Stewart Friesen charges to victory lane at Utica-Rome Speedway
Stewart Friesen won the 30 lap Championship Night at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Stewart's twenty-eighth win of the season, fouth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and tenth Weekly win of the season. For the 38 year old Friesen it was their fifty-sixth win putting him first on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 2002. Finishing 1.6850 seconds behind in second was Matt Sheppard. This was Matt's fiftieth Top 5 of the season, thirteenth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and twenty-third Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Andy Bachetti, their thirty-fifth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was JaMike Sowle, their third top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Willy Decker, their third top 5 of the year. Darren Smith, Ricky Davis III, Matt Janczuk, Alan Johnson, and Marshall Hurd rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Consecutive top 5's all events: Matt Sheppard - 5 Consecutive top 10's all events: Andy Bachetti - 12 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Stewart Friesen - 6 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 18 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Matt Janczuk - 12