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Matt Sheppard earns checkers at Utica Rome Speedway





Matt Sheppard won the 30 lap Regular Event at the Utica Rome Speedway on Sunday. This was Matt's twenty-second win of the season, fifth at Utica Rome Speedway this year, and eighteenth Weekly win of the season. For the 35 year old Sheppard it was their thirty-fouth win putting him second on the Utica Rome Speedway win list since 2008.
Finishing 2.663 seconds behind in second was Pat Ward. This was Pat's eighteenth Top 5 of the season, sixth at Utica Rome Speedway this year, and thirteenth Weekly Top 5 of the season.
Finishing third was Mike Maresca, their fouth top 5 of the year.
Finishing fourth was Bobby Varin, their eleventh top 5 of the year.
Finishing fifth was Tim Fuller, their twenty-fifth top 5 of the year.
Marc Johnson, Rob Bellinger, Claude Hutchings Jr, Mike Mahaney, and Brad Godshalk rounded out the top 10.

Significant Milestones and Streaks
Utica Rome Speedway starts since 2008: Tim Fuller - 50
Weekly top 5's since 2008: Matt Sheppard - 300
Consecutive wins all events: Matt Sheppard - 2
Consecutive top 5's all events: Tim Fuller - 5
Consecutive top 10's all events: Bobby Varin - 10
Consecutive wins at Utica Rome Speedway: Matt Sheppard - 2
Consecutive top 5's at Utica Rome Speedway: Pat Ward - 6
Consecutive top 10's at Utica Rome Speedway: Pat Ward - 25
Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 5
Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Matt Sheppard - 29
Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Bobby Varin - 16