BRIGHTON, ON – Race fans were treated to an action-packed race card with a monster truck pre-show at Brighton Speedway on Saturday night. In a surprise visit ahead of Monster Truck Madness on July 20, Sabotage smashed and roared leaving fans screaming more.
The Van-tastic night presented by Gord’s Water and Excel Towers featured 87 cars running in the Canadian Modified, Thunderstock, Mini Stock, Comp 4, Stinger and Minivan divisions.
The ever-popular Gord’s Water Vantastics 12-lap feature was wildly entertaining. In an exciting turn of events, the 12 vans mixed things up and ran the race in the opposite direction.
After experiencing mechanical issues in the qualifier, No. 44 Brandon Gunter and his passenger McKenna Mastin pounced on the lead at the drop of the green flag. They took off and never looked back as they motored to victory lane with No. 69 Tom Grant and Raiden Steane in second. No. 12 Mitch Wilkson and Whitney Reid finished third, No. 09 Calvin Reid and Dallas Murry fourth and No. 75 Brandon Gregory and Travis “Hammer” McLean fifth.
No. 25 Greg Belyea quickly shot into the lead from his second starting position in the 25-lap Bainers OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified feature. Belyea was hooked up for 17 laps as No. 85 Brittany Moon, No. 40 Ron Wadforth, No. 1 Shawn Gregory and No. 32 Doug O’Blenis battled hard to catch him. Debris on the track slowed the pace and on the restart, Gregory pushed out into the lead. After five second-place finishes this season, Gregory was hungry for his first feature win as he flew through the remaining eight laps. An emotional Gregory said this win meant a lot after suffering health issues the season prior as he thanked his team for supporting him on and off the track. Belyea earned a hard-fought second, Wadforth was third, Moon fourth and O’Blenis fifth.
No. 10 Carter Rhodes and No. 72 Doug Anderson treated fans to the most exhilarating chase for checkers of the night in the 20-lap Brighton Automotive Thunder Stock main. Glued to the bottom edge, Rhodes fought to hold off Anderson on the outside as No. 26 Brock Gregory and No. 0 Tyler French tried to find an advantage. Just as Anderson clinched the lead, Gregory drove up the middle of the pair propelling Rhodes back into the lead. It wouldn’t be for long as French saw an opening on the inside to scoop the top spot. Despite multiple cautions, French kept his cool and rode to victory lane for the third time this season. Gregory was runner-up, No. 18 Kyle Anderson third, Doug Anderson fourth and No. 09X Doug O’Blenis fifth.
No. 41 Landon Mutch and No. 54 Tim Moore took 10 Bill’s John’s Mini Stocks to green in the 15-lap affair. The chase was quickly brought under caution when Moore took a hard roll off turn 2. Fans were elated when Moore emerged uninjured only needing a new tire to rejoin the race. Mutch and No. 4 Chris Tufford battled back and forth for the lead in a thrilling chase to checkers. When they fell it was Mutch celebrating his first dirt car career win. Runner-up Tufford broke No. 22 Tyson Gregory’s streak of six consecutive second-place finishes. Gregory placed third, No. 12 Caleb Severin was fourth and No. 2 Trevyn McCrillis fifth.
No. 24 Travis Fox-Conner wasted no time securing the top spot in the Bill’s Johns Comp 4 15-lap main event. Fox-Conner moved through the turns flawlessly and looked like he was well on his way to victory lane when No. 10 Travis Mclean spoiled his plans halfway through the chase. Mclean scored the lead as the pair went back and forth for bragging rights. Mclean came out victorious leaving Fox-Conner to settle for a well-earned second. No. 42JR Aiden Fletcher was third, No. 15 Josh Bogaard fourth and No. 61 Ryan Branscombe fifth.
No. 14 Kevin Mutch led 17 Quinte Septic Stingers to green in the 12-lap race. Mutch was flawless until the last lap when heat winner No. 95c Chris Lammle put the hammer down and snapped up the lead from the outside on the backstretch. Lammle rode to the winner’s circle for the season time this season. No. 93 Jorden Pickell was second, No. 29D Matt Schnoaur, Mutch fourth and No. 95 Nicole Deveau fifth.
Up Next: This Saturday, July 20th, Krystal Carey and Dale Eve will piloting Sabotage and Hellion in an effort to thrill the fans during the Hotch’s Auto Parts and QBT Monster Truck Madness. The two trucks will jump, smash and spin to thrill the crowd along with a complete race card featuring the Vanderlaan Building Products Late Models, Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks, Bill’s Johns Comp 4’s and Mini Stocks. This event is by reserved seating, be sure to book online at www/brightonspeedway.ca now.
Media Results for 7/13/2024 at Brighton Speedway – Brighton, ON
Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified 14 Entries: 1. 1-Shawn Gregory[13]; 2. 25-Greg Belyea[2]; 3. 40-Ron Wadforth[8]; 4. 85-Brittany Golden[4]; 5. 32-Doug O’Blenis[7]; 6. 5-Wally Alderdice[11]; 7. 41-Corey Halbert[3]; 8. 2-Leslie Mowat[6]; 9. 51-Mike Freeman[10]; 10. 09-Dan Price[1]; 11. 14M-Matthew Moore[9]; 12. 26-Bob Green[5]; 13. 07-Rick Phillips[14]; 14. (DNS) 08-Angie Kirby // Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:09.000 | Deerhaven Farm & Garden: 1. 32-Doug O’Blenis[1]; 2. 2-Leslie Mowat[3]; 3. 41-Corey Halbert[4]; 4. 85-Brittany Golden[5]; 5. 14M-Matthew Moore[7]; 6. 51-Mike Freeman[6]; 7. 08-Angie Kirby[2] // Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:08:39.000 | Deerhaven Farm & Garden: 1. 40-Ron Wadforth[2]; 2. 25-Greg Belyea[5]; 3. 09-Dan Price[4]; 4. 26-Bob Green[1]; 5. 07-Rick Phillips[7]; 6. (DNF) 5-Wally Alderdice[6]; 7. (DNF) 1-Shawn Gregory[3]
Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks 21 Entries: 1. 0-Tyler French[5]; 2. 26-Brock Gregory[7]; 3. 18-Kyle Anderson[6]; 4. 72-Doug Anderson[2]; 5. 09X-Doug O’Blenis[11]; 6. 01-Kyle Gregory[14]; 7. 6-Bill O’Hara[12]; 8. 82-Brad Brooking[16]; 9. 06-Chris Hackett[17]; 10. 23-Doug May[13]; 11. 76-Cody Driscoll[18]; 12. 27-Torri Pope[21]; 13. 54-Tim Moore[19]; 14. 46-Dion Riley[1]; 15. 11-Cole McKeown[9]; 16. 10-Carter Rhodes[4]; 17. 17-Ethan Humphry[10]; 18. 5-Jake Hadley[15]; 19. 45-Dylan Riley[20]; 20. (DQ) 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[8]; 21. (DQ) 97-Dave Barrett[3] // Heat 1 8 Laps | Vanderlaan Building Products: 1. 10-Carter Rhodes[1]; 2. 18-Kyle Anderson[2]; 3. 0-Tyler French[6]; 4. 17-Ethan Humphry[4]; 5. 23-Doug May[3]; 6. 82-Brad Brooking[5]; 7. 54-Tim Moore[7] // Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:04:49.972 | Vanderlaan Building Products: 1. 72-Doug Anderson[3]; 2. 26-Brock Gregory[5]; 3. 09X-Doug O’Blenis[4]; 4. 01-Kyle Gregory[6]; 5. 06-Chris Hackett[7]; 6. 45-Dylan Riley[1]; 7. (DQ) 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[2] // Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:03:38.237 | Vanderlaan Building Products: 1. 46-Dion Riley[2]; 2. 11-Cole McKeown[7]; 3. 6-Bill O’Hara[6]; 4. 5-Jake Hadley[4]; 5. 76-Cody Driscoll[3]; 6. 27-Torri Pope[5]; 7. (DQ) 97-Dave Barrett[1]
Bill’s Johns Mini Stock 11 Entries: Feature 15 Laps | 00:15:18.383 | Bill’s Johns 1. 41-Landon Mutch[1]; 2. 4-Chris Tufford[3]; 3. 22-Tyson Gregory[6]; 4. 12-Caleb Severin[8]; 5. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[7]; 6. 25-Lawrence Evenden[5]; 7. 17E-Evan Minnie[9]; 8. 54-Tim Moore[2]; 9. 1-Coleson Gregory[11]; 10. 75-Owen Chilvers[4]; 11. (DNS) 71-Alesha Gerrard // Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:27.060 | Gord’s Water: 1. 4-Chris Tufford[1]; 2. 12-Caleb Severin[4]; 3. 54-Tim Moore[3]; 4. 41-Landon Mutch[2]; 5. 17E-Evan Minnie[5]; 6. 1-Coleson Gregory[6] // Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:27.731 | Gord’s Water: 1. 22-Tyson Gregory[3]; 2. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[1]; 3. 25-Lawrence Evenden[5]; 4. 75-Owen Chilvers[2]; 5. 71-Alesha Gerrard[4]
Bill’s Johns Comp 4 11 Entries: Feature 15 Laps | 00:06:23.312 | Bill’s Johns: 1. 10-Travis Mclean[5]; 2. 24-Travis Fox Connor[3]; 3. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[8]; 4. 15-Josh Bogaard[6]; 5. 61-Ryan Branscombe[1]; 6. 29-Alex Mcgibbon[7]; 7. 3-Shawn Knowlton[10]; 8. 55-Zachary Humphry[4]; 9. 00-Kyle Kudrinko[11]; 10. 22-Keith Dunk[9]; 11. (DNF) 91-Jaiden Miller[2] // Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:25.178 | Gord’s Water: 1. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[1]; 2. 10-Travis Mclean[4]; 3. 24-Travis Fox Connor[5]; 4. 55-Zachary Humphry[2]; 5. 22-Keith Dunk[3]; 6. 00-Kyle Kudrinko[6] // Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:26.303 | Gord’s Water: 1. 15-Josh Bogaard[3]; 2. 61-Ryan Branscombe[2]; 3. 29-Alex Mcgibbon[5]; 4. 91-Jaiden Miller[1]; 5. 3-Shawn Knowlton[4]
Quinte Septic Stingers 18 Entries : A Feature 1: 1. 95C-Chris Lammle[7]; 2. 93-Jorden Pickell[18]; 3. 29D-Cody Easton[17]; 4. 14-Kevin Mutch[1]; 5. 95-Nicole Deveau[11]; 6. 31-Bill O’Hara[4]; 7. 9-Cooper McKeown[3]; 8. 07-Megan Golden[12]; 9. 6-Tom Cole[13]; 10. 47-Josh Sparks[8]; 11. 17-Ryder Punchard[16]; 12. 74-RJ Punchard[15]; 13. 12-Shane Vale[5]; 14. 03-Dillon Barker[6]; 15. 67-Joshua Whitney[2]; 16. 71-Christine Thompson[9]; 17. 88-Sam Whaley[10]; 18. (DNS) 66-Ray Davies // Heat 1 6 Laps: 1. 47-Josh Sparks[1]; 2. 14-Kevin Mutch[2]; 3. 29D-Cody Easton[6]; 4. 12-Shane Vale[5]; 5. 95-Nicole Deveau[4]; 6. 66-Ray Davies[3] // Heat 2 6 Laps: 1. 9-Cooper McKeown[2]; 2. 03-Dillon Barker[5]; 3. 31-Bill O’Hara[1]; 4. 71-Christine Thompson[3]; 5. 07-Megan Golden[4]; 6. 74-RJ Punchard[6] // Heat 3 6 Laps: 1. 95C-Chris Lammle[3]; 2. 93-Jorden Pickell[1]; 3. 67-Joshua Whitney[2]; 4. 88-Sam Whaley[4]; 5. 6-Tom Cole[5]; 6. 17-Ryder Punchard[6]
