Matt Sheppard gets it done at Utica-Rome Speedway
Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Championship Night at the Utica-Rome Speedway on Friday. This was Matt's twenty-first win of the season, eighth at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and twelfth Weekly win of the season. For the 43 year old Sheppard it was their ninety-second win putting him first on the Utica-Rome Speedway win list since 1991. Finishing 1.3840 seconds behind in second was Alex Yankowski. This was Alex's thirty-ninth Top 5 of the season, seventh at Utica-Rome Speedway this year, and eighteenth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Willy Decker, their twelfth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Matt Janczuk, their tenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Rocky Warner, their nineteenth top 5 of the year. Randy Shantel, Brad Godshalk, AJ Miller, Brandon Carvey, and Justin Wright rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Utica-Rome Speedway starts: Rocky Warner - 100 Consecutive top 5s all events: Willy Decker - 6 Consecutive wins at Utica-Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 4 Consecutive top 5s at Utica-Rome Speedway: Rocky Warner - 5 Consecutive top 10s at Utica-Rome Speedway: Willy Decker - 11 Consecutive Weekly top 5s: Rocky Warner - 5 Consecutive Weekly top 10s: Rocky Warner - 13