Matt Sheppard charges to victory lane at Canandaigua Motorsports Park
Matt Sheppard won the 35 lap Regular Event at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday. This was Matt's thirty-second win of the season, seventh at Canandaigua Motorsports Park this year, and twenty-third Weekly win of the season. For the 35 year old Sheppard it was their -first win putting him first on the Canandaigua Motorsports Park win list since 2008. Finishing 1.060 seconds behind in second was Alan Johnson. This was Alan's twenty-seventh Top 5 of the season, twelfth at Canandaigua Motorsports Park this year, and twenty-fouth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Justin Wright, their tenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Steve Paine, their eighteenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Gil Tegg Jr., their second top 5 of the year. Greg Birosh, Kyle Coffey, Jimmy Maier, James Sweeting, and Rick Richner rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Canandaigua Motorsports Park starts since 2008: Jimmy Maier - 50 Canandaigua Motorsports Park top 5's since 2008: Steve Paine - 75 Canandaigua Motorsports Park top 10's since 2008: Justin Wright - 25 Consecutive wins all events: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 5's all events: Matt Sheppard - 8 Consecutive top 5's at Canandaigua Motorsports Park: Alan Johnson - 14 Consecutive top 10's at Canandaigua Motorsports Park: Alan Johnson - 19 Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 4 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Alan Johnson - 6 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Steve Paine - 11