Matt Sheppard lands in victory lane at Utica-Rome Speedway
Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Regular Event at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's eighteenth win of the season, fifth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and twelfth Weekly win of the season. For the 39 year old Sheppard it was their forty-seventh win putting him second on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 2002. Finishing 0.6890 seconds behind in second was Stewart Friesen. This was Stewart's fortieth Top 5 of the season, sixth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and fourteenth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Andy Bachetti, their twenty-fifth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Rocky Warner, their seventeenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Brian Gleason, their third top 5 of the year. Alan Johnson, JaMike Sowle, Willy Decker, Darren Smith, and Bob Henry Jr. rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
All event starts since 2002: Bob Henry Jr. - 200 Consecutive top 5's all events: Andy Bachetti - 5 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 14 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 14 Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 4 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Rocky Warner - 5 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Matt Sheppard - 17