Ricky Weiss returned to FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, Arizona) on Wednesday night for the second round of the Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout. In a field of 45 cars, Weiss secured his spot into the $5,000-to-win A-Main with a 3rd place finish in his heat. Earning the 10th-starting position, Ricky jumped up one spot in the 30-lapper notching a 9th place finish.

The following night, Weiss followed up the fourth fastest time in his qualifying group with a runner-up finish in his heat behind Kyle Beard. Rolling off 7th, Ricky passed one car in the 30-lap affair to place 6th.

On Saturday for the doubleheader, Weiss posted the fastest time in his group before picking up a 10-lap heat race victory. Overtaking Brandon Sheppard for the lead on lap 8, Weiss distanced himself from the field in the remaining 22 circuits capturing his first win of the season and a $5,000 payday. Brandon Sheppard, Chris Simpson, Chase Junghans, and Bobby Pierce trailed him to the checkers. (Tom Macht photo)

Returning on Saturday night, Ricky secured his spot into the $5,000-to-win A-Main with a 2nd place finish in his heat behind Hudson O’Neal. With $5,000 on the line, Weiss improved one spot to place 4th behind Cade Dillard, Scott Bloomquist, and Hudson O’Neal with Brandon Sheppard coming in 5th.

Wrapping up the 13th edition of the Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout on Sunday, Ricky recorded the third fastest time in his qualifying group before placing 3rd in his heat. Starting the 50-lap finale in 11th, Weiss slowly paced his way to the front and and began challenging for a podium finish late. Inheriting the top spot after the leader got caught in a wreck, Ricky held off Brandon Overton in a two-lap shootout to score his second win of the season over Overton, Brandon Sheppard, Chase Junghans, and Jimmy Mars. He claimed a $14,000 payday for his late-race victory. (Mike Ruefer photo)

For more results from these events, please visit www.WildWestShootout.net.

Saturday night saw Ricky Weiss kick off the 2019 season with the 13th annual Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout at to FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, Arizona). With 45 Super Late Models on hand for the opening round of six, Ricky laid down the fourth fastest time in his qualifying group before scoring a 3rd place finish in his heat. Starting the $5,000-to-win opening night feature in 10th, Weiss got involved in a tangle while battling for a Top-5 finish on lap 25 that dropped him back to a 22nd place outing.

Sunday night's program was postponed by Mother Nature to January 12th.

For more results from this event, please visit www.WildWestShootout.net.

Competing in a total of 70 events during the 2018 season, Ricky Weiss captured 25 wins aboard his Derrick’s Sandblasting #7w Sweet-Bloomquist Race Car/ Vic Hill Race Engine Late Model. With the weather determining the outcome of nine of his scheduled dates, Weiss collected 52 Top-10 outings and 45 Top-5 finishes.

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.