Overcoming adversity earlier in the night, Bobby finished third in the 60-lap finale of the World of Outlaws sanctioned Battle at the Border race Saturday night at Sharon (OH) Speedway. With under an hour before hot laps were scheduled to begin, Bobby and his team were forced to swap out the engine. He was unable to make it out to hot lap and almost missed qualifying. He was able to post the fourth fastest lap in his qualifying group. Bobby went on to win his heat race to earn the third starting position in the main event. In the feature, he was able to stay in contention throughout the race but was unable to mount a serious challenge for the lead. With the third-place finish, Bobby moved up to second in series points. “It’s definitely a success,” Bobby said. “We saw a lot of good cars get lapped tonight, and a lot of good cars just not finish up front. It’s been tough all weekend, and the adversity we fought was just crazy. We didn’t know when we had to hustle and bustle to get that stuff changed around if we’d even make qualifying. What a night, and I can’t say enough thanks to all of my crew guys.”

Bobby moved up from his fifth starting position to finish second Thursday night in the opener of the three-day World of Outlaws sanctioned Battle at the Border at Sharon (OH) Speedway. He drove his backup car after suffering mechanical trouble with his primary mount shortly before hot laps. This didn’t slow him down, however, as he set fast time in his qualifying group. He reached second in the 25-lap main event after a lap 13 restart but was unable to challenge Madden for the lead. “I think we could’ve possibly got the job done tonight if we would’ve beaten Madden in that heat race,” Bobby said. “We had a really good battle in the heat race, and for him to be the one who won the race, I guess it’s not too bad. That says we weren’t a bad second place.” With his runner-up finish, Bobby now has three consecutive top five’s in WoO competition and six straight overall.

Bobby set fast time and won his heat race enroute to a third place finish in his first race at Stateline (NY) Speedway Tuesday night. Starting fourth in the 40-lap World of Outlaws sanctioned race, Bobby fell back to fifth until a lap 25 restart. He moved to the top and advanced two spots to finish third at the finish. His second straight WoO top five moved him up to fifth in the series points. “Fortunately enough, those guys got kind of bottled on the bottom,” Bobby said. “I hit my marks pretty good, but not great. But it was enough to get around Madden. Then I got next to Gordy, and on the next lap, I passed him. It was a really good run for falling back to fifth.”

Bobby picked up his third consecutive podium finish Wednesday night in the FloRacing Night in America race at Davenport (IA) Speedway. He started third in the 50-lap event. In a race where the bottom groove was the preferred lane, Bobby picked up valuable series points with a third-place run. “Erb snookered us on the bottom there. He’s really good at doing that,” Bobby said. “A really good, consistent night. We’re happy with it.”

Bobby charged from his sixth starting spot to challenge for the lead before settling for a runner-up finish in the 50-lap FloRacing Night in America race Tuesday night at Marshalltown (IA) Speedway. His best chance to take the top spot was with 23 laps to go when he slid high within inches of the leader but was unable to clear him. “Track position is huge,” Bobby said. “With these Late Models, aero is so big. He (O’Neal) didn’t make many mistakes. He stayed pretty solid up there. He was using all the cushion that was up there. It made it really hard for me. It’s hard when you follow a guy, and you’re a lot better out front in clean air when you’re by yourself when you can see the racing line. It was a challenge. All in all, a great night and we’ll take a second.”

Bobby picked up where he left off last year at Fairbury (where he earned over $77,000 in race winnings) as he banked $30,000 Saturday night in the Lucas Series FALS Spring Shootout. He surged into the lead on lap 37 and tamed the treacherous cushion late for the win. “Definitely redemption from last night,” Bobby said. “I just messed up yesterday. My team didn’t give up. They said get back in that car and drive it. Huge thanks to them. Just an awesome night.”