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-fouth win of the season, ninth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and thirteenth Weekly win of the season. For the 40 year old Sheppard it was their fifty-seventh win putting him second on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 2000. Finishing 7.6180 seconds behind in second was Billy Decker. This was Billy's thirteenth Top 5 of the season, seventh at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and ninth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Rocky Warner, their twenty-third top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Stewart Friesen, their twenty-eighth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Darren Smith, their fifteenth top 5 of the year. Pat Ward, Alan Johnson, Justin Wright, Alex Yankowski, and Kyle Coffey rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Utica-Rome Speedway top 10's since 2000: Alan Johnson - 100 Consecutive top 5's all events: Stewart Friesen - 12 Consecutive top 10's all events: Stewart Friesen - 13 Consecutive wins at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 3 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Rocky Warner - 5 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Stewart Friesen - 12 Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Stewart Friesen - 8 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Alex Yankowski - 11