Pat Ward won the 30 lap Double Down at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Pat's first win of the season. Pat's last win came on Oct 22, 2022, thirty eight starts ago. For the 67 year old Ward it was their twenty-seventh win putting him fifth on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 1996. Finishing 0.4430 seconds behind in second was Alex Yankowski. This was Alex's tenth Top 5 of the season, third at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and seventh Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Matt Sheppard, their sixteenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Mike Trautschold, their first top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Justin Wright, their second top 5 of the year. Bobby Hackel IV, Willy Decker, Rocky Warner, Brandon Walters, and Cody Clark rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and StreaksUtica-Rome Speedway starts since 1996: JaMike Sowle - 50 Utica-Rome Speedway top 10's since 1996: Rocky Warner - 50 Weekly starts since 1996: Jim Walsh - 50 Consecutive top 5's all events: Alex Yankowski - 5 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 12 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 12 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Matt Sheppard - 10 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Matt Sheppard - 18