Matt Sheppard charges to victory lane at Utica-Rome Speedway
Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Regular Event at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's sixteenth win of the season, seventh at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and seventh Weekly win of the season. For the 42 year old Sheppard it was their seventy-eighth win putting him first on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 1996. Finishing 1.1790 seconds behind in second was Tim Fuller. This was Tim's eighteenth Top 5 of the season, second at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and fourteenth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Alex Yankowski, their twenty-third top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Anthony Perrego, their twenty-first top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Bobby Hackel IV, their seventh top 5 of the year. Brandon Walters, Mike Trautschold, Alex Payne, Willy Decker, and Willy Decker Jr. rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Consecutive top 5's all events: Tim Fuller - 5 Consecutive wins at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 18 Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Tim Fuller - 14 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Alex Payne - 11