Matt Sheppard collects Utica-Rome Speedway victory
Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Regular Event at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's twenty-sixth win of the season, tenth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and fourteenth Weekly win of the season. For the 40 year old Sheppard it was their fifty-eighth win putting him second on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 2000. Finishing 2.8440 seconds behind in second was Willy Decker. This was Willy's second Top 5 of the season, second at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and second Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Alex Yankowski, their seventeenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Rocky Warner, their twenty-fifth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Ronnie Johnson, their fifteenth top 5 of the year. Alan Johnson, Darren Smith, Billy Decker, Ryan Godown, and Pat Ward rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Utica-Rome Speedway top 5's since 2000: Willy Decker - 100 Weekly starts since 2000: Willy Decker - 500 Consecutive wins all events: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 10's all events: Ryan Godown - 11 Consecutive wins at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 4 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Rocky Warner - 6 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Rocky Warner - 11 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Matt Sheppard - 12 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Rocky Warner - 11