Sprints take over Brighton Speedway for the second full night of racing! 

By Carlin Bedore

“America’s Race Car” the Empire Super Sprints take over Brighton Speedway joined by the Lawns We Do 360 Sprints for one huge night of racing! With 21 entries in the 360 Sprint Feature, the track was hot for a great night of action. We began with the Thunder Stocks followed by the ESS Sprints, the Canadian Modifieds, the Late Models, and the last feature to round out the night was the Mini Stocks. 

Thunder Stock Feature  

The Thunder Stock Feature began with the No. 09T Garren Taylor on the poll, to his right-side No. 0 Tyler French. Starting in third position No. 89 Kolby Ellis, in fourth No. 10 Carter Rhodes, and in fifth No. 18 Kyle Anderson. The race commenced with No. 09T Garren Taylor holding onto his lead but behind him, the battle for second was fierce. No. 10 Rhodes snagged the second position from No. 0 French as No. 03 Justin Ramsay was climbing his way through traffic from his eighth starting position. With a caution on lap 13, a side-by-side restart was not what leader No. 09T Taylor wanted. Through traffic 03 Ramsay pulled ahead of No. 10 Rhodes and set his sights on the first position. In just three laps No. 03 Ramsay passed No. 09T Taylor for the lead and with three laps to go there was nothing No. 09T Taylor could do. No. 03 Justin Ramsay crossed the finish line first, followed by No. 26 Brock Gregory after slicing through traffic. Finishing third No. 09T Garren Taylor, fourth No. 10 Carter Rhodes, and fifth No. 16 Kaitlyn O’Blenis. 

Empire Super Sprint Feature  

The Empire Super Sprints fired up with a fantastic four wide show for the fans before lining up to start the feature. We saw No. 79 Jordan Thomas starting on the pole, with No. 38 Zach Sobotka to his outside in second. In third No. 13T Trevor Years, fourth No. 8 Dillon Paddock, and in the fifth starting position No. 90 Matt Turner. On lap one, No. 38 Sobotka quickly took the lead, 79 Thomas followed closely behind. The pair battled it out throughout the race with No. 79 Thomas taking back the lead on lap 10 and holding it for the next 10 laps before No. 38 Sobotka reclaimed it. With only five laps to go No. 79 Thomas did not have enough time and ultimately fell back, allowing No. 28F Davie Franek to pass for second. The race ended with No. 38 Zach Sobotka taking the checkered flag followed by No. 28F Davie Franek in second, No. 79 Jordan Thomas in third, No. 28 Jordan Poirier in fourth, and No. 21T Alex Therrien in fifth. 

Canadian Modified 

For the third feature of the night the Canadian Modifieds took to the track for their 25-lap showdown. Starting on the pole No. 29 Phil Potts, to his outside No. 212 Adam Whaley. In the second row, starting in third, No. 08 Angie Kirby, fourth No. 1 Shawn Gregory and in fifth No. 25 Greg Belyea. This feature saw No. 1 Gregory dominate the field, taking the lead from his fourth starting position on lap 5 and never looking back. Behind him, No. 212 Whaley fought to keep second but was ultimately passed by No. 2 Leslie Mowat and No. 40 Ron Wadforth on laps 15 and 16. The rest of the race saw No. 40 Wadforth take the second spot and roll with it for the rest of the race. In the end, No. 1 Shawn Gregory took the top spot followed by No. 40 Ron Wadforth, No. 2 Leslie Mowat, No. 29 Phil Pots, and No. 7 Rick Phillips. 

Late Model 

The Late Model Feature started with No. 41 Ryan Lambert on the pole, the perfect night for him to lead with Lambert Construction sponsoring the event! The rest of the starting top five were No. 5 Steve Baldwin in second, No. 11 Kyle Sopaz in third, No. 3 Nathan Rinaldi in fourth, and No. 46 Brandon Mowat in fifth. In the first half of the race, No. 41 Lambert held a strong lead but when a red flag on lap 15 saw No. 4J Josh Overdulve corkscrew across the front stretch, No. 41 Lambert was taken out of commission as well. The two headed to the pits after safely walking away from the scene. As the race continued, No. 5 Baldwin took the lead while No. 3 Rinaldi made his way to the second position. The race finished with No. 5 Steve Baldwin taking first place, followed by No. 3 Nathan Rinaldi in second, No. 11 Kyle Sopaz in third, No. 46 Brandon Mowat in fourth, and No. 57 Charlie Sandercock in fifth. 

Mini Stock  

The last feature of the night saw No. 5K Eric Conlin start on the pole followed by No. 17E Emily Wood-Peterson, No. 05K Matt Knowlton, No. 42JR Aidan Fletcher, and No. 1 Coleson Gregory. The feature started with No. 97 Kyle Gregory coming out of nowhere to take second on lap 2. Not long after, he took the lead, and No. 97 Gregory held strong for the rest of the 15-lap feature. The race continued with No. 5K Conlin slipping back while No. 83 Carlee Gilkes and No. 1 Gregory moved forward. The feature finished with No. 97 Kyle Gregory taking the win followed by No. 83 Carlee Gilkes, No. 1 Coleson Gregory, No. 5K Eric Conlin, and No. 37 AJ Peters. 

Next Up!  

June 6th will see a full race card with the Vanderlaan Building Products Late Models, the Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified division, the Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks, the Bill’s Johns Mini Stocks and the Quinte Septic Stingers taking the green flag at 7:00 pm. This upcoming night hosted by Belleville Tirecraft will mark night number 3 on the 1/3-mile clay oval. 

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, CandianRacer.com 

1.  The Empire Super Sprints fired up with a fantastic four wide show for the fans with No. 38 Zach Sobotka taking the checkered flag in the 25-lap feature event at Brighton Speedway on Saturday night. 

1. The Vanderlaan Building Products Late Model feature event saw 2025 Champion No. 5 Steve Baldwin cross the line in first place at Brighton Speedway Saturday night. 

 

Media Results for 5/30/2026 at Brighton Speedway – Brighton, ON 

Vanderlaan Building Products Late Models 11 Entries 

A Feature 1 30 Laps | 00:16:18.454 

1. 5-Steve Baldwin[2]; 2. 3-Nathan Rinaldi[4]; 3. 11-Kyle Sopaz[3]; 4. 46-Brandon Mowat[5]; 5. 57-Charlie Sandercock[9]; 6. 151-Brian McDonald[6]; 7. 7-Anthony Rinaldi[8]; 8. 21-Rich Sanders[7]; 9. 50-Dylan Boyle[11]; 10. 41-Ryan Lambert[1]; 11. 4J-Josh Overdulve[10]

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:04:33.520 

1. 46-BrandonMowat [3]; 2. 41-RyanLambert [1]; 3. 3-Nathan Rinaldi [4]; 4. 11-Kyle Sopaz [5]; 5. 50-Dylan Boyle [6]; 6. 4J-Josh Overdulve [2] 

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:06.149 

1. 5-SteveBaldwin [1]; 2. 151-BrianMcDonald [3]; 3. 7-Anthony Rinaldi [4]; 4. 21-Rich Sanders [2]; 5. 57-Charlie Sandercock [5] 

Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified 19 Entries 

A Feature 1 25 Laps | 00:20:47.701 

1. 1-Shawn Gregory[4]; 2. 40-Ron Wadforth[8]; 3. 2-Leslie Mowat[7]; 4. 29-Phil Potts[1]; 5. 7-Rick Phillips[10]; 6. 51-Mike Freeman[14]; 7. 91-Jaiden Miller[13]; 8. 32-Doug O’Blenis[12]; 9. 25-Greg Belyea[5]; 10. 10-Elmer Stevenson[11]; 11. 24-Travis Fox Connor[17]; 12. 26-Bob Green[16]; 13. 97-Dave Barrett[9]; 14. 09-Dan Price[15]; 15. 08-Angie Kirby[3]; 16. 12-Caleb Severin[6]; 17. (DQ) 212-Adam Whaley[2]

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:22.063 

1. 12-CalebSeverin [1]; 2. 2-LeslieMowat [4]; 3. 1-Shawn Gregory [3]; 4. 7-Rick Phillips [2]; 5. 32-Doug O’Blenis [5]; 6. 54-Tim Moore [6]; 7. (DNS) 26-Bob Green 

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:33.054 

1. 40-RonWadforth [3]; 2. 85-BrittanyMoon [1]; 3. 08-Angie Kirby [5]; 4. 97-Dave Barrett [6]; 5. 91-Jaiden Miller [2]; 6. 09-Dan Price[4] 

Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:04:03.778 

1. 25-GregBelyea[4]; 2. 29-PhilPotts[5]; 3. 212-Adam Whaley[2]; 4. 10-Elmer Stevenson[1]; 5. 51-Mike Freeman[3]; 6. 24-Travis Fox Connor[6] 

Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks 19 Entries 

A Feature 1 20 Laps | 00:09:54.175 

1. 03-Justin Ramsay[8]; 2. 26-Brock Gregory[9]; 3. 09T-Garren Taylor[1]; 4. 10-Carter Rhodes[4]; 5. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[11]; 6. 44-Tommy Bailey[15]; 7. 0-Tyler French[2]; 8. 18-Kyle Anderson[5]; 9. 72-Doug Anderson[6]; 10. 74-Mike Lucas[13]; 11. 82-Brad Brooking[10]; 12. 22-Tyson Gregory[16]; 13. 5-Jake Hadley[7]; 14. 89-Kolby Ellis[3]; 15. 12-Nicolas Cormier[18]; 16. 50-Stephen Orr[19]; 17. 9-Cooper McKeown[17]; 18. 06-Chris Hackett[12]; 19. (DNS) 76-Cody Driscoll

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:33.009 

1. 26-BrockGregory[1]; 2. 72-DougAnderson[2]; 3. 44-Tommy Bailey[6]; 4. 09T-Garren Taylor[4]; 5. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[5]; 6. 06-Chris Hackett[3]; 7. 50-Stephen Orr[7] 

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:01:11.031 

1. 10-CarterRhodes[2]; 2. 0-TylerFrench[3]; 3. 5-Jake Hadley[5]; 4. 82-Brad Brooking[4]; 5. 9-Cooper McKeown[6]; 6. 74-Mike Lucas[1] 

Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:39.489 

1. 03-JustinRamsay[3]; 2. 89-KolbyEllis[2]; 3. 18-Kyle Anderson[4]; 4. 22-Tyson Gregory[6]; 5. 12-Nicolas Cormier[5]; 6. (DNS) 76-Cody Driscoll 

Bill’s Johns Mini Stock 17 Entries 

A Feature 1 15 Laps | 00:11:35.557 

1. 97-Kyle Gregory[6]; 2. 83-Carlee Gilkes[10]; 3. 1-Coleson Gregory[5]; 4. 5K-Eric Conlin[1]; 5. 37-AJ Peters[12]; 6. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[13]; 7. 05K-Matt Knowlton[3]; 8. 91-Jack Veenstra[15]; 9. 4-Chris Tufford[11]; 10. 357-Ethan Lord[16]; 11. 71-Alesha Gerrard[9]; 12. 92-Robert Sanderson[17]; 13. 22-Keith Dunk[7]; 14. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[4]; 15. 67-Joshua Whitney[8]; 16. (DNS) 12-Shane Vale; 17. (DQ) 17E-Emily Wood Peterson[2]

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:08:12.018 

1. 97-Kyle Gregory[1]; 2. 17E-Emily Wood Peterson[4]; 3. 22-Keith Dunk[2]; 4. 05K-Matt Knowlton[6]; 5. 71-Alesha Gerrard[5]; 6. 12-Shane Vale[8]; 7. 4-Chris Tufford[3]; 8. 357-Ethan Lord[7]; 9. (DNS) 92-Robert Sanderson

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:04:39.005 

1. 5K-EricConlin[1]; 2. 1-ColesonGregory[2]; 3. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[3]; 4. 67-Joshua Whitney[7]; 5. 83-Carlee Gilkes[5]; 6. 91-Jack Veenstra[8]; 7. 37-AJ Peters[4]; 8. (DNS) 2-Trevyn McCrillis 

Lawns We Do 360 Sprints 21 Entries 

A Feature 1 25 Laps | 00:21:10.495 

1. 38-Zach Sobotka[2]; 2. 28F-Davie Franek[6]; 3. 79-Jordan Thomas[1]; 4. 28-Jordan Poirier[9]; 5. 21T-Alex Therrien[8]; 6. 8-Dillon Paddock[4]; 7. 31C-Dale Curran[7]; 8. 13T-Trevor Years[3]; 9. 21K-Kyle Phillips[11]; 10. 3-Logan Crisafulli[10]; 11. 77T-Tyeller Powless[14]; 12. 98-Joe Trenca[16]; 13. 87XS-Skyler Evans[15]; 14. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[17]; 15. 87-Jason Barney[13]; 16. 19KC-Mathieu Bardier[19]; 17. 70-Baily Heard[20]; 18. 66-Jordan Hutton[18]; 19. 90-Matt Tanner[5]; 20. 84-Tyler Rand[21]; 21. 53-Shawn Donath[12]

Dash 1 4 Laps | 00:01:11.344 

1. 31C-DaleCurran[1]; 2. 21T-AlexTherrien[2]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 4. 3-Logan Crisafulli[4]; 5. 21K-Kyle Phillips[6]; 6. 53-Shawn Donath[5] 

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:05:01.527 

1. 3-LoganCrisafulli[1]; 2. 28-JordanPoirier[4]; 3. 53-Shawn Donath[2]; 4. 79-Jordan Thomas[3]; 5. 87-Jason Barney[5]; 6. 98-Joe Trenca[7]; 7. 19KC-Mathieu Bardier[6] 

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:04:16.947 

1. 21T-AlexTherrien[2]; 2. 8-DillonPaddock[3]; 3. 90-Matt Tanner[1]; 4. 21K-Kyle Phillips[5]; 5. 77T-Tyeller Powless[4]; 6. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[7]; 7. 70-Baily Heard[6] 

Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:01:59.836 

1. 38-ZachSobotka[2]; 2. 28F-DavieFranek[4]; 3. 31C-Dale Curran[6]; 4. 13T-Trevor Years[1]; 5. 87XS-Skyler Evans[3]; 6. 66-Jordan Hutton[5]; 7. 84-Tyler Rand[7] 

Qualifying 1 | 00:00:24.000 

1. 28-Jordan Poirier, 12.326[1]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas, 12.524[4]; 3. 53-Shawn Donath, 12.555[7]; 4. 3-Logan Crisafulli, 12.557[5]; 5. 87-Jason Barney, 12.660[3]; 6. 19KC-Mathieu Bardier, 12.717[2]; 7. 98-Joe Trenca, 12.759[6]

Qualifying 2 | 00:00:37.000 

1. 77T-Tyeller Powless, 12.394[4]; 2. 8-Dillon Paddock, 12.483[7]; 3. 21T-Alex Therrien, 12.491[6]; 4. 90-Matt Tanner, 12.567[3]; 5. 21K-Kyle Phillips, 12.735[1]; 6. 70-Baily Heard, 12.802[2]; 7. 24-Jeremy Lafleur, 12.860[5]

Qualifying 3 | 00:00:38.000 

1. 28F-Davie Franek, 12.329[2]; 2. 87XS-Skyler Evans, 12.424[7]; 3. 38-Zach Sobotka, 12.486[1]; 4. 13T-Trevor Years, 12.676[3]; 5. 66-Jordan Hutton, 12.694[6]; 6. 31C-Dale Curran, 12.746[4]; 7. 84-Tyler Rand, 13.082[5]

Special 1 | 00:00:38.000 

1. 98-Joe Trenca; 2. 53-ShawnDonath[7]; 3. 28-JordanPoirier[4]; 4. 79-Jordan Thomas[10]; 5. 3-Logan Crisafulli[1]; 6. 19KC-Mathieu Bardier; 7. 87-Jason Barney