Matt Sheppard tops Utica-Rome Speedway field
Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Thunder on the Thruway at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's third win of the season, first at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and first Weekly win of the season. For the 42 year old Sheppard it was their eighty-fifth win putting him first on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 1996. Finishing 1.4980 seconds behind in second was Willy Decker. This was Willy's second Top 5 of the season, second at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and first Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Anthony Perrego, their fouth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Alex Payne, their seventh top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Alex Yankowski, their ninth top 5 of the year. Matt Janczuk, Rocky Warner, Justin Wright, Brandon Walters, and Brandon Loucks rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Weekly top 10's since 1996: Willy Decker - 350 Consecutive wins at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 6 Consecutive top 5's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 12 Consecutive top 10's at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 26 Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Matt Sheppard - 8 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Alex Payne - 21