Matt Sheppard earns checkers at Utica-Rome Speedway
Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Regular Event at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's ninth win of the season, first at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and fifth Weekly win of the season. For the 38 year old Sheppard it was their forty-third win putting him second on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 2002. Finishing 0.7990 seconds behind in second was Andy Bachetti. This was Andy's twelfth Top 5 of the season, fouth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and ninth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Rocky Warner, their seventh top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Jessica Friesen, their fifth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Alex Yankowski, their eleventh top 5 of the year. Claude Hutchings Jr, Marshall Hurd, Shaun Walker, David Schilling, and JaMike Sowle rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
All event starts since 2002: Alan Johnson - 1300 Consecutive top 5's all events: Matt Sheppard - 5 Consecutive top 10's all events: Shaun Walker - 16 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 8 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Matt Sheppard - 9 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Shaun Walker - 14