Matt Sheppard victorious at Utica-Rome Speedway
Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Thunder on the Thruway at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's eighteenth win of the season, sixth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and ninth Weekly win of the season. For the 43 year old Sheppard it was their ninetyth win putting him first on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 1991. Finishing 5.2790 seconds behind in second was Rocky Warner. This was Rocky's thirteenth Top 5 of the season, seventh at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and tenth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Alex Yankowski, their thirty-second top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Willy Decker, their eighth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Matt Janczuk, their eighth top 5 of the year. Randy Shantel, Justin Wright, Willy Decker Jr., Ron Holmes, and Jason Reome rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Career Starts: Rocky Warner - 400 Utica-Rome Speedway top 10s: Matt Janczuk - 25 Weekly top 10s: Ron Holmes - 250 Consecutive top 5s all events: Matt Sheppard - 9 Consecutive top 10s all events: Matt Sheppard - 10 Consecutive wins at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 5s at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 20 Consecutive top 10s at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 34 Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive Weekly top 5s: Rocky Warner - 7