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| October 6, 2018 - Weiss Soars to Fourth Straight Win; Tops Fall Classic at Ogilvie |
After a stellar 2018 campaign it only seemed fitting that Ricky Weiss would win his final race of the season. The Canadian racer did just that by taking his Derrick’s Sandblasting #7w Sweet-Bloomquist Race Car/ Vic Hill Race Engine Late Model to Victory Lane on Saturday evening during the finale for the Minnesota Truck Headquarters Fall Classic at Ogilvie Raceway. (Shawn Swanstrom photo)
The win was his 25th of the season, and was worth $2,000. Even more, he officially clinched the 2018 WISSOTA National Late Model Championship. This marks the fifth time that Weiss has achieved the feat. “For the second-straight week, the weather changed our initial plans, but it didn’t slow us down,” Weiss said. “We headed to Ogilvie Raceway on Saturday, and even though we had a good car, we had to really work for the win after starting seventh. I’ve had 20 plus wins in a year before, but never with wins of this caliber. The icing on the cake was clinching our fifth WISSOTA National Championship. “This has been a dream season, and I can’t want to see what the 2019 season will hold. We’re already focused on getting things ready, and hopefully we can add a few more marketing partners so that maybe we can make a run at a national tour. I want to say a special thank you to everybody who made this incredible year possible.” On Saturday night Ricky Weiss was one of 25 Wissota entries signed in at Ogilvie (Ogilvie, Minnesota) for the Minnesota Truck Headquarters Fall Classic. Dropping one spot in his heat, Weiss scored a runner-up finish behind Travis Budisalovich, which positioned him seventh on the starting grid for the feature. Outrunning fourth-starting Pat Doar, Ricky Weiss charged to his 25th win of the season, which came over Doar, Travis Budisalovich, Jesse Glenz, and John Kaanta. He pocketed a $2,000 payday for his 35-lap victory. For more results from this event, please visit www.WISSOTA.org. The 2018 season is now likely over for Weiss. He looks to open his 2019 season in early January during the 13th annual Wild West Shootout at FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway. The miniseries will include six racing events held over the course of 10 days. For more information on the events, please visit www.WildWestShootout.net. |
| September 29, 2018 - Ricky Weiss Captures Red Clay Classic Win at ABC Raceway |
With Mother Nature wiping out his original plans, Ricky Weiss was 30 Super Late Models signed in at ABC Raceway (Ashland, Wisconsin) on Friday night for the 43rd annual Red Clay Classic. After laying down the fastest time overall in qualifying, Weiss cruised to a heat race victory locking him on the pole for the feature on Saturday night. Leading flag-to-flag, Ricky Weiss cruised to his 24th win of the season over Travis Budisalovich, Jimmy Mars, A.J. Diemel, and Kyle Peterlin. He was awarded a $5,000 payday for his dominant performance in the 50-lap affair. (Troy Krob photo)
For more results from this event, please visit www.ABCRaceway.com. |
| September 23, 2018 - Weiss Tops Stock Car Stampede at Jamestown; Victorious in Autumn Classic at Casino Speedway |
Friday night found Ricky Weiss in action at Jamestown Speedway (Jamestown, North Dakota) for the 47th annual Stock Car Stampede. With 25 Super Late Models on hand for the two-day event, Weiss improved six spots in his heat race to pick up the win. Earning the 3rd-starting position for the main event on Saturday night, Ricky passed Dustin Strand for the lead on lap-26 and held the top spot for the final four laps capturing his 22nd win of the season and a $3,000 payday. Strand, Shane Edginton, Curt Gelling, and Mike Balcaen completed the Top-5 finishers in the 30-lap affair. (Mike Spieker photo)
 On Sunday Ricky stopped at Casino Speedway (Watertown, South Dakota) for the final night of the Autumn Classic. After starting the night off with a heat race victory, Weiss topped Chad Becker, Josh Skorczewski, D.J. Tesch, and Curt Gelling in the 25-lap feature registering his 23rd win of the season. For more results from these events, please visit www.JamestownSpeedway.com and www.CasinoSpeedway.com. |
| September 15, 2018 - Ricky Rules WISSOTA 100 at I-94 Speedway |
On Wednesday night Ricky Weiss kicked off the WISSOTA 100 at I-94 Speedway (Fergus Falls, Minnesota) pulling double duty in the Super Late Model and Open Wheel Modified ranks. In a field of 38 Super Late Models, Weiss gained four positions in his heat scoring a 2nd place finish behind Shawn Kirwin. Earning the 3rd-starting position for the preliminary feature, Ricky moved up one spot to place 2nd behind Brian Diede with Dan Ebert, Don Shaw, and Marshall Fegers rounding out the Top-5.
Hopping behind the wheel of Cody Skytland-owned #711 Open Wheel Modified, Ricky came up one spot short of a transfer position into the opening night feature with a 5th place finish in his heat.  The following night, Ricky locked his spot into the Super Late Model feature with a 8-lap heat race win. Starting on the pole, Weiss topped Jeff Wildung, Cole Schill, Mike Balcaen, and Shane Edginton at the line in the 15-lappper scoring his 20th win of the season. (Mike Spieker photos)In the Open Wheel Modified division, Weiss dropped one spot in his heat logging a 3rd place finish. Starting the feature in 23rd, Ricky passed eight cars reeling in a 15th place outing. On Friday night after dropping one spot in his heat race to place 3rd, Ricky passed ten cars in the feature registering a 2nd place finish behind Don Shaw with Kyle Peterlin, Ryan Mikkelson, and Josh Skorczewski. During the same night in his Modified, Ricky was an early retiree from his heat race that prevented him from transferring into the the A-Main.  Wrapping up the WISSOTA 100 on Saturday, Ricky had already locked into the 5th-starting position based off his preliminary performances. Outrunning 3rd-starting Jeff Wildung after a late-race restart, Ricky Weiss soared to his 21st win of the season in the 40-lapper beating Wildung, Shane Edginton, Josh Skorczewski, and Kyle Peterlin to the line. He pocketed a $10,000 payday for his dominant performance. Rolling off 7th in his Open Wheel Modified Last Chance Race, Ricky scored a 6th place finish positioning him 30th on the starting grid for the finale. With 30-laps to gain some ground, Ricky Weiss passed 12 cars to place 18th. For more results from these events, please visit www.WISSOTA.org. |
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