Matt Sheppard earns checkers at Utica-Rome Speedway
Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Dog Days of Summer Special at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's twenty-second win of the season, ninth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and tenth Weekly win of the season. For the 41 year old Sheppard it was their sixty-ninth win putting him first on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 1996. Finishing 8.9100 seconds behind in second was Willy Decker. This was Willy's fouth Top 5 of the season, fouth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and second Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Alex Yankowski, their fourteenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Billy Decker, their twelfth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Rocky Warner, their sixth top 5 of the year. Alan Johnson, Pat Ward, Andy Bachetti, Mike Trautschold, and Justin Wright rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Consecutive wins all events: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 10's all events: Matt Sheppard - 20 Consecutive wins at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 6 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 6 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Billy Decker - 6