It’s safe to say that the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model platinum drivers had a solid weekend away with the series on break.
At Eldora, Ricky Weiss of Headingly, Man. nearly stole the $50,000 Intercontinental Classic before heartbreak struck his Drydene Performance Products No. 7 late in the running of the 67-lapper. The reigning World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year was racing side-by-side for the lead with less than 20 laps to go, but engine trouble abruptly ended the Canadian’s shot at the title on lap 55.
Meanwhile, a handful of other Outlaws recorded their share of top ten efforts in the one-off DIRTcar sanctioned event at “The Big E.”
Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill. was fourth-from-17th in Saturday’s finale; Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn. finished seventh for his best performance of the weekend; Chase Junghans of Manhattan, Kans. was fifth on Thursday and eighth on Saturday at the half-mile; Brandon Sheppard and Rocket1 Racing were top ten runners all three nights; and Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky. followed a tenth on Friday with 13th on Saturday.
Current Rookie of the Year leader, Ashton Winger, followed up a forgetful Intercontinental Classic with a much better appearance at FALS. The 20-year old Hampton, Ga. native qualified for the “One For The Road” feature and ended up 16th after dropping out while running 11th on lap 22.
At Ark-La-Tex, Cade Dillard of Robeline, La. even got in on the action with a stout run near home against the United State Modified Touring Series [USMTS]. As a former dirt modified ace turned rising late model star, “Thriller” returned to his roots with a fourth-place finish at the Vivian, La. track.

The World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series remains on the sidelines this weekend before firing back up next weekend with a trip to Pennsylvania. Making the first-ever series appearance at Thunder Mountain Speedway, “The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet” will invade the Knox Dale, Pa. track for back-to-back nights on Friday and Saturday, September 25-26. As always, DIRTVision will broadcast Every Lap LIVE for those unable to make it.
In the race for the 2020 championship, Brandon Sheppard continues to lead the way with Ricky Weiss [-252], Cade Dillard [-330], Chase Junghans [-362], Darrell Lanigan [-396], Dennis Erb Jr. [-442], Ashton Winger [-514], Scott Bloomquist [-622], Boom Briggs [-876], and Brent Larson [-942] trailing him.