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July 6, 2016

Ricky Weiss Takes First Win of 2016; Preps for Southern Nationals

Headingly, Manitoba, Canada (07/06/16) – Ricky Weiss recorded his first triumph of 2016 on Friday night in his Derrick’s Sandblasting #7 Longhorn Chassis/Vic Hill Racing Engine Late Model. The $3,052 win came in the Scott Sexton Memorial at Volunteer Speedway.

“I really hated to see Vic’s bad luck late in the race because he had it won, but it sure feels good to get our first win in this new Longhorn,” said Weiss. “We’ll take this momentum and get ready for the Southern Nationals Series.”

Running the Ironman Mountain Championship, Ricky Weiss headed to Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, Tennessee) on Friday night for the Scott Sexton Memorial. Timing in 2nd quick behind Vic Hill, Weiss earned the outside-front-row, starting spot for the feature alongside Hill. Inheriting the lead after race-leader Vic Hill suffered rear-end issues coming to the white flag, Ricky led the final lap to register his first win of the season and a $3,052 payday. Shanon Buckingham, Skylar Marlar, David Payne, and Stacey Boles trailed Weiss to the checkers.

The following night brought Weiss to Tazewell Speedway (Tazewell, Tennessee) for the first time in his career as he went into battle in another round of the Ironman Mountain Championship. Competing in a field of 16 entries, Ricky brought home his second Top 5 finish of the weekend in the feature. With $5,000 on the line, Ricky Weiss scored a 5th-place finish behind Chad Ogle, David Payne, Billy Ogle Jr. and Vic Hill.

For more results from these events, please visit www.VolunteerSpeedway.com and www.TazewellSpeedway.net .

The team will likely not race anywhere this weekend as they prepare to tackle the Southern Nationals on July 17-30. For more information on the events, please visit www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com .

Ricky Weiss would like to thank his marketing partners and sponsors including Derrick's Sandblasting. A.I.E. Bell Mobility, All Rig Towing, Hands On Excavating Inc., The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky, Allied Roofing Inc., Forest Flying Services, Keewatin Truck Service, J&C Trucking, Cousins Farms, Turk Enterprises, Eibach Springs, Metalz In Motion, Wulff Pumps, New Vision Graphics, Vic Hill Racing Engines, Schaeffer Oil, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Ricky Weiss please visit his website at www.WeissRacing7.com .