Jessica Friesen grabs Utica-Rome Speedway checkers
Jessica Friesen won the 30 lap Regular Event at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Jessica's first win of the season. Jessica's last win came on Jun 21, 2008, eighty six starts ago. For the 35 year old Friesen it was their first win putting him thirty-sixth on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 2002. Finishing 0.6280 seconds behind in second was Matt Sheppard. This was Matt's thirteenth Top 5 of the season, second at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and third Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Andy Bachetti, their seventh top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Alan Johnson, their second top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was David Schilling, their first top 5 of the year. Dave Constantino, Claude Hutchings Jr, JaMike Sowle, Rich Christman, and Jeff Rockefeller rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Utica-Rome Speedway wins since 2002: Jessica Friesen - 1 Weekly top 10's since 2002: David Schilling - 25 Consecutive top 10's all events: Matt Sheppard - 10 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 6 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Andy Bachetti - 6 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Alan Johnson - 44