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Matt Sheppard comes through with win at Albany-Saratoga Speedway





Matt Sheppard won the 61 lap The Tribute at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Tuesday. This was Matt's sixteenth win of the season, first at Albany-Saratoga Speedway this year, and fifth Unsanctioned win of the season. For the 35 year old Sheppard it was their third win putting him ninth on the Albany-Saratoga Speedway win list since 2006.
Finishing 1.8540 seconds behind in second was Kenny Tremont Jr.. This was Kenny's ninth Top 5 of the season, third at Albany-Saratoga Speedway this year, and second Unsanctioned Top 5 of the season.
Finishing third was Stewart Friesen, their fifteenth top 5 of the year.
Finishing fourth was Danny Varin, their third top 5 of the year.
Finishing fifth was Erick Rudolph, their thirteenth top 5 of the year.
Matt DeLorenzo, Jeremy Wilder, Marc Johnson, Brian Krummel, and Ronnie Johnson rounded out the top 10.

Significant Milestones and Streaks
All event starts since 2006: Billy Whittaker - 100
Albany-Saratoga Speedway top 10's since 2006: Matt Sheppard - 25
Consecutive wins all events: Matt Sheppard - 5
Consecutive top 5's all events: Stewart Friesen - 12
Consecutive top 10's all events: Stewart Friesen - 16
Consecutive top 5's at Albany-Saratoga Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 8
Consecutive top 10's at Albany-Saratoga Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 11
Consecutive Unsanctioned wins: Matt Sheppard - 3
Consecutive Unsanctioned top 5's: Stewart Friesen - 9