Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Regular Event at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's Twentieth win of the season, sixth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and thirteenth Weekly win of the season. For the 39 year old Sheppard it was their forty-eighth win putting him second on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 2002. Finishing 1.2750 seconds behind in second was Andy Bachetti. This was Andy's twenty-eighth Top 5 of the season, ninth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and twenty-third Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Jessica Friesen, their ninth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Stewart Friesen, their forty-second top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was JaMike Sowle, their second top 5 of the year. Alex Yankowski, Bob Henry Jr., Rusty Smith, Rocky Warner, and Brian Gleason rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and StreaksWeekly top 10's since 2002: Jessica Friesen - 50 Consecutive top 5's all events: Matt Sheppard - 5 Consecutive top 10's all events: Jessica Friesen - 10 Consecutive wins at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 15 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 15 Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 5 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Matt Sheppard - 18 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Alex Yankowski - 12