Ben Shelton
08-28-2019, 02:20 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
August 28, 2019
Ricky Weiss Finishes Fifth in Dirt Million Finale
Four-Race Weekend Awaits Canadian Racer
Headingley, Manitoba, Canada (08/28/19) – Another major Dirt Late Model event and another strong showing by Canada’s Ricky Weiss. The driver of the Derrick’s Sandblasting No. 7w Kakela Farms/ J&C Properties/ Sweet-Bloomquist Race Car/ Vic Hill Race Engine Super Late Model streaked to a fifth-place finish in Saturday night’s finale for the second annual Dirt Million presented by Arizona Sport Shirts.
“Once again we were right there. For the first half of the race we were biding our time, and I really think we were exactly where we needed to be tire wise if it came down to a tire race. But then the track took rubber, and I couldn’t make up any more ground. We also broke something in the front end with about ten laps to go, and we were thankfully able to limp it home to a fifth-place finish,” Weiss commented. “It seems like we are a contender every night, no matter who we race with or where we race. That makes it really fun for our team.”
On Thursday night Ricky Weiss was in action at Mansfield Motor Speedway (Mansfield, Ohio) as the second annual Dirt Million weekend came to life. With 56 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) entries in action, Weiss advanced one spot in his heat race to pick up the 10-lap victory. After starting second on the gird for the 30-lap preliminary feature, Ricky notched a fourth-place finish behind Jonathan Davenport, Chase Junghans, and Bobby Pierce.
The following night found another round of preliminary features on the docket, and Ricky recorded a fourth-place finish in his heat race, which positioned him 10th on the starting grid for the A-Main. With $10,000 on the line, Weiss gained three spots to finish seventh.
Starting on the pole of his heat race on Saturday afternoon, Weiss streaked to a 10-lap heat race victory, which locked him into the 11th-starting position for the $101,626-to-win Dirt Million. Breaking into the Top-5, Ricky gained six spots in the 100-lapper to claim a fifth-place finish in the $101,626-to-win finale behind Brandon Sheppard, Mike Marlar, Chase Junghans, and Jimmy Owens.
For more results from these events, please visit www.LucasDirt.com .
The upcoming Labor Day weekend has Weiss preparing to enter four races in four days. Thursday through Saturday finds Ricky enter a trio of World of Outlaws (WoO) Morton Buildings Late Model Series events. After kicking things off on Thursday night at Michigan’s I-96 Speedway the action shifts to Sharon Speedway (Hartford, Ohio) for back-to-back races on Friday and Saturday. The team will round out the weekend on Sunday night at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway with the annual Baltes Classic, which is sanctioned by the Sunoco American Late Model Series.
Ricky is currently second in the WoO standings and leads the tour’s Rookie of the Year battle.
For more information on the weekend’s events, please visit www.WoOLMS.com and www.EldoraSpeedway.com .
Ricky Weiss would like to thank his marketing partners and sponsors including Derrick's Sandblasting, J&C Properties, Kakela Farms, G-Style Transport, Collins Brothers Towing, Winkler Canvas, Global Enterprises Inc., Wiesner Trucking, Sweet Bloomquist Race Cars, RDW Recycling, Straight Ahead Ventures Inc., Keewatin Truck Service, Rod Fehr Racing, Team Red Line Graphix, Penske Racing Shocks, Turk Enterprises, Hawkeye Construction, Forks Mobile Wash, Vic Hill Race Engines, Mark Brandt Trucking, Fastenal, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Go Lithium Batteries, Aldon Auto Recycled Auto & Truck Parts, Innovative Auto & Diesel Performance, Allied Roofing Inc., FK Rod Ends, FastShafts, Beyea Custom Headers, Arizona Sport Shirts, Base Racing, Fuels, Swift Springs, Allstar Performance, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.
For more information on Ricky Weiss please visit his website at www.WeissRacing7.com .
Contact: Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
August 28, 2019
Ricky Weiss Finishes Fifth in Dirt Million Finale
Four-Race Weekend Awaits Canadian Racer
Headingley, Manitoba, Canada (08/28/19) – Another major Dirt Late Model event and another strong showing by Canada’s Ricky Weiss. The driver of the Derrick’s Sandblasting No. 7w Kakela Farms/ J&C Properties/ Sweet-Bloomquist Race Car/ Vic Hill Race Engine Super Late Model streaked to a fifth-place finish in Saturday night’s finale for the second annual Dirt Million presented by Arizona Sport Shirts.
“Once again we were right there. For the first half of the race we were biding our time, and I really think we were exactly where we needed to be tire wise if it came down to a tire race. But then the track took rubber, and I couldn’t make up any more ground. We also broke something in the front end with about ten laps to go, and we were thankfully able to limp it home to a fifth-place finish,” Weiss commented. “It seems like we are a contender every night, no matter who we race with or where we race. That makes it really fun for our team.”
On Thursday night Ricky Weiss was in action at Mansfield Motor Speedway (Mansfield, Ohio) as the second annual Dirt Million weekend came to life. With 56 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) entries in action, Weiss advanced one spot in his heat race to pick up the 10-lap victory. After starting second on the gird for the 30-lap preliminary feature, Ricky notched a fourth-place finish behind Jonathan Davenport, Chase Junghans, and Bobby Pierce.
The following night found another round of preliminary features on the docket, and Ricky recorded a fourth-place finish in his heat race, which positioned him 10th on the starting grid for the A-Main. With $10,000 on the line, Weiss gained three spots to finish seventh.
Starting on the pole of his heat race on Saturday afternoon, Weiss streaked to a 10-lap heat race victory, which locked him into the 11th-starting position for the $101,626-to-win Dirt Million. Breaking into the Top-5, Ricky gained six spots in the 100-lapper to claim a fifth-place finish in the $101,626-to-win finale behind Brandon Sheppard, Mike Marlar, Chase Junghans, and Jimmy Owens.
For more results from these events, please visit www.LucasDirt.com .
The upcoming Labor Day weekend has Weiss preparing to enter four races in four days. Thursday through Saturday finds Ricky enter a trio of World of Outlaws (WoO) Morton Buildings Late Model Series events. After kicking things off on Thursday night at Michigan’s I-96 Speedway the action shifts to Sharon Speedway (Hartford, Ohio) for back-to-back races on Friday and Saturday. The team will round out the weekend on Sunday night at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway with the annual Baltes Classic, which is sanctioned by the Sunoco American Late Model Series.
Ricky is currently second in the WoO standings and leads the tour’s Rookie of the Year battle.
For more information on the weekend’s events, please visit www.WoOLMS.com and www.EldoraSpeedway.com .
Ricky Weiss would like to thank his marketing partners and sponsors including Derrick's Sandblasting, J&C Properties, Kakela Farms, G-Style Transport, Collins Brothers Towing, Winkler Canvas, Global Enterprises Inc., Wiesner Trucking, Sweet Bloomquist Race Cars, RDW Recycling, Straight Ahead Ventures Inc., Keewatin Truck Service, Rod Fehr Racing, Team Red Line Graphix, Penske Racing Shocks, Turk Enterprises, Hawkeye Construction, Forks Mobile Wash, Vic Hill Race Engines, Mark Brandt Trucking, Fastenal, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Go Lithium Batteries, Aldon Auto Recycled Auto & Truck Parts, Innovative Auto & Diesel Performance, Allied Roofing Inc., FK Rod Ends, FastShafts, Beyea Custom Headers, Arizona Sport Shirts, Base Racing, Fuels, Swift Springs, Allstar Performance, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.
For more information on Ricky Weiss please visit his website at www.WeissRacing7.com .