Matt Sheppard won the 40 lap The Gladiator MMXXI at the Genesee Speedway on Thursday. This was Matt's sixteenth win of the season, first at Genesee Speedway this year, and second Non-series win of the season. For the 39 year old Sheppard it was their first win putting him first on the Genesee Speedway win list since 2002. Finishing 7.4050 seconds behind in second was Alan Johnson. This was Alan's eighth Top 5 of the season, first at Genesee Speedway this year, and second Non-series Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Danny Johnson, their tenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Erick Rudolph, their twenty-sixth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Max McLaughlin, their fourteenth top 5 of the year. Phil Vigneri III, Ron Cartwright Jr., Billy VanPelt, Kyle Inman, and Phil Vigneri Jr. rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and StreaksGenesee Speedway wins since 2002: Matt Sheppard - 1 Non-series top 5's since 2002: Matt Sheppard - 100 Non-series top 10's since 2002: Billy VanPelt - 50 Consecutive top 5's all events: Matt Sheppard - 9