On July 19, 1997, John Brutcher won the first Southern Ontario Sprints event at Brighton Speedway and the track, located on the shores of Lake Ontario in Northumberland County, has been a mainstay on the SOS tour ever since.
This year 6 events are scheduled at Brighton's 1/3 mile clay oval, including the SOS season opener for the 9th year in succession, which goes this Saturday, May 10th. In the previous 8 season opening events held at the Speedway, there have been 7 different winners. Joyceville, Ontario's Rick Wilson won the opening event last season, becoming the first driver to win 2 season-opening events at Brighton, as he also won the opening race in 2002.
In all, 51 SOS events have been held at Brighton, with Wilson leading the way on the win list with 11. "The Joyceville Jet" leads Keith Dempster who is next on the list with 6 wins, while 18 other drivers have taken at least 1 checkered flag at Brighton in 11 seasons of competition there.
Wilson, who also leads the SOS all time feature win list with 21, took home his first career sprint car feature win at Brighton on August 7th, 1999. Last season's winners at Brighton included Rick Wilson (May 12 and June 9), Joe Middlemiss (July 7 and September 2), Kevin Job (August 11), and Dick Mahoney (September 1).
Presented by Rock 107 and Watson Building Supplies, Saturday's SOS event will be accompanied by 3 of Brighton's competitive weekly divisions – the Bainer's Radiators Canadian Modifieds, Brighton Automotive Pro Stocks, and the Bill's Johns Comp 4 division. There will also be a pre-race SOS drivers autograph session, one lucky fan will win a "Have Bus, Will Travel" (http://www.havebus.com/) package for 2 to Ohsweken Speedway's World of Outlaws Sprint Car events coming up in July, and Brighton Speedway will be giving away a trip to a NASCAR event at Michigan International Speedway.
With a great card of racing on tap and the opportunity to win these great prizes, make sure you're at Brighton Speedway this Saturday night!
WHAT: Southern Ontario Sprints 2008 Round #1
http://www.southernontariosprints.com/
WHERE: Brighton Speedway // 775 County Road 64 // Brighton, Ontario // K0K 1H0
Phone: (613)-475-1102 or toll free 1-(866)-681-1102
E-Mail: info@brightonspeedway.com
On the Web: http://www.brightonspeedway.com/
WHEN: Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Pit Gates open @ 2:00p.m., Spectator Gates open @ 5:00p.m., Racing @ 7:00p.m.
Tickets: $18 Adults, $14 Youth/Seniors, $4 Children, $45 Family
Please visit http://www.southernontariosprints.com/ for more news and information about the Southern Ontario Sprints. Along with this Saturday, 2 more "Have Bus Will Travel" packages will be given away at upcoming SOS events at Brockville Ontario Speedway on May 31st,and at Brighton Speedway on June 14th. 2008 marks the 13th year of operation for the Southern Ontario Sprints, brought to you this season by Pennzoil, Wiseco Piston, Kenetic Photos, and http://www.imagefactor.ca/.
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