By Carlin Bedore
The Rock 107 Labour Day Classic, Sprint Extravaganza was fast and dirty fun! The weekend included two full nights of racing with eight different classes hitting the track for twelve feature races. This action was all brought to the fans by Mystical Distributing Ltd., Rock 107, Cole’s Timber Mart, Steven’s Insulation, and Rapid Rad.
Canadian Modified Double Feature Night One
The Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modifieds had two features lined up for the Labour Day Classic weekend night one.
Race one saw a nasty caution sending points leader No.40 Ron Wadforth to the pits along with No.2 Leslie Mowat and No.85 Brittany Moon. Later concluding with No.1 Shawn Gregory taking the win.
Race two saw both No.40 Wadforth and No.2 Mowat back on the track for the August 22nd make-up race, impressive efforts from both drivers and their pit crews. Halfway through the race No.40 Wadforth had made his way to the second position with No.1 Gregory on the pole. The pair had a strong battle until the end but on the last lap No.1 Gregory entered the infield with an issue and No.40 Wadforth came out on top.
Late Model Feature Night One
The final points night for the Vanderlaan Building Product Late Model division saw the Rinaldi brothers, No.3 Nathan Rinaldi and No.7 Anthony Rinaldi, battle for first and second place. Meanwhile, points leader No.57 Charlie Sandercock charged through the pack from his fourteenth starting position.
No.3 Rinaldi was able to secure his second win on the season and tie No.46 Brandon Mowat for second in the championship.
No.57 Sandercock moved up twelve spots to finish second in the race and secured the first-place finish in the season championship.
Stinger Feature Night One
The Quinte Septic Stingers hit the track for their second last race of the season with a heavy points battle underway.
No.95c Chris Lammle won the feature and leads the points with 1085 points. Behind him No.20 Cameron Pedersen finished in fifth and is only fifty points behind Lammle. No.93 Jorden Pickell finished seventh and now sits only five points away from Pedersen.
Crate Sprints Night One and Two
The Macro Tools Action Sprint Tour saw twenty-three crate sprints hit the track for their 25-lap shootout on night one.
Last year Labour Day Bandit was No.44 Connor Ross, who won the crate sprint race here on the Labour Day, so fans were eager to see how he would do this year.
No.87 Andrew Hennessy started outside pole position on the 23-car field and powered around No.26x Campbell Baker to take the early lead with No.44 Ross following him. Ross would get close to challenging Hennessy a few times for the win, but Hennessy would hold on for the victory with Ross second and No.9 Liam Martin coming home third.
The night two Crate Sprint and it was Theresa NY native No.1V Josh Verne Jr. Moving up two positions secured the win on the 21-car sprint field. Hennessy had an impressive drive for the second night in a row moving up five positions to come home second and No.16X Keegan Baker finishing third.
360 Sprints Night One and Two
The final two races of the Lawns We Do 360 Sprint championship at Brighton Speedway were scheduled for nights one and two this weekend.
Night one saw No.5D Jacob Dykstra impressively take the win following a massive crash at Ohsweken Speedway on Friday night. Dykstra detailed that he and the team were up until 4 a.m., getting the car back in shape to take on the BSP weekend. Fifteen-year-old No.87X Skyler Evans took the early lead in the race but as the leaders caught the tail of the field and maneuvered through lap traffic, Dykstra was able to overtake Evans for the lead and did not look back. No.77 Tyler Powless would have an impressive drive from his fifth starting position to come home second with Evans finishing third on the podium.
Night two saw the fifteen-year-old No.87XS Skylar Evans starting on the outside pole and from the drop of the green he powered by No. 12DD of Darren Dryden for the early lead and on night two he was not going to make the same mistake and lead all 25 laps for the wire-to-wire win. The win also secured Evans’ first Lawns We Do BSP 360 Sprint championship! Dryden would chase Evans for the whole race but would settle for second place. Bowmanville native No.31 Dale Curran had an impressive 3rd place run to finish out the sprint car season at Brighton Speedway.
Thunder Stock Double Feature Night Two
An impressive 27 Thunders Stocks showed up taking part in the Labour Day Classic weekend meaning a B-main would have to be held to set the 24-car field. No.26 Brock Gregory started on the pole and did not look back with the win and adding to his points lead for the Brighton Automotive Thunder Stock championship by winning the first feature of the night. No.44 Tom Bailey and No.10 Carter Rhodes battle hard with Bailey holding off Rhodes for second and third respectively.
Race two, the August 22nd make-up race saw No.0 Tyler French take his fourth win on the season with Gregory coming home second and No.16 Kaitlyn O’Blenis finishing third.
Mini Stock Night Two
The Bill’s Johns Mini Stock Open event saw a total of 23-Cars with many visiting cars from across Ontario to Challenge Brighton’s best. It was local No.22x Tyson Gregory battling with Glencairn, ON native for the lead. The two ran a good clean race, and it was Gregory that secured his sixth win of the season with Butler finishing second and No. 42 Adian Fletcher coming home third.
Dirt Modified Night Two
The Dirt Modified Nostalgia Tour hit the track for their second race at Brighton Speedway this season. Twelve cars competed for the feature win but in the end No. 17 Ian Gordon finished on top.
Next Up!
The annual Danny Ried memorial 50-lap Canadian Modified race hits the track for a historic end to the points battle. It’s final points night for all divisions on the schedule including the Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Stingers. OSCAAR Hot Rods also joined us after their August 8th race at Brighton Speedway rained out. The green flag drops at 7p.m., but the gates open at 5p.m., see you their race fans!
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.
Photos by Rod Henderson, CanadianRacer.com
No.3 Nathan Rinaldi battled hard for the win and secured his second-place finish in the Vanderlaan Building Products Late Model Championship
Labour Day Classic night two, Skylar Evans the No.87XS takes the win and secures the Lawns We Do 360 Sprint Championship.
Media Results for 9/5/2026 at Brighton Speedway – Brighton, ON
Vanderlaan Building Products Late Models 15 Entries
A Feature 1 30 Laps | 00:21:49.018
1. 3-Nathan Rinaldi [3]; 2. 57-Charlie Sandercock [14]; 3. 09-Mat Vanderlinden[8]; 4. 05-James Seymour [1]; 5. 7-Anthony Rinaldi [2]; 6. 77-Caley Weese [7]; 7. 39-Jonah Mutton [13]; 8. 46-Brandon Mowat [4]; 9. 11-Kyle Sopaz [6]; 10. 50-Dylan Boyle[11]; 11. 4J-Josh Overdulve[15]; 12. 41-Ryan Lambert[12]; 13. 21-Rich Sanders[9]; 14. 33-David Vandertoorn[10]; 15. 5-Steve Baldwin[5]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:00:46.426
1. 7-Anthony Rinaldi[1]; 2. 5-Steve Baldwin[3]; 3. 09-Mat Vanderlinden[5]; 4. 77-Caley Weese[2]; 5. 21-Rich Sanders[4]; 6. 50-Dylan Boyle[7]; 7. 39-Jonah Mutton[8]; 8. 4J-Josh Overdulve[6]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:07.157
1. 3-Nathan Rinaldi[1]; 2. 11-Kyle Sopaz[2]; 3. 05-James Seymour[3]; 4. 46-Brandon Mowat[4]; 5. 33-David Vandertoorn[5]; 6. 41-Ryan Lambert[6]; 7. 57-Charlie Sandercock[7]
Bainer’s OilGARD Anti Rust Canadian Modified 17 Entries
A Feature 1 25 Laps | 00:13:26.182
1. 1-Shawn Gregory; 2. 32-Doug O’Blenis; 3. 97-Dave Barrett; 4. 25-Greg Belyea; 5. 24-Travis Fox Connor; 6. 10-Elmer Stevenson[2]; 7. 91-Jaiden Miller; 8. 08-Angie Kirby; 9. 54-Tim Moore; 10. 07-Josh Toon; 11. 7-Rick Phillips; 12. 09-Dan Price; 13. 40-Ron Wadforth; 14. 2-Leslie Mowat; 15. 85-Brittany Moon; 16. 26-Bob Green[1]; 17. 29-Phil Potts
Make-Up Feature Aug 22 25 Laps | 00:21:52.973
1. 40-Ron Wadforth[6]; 2. 97-Dave Barrett[5]; 3. 32-Doug O’Blenis[7]; 4. 91-Jaiden Miller[12]; 5. 24-Travis Fox Connor[4]; 6. 54-Tim Moore[14]; 7. 09-Dan Price[8]; 8. 07-Josh Toon[13]; 9. 1-Shawn Gregory[1]; 10. 25-Greg Belyea[3]; 11. 08-Angie Kirby[10]; 12. 29-Phil Potts[15]; 13. 2-Leslie Mowat[11]; 14. 7-Rick Phillips[9]; 15. (DNS) 85-Brittany Moon
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:15.070
1. 32-Doug O’Blenis[2]; 2. 2-Leslie Mowat[5]; 3. 1-Shawn Gregory[3]; 4. 25-Greg Belyea[9]; 5. 7-Rick Phillips[1]; 6. 91-Jaiden Miller[6]; 7. 09-Dan Price[4]; 8. 10-Elmer Stevenson[8]; 9. 85-Brittany Moon[7]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:05:36.477
1. 40-Ron Wadforth[5]; 2. 24-Travis Fox Connor[4]; 3. 08-Angie Kirby[2]; 4. 97-Dave Barrett[6]; 5. 54-Tim Moore[8]; 6. 26-Bob Green[3]; 7. 29-Phil Potts[7]; 8. 07-Josh Toon[1]
Quinte Septic Stingers 17 Entries
A Feature 1 12 Laps
1. 95C-Chris Lammle[6]; 2. 47-Matt Schonauer[4]; 3. 17-Ryder Punchard[1]; 4. 79-Tayden Jenner[5]; 5. 20-Cameron Pedersen[11]; 6. 66-Ray Davies[8]; 7. 93-Jorden Pickell[16]; 8. 74-RJ Punchard[9]; 9. 31-Billy O’Hara[13]; 10. 24-Richard Punchard[10]; 11. 08-Addyson Gillespie[17]; 12. 07-Megan Golden[15]; 13. 41X-Adam Flieler[2]; 14. 27-Mark Pope[12]; 15. (DNS) 13-Billy Jr O’Hara; 16. (DQ) 21-Michael Storey[7]; 17. (DQ) 629-Thomas McGale[3]
Heat 1 6 Laps
1. 21-Michael Storey[4]; 2. 629-Thomas McGale[1]; 3. 66-Ray Davies[2]; 4. 17-Ryder Punchard[6]; 5. 74-RJ Punchard[7]; 6. 24-Richard Punchard[8]; 7. 27-Mark Pope[9]; 8. 13-Billy Jr O’Hara[5]; 9. 07-Megan Golden[3]
Heat 2 6 Laps
1. 41X-Adam Flieler[1]; 2. 47-Matt Schonauer[3]; 3. 95C-Chris Lammle[5]; 4. 93-Jorden Pickell[4]; 5. 79-Tayden Jenner[2]; 6. 20-Cameron Pedersen[6]; 7. 31-Billy O’Hara[7]; 8. 08-Addyson Gillespie[8]
Lawns We Do 360 Sprints 12 Entries
A Feature 1 25 Laps | 00:06:07.657
1. 5D-Jacob Dykstra[3]; 2. 77-Tyeller Powless[5]; 3. 87XS-Skyler Evans[1]; 4. 15-Ryan Turner[8]; 5. 31C-Dale Curran[6]; 6. 84-Tyler Rand[4]; 7. 87-Andrew Hennessy[10]; 8. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[9]; 9. 14W-Kyle Wilson[7]; 10. 19KC-Mathieu Bardier[2]; 11. 42-Rick Wilson[12]; 12. 15X-Dan Deyo[11]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:01:53.271
1. 5D-Jacob Dykstra[1]; 2. 77-Tyeller Powless[4]; 3. 84-Tyler Rand[6]; 4. 14W-Kyle Wilson[2]; 5. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[5]; 6. 15X-Dan Deyo[3]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:01:50.663
1. 87XS-Skyler Evans[3]; 2. 19KC-Mathieu Bardier[2]; 3. 31C-Dale Curran[1]; 4. 15-Ryan Turner[6]; 5. 87-Andrew Hennessy[4]; 6. 42-Rick Wilson[5]
Winged Crate Sprints 23 Entries
A Feature 1 25 Laps | 00:10:12.695
1. 87-Andrew Hennessy[2]; 2. 44-Connor Ross[3]; 3. 9-Liam Martin[4]; 4. 26X-Campbell Baker[1]; 5. 50LS-Adrian Stahle[5]; 6. 2S-Al Sleight[9]; 7. 72-Bruno Richard[6]; 8. 92-Adam Turner[18]; 9. 1V-Josh Verne Jr[13]; 10. 24K-Kiana Teal[8]; 11. 16X-Keegan Baker[10]; 12. 28T-Cameron Thomson[16]; 13. 20-Johnny Miller[11]; 14. 51L-Lee Ladouceur[15]; 15. 5-Tom Pellizzari[20]; 16. Z28-Tucker Donath[14]; 17. 77-Liam Ladouceur[12]; 18. 8-Kurtis Connell[23]; 19. M52-Marc Surprenant[17]; 20. 9C-Brian Nanticoke[21]; 21. 96-Tyler Lafantaisie[22]; 22. 133-Matthew Moore[19]; 23. (DNF) 71R-Rachel Zacharias[7]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:01:57.313
1. 44-Connor Ross[1]; 2. 50LS-Adrian Stahle[5]; 3. 72-Bruno Richard[4]; 4. 26X-Campbell Baker[6]; 5. M52-Marc Surprenant[3]; 6. Z28-Tucker Donath[8]; 7. 133-Matthew Moore[7]; 8. (DQ) 8-Kurtis Connell[2]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:01:55.779
1. 71R-Rachel Zacharias[2]; 2. 24K-Kiana Teal[1]; 3. 20-Johnny Miller[3]; 4. 1V-Josh Verne Jr[4]; 5. 16X-Keegan Baker[8]; 6. 92-Adam Turner[5]; 7. 5-Tom Pellizzari[7]; 8. 96-Tyler Lafantaisie[6]
Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:03:38.116
1. 9-Liam Martin[4]; 2. 87-Andrew Hennessy[1]; 3. 77-Liam Ladouceur[3]; 4. 2S-Al Sleight[6]; 5. 51L-Lee Ladouceur[5]; 6. 28T-Cameron Thomson[7]; 7. 9C-Brian Nanticoke[2]
Media Results for 9/6/2026 at Brighton Speedway – Brighton, ON
Brighton Automotive Thunder Stocks 27 Entries
A Feature 20 Laps | 00:13:59.961
1. 26-Brock Gregory; 2. 44-Tommy Bailey; 3. 10-Carter Rhodes; 4. 22X-Brandon Gregory; 5. 72-Doug Anderson; 6. 19-Cory White[1]; 7. 0-Tyler French; 8. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis; 9. 45-Dylan Riley; 10. 09T-Garren Taylor; 11. 76-Cody Driscoll[7]; 12. 87-James Turgeon; 13. 89-Kolby Ellis; 14. 74-Mike Lucas; 15. 5-Jake Hadley; 16. 6-Warren Mowat[5]; 17. 11-Gofast Teeple[6]; 18. 41-Landon Mutch[4]; 19. 06-Chris Hackett; 20. 12-Nicolas Cormier; 21. 50-Stephen Orr; 22. 9-Cooper McKeown; 23. 629-Shawn Gregory[3]; 24. 21-Ryan Kimball[2]
Make-Up Feature Aug 22 20 Laps | 00:07:52.376
1. 0-Tyler French[2]; 2. 26-Brock Gregory[7]; 3. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[1]; 4. 72-Doug Anderson[3]; 5. 44-Tommy Bailey[5]; 6. 45-Dylan Riley[4]; 7. 10-Carter Rhodes[6]; 8. 09T-Garren Taylor[17]; 9. 22X-Brandon Gregory[11]; 10. 74-Mike Lucas[12]; 11. 9-Cooper McKeown[14]; 12. 06-Chris Hackett[9]; 13. 12-Nicolas Cormier[16]; 14. 50-Stephen Orr[15]; 15. 89-Kolby Ellis[10]; 16. (DNS) 5-Jake Hadley; 17. (DNS) 87-James Turgeon; 18. (DNS) 42JR-Aidan Fletcher
B Feature 1 10 Laps | 00:03:11.752
1. 6-Warren Mowat[2]; 2. 5-Jake Hadley[4]; 3. 9-Cooper McKeown[1]; 4. 11-Gofast Teeple[7]; 5. 76-Cody Driscoll[9]; 6. 12-Nicolas Cormier[3]; 7. 32-Doug O’Blenis[8]; 8. 27-Torri Pope[6]; 9. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[5]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:21.332
1. 21-Ryan Kimball[1]; 2. 22X-Brandon Gregory[3]; 3. 10-Carter Rhodes[7]; 4. 74-Mike Lucas[5]; 5. 0-Tyler French[6]; 6. 50-Stephen Orr[8]; 7. 9-Cooper McKeown[4]; 8. 5-Jake Hadley[2]; 9. (DNS) 11-Gofast Teeple
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:23.294
1. 16-Kaitlyn O’Blenis[1]; 2. 87-James Turgeon[2]; 3. 19-Cory White[3]; 4. 629-Shawn Gregory[6]; 5. 09T-Garren Taylor[8]; 6. 41-Landon Mutch[5]; 7. 6-Warren Mowat[4]; 8. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[7]; 9. (DNS) 32-Doug O’Blenis
Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:29.769
1. 26-Brock Gregory[1]; 2. 72-Doug Anderson[2]; 3. 44-Tommy Bailey[3]; 4. 45-Dylan Riley[6]; 5. 89-Kolby Ellis[8]; 6. 06-Chris Hackett[4]; 7. 12-Nicolas Cormier[5]; 8. 27-Torri Pope[7]; 9. 76-Cody Driscoll[9]
Bill’s Johns Mini Stock 23 Entries
A Feature 1 15 Laps | 00:17:23.549
1. 22X-Tyson Gregory[1]; 2. 3-Doug Butler[3]; 3. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[7]; 4. 20-Cody Sager[9]; 5. 38-Mitch Wright[4]; 6. 97-Kyle Gregory[8]; 7. 5K-Matt Knowlton[2]; 8. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[10]; 9. 1-Coleson Gregory[14]; 10. 46X-Dion Riley[19]; 11. 20J-Jeremy Cooper[6]; 12. 22-Keith Dunk[12]; 13. 17E-Emily Wood Peterson[11]; 14. 37-AJ Peters[5]; 15. 357-Ethan Lord[13]; 16. 13-Anna Kelly[22]; 17. 91-Jack Veenstra[21]; 18. 4-Chris Tufford[15]; 19. 5-Eric Conlin[17]; 20. 89-Josh Hillier[18]; 21. 8-Devon O’Brien[16]; 22. (DNS) 71X-Travis Fox Connor
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:03:55.615
1. 3-Doug Butler[2]; 2. 22X-Tyson Gregory[6]; 3. 5K-Matt Knowlton[3]; 4. 2-Trevyn McCrillis[5]; 5. 357-Ethan Lord[4]; 6. 8-Devon O’Brien[7]; 7. 46X-Dion Riley[1]; 8. (DNS) 25-Lawrence Evenden
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:29.741
1. 38-Mitch Wright[6]; 2. 20-Cody Sager[7]; 3. 97-Kyle Gregory[4]; 4. 17E-Emily Wood Peterson[3]; 5. 1-Coleson Gregory[5]; 6. 5-Eric Conlin[1]; 7. 13-Anna Kelly[8]; 8. 91-Jack Veenstra[2]
Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:39.141
1. 42JR-Aidan Fletcher[5]; 2. 20J-Jeremy Cooper[2]; 3. 37-AJ Peters[4]; 4. 22-Keith Dunk[7]; 5. 4-Chris Tufford[3]; 6. 89-Josh Hillier[1]; 7. 71X-Travis Fox Connor[6]
Lawns We Do 360 Sprints 10 Entries
A Feature 1 25 Laps | 00:06:07.977
1. 87XS-Skyler Evans[2]; 2. 12DD-Darren Dryden[1]; 3. 31C-Dale Curran[4]; 4. 77-Tyeller Powless[3]; 5. 5D-Jacob Dykstra[6]; 6. 84-Tyler Rand[9]; 7. 19KC-Mathieu Bardier[8]; 8. 15-Ryan Turner[5]; 9. 87-Andrew Hennessy[10]; 10. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[7]
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:01:57.822
1. 31C-Dale Curran[1]; 2. 12DD-Darren Dryden[2]; 3. 15-Ryan Turner[3]; 4. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[4]; 5. 84-Tyler Rand[5]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:01:56.491
1. 87XS-Skyler Evans[1]; 2. 77-Tyeller Powless[2]; 3. 5D-Jacob Dykstra[4]; 4. 19KC-Mathieu Bardier[3]; 5. 87-Andrew Hennessy[5]
Winged Crate Sprints 21 Entries
A Feature 1 25 Laps | 00:13:37.551
1. 1V-Josh Verne Jr[3]; 2. 87-Andrew Hennessy[7]; 3. 16X-Keegan Baker[1]; 4. 28T-Cam Thompson[5]; 5. 92-Adam Turner[2]; 6. 26X-Campbell Baker[8]; 7. Z28-Tucker Donath[6]; 8. 48-Lance Erskine[9]; 9. 9C-Brian Nanticoke[4]; 10. 42-Rick Wilson[20]; 11. 24K-Kiana Teal[14]; 12. 8-Kurtis Connell[16]; 13. 2S-Al Sleight[15]; 14. 15-Dan Deyo[18]; 15. 51-Lee Ladouceur[13]; 16. 9-Liam Martin[10]; 17. 96-Tyler Lafantaisie[17]; 18. M52-Marc Surprenant[11]; 19. 133-Matthew Moore[19]; 20. (DNS) 20-Johnny Miller; 21. (DNS) 44-Connor Ross
Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:08.700
1. 28T-Cam Thompson[2]; 2. 16X-Keegan Baker[1]; 3. 48-Lance Erskine[3]; 4. 9-Liam Martin[4]; 5. 51-Lee Ladouceur[7]; 6. 8-Kurtis Connell[6]; 7. 133-Matthew Moore[5]
Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:14:50.228
1. Z28-Tucker Donath[2]; 2. 87-Andrew Hennessy[4]; 3. 92-Adam Turner[5]; 4. M52-Marc Surprenant[7]; 5. 24K-Kiana Teal[1]; 6. 96-Tyler Lafantaisie[6]; 7. 42-Rick Wilson[3]
Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:08.536
1. 26X-Campbell Baker[2]; 2. 1V-Josh Verne Jr[7]; 3. 9C-Brian Nanticoke[3]; 4. 20-Johnny Miller[4]; 5. 2S-Al Sleight[6]; 6. 15-Dan Deyo[5]; 7. (DNS) 44-Connor Ross
