Mat Williamson claims DIRTcar 358 Modifieds victory at Utica Rome Speedway
Mat Williamson won the 100 lap DIRTcar 358 Modifieds Super Dirt Week Kickoff at the Utica Rome Speedway on Tuesday. This was Mat's seventeenth win of the season, first at Utica Rome Speedway this year, and first DIRTcar 358 Modifieds win of the season. For the 27 year old Williamson it was their first win putting him nineteenth on the Utica Rome Speedway win list since 2008. Finishing 3.876 seconds behind in second was Stewart Friesen. This was Stewart's thirty-third Top 5 of the season, second at Utica Rome Speedway this year, and first DIRTcar 358 Modifieds Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Erick Rudolph, their fiftieth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Steve Bernard, their twenty-fouth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Chad Brachmann, their twenty-fifth top 5 of the year. Marc Johnson, Billy Dunn, Pat Ward, Ryan Susice, and Mike Maresca rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Utica Rome Speedway wins since 2008: Mat Williamson - 1 DIRTcar 358 Modifieds wins since 2008: Mat Williamson - 1 Consecutive top 10's at Utica Rome Speedway: Pat Ward - 29 Consecutive DIRTcar 358 Modifieds top 5's: Steve Bernard - 5