Matt Sheppard posts Orange County Fair Speedway victory
Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Regular Event at the Orange County Fair Speedway on Saturday. This was Matt's eighteenth win of the season, fifth at Orange County Fair Speedway this year, and eleventh Weekly win of the season. For the 39 year old Sheppard it was their nineteenth win putting him eighth on the Orange County Fair Speedway win list since 2000. Finishing 2.0870 seconds behind in second was Mike Gular. This was Mike's eleventh Top 5 of the season, sixth at Orange County Fair Speedway this year, and seventh Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Alex Yankowski, their twelfth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Max McLaughlin, their seventeenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Tyler Boniface, their seventh top 5 of the year. Jimmy Horton, Danny Creeden, Dillon Steuer, Tanner VanDoren, and Bobby Flood rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Weekly starts since 2000: Jerry Higbie Jr. - 600 Weekly top 10's since 2000: Max McLaughlin - 75 Consecutive wins all events: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 10's all events: Matt Sheppard - 12 Consecutive top 10's at Orange County Fair Speedway: Max McLaughlin - 14 Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Matt Sheppard - 6 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Max McLaughlin - 22