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April 3, 2018
Ricky Weiss Bags Pair of Podiums in Thaw Brawl at La Salle
Headingly, Manitoba, Canada (04/03/18) – Ricky Weiss entered the seventh annual Hoker Trucking Thaw Brawl over the weekend at La Salle Speedway in his Derrick’s Sandblasting #7w Sweet-Bloomquist Race Car/ Vic Hill Racing Engine Late Model, and he came away with a pair of podium finishes to show for his efforts.
“We had a real good weekend,†Weiss said. “On Friday night we came up just a little short of the win, and then on Saturday night I wish the feature had been 25 laps longer because we were getting better and better as the race went along. I can’t complain though because we had two strong runs. I want to thank Scott (Bloomquist) and Cody (Mallory) at Sweet-Bloomquist Race Cars and all of my sponsors for all their sport. We’re going to head home now and get our equipment freshened up and ready for all of the big events that will be coming up.â€
Friday night found Ricky Weiss in action at La Salle Speedway (LaSalle, Illinois) for the Lucas Oil Late Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA) sanctioned double-header. Drawing 48 Super Late Models for the Hoker Trucking Thaw Brawl, Weiss qualified 11th-fastest in his qualifying group locking him into the fourth-starting spot for his heat. Sending the Top-2 finishers into the opening night feature, Ricky streaked to a 10-lap heat race win, locking his spot into the main event.
Rolling off third for the finale, Ricky Weiss led for two laps near the mid-stages of the feature, but ultimately landed a runner-up finish after challenging Shannon Babb on the final corner coming up short by .174 of a second. Dennis Erb Jr., Brandon Sheppard, and Chad Simpson completed the Top-5 finishers in the 50-lapper.
Returning on Saturday evening for the $15,000 top prize, Ricky jumped up one spot in his heat to capture the 10-lap victory. Rolling off fourth for the main event, Weiss improved one position in the 75-lap affair to finish third behind Chris Simpson and Rusty Schlenk with Chad Simpson and Brian Shirley rounding out the Top-5.
For more results from these events, please visit www.MLRARacing.com .
Ricky will enjoy a few weeks back home in Canada as he prepares for a very busy season. Keep your browser pointed to www.WeissRacing7.com as the team’s schedule is finalized.
Ricky Weiss would like to thank his marketing partners and sponsors including Derrick's Sandblasting. A.I.E. Bell Mobility, Sweet Bloomquist Race Cars, RDW Recycling, Keewatin Truck Service, Team Red Line Graphix, Penske Racing Shocks, Turk Enterprises, Hawkeye Construction, Vic Hill Race Engines, Mark Brandt Trucking, Fastenal, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Straight Ahead Ventures Inc., Allied Roofing Inc., FK Rod Ends, Metalz in Motion, FastShafts, Beyea Custom Headers, Arizona Sport Shirts, Wilwood, Swift Springs, 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)
April 3, 2018
Ricky Weiss Bags Pair of Podiums in Thaw Brawl at La Salle
Headingly, Manitoba, Canada (04/03/18) – Ricky Weiss entered the seventh annual Hoker Trucking Thaw Brawl over the weekend at La Salle Speedway in his Derrick’s Sandblasting #7w Sweet-Bloomquist Race Car/ Vic Hill Racing Engine Late Model, and he came away with a pair of podium finishes to show for his efforts.
“We had a real good weekend,†Weiss said. “On Friday night we came up just a little short of the win, and then on Saturday night I wish the feature had been 25 laps longer because we were getting better and better as the race went along. I can’t complain though because we had two strong runs. I want to thank Scott (Bloomquist) and Cody (Mallory) at Sweet-Bloomquist Race Cars and all of my sponsors for all their sport. We’re going to head home now and get our equipment freshened up and ready for all of the big events that will be coming up.â€
Friday night found Ricky Weiss in action at La Salle Speedway (LaSalle, Illinois) for the Lucas Oil Late Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA) sanctioned double-header. Drawing 48 Super Late Models for the Hoker Trucking Thaw Brawl, Weiss qualified 11th-fastest in his qualifying group locking him into the fourth-starting spot for his heat. Sending the Top-2 finishers into the opening night feature, Ricky streaked to a 10-lap heat race win, locking his spot into the main event.
Rolling off third for the finale, Ricky Weiss led for two laps near the mid-stages of the feature, but ultimately landed a runner-up finish after challenging Shannon Babb on the final corner coming up short by .174 of a second. Dennis Erb Jr., Brandon Sheppard, and Chad Simpson completed the Top-5 finishers in the 50-lapper.
Returning on Saturday evening for the $15,000 top prize, Ricky jumped up one spot in his heat to capture the 10-lap victory. Rolling off fourth for the main event, Weiss improved one position in the 75-lap affair to finish third behind Chris Simpson and Rusty Schlenk with Chad Simpson and Brian Shirley rounding out the Top-5.
For more results from these events, please visit www.MLRARacing.com .
Ricky will enjoy a few weeks back home in Canada as he prepares for a very busy season. Keep your browser pointed to www.WeissRacing7.com as the team’s schedule is finalized.
Ricky Weiss would like to thank his marketing partners and sponsors including Derrick's Sandblasting. A.I.E. Bell Mobility, Sweet Bloomquist Race Cars, RDW Recycling, Keewatin Truck Service, Team Red Line Graphix, Penske Racing Shocks, Turk Enterprises, Hawkeye Construction, Vic Hill Race Engines, Mark Brandt Trucking, Fastenal, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Straight Ahead Ventures Inc., Allied Roofing Inc., FK Rod Ends, Metalz in Motion, FastShafts, Beyea Custom Headers, Arizona Sport Shirts, Wilwood, Swift Springs, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.
For more information on Ricky Weiss please visit his website at www.WeissRacing7.com .