BRISTOL, Tenn. - Devin Moran keeps adding unique trophies to his collection in 2021. On Sunday, he earned Bristol Motor Speedway’s iconic sword, to go with his Big Gator from February’s DIRTcar Nationals.
The Dresden, Ohio driver passed Ricky Weiss in traffic with 10 laps to go to win his second World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models feature of the season.
It’s a special win, Moran said, especially with the $25,000 check he walked away with.
“We’re definitely going to take this in for what it is,” Moran said. “To come back and be able to pass Ricky (Weiss) for the win was pretty cool.”
It marks Moran’s sixth World of Outlaws win of his career. That now gives him one more than his father Donnie, whose last win was in 2008.
Despite starting second, the win wasn’t easy for Moran. He dropped back a few positions on an early re-start, and needed to crawl his way back.
Figuring out the restarts was one of the hardest parts of the 40-lap race, Moran stated.
“On the restart when I was in fourth (lap 11), I saw Chris (Madden) really charged hard into one to get by Ricky (Weiss), and it let me get back underneath Chris,” he said.
Moran bided his time until Weiss caught traffic. He made his move with 10 laps to go, darting to the top of the track and clearing Weiss on the front stretch.
He knew that move was his one shot to go after the lead once Weiss caught slower cars.
“(Weiss) caught lap traffic too quick for himself,” Moran said. “I was biding my time and I feel like he had to use up his tires more than I did. Once I got to him, I could take advantage and move out of the rubber.”
Ricky Weiss finished second after leading the first 30 laps of the race, with Ross Bailes in third, Ricky Thornton, Jr. in fourth and Evans, Georgia’s Brandon Overton in fifth.
The World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models returns to action on Friday, April 23 at Kentucky’s Richmond Raceway, followed by a trip on Saturday, April 24 to Brushcreek Motorsports Complex in Peebles, Ohio.
For more information, visit WorldofOutlaws.com.
WoO Morton Buildings Late Model Series
Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt- Bristol, TN
Bristol Bash – April 11, 2021
1. 9-Devin Moran
2. 7-Ricky Weiss
3. 79-Ross Bailes
4. 20RT-Ricky Thornton
5. 76-Brandon Overton
6. 44-Chris Madden
7. 40B-Kyle Bronson
8. 49-Jonathan Davenport
9. 16-Tyler Bruening
10. OE-Rick Eckert
11. 20-Jimmy Owens
12. 19R-Ryan Gustin
13. 1-Brandon Sheppard
14. 8-Kyle Strickler
15. 25-Shane Clanton
16. 28-Dennis Erb
17. F9-Frank Ingram
18. 29V-Darrell Lanigan
19. O-Scott Bloomquist
20. 1G-Ryan King
21. B1-Brent Larson
22. 6JR-Parker Martin
23. 99B-Boom Briggs
24. 14-Josh Richards
25. 6-Blake Spencer
26. 777-Jared Landers
27. 97-Cade Dillard
