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Weiss marches to fourth-place finish in Johnny Appleseed Classic

With Friday’s opener axed by Mother Nature, Ricky Weiss was able to get his Memorial Day weekend underway on Saturday afternoon at Sharon Speedway (Hartford, Ohio) for the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series sanctioned program. (Jacy Norgaard photo)

In a field of 39 Late Models, Weiss slipped back to a ninth-place outing in his heat race, relegating him into the B-Main for another shot at the $20,000-to-win A-Main. Needing to place third or better, Ricky passed four cars but fell short of transferring with a sixth-place outing.

On Sunday, Ricky trekked to Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) for the Johnny Appleseed Classic. With a sixth-place finish in his heat race pinning him on the eighth row for the $5,000-to-win A-Main, Weiss advanced through the field 12 spots in the 30-lapper to finish fourth. He trailed Tyler Erb, Kyle Strickler, and Frank Heckenast Jr. to the checkers with Spencer Hughes coming in fifth.

For the Valvoline Iron-Man Southern Series-sanctioned Scott Sexton Memorial on Monday afternoon at 411 Motor Speedway (Seymour, Tenn.), Weiss laid down the second-fastest lap in time trials before picking up a heat race victory. With $10,052 on the line in the feature, Ricky dropped three spots in the 52-lap affair to register a fifth-place finish.

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