Comfort Zone Heating & Air Conditioning and Behan Construction Race Night Featuring Mechanics’ Races This Saturday at Brighton Speedway

By Clayton Johns

BRIGHTON (August 25, 2015) – The noise roars back to life at Brighton Speedway on Saturday night with four weekly racing divisions in action for Comfort Zone Heating & Air Conditioning and Behan Construction race night. The Vanderlaan Building Products RUSH Pro Late Models, Bainer’s OilGARD Canadian Modifieds, Brighton Automotive Pro Stocks and Bill’s Johns Comp 4s will do battle this week. Each class will also have a special mechanics’ race at the end of the night, giving the one crew member from each team the opportunity to get behind the wheel of their driver’s car.

Sandercock Extends Lead

Charlie Sandercock extended his lead in the Vanderlaan Building Products RUSH Pro Late Model standings to 195 points over Corey Earl with his eighth win of the season last Saturday night. The two drivers battled wheel-to-wheel for the final six laps of the main event last week. Earl hopes he can bring the championship fight right down to the final night like he did in 2013. This time, he hopes he will raise the hardware on the final night. Following his second rollover of the season, Phil Potts sits third in the championship standings, 345 points behind Sandercock. Steve Baldwin turned in an impressive performance last week, where he battled from an early-race incident to finish in the top five. A mechanical failure last week pushed Kyle Sopaz down to fifth in the championship standings. The team recovered one night later in Sunday’s Go Nuclear! Late Model Series event at Humberstone Speedway and hopes to get back on the right track Saturday at Brighton

Ferguson’s Roll Continue

Dan Ferguson’s impressive season continued last week when he earned his third win in his last five starts and fifth overall. It allowed him to grow his point lead to 195 points over fellow championship contender Andrew Hennessy. Both drivers won their qualifying heats last week, but Ferguson got the better of the feature results. Hennessy finished sixth while Doug O’Blenis earned a ninth-place finish. O’Blenis maintained the third position in the championship standings with the top-10 result. Curtis King and Shawn Gregory now sit fourth and fifth in the overall standings.

Anderson Back On Top

Doug Anderson got back in to the winner’s circle last week when he led wire-to-wire for his fourth Brighton Automotive Pro Stock win of the season. Anderson shaved his deficit to 260 points behind point leader Justin Ramsay. He was helped in part by the flat tire Ramsay suffered in the opening laps, resulting in his 11th-place finish. Anderson remains in contention for his sixth consecutive Pro Stock championship. Jonah Mutton turned in another impressive performance with his third straight top-three finish. Wade Purchase sits third in the championship standings after finishing fifth last week. Jamie Marshall and Leslie Mowat complete the current top-five.

Read Shaking Up Comp 4 Chase

Josh Read’s three wins in the last three nights have thrown a wrench in to the Bill’s Johns Comp 4 championship standings. Read, a Brighton native who began the year racing at Brockville Ontario Speedway, is at the top of the division and appears to be well ahead of the competition. The wins have left the rest of the field chasing second, including the top two championship contenders Shelby Mills and Austin Reid. The two drivers finished fourth and fifth last week behind Read, Tyler French and Adam Chapman. Mills’ lead is now 75 points over Reid.

Tickets Please!

General Admission for Saturday’s Comfort Zone Heating & Air Conditioning and Behan Construction race night is just $10. A Family Pass is just $25 and is valid for two adults and two children under the age of 16 and includes family-size popcorn. Seniors and Youths are $8.

Spectator gates will open at 5:00pm. Hot laps are scheduled for 6:00pm. The first green flag is set for 7:00pm.

Winners to Date

Vanderlaan Building Products RUSH Pro Late Models: 8 – Charlie Sandercock (August 22, August 15, July 25, July 11, July 4, June 6, May 16, May 9); 2 – Kyle Sopaz (July 18, May 23); 1 – Adam Turner (June 13); 1 – Corey Earl (May 3).

OilGARD Anti-Rust Canadian Modifieds: 5 – Dan Ferguson (August 22, August 1, July 18, July 4, June 13); 3 – Andrew Hennessy (August 15, June 20, May 3); 2 – Doug O’Blenis (July 25, May 23); 2 – Curtis King (July 11, May 9); 1 - Shawn Gregory (August 8); 1- Mike Lucas (June 6).

Brighton Automotive Pro Stocks: 8 – Justin Ramsay (August 15, August 1, July 18, July 4, June 13, June 6, May 16, May 3); 4 – Doug Anderson (August 22, August 8, July 11, May 23); 1 – 19 Brandon Murrell (July 25); 1 - 53 Wade Purchase (May 9).

Bill’s Johns Comp 4s: 6 – Tyler French (July 25, July 4, June 13, May 16, May 9, May 3); 3 - 29 Josh Read (August 22, August 15, August 8); 2 – Shelby Mills (July 18, May 23); 1 – 85 Austin Reid (August 1); 1 – Brady Greer (June 6).

Quinte Septic Super Stingers: 3 – Del MacGregor (August 8, July 4, May 9); 1 – 28 Mark McDonald (August 15); 1 - Adam Flieler (July 18); 1 – Chris Lammle (June 6), 1- Gary Taylor (May 23);

Quinte Septic Junior Stingers: 2  - Chantel Golden (August 15, July 18); 1 - 01 Dawson Evans (August 8).

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About Behan Construction: Behan Construction Limited is a Cobourg, Ont. based construction company founded in 1960 and continues to be an industry leader in sewer, water main, road construction, and site development. The company prides itself as being one of the areas leaders in the construction industry. It has built a solid relationship with local municipalities and businesses by providing a level of workmanship and service that is second to none. Its success is due in part to its highly skilled and dedicated workforce that has a blend of leadership, experience, education, and youth. For more information, visit www.behan.ca.

About Comfort Zone Heating: Located in Cobourg, Ont., Comfort Zone Heating and Air Conditioning offers a wide variety of heating products to suit your every need. Comfort Zone Heating provides free appointments to assess how it can help serve you. Choosing your home’s heating or air conditioning system is no longer a simple matter. Let the experts at Comfort Zone help you. Visit them online at www.comfortzonecanada.com.

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About RUSH Late Model Racing: The RUSH Dirt Late Model Series sanctions weekly crate late model racing at 14 dirt tracks in five U.S. states (Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia) and one Canadian province (Ontario). The weekly series boasts a points fund of over $27,000. The Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC RUSH Late Model Touring Series boasts two separate tours, north and south, that compete from April to October. The two touring series will combine for 24 events across the Northeast in 2015 with an annual points fund in excess of $30,000.

RUSH Late Model marketing partners include: Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC, Pace Performance, Hoosier Tire, Bilstein Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, Bazell Race Fuels, MSD Ignition, Maxima Racing Oil, Jones Racing Products, Alternative Power Sources, Precise Racing Products, ARbodies, The Brake Man, K&N Filters, Lincoln Electric, TurboStart, Beyea Headers, FK Rod Ends, Bobby Lake Motorsports, Crate Innovations Inc., Velocita-USA, High Gear Speed Shop, CrateInsider.com, B.R.A.K.E.S., RockAuto.com, and Valley Fashions.

Brighton Speedway’s 2015 season is proudly supported by the following corporate sponsors: ABC Taxi, Adecco, AeCON, Bay Marine, Belleville Bulls, Bellevue Fabricating Ltd., Benson Auto Parts, Bill’s Johns, Breeze 107.9, Brighton Automotive, Brighton Recycling, Campbellford Chrysler, Canadian National Autism Foundation, Coca-Cola, Comfort Zone Heating & Air Conditioning, Cool 100, Deerhaven Farm and Garden, Dibbits Excavating, Electro Cables, Excel Tower Service, Extreme Rush Adventures, Gord’s Water, Greig Truck & Trailer, Humber Nurseries, Hotch’s Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire, ImageFactor.ca Motorsport Designs, Investor’s Group, John’s Equipment, JJ Stewart Motors, Kellogg Belleville, Lange & Fetter Ford, Lucas Oil, McDougall Insurance and Financial, Monster Energy, Mystical Distributing, NOCO Fuels, OilGARD Anti-Rust, Owasco RV, Part Source, Quinte Septic, Rapid Rad, Rock 107, Rona Trenton, Sanderson Tire and Automotive, Small Engine Fuels, Star 93.3, Stoneridge Specialty Insurance, Town and Country Liquidation, TRS Communications, 95.5 Hits FM, UCB Radio Canada, Ultramar CST, Workman’s OK Tire, Vanderlaan Building Products. VanZuylen Tire, and VP Racing Fuels.

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. The weekly Pro Late Model division competes under RUSH Late Model Series sanctioning.

Brighton Speedway mailing address: 775 County Road 64, Brighton, ON, K0K 1H0.

Media Contact: Clayton Johns

claytonjohns(at)hotmail.com