By Jack Cofer
Photo: Ryan Roberts
April 30, 2022 (Bristol, TN) – After a runner-up finish Friday night, Headingley, Manitoba’s Ricky Weiss led 28 laps in tonight’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series feature event en route to his 3rd career WoO victory. Weiss pushed back multiple charges from sixth place starter Chris Madden in the middle of the race before pulling away to pocket $25,000 on the night.
Case Construction Feature (30 Laps): 1. 7-Ricky Weiss[1]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[3]; 3. 44-Chris Madden[6]; 4. 40B-Kyle Bronson[5]; 5. 6-Kyle Larson[7]; 6. 45-Kyle Hammer[2]; 7. 111V-Max Blair[9]; 8. 19R-Ryan Gustin[8]; 9. 79-Ross Bailes[14]; 10. 20-Jimmy Owens[11]; 11. 99B-Boom Briggs[10]; 12. 81E-Tanner English[13]; 13. 16-Tyler Bruening[17]; 14. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[15]; 15. 8-Kyle Strickler[18]; 16. B1-Brent Larson[12]; 17. 17V-Tim Vance[16]; 18. 1-Josh Richards[19]; 19. 1V-Vic Hill[20]; 20. 11-Gordy Gundaker[21]; 21. 0-Scott Bloomquist[4]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7-Ricky Weiss[1]; 2. 40B-Kyle Bronson[2]; 3. 6-Kyle Larson[3]; 4. 99B-Boom Briggs[5]; 5. 81E-Tanner English[6]; 6. 17V-Tim Vance[7]; 7. 1-Josh Richards[4]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 45-Kyle Hammer[2]; 3. 19R-Ryan Gustin[3]; 4. 20-Jimmy Owens[4]; 5. 79-Ross Bailes[5]; 6. 16-Tyler Bruening[6]; 7. 1V-Vic Hill[7]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Madden[2]; 2. 0-Scott Bloomquist[1]; 3. 111V-Max Blair[3]; 4. B1-Brent Larson[4]; 5. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[5]; 6. 8-Kyle Strickler[7]; 7. 11-Gordy Gundaker[6]
Qualifying (2 Laps): 1. 7-Ricky Weiss, 00:15.193[13]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport, 00:15.385[14]; 3. 0-Scott Bloomquist, 00:15.412[12]; 4. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 00:15.439[7]; 5. 45-Kyle Hammer, 00:15.464[5]; 6. 44-Chris Madden, 00:15.467[9]; 7. 6-Kyle Larson, 00:15.485[19]; 8. 19R-Ryan Gustin, 00:15.500[17]; 9. 111V-Max Blair, 00:15.506[11]; 10. 1-Josh Richards, 00:15.546[4]; 11. 20-Jimmy Owens, 00:15.564[10]; 12. B1-Brent Larson, 00:15.573[2]; 13. 99B-Boom Briggs, 00:15.655[8]; 14. 79-Ross Bailes, 00:15.677[3]; 15. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 00:15.771[16]; 16. 81E-Tanner English, 00:15.820[6]; 17. 16-Tyler Bruening, 00:15.856[21]; 18. 11-Gordy Gundaker, 00:15.884[20]; 19. 17V-Tim Vance, 00:16.027[18]; 20. 1V-Vic Hill, 00:16.079[1]; 21. 8-Kyle Strickler, 00:16.079[15]
Race Tidbits:
– Vic Hill was the lone new entrant for the second night of racing at Bristol.
– Ricky Weiss was quickest in time trials once again, making him 2-for-2 as fast qualifier for the weekend.
– Kyle Strickler did not record a qualifying lap after facing mechanical issues.
– Team Zero and Scott Bloomquist elected to not start the feature, citing engine concerns.
– The 30-lap World of Outlaw Late Model Series main event went caution free with 17 of the 20 starters finishing the event.