2024 at Brighton Speedway – Brighton, ON

 Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified 15 Entries

Feature 25 Laps | 00:25:41.161 | Bainer’s OilGARD AntiRust

1. 40-Ron Wadforth[1]; 2. 32-Doug O’Blenis[7]; 3. 5-Wally Alderdice[2]; 4. 50-Justin Ramsay[15]; 5. 10-Elmer Stevenson[14]; 6. 14M-Matthew Moore[12]; 7. 07-Rick Phillips[13]; 8. 1-Shawn Gregory[5]; 9. 08-Angie Kirby[10]; 10. 51-Mike Freeman[9]; 11. 85-Brittany Golden[3]; 12. 09-Dan Price[8]; 13. 41-Corey Halbert[6]; 14. 26-Bob Green[11]; 15. (BF) 2-Leslie Mowat[4]

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:03:13.835 | Deerhaven Farm & Garden

1. 09-Dan Price[2]; 2. 1-Shawn Gregory[7]; 3. 41-Corey Halbert[5]; 4. 5-Wally Alderdice[6]; 5. 51-Mike Freeman[8]; 6. 26-Bob Green[3]; 7. 07-Rick Phillips[4]; 8. (DNF) 50-Justin Ramsay[1]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:06.427 | Deerhaven Farm & Garden

1. 32-Doug O’Blenis[2]; 2. 2-Leslie Mowat[3]; 3. 40-Ron Wadforth[7]; 4. 85-Brittany Golden[4]; 5. 08-Angie Kirby[1]; 6. 14M-Matthew Moore[6]; 7. 10-Elmer Stevenson[5]

Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks 24 Entries

Feature 20 Laps | 00:22:49.235 | Brighton Automotive

1. 26-Brock Gregory[9]; 2. 03-Justin Ramsay[2]; 3. 72-Doug Anderson[5]; 4. 10-Carter Rhodes[1]; 5. 18-Kyle Anderson[8]; 6. 01-Kyle Gregory[22]; 7. 97-Dave Barrett[10]; 8. 45-Dylan Riley[13]; 9. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[11]; 10. 0-Tyler French[7]; 11. 46-Dion Riley[15]; 12. 11-Cole McKeown[23]; 13. 17-Ethan Humphry[4]; 14. 09-Garren Taylor[14]; 15. 54-Tim Moore[19]; 16. 5-Jake Hadley[12]; 17. 23-Doug May[3]; 18. 82-Brad Brooking[16]; 19. 76-Cody Driscoll[6]; 20. 44-Tommy Bailey[17]; 21. 79X-Rodney Beaudrie[21]; 22. 27-Torri Pope[20]; 23. (DNS) 06-Chris Hackett; 24. (DNS) 91-Jaiden Miller

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:16.929 | Vanderlaan Building Products

1. 18-Kyle Anderson[1]; 2. 17-Ethan Humphry[3]; 3. 23-Doug May[2]; 4. 97-Dave Barrett[6]; 5. 45-Dylan Riley[5]; 6. 82-Brad Brooking[7]; 7. 54-Tim Moore[4]; 8. 27-Torri Pope[8]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:14.990 | Vanderlaan Building Products

1. 0-Tyler French[2]; 2. 72-Doug Anderson[1]; 3. 10-Carter Rhodes[4]; 4. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[5]; 5. 09-Garren Taylor[6]; 6. 44-Tommy Bailey[3]; 7. 11-Cole McKeown[8]; 8. 79X-Rodney Beaudrie[7]

Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:08:59.197 | Vanderlaan Building Products

1. 26-Brock Gregory[7]; 2. 03-Justin Ramsay[6]; 3. 76-Cody Driscoll[3]; 4. 5-Jake Hadley[4]; 5. 46-Dion Riley[2]; 6. 06-Chris Hackett[5]; 7. 91-Jaiden Miller[8]; 8. (BF) 01-Kyle Gregory[1]

Bill’s Johns Mini Stock 15 Entries

Feature 15 Laps | 00:14:35.368 | Bill’s Johns

1. 22-Tyson Gregory[8]; 2. 10-Travis Mclean[4]; 3. 4-Chris Tufford[6]; 4. 41-Landon Mutch[14]; 5. 12-Caleb Severin[7]; 6. 71-Alesha Gerrard[12]; 7. 25-Lawrence Evenden[11]; 8. 17E-Evan Minnie[2]; 9. 5-Eric Conlin[9]; 10. 72-John South[15]; 11. 75-Owen Chilvers[1]; 12. 8-Devon O’Brien[10]; 13. 54-Tim Moore[5]; 14. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[3]; 15. (DNS) 04-Dave Chamberlain

Aug 3rd Feature 15 Laps | 00:06:35.413 | Bill’s Johns

1. 22-Tyson Gregory[1]; 2. 4-Chris Tufford[6]; 3. 12-Caleb Severin[5]; 4. 41-Landon Mutch[4]; 5. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[7]; 6. 25-Lawrence Evenden[8]; 7. 75-Owen Chilvers[11]; 8. 17E-Evan Minnie[3]; 9. (BF) 54-Tim Moore; 10. (DNF) 71-Alesha Gerrard[10]; 11. (DNF) 8-Devon O’Brien[9]; 12. (DNS) 04-Dave Chamberlain; 13. (DNS) 5-Eric Conlin

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:06:28.520 | Gord’s Water

1. 22-Tyson Gregory[5]; 2. 4-Chris Tufford[6]; 3. 54-Tim Moore[8]; 4. 17E-Evan Minnie[7]; 5. 5-Eric Conlin[3]; 6. 25-Lawrence Evenden[2]; 7. (DNS) 04-Dave Chamberlain; 8. (DQ) 72-John South[1]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:26.875 | Gord’s Water

1. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[1]; 2. 10-Travis Mclean[4]; 3. 75-Owen Chilvers[2]; 4. 12-Caleb Severin[7]; 5. 8-Devon O’Brien[3]; 6. 71-Alesha Gerrard[6]; 7. (DNF) 41-Landon Mutch[5]

Bill’s Johns Comp 4 10 Entries

Feature 15 Laps | 00:06:43.617 | Bill’s Johns

1. 44-Tommy Bailey[2]; 2. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[1]; 3. 24-Travis Fox Connor[3]; 4. 3-Shawn Knowlton[6]; 5. 007-Matt Bond[10]; 6. 91-Jaiden Miller[7]; 7. 22-Keith Dunk[9]; 8. 15-Josh Bogaard[8]; 9. 10X-Brandon Gregory[5]; 10. (DNS) 61-Ryan Branscombe

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:10.097 | Gord’s Water

1. 44-Tommy Bailey[1]; 2. 15-Josh Bogaard[5]; 3. 91-Jaiden Miller[4]; 4. 3-Shawn Knowlton[3]; 5. 22-Keith Dunk[2]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:08.391 | Gord’s Water

1. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[1]; 2. 10X-Brandon Gregory[5]; 3. 61-Ryan Branscombe[3]; 4. 24-Travis Fox Connor[4]; 5. 007-Matt Bond[2]

Quinte Septic Stingers 17 Entries

Feature | Quinte Septic

1. 93-Jorden Pickell[1]; 2. 95C-Chris Lammle[2]; 3. 9-Cooper McKeown[5]; 4. 95-Nicole Deveau[6]; 5. 66-Ray Davies[10]; 6. 45-William Narratt[8]; 7. 71-Christine Thompson[4]; 8. 07-Megan Golden[12]; 9. 6-Tom Cole[11]; 10. 03-Dillon Barker[14]; 11. 3-Paul Read[3]; 12. 31-Bill O’Hara[13]; 13. 17-Ryder Punchard[15]; 14. (BF) 67-Joshua Whitney[17]; 15. (BF) 47-Josh Sparks[7]; 16. (BF) 14-Kevin Mutch[9]; 17. (BF) 74-RJ Punchard[16]

Heat 1 6 Laps | Gord’s Water

1. 47-Josh Sparks[2]; 2. 3-Paul Read[4]; 3. 71-Christine Thompson[1]; 4. 9-Cooper McKeown[8]; 5. 45-William Narratt[6]; 6. 66-Ray Davies[3]; 7. 6-Tom Cole[7]; 8. 74-RJ Punchard[9]; 9. (DNS) 03-Dillon Barker

Heat 2 6 Laps | Gord’s Water

1. 93-Jorden Pickell[2]; 2. 67-Joshua Whitney[1]; 3. 95C-Chris Lammle[5]; 4. 95-Nicole Deveau[3]; 5. 14-Kevin Mutch[7]; 6. 17-Ryder Punchard[8]; 7. 07-Megan Golden[6]; 8. (DNF) 31-Bill O’Hara[4]