Stewart Friesen posts Thunder on the Thruway victory at Utica-Rome Speedway
Stewart Friesen won the 30 lap Thunder on the Thruway Thunder on the Thruway at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Stewart's sixth win of the season, first at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and second Thunder on the Thruway win of the season. For the 38 year old Friesen it was their fifty-eighth win putting him first on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 2000. Finishing 2.4910 seconds behind in second was Alex Yankowski. This was Alex's tenth Top 5 of the season, fouth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and second Thunder on the Thruway Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Andy Bachetti, their seventeenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Tim Fuller, their thirteenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Billy Decker, their eighth top 5 of the year. Alan Johnson, Shaun Walker, Rocky Warner, Pat Ward, and Matt Sheppard rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
All event top 5's since 2000: Billy Decker - 800 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Pat Ward - 10 Consecutive Thunder on the Thruway wins: Stewart Friesen - 7 Consecutive Thunder on the Thruway top 5's: Stewart Friesen - 12 Consecutive Thunder on the Thruway top 10's: Pat Ward - 11