Brighton Speedway’s first Fan Appreciation Night of the 57th season hosted a full grandstand, with 69 cars dialed in for a thriller on the dirt oval Saturday night. The night, presented by Lambert Construction and Concrete and Brighton Tire, featured the Late Models, Canadian Modifieds, Comp 4s, Mini Stocks and Stingers.
During intermission, drivers took over the frontstretch, allowing fans to meet them, take pictures, plus get autographs and treats.
Sandercock Scores 1st Season Win
No. 9 Joshua Black and No. 151 Brian McDonald led a full field of 15 Vanderlaan Building Products Late Models to green in the 30-lap main event. McDonald jumped on the lead early but, on lap 5, he went too high on the backstretch, opening the door for No. 57 Charlie Sandercock to seize the lead. Despite multiple restarts, Sandercock rode his No. 57 on a rail as No. 3 Nathan Rinaldi and No. 5 Steve Baldwin drove like the wind to catch him. Sandercock was unstoppable, waiving checkers for the first time this season at Brighton Speedway. With one lap to go, Baldwin overcame Rinaldi to take second. Rinaldi placed third, No. 77 Caley Weese was fourth and McDonald fifth.
Wadforth Secures Second Straight Victory
After a successful heat win, No. 40 Ron Wadforth was a man on a mission in the 25-lap Bainer’s OilGARD AntiRust Canadian Modified feature. Glued to the inside line, Wadforth reeled in every competitor, one by one, from his seventh-place starting position to take the lead from polesitter No. 32 Doug O’Blenis in seven laps. No. 1 Shawn Gregory was Wadforth’s toughest challenger, as the two went door-to-door in a riveting war for checkers. Gregory snapped up the lead for two laps but could not maintain it as the pair roared to a photo finish, with Wadforth holding the checkered flag for the second straight night. O’Blenis was third, No. 2 Leslie Mowat fourth and No.5 Wally Alderdice in fifth.
Fletcher Flies to Victory Lane
No. 19 Tara Dunkley and No. 91 Jaiden Miller took a field of 10 Bill’s Johns Comp 4s to green in the 15-lap affair. On the lead lap, Dunkley and No. 55 Zach Humphrey collided on the front straight, bringing the action to a halt. On the restart, No. 24 Travis Fox-Connor took the lead and it looked like victory was within reach as he dominated the chase. With five laps to go, Fox-Conner took turn four too wide and heat race victor No. 42JR Aiden Fletcher shot through to the lead and the winner’s circle. Humphry was runner-up, with Fox-Connor placing third. No. 15 Josh Bogaard finished fourth and Shawn Knowlton fifth.
Tufford Towers Over Chase for Checkers
No. 4 Chris Tufford was determined to taste sweet victory, as he charged his way from fifth to first on the lead lap of the 15-lap Bill’s Johns Mini Stock main event. Tufford held the inside line like his life depended on it and flew to victory lane as No. 22 Tyson Gregory tailed him from the outside. Gregory picked up his fourth consecutive second-place finish of the season. No. 2 Trevyn McCrillis finished third, with No. 41 Landon Mutch in fourth and No. 25 Lawrence Evenden fifth.
Pickell Parks His Stinger in VL
No. 93 Jorden Pickell brought 17 Quinte Septic Stingers to the green flag in the 12-lap feature. No. 67 Joshua Whitney and No. 14 Kevin Mutch were tough opponents for the No. 93 but, when the checkers fell, it was all Pickell. Whitney finished second, with Mutch in third. No. 95C Chris Lammle placed fourth and No. 47 Josh Sparks fifth.
Results for 6/1/2024 at Brighton Speedway – Brighton, ON
Vanderlaan Building Products Late Models – 15 Entries
A Feature 1 30 Laps | 00:22:02.782 | Vanderlaan Building Products
1. 57-Charlie Sandercock[4]; 2. 5-Steve Baldwin[8]; 3. 3-Nathan Rinaldi[6]; 4. 77-Caley Weese[7]; 5. 151-Brian McDonald[2]; 6. 9-Joshua Black[1]; 7. 46-Brandon Mowat[5]; 8. 11-Kyle Sopaz[10]; 9. 05-James Seymour[11]; 10. 33-David Vandertoorn[12]; 11. 41-Ryan Lambert[3]; 12. 21-Rich Sanders[9]; 13. 7-Anthony Rinaldi[13]; 14. 97-Dave Barrett[14]; 15. 4-Anthony Barrett[15]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:06:27.149 | Deerhaven Powersports
1. 151-Brian McDonald[1]; 2. 57-Charlie Sandercock[5]; 3. 46-Brandon Mowat[4]; 4. 9-Joshua Black[8]; 5. 21-Rich Sanders[3]; 6. 7-Anthony Rinaldi[2]; 7. 97-Dave Barrett[7]; 8. 05-James Seymour[6]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:04:00.410 | Deerhaven Powersports
1. 3-Nathan Rinaldi[2]; 2. 5-Steve Baldwin[3]; 3. 77-Caley Weese[6]; 4. 41-Ryan Lambert[4]; 5. 11-Kyle Sopaz[5]; 6. 4-Anthony Barrett[7]; 7. (DNS) 33-David Vandertoorn
Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified – 13 Entries
A Feature 1 25 Laps | 00:18:41.205 | Bainer’s OilGARD AntiRust
1. 40-Ron Wadforth[7]; 2. 1-Shawn Gregory[9]; 3. 32-Doug O’Blenis[1]; 4. 2-Leslie Mowat[2]; 5. 5-Wally Alderdice[3]; 6. 41-Corey Halbert[6]; 7. 20-Terry Hunt[4]; 8. 14M-Matthew Moore[11]; 9. 26-Bob Green[8]; 10. 51-Mike Freeman[5]; 11. 10-Elmer Stevenson[10]; 12. 08-Angie Kirby[13]; 13. 85-Brittany Golden[12]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:04:24.796 | Deerhaven Farm & Garden
1. 32-Doug O’Blenis[1]; 2. 2-Leslie Mowat[5]; 3. 51-Mike Freeman[3]; 4. 20-Terry Hunt[4]; 5. 1-Shawn Gregory[2]; 6. 14M-Matthew Moore[6]; 7. 08-Angie Kirby[7]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:17.527 | Deerhaven Farm & Garden
1. 40-Ron Wadforth[1]; 2. 5-Wally Alderdice[4]; 3. 41-Corey Halbert[2]; 4. 26-Bob Green[5]; 5. (DNS) 10-Elmer Stevenson; 6. (DNS) 85-Brittany Golden
Bill’s Johns Mini Stock – 14 Entries
A Feature 1 15 Laps | 00:06:36.364 | Bill’s John
1. 4-Chris Tufford[5]; 2. 22-Tyson Gregory[4]; 3. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[10]; 4. 41-Landon Mutch[11]; 5. 25-Lawrence Evenden[3]; 6. 54-Tim Moore[7]; 7. 17E-Evan Minnie[9]; 8. 75-Owen Chilvers[13]; 9. 12-Caleb Severin[8]; 10. 71-Alesha Gerrard[2]; 11. 72-John South[12]; 12. 8-Devon O’Brien[14]; 13. 10-Travis Mclean[6]; 14. 5-Eric Conlin[1]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:31.910 | Gord’s Water
1. 54-Tim Moore[4]; 2. 5-Eric Conlin[1]; 3. 25-Lawrence Evenden[3]; 4. 71-Alesha Gerrard[2]; 5. 17E-Evan Minnie[5]; 6. 41-Landon Mutch[7]; 7. 75-Owen Chilvers[6]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:26.553 | Gord’s Water
1. 10-Travis Mclean[5]; 2. 12-Caleb Severin[2]; 3. 4-Chris Tufford[1]; 4. 22-Tyson Gregory[7]; 5. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[6]; 6. 72-John South[4]; 7. 8-Devon O’Brien[3]
Bill’s Johns Comp 4 – 10 Entries
A Feature 1 15 Laps | 00:09:26.493 | Bill’s Johns
1. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[4]; 2. 55-Zachary Humphry[3]; 3. 24-Travis Fox Connor[5]; 4. 15-Josh Bogaard[10]; 5. 3-Shawn Knowlton[6]; 6. 91-Jaiden Miller[2]; 7. 61-Ryan Branscombe[7]; 8. 77-Travis Chamberlain[8]; 9. 19-Tara Dunkley[1]; 10. (DNS) 22-Keith Dunk
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:28.209 | Gord’s Water
1. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[4]; 2. 55-Zachary Humphry[1]; 3. 3-Shawn Knowlton[5]; 4. 77-Travis Chamberlain[3]; 5. 22-Keith Dunk[2]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:26.366 | Gord’s Water
1. 24-Travis Fox Connor[3]; 2. 91-Jaiden Miller[2]; 3. 19-Tara Dunkley[4]; 4. 61-Ryan Branscombe[5]; 5. (DQ) 15-Josh Bogaard[1]
Quinte Septic Stingers – 17 Entries
A Feature 1 12 Laps | Quinte Septic Stingers
1. 93-Jorden Pickell[1]; 2. 67-Joshua Whitney[7]; 3. 14-Kevin Mutch[4]; 4. 95C-Chris Lammle[17]; 5. 47-Josh Sparks[8]; 6. 07-Megan Golden[13]; 7. 12-Shane Vale[3]; 8. 31-Bill O’Hara[12]; 9. 88-Sam Whaley[5]; 10. 9-Cooper McKeown[11]; 11. 95-Nicole Deveau[9]; 12. 6-Tom Cole[14]; 13. 28-Jay Brewer[15]; 14. 66-Ray Davies[16]; 15. (BF) 29D-Cody Easton[2]; 16. (BF) 71-Christine Thompson[10]; 17. (BF) 03-Dillon Barker[6]
Heat 1 6 Laps
1. 47-Josh Sparks[2]; 2. 93-Jorden Pickell[6]; 3. 03-Dillon Barker[7]; 4. 14-Kevin Mutch[3]; 5. 95C-Chris Lammle[9]; 6. 71-Christine Thompson[4]; 7. 31-Bill O’Hara[5]; 8. 6-Tom Cole[1]; 9. 66-Ray Davies[8]
Heat 2 6 Laps
1. 12-Shane Vale[2]; 2. 67-Joshua Whitney[6]; 3. 88-Sam Whaley[3]; 4. 29D-Cody Easton[5]; 5. 95-Nicole Deveau[8]; 6. 9-Cooper McKeown[1]; 7. 07-Megan Golden[7]; 8. 28-Jay Brewer[4]
- By Nicole Kleinsteuber
