May 2017

Ricky Weiss opened the action-packed Memorial Day Weekend on Friday night at Boyd’s Speedway (Ringgold, Georgia) for the Schaeffer Oil Spring Nationals sanctioned opener. Leading the night off with a 10-lap heat race win, Weiss locked his spot into the $4,000-to-win A-Main. Bringing home a Top 5 finish, Ricky posted a 4th place outing behind Brandon Overton, Donald McIntosh, and Shanon Buckingham with David Payne coming in 5th.

Following the Spring Nationals Series on Saturday night, Ricky was one of 41 Super Late Models signed in at Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, Georgia) for the $5,000 top prize. Edging his way into the feature, Weiss grabbed the 4th and final transfer spot in his heat race locking him into the 17th-starting position. Working his way into the Top 10, Ricky advanced seven spots in the 50-lapper reeling in a 10th place finish.

Sunday night brought Weiss to Rome Speedway (Rome, Georgia) for the Schaeffer Oil Spring Nationals season finale. In a field of 21 Super Late Models, Ricky started the night off with a heat race win securing his spot into the $6,000-to-win A-Main. Grabbing his second Top 5 finish of the weekend, Ricky Weiss posted a 4th place spot behind Dale McDowell, Brandon Overton, and Donald McIntosh with Derek Ellis completing the Top 5 finishers. (Wells Racing photo)

Wrapping up the four-day stint on Monday, Weiss headed to Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, Tennessee) for the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series sanctioned program. Following the fourth fastest time in his qualifying group, Ricky Weiss slipped up two positions in the Freedom Isn’t Free 50 A-Main registering an 8th place finish.

Ricky finished third in the Schaeffer Oil Spring Nationals point standings. For more results from these events, please visit www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com/spring_index.html and www.ULTIMATESupers.com.

On Friday night Ricky Weiss invaded Crossville Speedway (Crossville, Tennessee) for the Schaeffer Oil Spring Nationals sanctioned program. With 23 Super Late Models registered in for action, Weiss timed in fifth fastest overall in qualifying positioning him on the third row for the 40-lap feature. Working in a podium position early in the caution-plagued A-Main, Weiss slipped past race-leader Brandon Overton on the final lap to pick up his first win of the season over Overton, Shannon Buckingham, David Payne, and Michael Chilton. Ricky was awarded a $4,000 payday for his last-lap pass for the win. (Michael Moats photo)

Saturday night brought Weiss to Richmond Raceway (Richmond, Kentucky) for the Schaeffer Oil Southern Nationals Bonus Series sanctioned Mike Roland Memorial. Earning the 12th-starting position for the $10,000-to-win A-Main via preliminary events, Ricky jumped up one spot in the 50-lap affair posting an 11th place outing.

For more results from these events, please visit www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com/spring_index.html and www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com/bonus_index.htm.