Mat Williamson takes Brighton Speedway checkers
Mat Williamson won the 76 lap Applefest Shootout at the Brighton Speedway on Saturday. This was Mat's sixteenth win of the season, first at Brighton Speedway this year, and third Unsanctioned win of the season. For the 27 year old Williamson it was their first win putting him second on the Brighton Speedway win list since 2008. Finishing 0.770 seconds behind in second was Erick Rudolph. This was Erick's forty-ninth Top 5 of the season, first at Brighton Speedway this year, and sixth Unsanctioned Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Bobby Herrington, their twelfth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Gary Lindberg, their fourteenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Chad Brachmann, their twenty-fouth top 5 of the year. Danny O\'Brien, Mike Bowman (CAN), Ryan Arbuthnot, Kyle Dingwall, and Jeremy LaSalle rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
All event starts since 2008: Chris Herbison - 100 All event top 5's since 2008: Mat Williamson - 200 Brighton Speedway wins since 2008: Mat Williamson - 1 Unsanctioned top 10's since 2008: Mat Williamson - 25 Consecutive wins all events: Mat Williamson - 3 Consecutive top 5's all events: Mat Williamson - 6 Consecutive top 10's all events: Gary Lindberg - 12 Consecutive Unsanctioned wins: Mat Williamson - 2 Consecutive Unsanctioned top 10's: Gary Lindberg - 10