Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Honoring Alex at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's third win of the season, first at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and first Weekly win of the season. For the 40 year old Sheppard it was their sixty-first win putting him first on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 1997. Finishing 2.3720 seconds behind in second was Stewart Friesen. This was Stewart's third Top 5 of the season, first at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and first Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Billy Decker, their second top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Bobby Hackel IV, their first top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Michael Maresca, their second top 5 of the year. Alex Yankowski, Erick Rudolph, Jimmy Phelps, Andy Bachetti, and Jessica Friesen rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and StreaksAll event starts since 1997: Jeff Taylor - 100 Weekly starts since 1997: Mike Trautschold - 50 Consecutive top 10's all events: Matt Sheppard - 13 Consecutive wins at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 13 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Stewart Friesen - 17 Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 3 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Michael Maresca - 5 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Stewart Friesen - 20