Bicknell Cashes In Yet Again At Brighton Speedway

For Immediate release - by Greg Calnan

BRIGHTON, ON - Saturday, September 25th, 2010 - When 'Mr. Smallblock' Pete
Bicknell travels to Brighton Speedway he means business. The driver of the
#42 DIRTcar 358 Modified pulled into town on Saturday night and left with a
$3,500 pay day in the 6th Annual Benson Auto Parts Applefest Shootout
Weekend.

A total of 27 Modifieds were on hand for their only visit to the 1/3 mile
clay oval in 2010. The evening started with three qualifying heats with Mike
Bowman, Matt Billings and Bryan Rogers taking the wins. Up next for the
358's was the running of the 2009 Lucas Oil Clash for Cash. The 15 lap,
$1,500 to win event was a makeup from the previous season when rain
interfered with the all-star challenge. Two drivers - Shayne Pierce and
Bryan Rogers - were drawn by a fan to fill the empty spots available from
drivers who were already qualified, but not in attendance on this night.
Chad Brachmann led the field to green and led the opening laps until outside
pole sitter Danny O'Brien took over the top spot. It was only a matter of
time though for Bicknell to close in on the 'Pocket Rocket'. At the midway
point of the race Bicknell got by O'Brien on the low side and cruised to the
victory.

In the 50 lap Benson Auto Parts Applefest Shootout Bicknell would again make
short order of getting to the front. Tim O'Brien gave 'Mr. Smallblock' a
number of challenges during restarts throughout the race, but could never
mount a serious charge. Bicknell cruised to yet another win at Brighton
Speedway and captured the $2,000 pay cheque for the feature event.

Also on the race card Saturday night were the Mod-Lites back for their
second night in a row of action at Brighton. It was a thrilling three car
battle as these mini race cars with 1100cc motors made quick laps on the
1/3rd mile clay oval.  Crossing the line for the win was Adam Murphy beating
out Paul Klager and Josh Sliter by the slimmest of margins.

In the 50 Lap Duel in the Dirt Pro Stock / Hoosier Stock challenge race
between Brighton and Merrittville cars it was young Larry Czinege Jr.
grabbing the biggest win of his young stock car racing career. A total of 32
cars signed in on Saturday for only 26 starting spots and the action was
fast and furious as drivers fought to get into the show!  Czinege of
Merritville grabbed the lead at the half way mark and didn't look back as he
glued his camaro to the bottom of the track.  The overall Duel in the Dirt
title went to Doug Anderson who was caught up in a lap 4 accident and had to
restart at the back of the 26 car field.  Anderson took his time working his
way all the way back up to 5th place to become the first Brighton driver to
capture the crown in series history.

The most memorable feature of the night was the DIRTcar Pro Late Model
rescheduled Summer Scorcher 40 Lap race. Lee Gill led the field for the
first 34 laps of caution free racing until a spin by Rob Perry brought out
the only yellow of the feature. Gill had dominated the race and was almost a
half of a track ahead of the rest of the field prior to the restart with 6
laps to go. Although the race looked to be over, Phil Potts ran the top
groove and raced wheel to wheel with the Lafargeville, NY driver. At the
line Potts scored a popular win by the smallest of margins over Gill.
Charlie Sandercock finished third and captured the DIRTcar Pro Late Model
track championship at Brighton by only 15 points over Potts.

The final race of the evening was the Canadian Modified / IMCA Modified
Challenge also rescheduled from July. Dan Ferguson took the win in
convincing fashion over visiting driver Ryan Scott and Mat Vanderlinden who
crossed the line side by side for with Scott edging out Vanderlinden by a
bumper for second and third.  Ferguson also claimed the 2010 division
championship. The win was Ferguson's 8th feature victory of the season.

Brighton Speedway ends its 2010 season with the Eve of Destruction on
Saturday, October 2nd starting at 3pm, including the Hotch's Auto Parts
Monster Enduro, the Brighton Recycling Demo Derby, The Workman Auto Repair
Gauntlet Race and much, much more destruction including Mark Rinaldi jumping
a FULL SIZE SCHOOL BUS through a MOTORHOME! For more information visit
http://www.brightonspeedway.com .  You don't want to miss this action as we
end the season with some smashing and crashing fun for the whole family.

Brighton Speedway

Bainer's Radiators Canadian Modified Division

Feature:1. Dan Ferguson (Bloomfield, ON), 2. Ryan Scott (Kingston, ON), 3.
Mat Vanderlinden (Trenton, ON), 4. Adam Nayler (Quinte West, ON), 5. Terry
Loxley (Trenton, ON),

Brighton Automotive Pro Stock Division

Feature:1. Larry Czinege Jr. (Sherkston, ON), 2. Kevin Knapp (Thorold, ), 3.
Graham MacKay (Welland, ON), 4. Kraig Handley (Picton, ON), 5. Doug Anderson
(Trenton, ON),

358 DIRT Modified Division

Feature:1. Pete Bicknell (St-Catharines, ON), 2. Tim OBrien (Kingston, ON),
3. Dan OBrien (Kingston, ON), 4. Matt Billings, 5. Chad Brachmann (Sanborn,
NY),

NYDCA Mod Lites

Feature:1. Adam Murphy (Niagara Falls, ON), 2. Paul Klager (Beamsville, ON),
3. Josh Sliter (Ridgeway, ON), 4. Derek Moore (Welland, ON), 5. Randy
Hollingshead (Stoney Creek, ON),

Vanderlaan's Pro Late Model Division

Feature:1. Phil Potts (Frankford, On), 2. Lee Gill (Lafargeville, NY), 3.
Charlie Sandercock (Trenton, ON), 4. Andrew Hennessy (Picton, ON), 5. Beau
Brown (Brighton, ON),

Photo Tags:

1) "The Big Smooth" Doug Anderson battled his way from the back in the Pro
Stock/Hoosier Stock Duel in the Dirt to take home the not only the 2010 Pro
Stock Championship but the Duel series title as well.

2) "Mr. Small Block" Pete Bicknell races to the checkered flag in the 2009
Lucas Oil Clash for Cash and the Benson Autoparts 358 DIRT Modified
Applefest Shootout.

Photo courtesy Rod Henderson, canadianracer.com