Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Regular Event at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's fifth win of the season, second at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and second Weekly win of the season. For the 40 year old Sheppard it was their sixty-second win putting him first on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 1997. Finishing in second was Andy Bachetti. This was Andy's third Top 5 of the season, first at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and second Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Alex Yankowski, their third top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Alan Johnson, their second top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Pat Ward, their first top 5 of the year. Bobby Hackel IV, Mike Trautschold, Rocky Warner, Billy Decker, and Alan Barker rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and StreaksWeekly starts since 1997: Jessica Friesen - 100 Weekly top 5's since 1997: Alex Yankowski - 50 Consecutive wins all events: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 10's all events: Matt Sheppard - 16 Consecutive wins at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 3 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 14 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 22 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Matt Sheppard - 20 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Matt Sheppard - 20