Stewart Friesen lands in Thunder on the Thruway victory lane at Utica-Rome Speedway
Stewart Friesen won the 30 lap Thunder on the Thruway Bill Shea Memorial at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Thursday. This was Stewart's fifth win of the season, first at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and second Thunder on the Thruway win of the season. For the 39 year old Friesen it was their sixty-second win putting him second on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 1997. Finishing 6.9790 seconds behind in second was Alex Yankowski. This was Alex's sixth Top 5 of the season, second at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and first Thunder on the Thruway Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Max McLaughlin, their sixth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Willy Decker, their first top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Billy Decker, their fifth top 5 of the year. Mike Mahaney, Alan Johnson, Jeremy Slosek, Pat Ward, and Jessica Friesen rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Utica-Rome Speedway top 10's since 1997: Alex Yankowski - 25 Thunder on the Thruway top 10's since 1997: Stewart Friesen - 25 Consecutive wins all events: Stewart Friesen - 2 Consecutive top 10's all events: Stewart Friesen - 11 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Stewart Friesen - 5 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Stewart Friesen - 18 Consecutive Thunder on the Thruway wins: Stewart Friesen - 2 Consecutive Thunder on the Thruway top 10's: Stewart Friesen - 23