Matt Sheppard tames Utica-Rome Speedway
Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Regular Event at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's twenty-third win of the season, eighth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and twelfth Weekly win of the season. For the 40 year old Sheppard it was their fifty-sixth win putting him second on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 2000. Finishing 4.6540 seconds behind in second was Rocky Warner. This was Rocky's twenty-first Top 5 of the season, ninth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and sixteenth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Alex Yankowski, their fifteenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Andy Bachetti, their twenty-third top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Billy Decker, their twelfth top 5 of the year. Alan Johnson, Pat Ward, Jessica Friesen, Willy Decker, and Nick Heywood rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
All event starts since 2000: Alex Yankowski - 200 Consecutive wins all events: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 5's all events: Rocky Warner - 8 Consecutive top 10's all events: Rocky Warner - 12 Consecutive wins at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 5 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 13 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Andy Bachetti - 6 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Alex Yankowski - 10