By: Nicole Kleinsteuber
Polesitter No. 5 Steve Baldwin picked up his third win of the season at Brighton Speedway on Saturday night.
Coming off a victory in the Northeast Late Model Alliance race at Cornwall Speedway last Sunday, the reigning division champ rode on a rail for all 30 laps of the Vanderlaan Building Products’ make-up event from May. Newly minted points leader No. 57 Charlie Sandercock pushed hard on the inside on Turn 3 to move into second past No. 151 Brian McDonald and chased Baldwin down. A flat tire forced Sandercock to the pits at the halfway point and even though he rejoined the back of the field, he pitted again soon after. Baldwin flew to the winner’s circle with McDonald in second. No. 46 Brandon Mowat placed third, No. 05 James Seymour fourth and No. 41 Ryan Lambert was fifth.
The Bills John’s Comp 4s were up next on the night’s race card presented by Redneck Auto Parts. No. 61 Ryan Branscombe and heat winner No. 15 Josh Bogaard led the field to green in the 15-lap affair. Branscombe was the car to beat for half the race until Bogaard pushed to the inside through Turns 1 and 2 to secure the lead. Bogaard booked it to victory lane for the second time this season ahead of Branscombe. No. 42JR Aidan Fletcher earned a hard-fought third place, No. 24 Travis Fox-Connor was fourth and No. 10 Travis Mclean fifth.
Heat winners No. 0 Tyler French and No.03 Justin Ramsay brought a full field of 25 Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks to the green flag for the season’s most exhilarating 20-lap main event. The pair went door handle to door handle as they tossed the top spot back and forth for much of the caution-riddled feature. Both chasing their fourth wins of the season, the division leaders battled each other with everything they had and No. 26 Brock Gregory close behind. With three laps to go, Ramsay snapped up the lead for the final time. He crossed the finish line ahead of French, Gregory, No. 72 Doug Anderson and No. 97 Dave Barrett.
The remaining race action ended after beloved Thunder Stock driver Bill O’Hara suffered a tragic medical emergency while loading his car following the feature event. The Speedway suspended the event out of respect for the driver and his family. The rest of the features will take place at a later date. Brighton Speedway extends its sincerest condolences to Bill’s family, friends and racing family.
Up Next Monument Group host the Lawns We Do 360 Sprint Cars plus special guest driver NASCAR and short track legend, Kenny Schrader in an open modified event. The race card also includes the Vanderlaan Building Products Late Models, Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks, Bill’s Johns Mini Stocks and the Quinte Septic Stingers. Front Gates are open at 5:00 pm with an opportunity to meet Kenny Schrader until 6:00 pm. Racing begins at 7:00 pm and tickets are available at the front gate.
Photos by Rod Henderson, CanadianRacer.com
1. Brighton Automotive Thunder Stock 25 lap feature event was fraught with action as No. 3 Justin Ramsay raced with No. 0 Tyler French to take the checkered flag at Brighton Speedway, Saturday, August 3rd.
2. No. 5 Steve Baldwin led the 30 lap make up feature from May 11th at Brighton Speedway last Saturday night.
Media Results for 8/3/2024 at Brighton Speedway – Brighton, ON
Vanderlaan Building Products Late Models 15 Entries
May 11 Make-up Feature 30 Laps | 00:15:42.597 | Vanderlaan Building Products
1. 5-Steve Baldwin; 2. 151-Brian McDonald[1]; 3. 46-Brandon Mowat[3]; 4. 05-James Seymour; 5. 41-Ryan Lambert[5]; 6. 89-Austin King; 7. 3-Nathan Rinaldi; 8. 77-Caley Weese[4]; 9. 11-Kyle Sopaz; 10. 21-Rich Sanders; 11. 9-Joshua Black[2]; 12. (DNF) 7-Anthony Rinaldi[6]; 13. (DNF) 57-Charlie Sandercock; 14. (DNF) 33-David Vandertoorn[7]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:03.362 | Deerhaven Powersports
1. 11-Kyle Sopaz[1]; 2. 05-James Seymour[2]; 3. 5-Steve Baldwin[3]; 4. 3-Nathan Rinaldi[4]; 5. 57-Charlie Sandercock[5]; 6. 89-Austin King[6]; 7. 21-Rich Sanders[7]; 8. (DNS) 97-Dave Barrett
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:02.357 | Deerhaven Powersports
1. 151-Brian McDonald[2]; 2. 9-Joshua Black[1]; 3. 46-Brandon Mowat[4]; 4. 77-Caley Weese[5]; 5. 41-Ryan Lambert[6]; 6. 7-Anthony Rinaldi[3]; 7. (DNS) 33-David Vandertoorn
Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified 15 Entries
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:05:54.389 | Deerhaven Farm & Garden
1. 2-Leslie Mowat[7]; 2. 26-Bob Green[2]; 3. 85-Brittany Golden[4]; 4. 1-Shawn Gregory[1]; 5. 5-Wally Alderdice[6]; 6. 10-Elmer Stevenson[5]; 7. 08-Angie Kirby[3]; 8. 14M-Matthew Moore[8]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:10.329 | Deerhaven Farm & Garden
1. 40-Ron Wadforth[1]; 2. 51-Mike Freeman[2]; 3. 32-Doug O’Blenis[6]; 4. 09-Dan Price[3]; 5. 41-Corey Halbert[5]; 6. 20-Terry Hunt[4]; 7. 07-Rick Phillips[7]
Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks 25 Entries
Feature 20 Laps | 00:19:38.018 | Brighton Automotive
1. 03-Justin Ramsay[3]; 2. 0-Tyler French[1]; 3. 26-Brock Gregory[11]; 4. 72-Doug Anderson[5]; 5. 97-Dave Barrett[4]; 6. 46-Dion Riley[17]; 7. 44-Tommy Bailey[13]; 8. 41-Mike Schonauer[2]; 9. 45-Dylan Riley[16]; 10. 11-Cole McKeown[19]; 11. 18-Kyle Anderson[9]; 12. 09-Garren Taylor[18]; 13. 82-Brad Brooking[14]; 14. 6-Bill O’Hara[10]; 15. 06-Chris Hackett[24]; 16. 5-Jake Hadley[25]; 17. 27-Torri Pope[21]; 18. 54-Tim Moore[20]; 19. 01-Kyle Gregory[7]; 20. (DNF) 23-Doug May[12]; 21. (DNF) 17-Ethan Humphry[8]; 22. (DNF) 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[15]; 23. (DNF) 76-Cody Driscoll[22]; 24. (DNF) 10-Carter Rhodes[6]; 25. (DNF) 66-Thomas Reid[23]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:20.943 | Vanderlaan Building Products
1. 41-Mike Schonauer[1]; 2. 17-Ethan Humphry[7]; 3. 18-Kyle Anderson[9]; 4. 6-Bill O’Hara[6]; 5. 44-Tommy Bailey[3]; 6. 45-Dylan Riley[5]; 7. 11-Cole McKeown[2]; 8. 76-Cody Driscoll[8]; 9. 5-Jake Hadley[4]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:17.774 | Vanderlaan Building Products
1. 03-Justin Ramsay[1]; 2. 72-Doug Anderson[3]; 3. 10-Carter Rhodes[5]; 4. 26-Brock Gregory[8]; 5. 82-Brad Brooking[4]; 6. 46-Dion Riley[7]; 7. 54-Tim Moore[2]; 8. 66-Thomas Reid[6]
Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:18.337 | Vanderlaan Building Products
1. 0-Tyler French[1]; 2. 01-Kyle Gregory[2]; 3. 97-Dave Barrett[3]; 4. 23-Doug May[5]; 5. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[6]; 6. 09-Garren Taylor[8]; 7. 27-Torri Pope[4]; 8. (DNF) 06-Chris Hackett[7]
Bill’s Johns Mini Stock 13 Entries
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:04:36.101 | Gord’s Water
1. 22-Tyson Gregory[2]; 2. 4-Chris Tufford[5]; 3. 25-Lawrence Evenden[4]; 4. 04-Dave Chamberlain[7]; 5. 8-Devon O’Brien[1]; 6. (DNF) 75-Owen Chilvers[6]; 7. (DNF) 1-Coleson Gregory[3]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:27.740 | Gord’s Water
1. 12-Caleb Severin[1]; 2. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[3]; 3. 17E-Evan Minnie[2]; 4. 41-Landon Mutch[6]; 5. 71-Alesha Gerrard[4]; 6. 5-Eric Conlin[5]
Bill’s Johns Comp 4 10 Entries
Feature 15 Laps | 00:04:32.884 | Bill’s Johns
1. 15-Josh Bogaard[2]; 2. 61-Ryan Branscombe[1]; 3. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[6]; 4. 24-Travis Fox Connor[5]; 5. 10-Travis Mclean[8]; 6. 29-Alex Mcgibbon[7]; 7. 91-Jaiden Miller[9]; 8. 55-Zachary Humphry[10]; 9. 22-Keith Dunk[4]; 10. 3-Shawn Knowlton[3]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:04:07.865 | Gord’s Water
1. 15-Josh Bogaard[2]; 2. 10-Travis Mclean[5]; 3. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[3]; 4. 22-Keith Dunk[1]; 5. (DNF) 91-Jaiden Miller[4]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:24.703 | Gord’s Water
1. 24-Travis Fox Connor[2]; 2. 61-Ryan Branscombe[4]; 3. 29-Alex Mcgibbon[1]; 4. 3-Shawn Knowlton[5]; 5. 55-Zachary Humphry[3]
