BRIGHTON, ON – After two rained out attempts, Brighton Speedway finally roared to life with a full night of racing. Highlighted by four special features: the NLMA Lid Lifter, the return of the Gord’s Water Vantastics, and the Duel on the Dirt Mini Stock and Thunder Stock Home Track events.
Stinger Feature
The Quinte Septic Stinger division kicked off opening night with #43 Kevin Mutch on the pole. To his outside starting in second, #20 Cameron Pedersen, who held his ground through the first lap and snagged the top spot from Mutch #43 in turn three. Thomas McGale #629 not far behind the top two but losing that third position to last year’s division champion Chris Lammle #95C after he climbed his way from the seventh starting position. After a caution on lap four caused a pileup in turns three and four the pack went green once again with #20 Cameron Pedersen pulling out swiftly from the pack. The race finished cleanly with #20 Cameron Pedersen staying in the top spot followed by #95C Chris Lammle in second, Matt Schonauer #47 in third, Jorden Pickell #93 in fourth, and #18 Brian Cross in fifth.
Thunder Stock Feature
The Thunder Stock Duel on the Dirt Home Track event #1 saw Doug Anderson #72 on the pole with last year’s division champion Tyler French in the #0 car to his outside. Starting in the third position #82 Brad Brooking and in fourth the runner up from last years Thunder Stock division Brock Gregory #26. Lap one began with Tyler French #0 pulling out to take the lead from poll sitter Doug Anderson #72. Lap two saw #26 Brock Gregory and #03 Justin Ramsay also putting pressure on Anderson from behind and the outside. Gregory and Ramsay were able to capture the second and third spots leaving Doug Anderson in the fourth position by lap three. A caution brought the pack back together and fans saw #26 Brock Gregory had taken the lead over #0 Tyler French. They questioned whether Gregory could hold that top spot with French on his outside for the restart. The rest of the race saw French #0 and Ramsay #03 fighting for the second spot alternating places through multiple cautions. In the end, Brock Gregory #26 held on to his early lead taking the checkers followed by #0 Tyler French in second, #32 Doug O’Blenis in third, #16 Kaitlyn O’Blenis in fourth, and #10 Carter Rhodes in fifth.
Vantastics Feature
Back for the first time in the 2026 Brighton Speedway season the Gord’s Water Vantastics! The Mini-Van feature race saw 14 “grocery getters” hit the track led by driver Gerald Whaley and passenger Cooper Twitty in the #12 van. Starting in second was RJ Punchard #74 and Shawn Sousa #94 in third. Sousa, no stranger to our fun features at Brighton Speedway, showed strong pace by snagging the lead in lap one and holding on for the next four laps. Meanwhile, #69 driver Carter Rhodes regular Thunder Stock driver and passenger Declan Paradis nightly crew chief for Rhodes made their way through the pack from the ninth starting position to take the lead from Sousa on lap five. The pair held the lead for the rest of the race taking the checkered flag followed by Shawn Sousa #94. Tommy Grant and passenger Will Dusenberry #44 took the third spot with #95 Chris Lammle and passenger Jack Ackerman in fourth. Lastly, Mike Perry and Vicki Gregory in the #666 van took the fifth spot.
NLMA Feature
The Northeast Late Model Alliance Lid Lifter had 16 drivers take the track for the $2026.00 to win 40 lap Lid Lifter. Curtis King #07 brought the group to green followed by Caley Weese #77 to his outside. Austin King #89 started in the third position followed by Brandon Mowat #46. The race started with #07 King holding onto the lead for 13 laps while #57 Charlie Sandercock made his way from the fifth starting position to take the lead on lap 14. Sandercock held onto the lead for the rest of the race through multiple cautions and a red flag incident that caused #77 Weese, #05 Seymour, and #7 Rinaldi to leave the field on lap 37. Charlie Sandercock #57 took the checkered flag followed by #46 Brandon Mowat in second, #3 Nathan Rinaldi in third, #89 Austin King in fourth, and #07 Curtis King in fifth.
Mini Stock Feature
The Mini Stock Duel on the Dirt home track event #1 went green with 17 drivers on the track. Led by #46X Dion Riley on the inside and #91 Jack Veenstra on the outside with #2 Trevyn McCrillis starting in third and #22X Tyson Gregory in fourth. The lead was swiftly taken over by #91 Veenstra followed by #22X Gregory taking the second position. The two led the pack through almost all 15 laps of the race before Gregory #22X spun out in turn four during the last lap. Jack Veenstra #91 finished in first to take his first feature win ever followed by #22 Keith Dunk in second, #37 AJ Peters in third, #5K Eric Conlin in fourth, and #42JR Aidan Fletcher last year’s division champion finishing in fifth.
Next Up!
May 23rd will see a full race card with the Vanderlaan Building Products Late Models, the Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified division, the Bill’s Johns Mini Stocks and the Quinte Septic Stingers taking the green flag at 7:00 pm. This upcoming night hosted by Deerhaven Powersports will mark night number 2 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.
Media Results for 5/16/2026 at Brighton Speedway – Brighton, ON
Vanderlaan Building Products Late Models 16 Entries
A Feature 1 40 Laps | 00:30:23.561
1. 57-Charlie Sandercock[5]; 2. 46-Brandon Mowat[4]; 3. 3-Nathan Rinaldi[6]; 4. 89-Austin King[3]; 5. 07-Curtis King[1]; 6. 5-Steve Baldwin[8]; 7. 39-Jonah Mutton[13]; 8. 21-Rich Sanders[12]; 9. 151-Brian McDonald[10]; 10. 11-Kyle Sopaz[7]; 11. 4J-Josh Overdulve[14]; 12. 77-Caley Weese[2]; 13. 7-Anthony Rinaldi[11]; 14. 05-James Seymour[15]; 15. 41-Ryan Lambert[9]; 16. 50-Dylan Boyle[16]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:07.279
1. 5-Steve Baldwin[1]; 2. 11-Kyle Sopaz[3]; 3. 57-Charlie Sandercock[5]; 4. 89-Austin King[2]; 5. 41-Ryan Lambert[4]; 6. 7-Anthony Rinaldi[7]; 7. 39-Jonah Mutton[6]; 8. 05-James Seymour[8]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:05.561
1. 46-Brandon Mowat[1]; 2. 07-Curtis King[2]; 3. 77-Caley Weese[3]; 4. 3-Nathan Rinaldi[6]; 5. 151-Brian McDonald[7]; 6. 21-Rich Sanders[5]; 7. 4J-Josh Overdulve[4]; 8. 50-Dylan Boyle[8]
Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks 24 Entries
A Feature 1 20 Laps | 00:14:54.964
1. 26-Brock Gregory[4]; 2. 0-Tyler French[2]; 3. 32-Doug O’Blenis[7]; 4. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[9]; 5. 10-Carter Rhodes[10]; 6. 18-Kyle Anderson[11]; 7. 44-Tommy Bailey[5]; 8. 72-Doug Anderson[1]; 9. 6-Warren Mowat[14]; 10. 19-Cory White[15]; 11. 5-Jake Hadley[20]; 12. 89-Kolby Ellis[17]; 13. 82-Brad Brooking[3]; 14. 45-Dylan Riley[16]; 15. 41-Landon Mutch[18]; 16. 22-Tyson Gregory[22]; 17. 06-Chris Hackett[13]; 18. 03-Justin Ramsay[6]; 19. 09T-Garren Taylor[12]; 20. 27-Torri Pope[19]; 21. 9-Cooper McKeown[23]; 22. 12-Nicolas Cormier[24]; 23. 76-Cody Driscoll[8]; 24. 50-Stephen Orr[21]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:21.059
1. 03-Justin Ramsay[2]; 2. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[1]; 3. 82-Brad Brooking[3]; 4. 10-Carter Rhodes[7]; 5. 06-Chris Hackett[4]; 6. 45-Dylan Riley[5]; 7. 41-Landon Mutch[6]; 8. 9-Cooper McKeown[8]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:03:38.987
1. 32-Doug O’Blenis[2]; 2. 0-Tyler French[6]; 3. 72-Doug Anderson[3]; 4. 18-Kyle Anderson[5]; 5. 6-Warren Mowat[7]; 6. 89-Kolby Ellis[1]; 7. 27-Torri Pope[4]; 8. 12-Nicolas Cormier[8]
Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:23.549
1. 26-Brock Gregory[4]; 2. 44-Tommy Bailey[2]; 3. 76-Cody Driscoll[1]; 4. 09T-Garren Taylor[5]; 5. 19-Cory White[6]; 6. 50-Stephen Orr[8]; 7. 22-Tyson Gregory[7]; 8. (DNS) 5-Jake Hadley
Bill’s Johns Mini Stock 18 Entries
A Feature 1 15 Laps | 00:19:21.627
1. 91-Jack Veenstra[2]; 2. 22-Keith Dunk[13]; 3. 37-AJ Peters[6]; 4. 5K-Eric Conlin[15]; 5. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[11]; 6. 4-Chris Tufford[10]; 7. 67-Joshua Whitney[16]; 8. 357-Ethan Lord[18]; 9. 1-Coleson Gregory[14]; 10. 22X-Tyson Gregory[4]; 11. 92-Robert Sanderson[17]; 12. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[3]; 13. 05K-Matt Knowlton[5]; 14. 46X-Dion Riley[1]; 15. 8-Devon O’Brien[12]; 16. 12-Shane Vale[7]; 17. 97-Kyle Gregory[8]; 18. (DNS) 83-Carlee Gilkes
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:06:58.055
1. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[1]; 2. 83-Carlee Gilkes[3]; 3. 05K-Matt Knowlton[4]; 4. 4-Chris Tufford[2]; 5. 67-Joshua Whitney[6]; 6. (BF) 22-Keith Dunk[5]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:42.867
1. 22X-Tyson Gregory[4]; 2. 97-Kyle Gregory[5]; 3. 46X-Dion Riley[1]; 4. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[3]; 5. 92-Robert Sanderson[6]; 6. 1-Coleson Gregory[2]
Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:48.461
1. 37-AJ Peters[2]; 2. 91-Jack Veenstra[3]; 3. 12-Shane Vale[5]; 4. 8-Devon O’Brien[1]; 5. 357-Ethan Lord[6]; 6. 5K-Eric Conlin[4]
Quinte Septic Stingers 18 Entries
A Feature 1 12 Laps
1. 20-Cameron Pedersen[2]; 2. 95C-Chris Lammle[7]; 3. 47-Matt Schonauer[9]; 4. 93-Jorden Pickell[8]; 5. 18-Brian Cross[5]; 6. 629-Thomas McGale[3]; 7. 17-Ryder Punchard[12]; 8. 31-Bill O’Hara[10]; 9. 71-Christine Thompson[4]; 10. 74-RJ Punchard[15]; 11. 07-Megan Golden[13]; 12. 79-Tayden Jenner[18]; 13. 13-Billy Jr O’Hara[11]; 14. 43-Kevin Mutch[1]; 15. 66-Ray Davies[16]; 16. 08-Addyson Gillespie[17]; 17. 41-Bob Cooney[14]; 18. 21-Michael Storey[6]
Heat 1 6 Laps
1. 47-Matt Schonauer[1]; 2. 93-Jorden Pickell[3]; 3. 18-Brian Cross[6]; 4. 31-Bill O’Hara[5]; 5. 07-Megan Golden[2]; 6. 66-Ray Davies[4]
Heat 2 6 Laps
1. 21-Michael Storey[4]; 2. 629-Thomas McGale[6]; 3. 71-Christine Thompson[2]; 4. 13-Billy Jr O’Hara[5]; 5. 41-Bob Cooney[3]; 6. 08-Addyson Gillespie[1]
Heat 3 6 Laps
1. 20-Cameron Pedersen[4]; 2. 95C-Chris Lammle[5]; 3. 43-Kevin Mutch[1]; 4. 17-Ryder Punchard[3]; 5. 74-RJ Punchard[2]; 6. 79-Tayden Jenner[6]