Hennessy Picks up Forth Feature in a Row, Baldwin, Ramsay, Saunders and MacGregor all return to Victory Lane! 

By Angela Rinaldi

BRIGHTON (June 14, 2014) – An exciting night of action at Brighton Speedway saw that saw all five classes plus the Eastern Ontario Vintage Club on hand for Hotch’s Auto Parts and Comfort Zone Heating and Air Conditioning night at the races.

Hennessy Makes it Four Straight

Andrew Hennessy (No. 87 Ontario Trucking) took his Canadian Modified to victory lane for the fourth straight time this Saturday night but it wasn’t an easy task as he had to start deep in the 18 car field.  Hennessy, Ryan Scott (No.33 J&J Automotive)  and Dan Ferguson (No. 11 Mark Heating and Cooling) all picked their way through the field as early race leader Adam Whaley (#12 John’s Equipment) took the lead and was trying to capitalize while the competition was fierce second through fifteenth.  Whaley would start to feel the pressure from Scott on the top side and Hennessy below him.  Whaley had his hands full with the top two point’s leaders working him over.  Finally on lap twelve, Whaley would move up the track ever so slightly exiting turn four and it wouldn’t take long for Hennessy to seize the opportunity.  Scott would follow suit and move into the second place position to resume his battle with Hennessy followed by Ferguson who was using the extreme high side of the track to work around the field but would run out of laps as he caught the two leaders.  Hennessy would hold on and increase his slim point’s margin over Scott and Ferguson.

Strapper takes First Vintage Win of the Season at Brighton Speedway

Peter Strapper (No. 28 Burnside Windows) would take the first Eastern Ontario Vintage Modified event of the season at Brighton Speedway.  Strapper spent the majority of the 15 lap race chasing Steve Arbuthnot (No. 70) around the 1/3rd mile oval.  On the last lap Strapper would drive his modified in deep into turn one and made it stick on the outside well getting a good run off of two.  It was a drag race up the back shoot and into turn three where Strapper would use the high side again to keep his momentum up and get a run coming off of four, beating Arbuthnot to the checkers by half a car in an exciting finish.  Coming home third was the B10 of Paul Billings.

Baldwin Battles Adversity to Win Second Feature

Steve Baldwin’s (No.5 cigarchief.com) night started out rough as he was involved in an early wreck during his heat race.  But after the team work hard the to put the car back together by the time the feature came around there was no sign of his earlier bad luck.  Baldwin started feature in 10th place and would use the first 10 laps to make his way through the field before moving into second and applying pressure to pole sitter Dave MacDonald (#97 Image Landscaping) .  Baldwin would spend the next two laps working the high side with MacDonald on the low side before finally completing the pass on lap twelve.  With the success he found up high he decided to stay up there even when on lap fifteen Charlie Sandercock (No.57 Bellevue Fabricating) would move past MacDonald for second.  Sandercock and Baldwin would race hard side by side for the remainder of the race with Sandercock actually taking the lead briefly for a lap on lap seventeen and lap 25 but Baldwin would prevail and hold on for the 30 lap win followed by Sandercock and Corey Earl (#11 Hotch’s Auto Parts) coming home third.

Rich Saunders (No. 29 Franks Auto Repair) after taking home his first ever win last Saturday, followed it up this week in the Bill’s Johns Comp 4 division.  Justin Ramsay (No. 03 ABC Taxi) ran a heck of a race in the Brighton Automotive Pro Stock division while battling the Doug Anderson (No 72 Hunts Bobcat) and Leslie Mowat (No 2 Cormier Auto Wreckers).  In the end Ramsay was able to hold on for his second victory of the season.  Del Macgregor (No. 19 R. Ward Construction) came from the back of the fourteen car field to win the twelve lap Quinte Septic Stinger feature.

Next Week (June 28, 2014): Deerhaven Farm and Garden Presents the TUSA Mod Lites

Deerhaven Farm and Garden presents night eight of the championship chase next Saturday at Brighton Speedway. The night will feature the Vanderlaan Building Products Pro Late Models, OilGARD Anti-Rust Canadian Modifieds, Brighton Automotive Pro Stocks, Bill’s Johns Comp 4s, plus TUSA Canada East Mod Lites and the Gord’s Water Vantastics.  The Modifieds will also be racing the Rona Trenton Triple Crown Race 2.  Start time is 7:00pm with hot laps at 6:00pm and spectator gates opening at 5:30pm. Adult admission is just $12.00.

Thursday night Kart Racing

The inaugural Brighton Speedway Kart Klub season is now in full swing. Racing takes place on the infield Karting oval on Thursday nights at 7:00pm. Round two of the season is this Thursday night. Admission is just $5 to see the next generation of Brighton Speedway stars. Its high-adrenaline fun in a small package! Visit www.brightonspeedway.com for a full schedule.

Results:

Bill Johns Comp 4 - Feature

Finish
Car No
Driver

1
29
Rich Sanders

2
78
Shelby Mills

3
3
Matthew French*

4
94
Brady Greer

5
47
Riley Greer

6
87
Emily Weedman

7
70
Becky Jamieson

8
97
Courtney Mastin

 
 
Brighton Auto Pro Stock - Feature

Finish
Car No
Driver

1
03
Justin Ramsay

2
72
Doug Anderson

3
2
Leslie Mowat*

4
49
Jason McCrory

5
55
Jamie Marshall

6
83
Jay O'Hara

7
33
Tim Thompson

8
43
Devon Kippen

9
53
Wade Purchase

10
1
Shawn Gregory

11
00
James Thompson

 
 
Oilgard Can Modified - Feature

Finish
Car No
Driver

1
87
Andrew Hennessy

2
33
Ryan Scott

3
11
Dan Ferguson

4
46
Warren Mowat

5
32
Doug O'Blenis

6
48
Derrick Greig

7
74
Mike Lucas

8
36
Mitch Rosborough

9
07
Curtis King

10
00
Shane Ostrander

11
12
Adam Whaley

12
03
Derek Bowers

13
81
Harold (Buckey) Johnson*

14
28
Dan Insley*

15
8
Zac McBride

16
66
Mark Packer

17
77
Jason Curlette

18
13
Dale Locke

 
 
 
 
Vanderlaans Pro Late Models - Feature

Finish
Car No
Driver

1
5
Steve Baldwin

2
57
Charlie Sandercock

3
11
Corey Earl

4
29
Phil Potts

5
46
Brandon Mowat

6
12
Kyle Sopaz

7
97
David McDonald

8
92
Adam Turner

9
88
Brian Down

10
09
Mat Vanderlinden

11
77
Caley Weese

12
55
Mark Rayner

13
60
Norm Mayhew

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About Vanderlaan Building Products Ltd.: Located in Brighton, Ont., Vanderlaan Building Products is committed to the highest levels of construction. Vanderlaan offers high quality installation services on building products from over 20 suppliers, including North Store vinyl windows. Visit them at 13 Loyalist Drive in Brighton, online atwww.vanderlaanbuilding.com, or call them at (613) 475-3684.

About Bay Marine: Bay Marine is the largest full sale and service marine provider in the Quinte region. Bay Marine is an Ontario’s sales leader for boats, including great names like Ranger, Lund, Moomba, Rinker, Godfrey Pontoon Boats, Hurricane Deck Boats, Striper, Sweetwater Pontoon Boats and the complete Sea-Doo line-up. In Ontario Bay Marine is a top choice for warranty, repairs, parts and service. Now a certified dealer for Can-Am, and Ski-Doo, Bay Marine is the proud supplier of the Brighton Speedway Can-Am Commander. A family-run company since 1974, visit Bay Marine in Trenton at 516 Highway 2 East, online at www.bay-marine.com, or call 1-(877) 394-6691.

Thursday night Kart Racing: The inaugural Brighton Speedway Kart Klub season is now in full swing. Racing takes place on the infield Karting oval on Thursday nights at 7:00pm. Admission is just $5 to see the next generation of Brighton Speedway stars. Its high-adrenaline fun in a small package! Visit www.brightonspeedway.com for a full schedule.

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Brighton Speedway’s 2014 season is proudly supported by the following corporate sponsors: Lucas Oil, Vanderlaan Building Supplies, Quinte Septic, OilGARD Anti-Rust (a division of Bainer’s), Brighton Automotive, Bill’s Johns, Sanderson’s Tire & Automotive Centre, Mystical Distributing Company Ltd., ROCK 107, T.R.S. Communication, Campbellford Chrysler, Cool 100.1, Hotch’s Auto Parts, Dibbits Excavating, ImageFactor.ca, Workman’s OK Tire Quinte West, NOCO Fuels, Star 93.3, VP Racing Fuels, Hoosier Racing Tires, Ultramar CST, Benson Auto Parts, Brighton Recycling and Excel Tower Services.

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 UMP DIRTcar sanctioning. The track’s flagship Applefest Shootout Weekend attracts drivers, fans, and sponsors from across the NorthEast every September.

Media Contact: Clayton Johns
claytonjohns@brightonspeedway.com

Photo courtesy of Rod Henderson
www.canadianracer.com