Stewart Friesen drives to Thunder on the Thruway win at Utica-Rome Speedway
Stewart Friesen won the 30 lap Thunder on the Thruway TotT at Utica-Rome at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Stewart's twenty-second win of the season, third at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and fouth Thunder on the Thruway win of the season. For the 38 year old Friesen it was their fifty-fifth win putting him first on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 2002. Finishing 7.9500 seconds behind in second was Andy Bachetti. This was Andy's twenty-first Top 5 of the season, seventh at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and second Thunder on the Thruway Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Matt Sheppard, their thirty-seventh top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Brian Gleason, their second top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Jessica Friesen, their eighth top 5 of the year. Ricky Davis III, Rocky Warner, Alan Johnson, Dave Marcuccilli, and Darren Smith rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Consecutive top 5's all events: Stewart Friesen - 5 Consecutive wins at Utica-Rome Speedway: Stewart Friesen - 2 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 13 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 13 Consecutive Thunder on the Thruway wins: Stewart Friesen - 4 Consecutive Thunder on the Thruway top 5's: Stewart Friesen - 9 Consecutive Thunder on the Thruway top 10's: Stewart Friesen - 16