Weiss Follows NLRA Series to Red River Valley Speedway
Back with the Northern Late Model Racing Association (NLRA), Ricky Weiss was one of 23 Super Late Models on hand at Red River Valley Speedway (West Fargo, North Dakota) on Wednesday for the Car Show Cruise Night. After leading the night off with a heat race victory, Weiss posted a 2nd place finish in the 25-lap feature trailing Donny Schatz across the finish line with Mike Balcaen, Brad Seng, and Dustin Strand completing the Top 5 finishers. (Mike Spieker photo)
The following night brought Weiss to Red River Co-op Speedway (Winnipeg, Manitoba) for the unsanctioned event. Rolling off on the pole of his heat race, Ricky cruised to an 8-lap heat race win positioning him 8th on the starting grid for the A-Main. Wheeling his way into a podium spot, Ricky Weiss gained six spots in the 25-lapper to place 2nd behind Don Shaw with Shane Edginton, Mike Balcaen, and Kevin Sexton rounding out the Top 5.
On Saturday night with 18 WISSOTA Late Models signed in at River Cities Speedway (Grand Forks, North Dakota), Weiss posted a 2nd place finish in his heat behind Zach Naastad locking his spot into the A-Main. Running into mechanical trouble early, Ricky Weiss an early retiree from the 20-lapper on lap 7.
Ricky remains out front in the NLRA point standings. For more results from these events, please visit www.NLRA.org and www.RedRiverCoopSpeedway.ca, and www.RiverCitiesSpeedway.com.