Matt Sheppard is all smiles at Utica-Rome Speedway
Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Regular Event at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's sixth win of the season, second at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and second Weekly win of the season. For the 42 year old Sheppard it was their -sixth win putting him first on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 1991. Finishing 0.7380 seconds behind in second was Rocky Warner. This was Rocky's third Top 5 of the season, second at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and third Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Matt Janczuk, their third top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Danny Varin, their fouth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Anthony Perrego, their eighth top 5 of the year. Alex Yankowski, Ajay Potrzebowski Jr., Brandon Walters, Rusty Smith, and Brad Godshalk rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Weekly top 5s: Rocky Warner - 100 Consecutive wins all events: Matt Sheppard - 3 Consecutive top 10s all events: Alex Yankowski - 11 Consecutive top 5s at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 14 Consecutive top 10s at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 28 Consecutive Weekly top 5s: Danny Varin - 5 Consecutive Weekly top 10s: Matt Sheppard - 13