Gregory breaks out the broom for a Saturday night sweep

By : Nicole Kleinsteuber

Canadian Modified driver Shawn Gregory was a force to be reckoned with capturing two checkered flags at Brighton Speedway on Saturday night.

The action-packed night presented by Coca-Cola saw 71 cars dialed in with the Late Models, Canadian Modifieds, Thunder Stocks and 4-Cylinders.

The Kart Klub was also in the house and treated race fans to a pair of thrilling demonstrations on the kart track.

Gregory Grabs Double Wins

No. 1 Shawn Gregory was quick to pounce on the lead from his second starting position in the 25-lap Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified feature. With a new motor under the hood, Gregory put it to the test and snapped up the point on the high side coming down the back stretch on the lead lap. Despite multiple cautions, Gregory never lost his cool and rode to victory lane with No. 40 Ron Wadforth in second. No. 32 Doug O’Blenis was third, No. 25 Greg Belyea fourth and No. 2 Leslie Mowat fifth.

In the second 25-lap feature of the night, a make up race from the weekend before, Gregory took the lead on lap 4 coming across the flag stand. Glued to the cushion, Gregory took off. Mowat proved to be his toughest contender of the night, battling hard on the inside. Determined to sweep the night, Gregory flew to the winner’s circle with Mowat following. No. 50 Dylan Boyle placed third, O’Blenis fourth and Belyea fifth.

Baldwin Brings Home 3rd Victory

From his second starting position No. 57 Charlie Sandercock scored the top spot on the lead lap of the Vanderlaan Building Products Late Model 30-lap showdown. For half of the race Sandercock was hooked up on the outside with No. 05 James Seymour and No. 5 Steve Baldwin trying to reel him in. Sandercock and Baldwin went wheel to wheel in an exhilarating chase for checkers. Baldwin pushed to the lead from the inside on lap 16 and never looked back picking up his third season victory leaving Sandercock to settle for second. No. 46 Brandon Mowat was third, No. 151 Brian McDonald fourth and Seymour fifth.

Five For French

No. 72 Doug O’Blenis and No. 0 Tyler French led a field of 22 Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks to green in the 20-lap feature. Anderson was solid for the first six laps as he held French off. Determined to score his fifth season win, French cruised into the lead on the outside on lap 7. The pair waged an epic battle through lapped traffic. When the checkers fell, French was victorious with Anderson runner-up. No. 26 Brock Gregory finished third, No. 10 Carter Rhodes fourth and No. 18 Kyle Anderson fifth.

Sager Scores 1st Season Win

No. 20 Cody Sager took 17 Bill’s Johns 4-Cylinders to the green flag in the 15-lap affair. Sager was unstoppable as No. 24x Devon Kippen, No. 42 Aidan Fletcher and No. 22 Tyson Gregory tried to catch him. Sager led all 15 laps to the finish followed by Kippen, Fletcher, Gregory, and No. 3 Shawn Knowlton.

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 Brighton Speedway Kart Klub honoured drivers both who have graduated to the big track and those just beginning their racing journey on Saturday night at Brighton Speedway. Catch them every other Thursday on the mini oval.
2. A Canadian Modified double feature event saw No 1 Shawn Gregory sweep the night with double feature wins at Brighton Speedway on Saturday Night!

 

 

Media Results for 8/2/2025 at Brighton Speedway – Brighton, ON

Vanderlaan Building Products Late Models 14 Entries

A Feature 1 30 Laps

1. 5-Steve Baldwin[3]; 2. 57-Charlie Sandercock[2]; 3. 46-Brandon Mowat[8]; 4. 151-Brian McDonald[7]; 5. 05-James Seymour[1]; 6. 11-Kyle Sopaz[6]; 7. 33-David Vandertoorn[4]; 8. 77-Caley Weese[10]; 9. 41-Ryan Lambert[5]; 10. 3-Nathan Rinaldi[14]; 11. 9-Joshua Black[12]; 12. 4J-Josh Overdulve[13]; 13. 21-Rich Sanders[11]; 14. 7-Anthony Rinaldi[9]

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:03:10.258

1. 5-Steve Baldwin[2]; 2. 05-James Seymour[5]; 3. 41-Ryan Lambert[3]; 4. 46-Brandon Mowat[6]; 5. 7-Anthony Rinaldi[4]; 6. 21-Rich Sanders[7]; 7. 4J-Josh Overdulve[1]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:04:05.166

1. 11-Kyle Sopaz[2]; 2. 33-David Vandertoorn[5]; 3. 57-Charlie Sandercock[4]; 4. 151-Brian McDonald[7]; 5. 77-Caley Weese[6]; 6. 9-Joshua Black[3]; 7. (DNS) 3-Nathan Rinaldi

Hot Laps 1 | 00:12:05.991

1. 5-Steve Baldwin[3]; 2. 57-Charlie Sandercock[8]; 3. 46-Brandon Mowat[11]; 4. 05-James Seymour[9]; 5. 33-David Vandertoorn[10]; 6. 151-Brian McDonald[14]; 7. 3-Nathan Rinaldi[2]; 8. 11-Kyle Sopaz[4]; 9. 9-Joshua Black[6]; 10. 77-Caley Weese[12]; 11. 4J-Josh Overdulve[1]; 12. 41-Ryan Lambert[5]; 13. 21-Rich Sanders[13]; 14. 7-Anthony Rinaldi[7]

Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified 16 Entries

A Feature 1 25 Laps | 00:19:46.635

1. 1-Shawn Gregory[2]; 2. 40-Ron Wadforth[4]; 3. 32-Doug O’Blenis[6]; 4. 25-Greg Belyea[7]; 5. 2-Leslie Mowat[5]; 6. 85-Brittany Golden[8]; 7. 50-Dylan Boyle[9]; 8. 41-Corey Halbert[1]; 9. 51-Mike Freeman[11]; 10. 12-Caleb Severin[3]; 11. 7-Rick Phillips[13]; 12. 26-Bob Green[10]; 13. 91-Jaiden Miller[12]; 14. 08-Angie Kirby[15]; 15. 09-Dan Price[16]; 16. 14-Matthew Moore[14]

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:21.770

1. 40-Ron Wadforth[3]; 2. 2-Leslie Mowat[2]; 3. 1-Shawn Gregory[4]; 4. 41-Corey Halbert[5]; 5. 50-Dylan Boyle[7]; 6. 51-Mike Freeman[6]; 7. 7-Rick Phillips[1]; 8. 08-Angie Kirby[8]

Heat 2 8 Laps

1. 25-Greg Belyea[3]; 2. 32-Doug O’Blenis[5]; 3. 12-Caleb Severin[1]; 4. 85-Brittany Golden[8]; 5. 26-Bob Green[7]; 6. 91-Jaiden Miller[4]; 7. 14-Matthew Moore[6]; 8. 09-Dan Price[2]

 

Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks 22 Entries

A Feature 1 20 Laps | 00:09:42.306

1. 0-Tyler French[2]; 2. 72-Doug Anderson[1]; 3. 26-Brock Gregory[8]; 4. 10-Carter Rhodes[3]; 5. 18-Kyle Anderson[7]; 6. 73-Jason Preece[4]; 7. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[9]; 8. 97-Dave Barrett[6]; 9. 46-Dion Riley[10]; 10. 6-Warren Mowat[5]; 11. 19-Zeke McKeown[14]; 12. 45-Dylan Riley[11]; 13. 54-Tim Moore[13]; 14. 06-Chris Hackett[16]; 15. 5-Jake Hadley[12]; 16. 82-Brad Brooking[15]; 17. 09T-Garren Taylor[21]; 18. 27-Torri Pope[18]; 19. 89-Kolby Ellis[20]; 20. 41-Landon Mutch[19]; 21. 74-Mike Lucas[17]; 22. 7-Josh Toon[22]

Heat 1 8 Laps

1. 72-Doug Anderson[5]; 2. 18-Kyle Anderson[2]; 3. 6-Warren Mowat[3]; 4. 46-Dion Riley[4]; 5. 54-Tim Moore[8]; 6. 06-Chris Hackett[7]; 7. 41-Landon Mutch[1]; 8. 7-Josh Toon[6]

Heat 2 8 Laps

1. 26-Brock Gregory[5]; 2. 73-Jason Preece[2]; 3. 97-Dave Barrett[6]; 4. 45-Dylan Riley[4]; 5. 19-Zeke McKeown[1]; 6. 74-Mike Lucas[7]; 7. 89-Kolby Ellis[3]

Heat 3 8 Laps

1. 0-Tyler French[5]; 2. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[3]; 3. 10-Carter Rhodes[6]; 4. 5-Jake Hadley[2]; 5. 82-Brad Brooking[4]; 6. 27-Torri Pope[1]; 7. 09T-Garren Taylor[7]

Bill’s Johns 4 Cylinder 19 Entries

A Feature 1 15 Laps | 00:07:41.003

1. 20-Cody Sager[1]; 2. 24X-Devon Kippen[3]; 3. 42-Aidan Fletcher[4]; 4. 22-Tyson Gregory[9]; 5. 3-Shawn Knowlton[2]; 6. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[6]; 7. 61-Ryan Branscombe[7]; 8. 83-Carlee Gilkes[12]; 9. 37-AJ Peters[14]; 10. 18K-Matt Knowlton[11]; 11. 17E-Evan Minnie[5]; 12. 91-Jack Veenstra[16]; 13. 5-Eric Conlin[10]; 14. 25-Lawrence Evenden[17]; 15. 71-Alesha Gerrard[19]; 16. 04-Owen Chamberlain[15]; 17. 1-Coleson Gregory[8]; 18. (DNS) 8-Devon O’Brien; 19. (DNS) 3X-Ethan Lord

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:52.683

1. 24X-Devon Kippen[4]; 2. 17E-Evan Minnie[3]; 3. 61-Ryan Branscombe[1]; 4. 5-Eric Conlin[2]; 5. 91-Jack Veenstra[7]; 6. 25-Lawrence Evenden[6]; 7. 04-Owen Chamberlain[5]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:43.588

1. 22-Tyson Gregory[5]; 2. 3-Shawn Knowlton[1]; 3. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[3]; 4. 18K-Matt Knowlton[4]; 5. 8-Devon O’Brien[2]; 6. 3X-Ethan Lord[6]

Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:22.045

1. 42-Aidan Fletcher[1]; 2. 1-Coleson Gregory[2]; 3. 20-Cody Sager[5]; 4. 83-Carlee Gilkes[4]; 5. 37-AJ Peters[3]; 6. 71-Alesha Gerrard[6]