Matt Sheppard picks up Utica-Rome Speedway victory
Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Regular Event at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's fourteenth win of the season, third at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and ninth Weekly win of the season. For the 38 year old Sheppard it was their forty-fifth win putting him second on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 2002. Finishing 3.6040 seconds behind in second was Alan Johnson. This was Alan's sixth Top 5 of the season, fouth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and fifth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Andy Bachetti, their seventeenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Rocky Warner, their twelfth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Dave Marcuccilli, their sixth top 5 of the year. Marshall Hurd, Darren Smith, Corey Cormier, Sean Beardsley, and Willy Decker rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Weekly starts since 2002: Tim Mayne - 200 Consecutive wins all events: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 5's all events: Matt Sheppard - 6 Consecutive wins at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 3 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Andy Bachetti - 6 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 10 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Matt Sheppard - 14 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Matt Sheppard - 14