Sunny skies and the ever-popular School Bus races brought thousands of fans eager to take in a thrilling night of dirt track racing at Brighton Speedway on Saturday.
A capacity crowd witnessed an exhilarating action-packed night of 15 school buses battling it out in the Brighton Recycling School Bus races presented by Jack Links and LeClair Electric.
The night did not disappoint as 89 cars dialed in for a complete race card with the school buses, a Canadian Modified double feature, Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks and Comp 4s.
Flieler Flies in From Manitoba to Soar to VL
A four-wide-formation start to the school bus feature was a spectacular site and moved fans to their feet during the wave lap. Fifteen buses stocked the field for the 15-lap main event. Once the green flag dropped, the mayhem ensued, as the full-size buses battled through turns one and two. From his eighth-place starting spot, No. 98 Kyle Rhebergen muscled through the pack to snap up the lead from polesitter No. 29 Jan Steenstra on Lap 5. He held on for three laps until hard charger No. 75 Frank Flieler claimed the top spot and would not relinquish it. Flieler flew in from Manitoba a week earlier to fix up his bus and his dedication paid off. He soared to victory lane, with Rhebergen as runner-up. No. 77 Bernie Rhebergen placed third, No. 45 James Seymour fourth and No. 94 Shawn Sousa fifth.
O’Blenis Brings Home The W
No. 32 Doug O’Blenis wasted no time clinching first on the lead lap of the Bainer’s OilGard Anti-Rust Canadian Modified 25-lap make-up feature from May 11. Determined to taste sweet redemption, after engine troubles spoiled his pursuit of victory the week before, the Napanee driver slid past polesitter No. 1 Shawn Gregory. With Gregory glued to his bumper and No. 40 Ron Wadforth chasing his fourth consecutive win, O’Blenis put the hammer down to victory lane. Gregory picked up his fourth straight second-place finish. Wadforth was third, No. 2 Leslie Mowat fourth and No. 5 Wally Alderdice fifth.
Sandercock Scores Checkers
No. 1 Shawn Gregory led the field of 16 Canadian Modifieds to green in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event. His lead lasted only three laps as No. 57 Charlie Sandercock came from the outside to take first. Fresh off the heels of a Northeast Late Model Alliance win at Ransomville Speedway the night before, Sandercock was hooked up. Despite multiple cautions, the Trenton driver was furious and flawless straight to the winner’s circle, leaving Gregory to settle for his fifth-straight second-place finish. Wadforth came from deep in mid-field to snag another third place. No. 07 Curtis King finished fourth and No. 32 Doug O’Blenis fifth.
Ramsay Racks Up Second Win
No. 26 Brock Gregory led a packed field of 26 Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks to the green flag in the caution-riddled 20-lap feature. Gregory’s lead was short-lived as No. 03 Justin Ramsay drove the cushion hard to secure first on Lap 3. Ramsay’s toughest challenger of the night was Driver of the Week No. 0 Tyler French, who muscled his way from ninth into second. Ramsay rode to victory lane for the second time this season, with French as runner-up and Gregory third. No. 17 Ethan Humphry was fourth and No. 10 Carter Rhodes was fifth.
Severin Secures Third Victory
No. 12 Caleb Severin continued his winning ways in the Bill’s Johns Mini Stock 15-lap event. Halfway through the race, Severin charged to the front on the inside line and never looked back as he sailed to checkers for the third time this season. No. 22 Tyson Gregory scored his sixth-straight second-place finish. No. 41 Landon Mutch was third, No. 2 Trevyn McCrillis fourth and No. 25 Lawrence Evenden fifth.
Bogaard Bolts To Winner’s Circle
No. 15 Josh Bogaard was the car to beat in the Bill’s Johns Comp 4 15-lap chase. From his fourth-place starting position, Bogaard pulled into first on the lead lap and never relinquished the point. No. 42JR Aiden Fletcher earned a hard-fought second-place finish. No. 55 Zachary Humphry was third, No. 24 Travis Fox-Connor fourth and No. 3 Shawn Knowlton fifth.
Results for 6/15/2024 at Brighton Speedway – Brighton, ON
Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified – 16 Entries
Feature 25 Laps | 00:16:57.573 |
1. 57-Charlie Sandercock[4]; 2. 1-Shawn Gregory[1]; 3. 40-Ron Wadforth[8]; 4. 07-Curtis King[7]; 5. 32-Doug O’Blenis[10]; 6. 2-Leslie Mowat[5]; 7. 09-Dan Price[3]; 8. 5-Wally Alderdice[14]; 9. 51-Mike Freeman[16]; 10. 20-Terry Hunt[11]; 11. 10-Elmer Stevenson[9]; 12. 14M-Matthew Moore[13]; 13. 85-Brittany Golden[2]; 14. 08-Angie Kirby[12]; 15. 26-Bob Green[15]; 16. 41-Corey Halbert[6]
May 11th Feature 25 Laps | 00:06:47.232 |
1. 32-Doug O’Blenis[2]; 2. 1-Shawn Gregory[1]; 3. 40-Ron Wadforth[8]; 4. 2-Leslie Mowat[6]; 5. 5-Wally Alderdice[3]; 6. 41-Corey Halbert[4]; 7. 85-Brittany Golden[7]; 8. 10-Elmer Stevenson[12]; 9. 14M-Matthew Moore[9]; 10. 09-Dan Price[5]; 11. 08-Angie Kirby[11]; 12. 26-Bob Green[10]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:19.129 | Deerhaven Farm & Garden
1. 09-Dan Price[1]; 2. 1-Shawn Gregory[4]; 3. 41-Corey Halbert[3]; 4. 85-Brittany Golden[2]; 5. 10-Elmer Stevenson[5]; 6. 20-Terry Hunt[8]; 7. 14M-Matthew Moore[7]; 8. 26-Bob Green[6]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:03:01.763 | Deerhaven Farm & Garden
1. 57-Charlie Sandercock[1]; 2. 2-Leslie Mowat[2]; 3. 07-Curtis King[3]; 4. 40-Ron Wadforth[4]; 5. 32-Doug O’Blenis[7]; 6. 08-Angie Kirby[8]; 7. 5-Wally Alderdice[5]; 8. (DNF) 51-Mike Freeman[6]
Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks – 26 Entries
Feature 20 Laps |
1. 03-Justin Ramsay[4]; 2. 0-Tyler French[9]; 3. 26-Brock Gregory[1]; 4. 17-Ethan Humphry[8]; 5. 10-Carter Rhodes[7]; 6. 72-Doug Anderson[5]; 7. 79-Chris Hale[10]; 8. 97-Dave Barrett[3]; 9. 18-Kyle Anderson[11]; 10. 01-Kyle Gregory[6]; 11. 46-Dion Riley[2]; 12. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[12]; 13. 44-Tommy Bailey[25]; 14. 11-Cole McKeown[14]; 15. 06-Chris Hackett[17]; 16. 6-Bill O’Hara[16]; 17. 7-Rick Phillips[21]; 18. 54-Tim Moore[19]; 19. 5-Jake Hadley[20]; 20. 45-Dylan Riley[13]; 21. 23-Doug May[15]; 22. 82-Brad Brooking[18]; 23. 87-Kyle Fetterly[26]; 24. 76-Cody Driscoll[22]; 25. 27-Torri Pope[24]; 26. 09-Garren Taylor[23]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:03:52.228 | Vanderlaan Building Products
1. 17-Ethan Humphry[1]; 2. 97-Dave Barrett[6]; 3. 10-Carter Rhodes[8]; 4. 79-Chris Hale[5]; 5. 45-Dylan Riley[3]; 6. 6-Bill O’Hara[7]; 7. 54-Tim Moore[4]; 8. 87-Kyle Fetterly[9]; 9. (DNF) 09-Garren Taylor[2]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:21.726 | Vanderlaan Building Products
1. 26-Brock Gregory[1]; 2. 46-Dion Riley[2]; 3. 72-Doug Anderson[4]; 4. 18-Kyle Anderson[7]; 5. 11-Cole McKeown[3]; 6. 06-Chris Hackett[5]; 7. 44-Tommy Bailey[9]; 8. 7-Rick Phillips[8]; 9. (DNF) 27-Torri Pope[6]
Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:05:14.425 | Vanderlaan Building Products
1. 0-Tyler French[2]; 2. 01-Kyle Gregory[5]; 3. 03-Justin Ramsay[7]; 4. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[1]; 5. 23-Doug May[4]; 6. 82-Brad Brooking[6]; 7. 5-Jake Hadley[8]; 8. 76-Cody Driscoll[3]
Bill’s Johns Mini Stock – 12 Entries
Feature 15 Laps | 00:08:04.700
1. 12-Caleb Severin[6]; 2. 22-Tyson Gregory[8]; 3. 41-Landon Mutch[5]; 4. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[7]; 5. 25-Lawrence Evenden[4]; 6. 75-Owen Chilvers[10]; 7. 17E-Evan Minnie[9]; 8. 54-Tim Moore[12]; 9. 4-Chris Tufford[3]; 10. 8-Devon O’Brien[1]; 11. 71-Alesha Gerrard[2]; 12. (DNS) 72-John South
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:23.625 | Gord’s Water
1. 12-Caleb Severin[2]; 2. 41-Landon Mutch[3]; 3. 4-Chris Tufford[5]; 4. 71-Alesha Gerrard[4]; 5. 17E-Evan Minnie[6]; 6. 54-Tim Moore[7]; 7. 72-John South[1]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:25.440 | Gord’s Water
1. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[1]; 2. 22-Tyson Gregory[5]; 3. 25-Lawrence Evenden[2]; 4. 8-Devon O’Brien[4]; 5. 75-Owen Chilvers[3]
Bill’s Johns Comp 4 – 11 Entries
Feature 15 Laps | 00:08:28.320 |
1. 15-Josh Bogaard[4]; 2. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[8]; 3. 55-Zachary Humphry[7]; 4. 24-Travis Fox Connor[5]; 5. 3-Shawn Knowlton[6]; 6. 61-Ryan Branscombe[10]; 7. 19-Tara Dunkley[1]; 8. 22-Keith Dunk[9]; 9. 01-Noah Sagriff[11]; 10. (DNF) 91-Jaiden Miller[2]; 11. (DNF) 77-Travis Chamberlain[3]
Heat 1 8 Laps | Gord’s Water
1. 15-Josh Bogaard[1]; 2. 3-Shawn Knowlton[5]; 3. 91-Jaiden Miller[4]; 4. 19-Tara Dunkley[2]; 5. 22-Keith Dunk[3]; 6. 01-Noah Sagriff[6]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:24.828 | Gord’s Water
1. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[2]; 2. 24-Travis Fox Connor[1]; 3. 55-Zachary Humphry[3]; 4. 61-Ryan Branscombe[5]; 5. 77-Travis Chamberlain[4]
- By Nicole Kleinsteuber
