Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Honoring Alex at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's fouth win of the season, first at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and second Weekly win of the season. For the 39 year old Sheppard it was their forty-ninth win putting him second on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 2000. Finishing 2.0450 seconds behind in second was Larry Wight. This was Larry's eleventh Top 5 of the season, first at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and fouth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Max McLaughlin, their sixth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Tim Fuller, their first top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Mat Williamson, their seventh top 5 of the year. Stewart Friesen, Billy Decker, Alex Yankowski, Rocky Warner, and Pat Ward rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and StreaksAll event starts since 2000: Andy Bachetti - 1300 Utica-Rome Speedway top 5's since 2000: Tim Fuller - 25 Weekly top 10's since 2000: Rocky Warner - 100 Consecutive top 5's all events: Matt Sheppard - 6 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Mat Williamson - 5 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Larry Wight - 5 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Pat Ward - 17