Back to the track on the shores of Lake Ontario, Brighton Speedway hosted the Throttle out Productions Monster Truck exhibition on Saturday night. A packed grandstand of fans was thrilled with the high impact action of Train Wreck and Sabotage. Driver’s Mat Briand and Dale Eve rocked the house with stunts and jumps, crushing cars and setting fans on the edge of their seats with a final jump over a school bus! QBT Excavating and Hotch’s Auto Parts presented this incredible night that saw Late Models, Canadian Modifieds, Thunder Stocks and Comp 4’s running three wide on the 1/3rd mile clay oval.
The Vanderlaan Building Products Late Model division had 13 starters for the 30-lap feature event. Rookie No. 41 Ryan Lambert and No. 89 Austin King would start on the front row with No. 3 Nate Rinaldi, who took home his first Late Model win in Heat 1, starting in the second row side by side with his brother Anthony Rinaldi in the No. 73. The four would battle early on with King taking the early lead until lap 7 when Lambert would claim the top spot on the high side of the track, this while keeping 2022 Champion No. 5 Steve Baldwin behind them until lapped traffic opened a lane for Baldwin to take the lead with 6 laps to go. As Baldwin took the checkers for the fourth time this season, he was followed by King, with Lambert and Rinaldi crossing at the line with only a .038 second difference in the battle for third and No. 11 Kyle Sopaz closing in the top five.
The Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified Division was 25 laps with veteran No. 56 Pat McEvoy coming out for his first night in honour of his sponsor QBT Excavating. Early lead went to No. 5 Wally Alderdice but McEvoy would fly around the high side of the track passing him and No. 1 Shawn Gregory to take the lead. The three would run tight together for several laps allowing eighth place starter, No. 40 Rodney Wadforth to join the battle. Eventually Gregory would take the lead and Wadforth would chase him for the remaining laps, but Gregory would hold on. Eleventh starter No. 32 Doug O’Blenis would make a hard charge to the front of the field coming third followed by No. 2 Leslie Mowat and No. 09 Dan Price.
The Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks started with a field of 19 cars, and #26 Brook Gregory started on the poll substituting for Steve Baldwin. Gregory would jump out to the early lead but was being chased down by 2022 Champion No. 0 Tyler French. French would take the top spot on lap 8 while Gregory was left to battle with No. 03 Justin Ramsay. Ramsay who has 3 feature wins already this season would get by Gregory on lap 16, leaving him just 4 laps to hunt down French. As hard as Ramsay would try, French was determined to get his first win on the season. Ramsay would finish second followed by Gregory, No. 17 Jeff Humphry and No. 72 Doug Anderson
The Bill’s Johns Comp 4 feature saw current point leader No. 44 Tommy Bailey start 6th and would take the lead on lap three and he would lead the remaining 12 laps. He was chased hard by No. 19 Adam Davidson who was subbing for Shannon Davidson for second, No. 15 Josh Bogaard start seventh and finished third followed by No. 20 Cody Sager and No. 55 Zach Humphry.
Next up is a fan favourite! The Gord’s Water Van-Tastics on Saturday, July 29th presented by Comfort Zone Heating & Air Conditioning and Community Press provides entertainment to a complete race card also including Late Models, Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, Comp 4’s and Stingers. Adult admission is only $15, and you can purchase your tickets for this Saturday’s event at the gate or online at brightonspeedway.ca. Front Gates open each Saturday at 5:00 pm.
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About Brighton Speedway: Brighton Speedway is a 1/3-mile clay stock car racing oval located on the shores of Lake Ontario in Brighton, Ont. The speedway hosts five weekly stock car divisions on Saturday nights from May to September. Brighton Speedway mailing address: 775 County Road 64, Brighton, ON, K0K 1H0
Saturday, July 22nd Feature Results
Bill’s Johns Comp 4 Division
1. 44 Tommy Bailey
2. 19 Shannon Davidson SUB Adam Davidson
3. 15B Adrian Black
4. 20 Cody Sager
5. 55 Zach Humphry – SUB Ethan Humphry
6. 42jr Aidan Fletcher
7. 54 Tim Moore
8. 25 Lawrence Evenden
9. 91 Jaiden Miller
10. 77 Curtis Chamberlain
11. 1 Scott Simpson
12. 2 Trevyn McCrillis
13. 18 Carter Rhodes
14. 22 Tyson Gregory
15. 77 Ethan Humphry
16. 37 Terry Blight
Brighton Automotive Thunder Stock Division
1. 0 Tyler French
2. 3 Justin Ramsay
3. 28 Steve Baldwin SUB Brock Gregory
4. 17 Jeff Humphry
5. 72 Doug Anderson
6. 18 Kyle Anderson
7. 9 Josh Black SUB Brandon Gregory
8. 74 Mike Lucas
9. 97 Dave Barrett
10. 16 Kaitlyn O’Blenis
11. 19 Cory White
12. 23 Doug May SUB Adam Whaley
13. 11 Cole McKeown
14. 46 Dion Riley
15. 8 Angie Kirby
16. 6 Chris Hackett
17. 6 Bill OHara
18. 9 Garren Taylor
19. 76 Cody Driscoll
Bainer’s OilGARD AntiRust Canadian Modified Division
1. 1 Shawn Gregory
2. 40 Ron Wadforth
3. 32 Doug O’Blenis
4. 2 Leslie Mowat
5. 9 Dan Price
6. 5 Wally Alderdice
7. 26 Bob Green
8. 56 Pat McEvoy
9. 41 Corey Halbert
10. 51 Mike Freeman
11. 50 Dylan Boyle
12. 36 Mitch Rosborough
Vanderlaan Building Products Late Model Division
1. 5 Steve Baldwin
2. 89 Austin King
3. 41 Ryan Lambert
4. 3 Nate Rinaldi
5. 11 Kyle Sopaz
6. 46 Brandon Mowat
7. 151 Brian McDonald
8. 49 Brett Hope SUB Nathan Bosma
9. 21 Rich Sanders
10. 1 73 Anthony Rinaldi
11. 39 Rob Hood
