With an FA Trophy final against Woking on the horizon, and Nationwide Conference play-off thoughts on their minds, Grays eased up in the second half leaving Aldershot's second-half display with something to build on for next season.
The manner of Aldershot's capitulation will concern Terry Brown, adding further gloom to a very fragmented season. First-half Grays goals from Michael Kightly, Glenn Poole and an Aaron McLean stunner blitzed the Shots, who had no real reply to the visitors' onslaught.
Grays took the lead on ten minutes. Poole found a willing Kightly surging into the Aldershot half. As the Shots defence backed off, Kightly held back before intelligently thumping in the opener.
Nine minutes later, Grays doubled their lead through Poole. Andy Sambrook hit a long ball out of defence, which seemed to confuse the Shots back line.
No confusion with Poole however, he took advantage of Aldershot's uncertainty, heading over a stranded Nikki Bull, leaving Ian Simpemba and his young centre-back partner Dave Winfield looking for answers.
Playing with such composure in a cohesive compact unit, Grays were in total control, playing free flowing football, which could not be answered by the Shots.
Blighted by injuries, Aldershot have had to field different line-ups virtually every game this season.
The home side were very frustrated lacking a cutting edge and guilty of poor passing. Nick Crittenden's early shot, which flashed wide, was the only Aldershot effort worthy of mention.
"It was just a matter of time until Grays would make their superiority tell even further and that came from McLean.
The goal of the game came courtesy of a slick Grays passing move. Sambrook's searching pass fell to Poole, whose instinctive lay-off found Shots old boy McLean, whose powerful drive was too good for Bull.
Shots Substitute Mazin Ahmad gave Ashley Bayes his only cause for concern, with a crashing drive, which the Grays keeper did well to keep out, diving low to his left.