The World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series opened up its 2020 season over the weekend, as a trio of winners visited victory lane in the inaugural Battle at the Border at New Mexico’s Vado Speedway Park.
Chris Madden took the win on Friday, with Ricky Weiss winning on Saturday and Cade Dillard wrapping up the race weekend in victory lane on Sunday.
On Friday, Madden held off two-time and defending series champion Brandon Sheppard over the closing laps to score the victory.
Ricky Weiss came home in third, with Scott Bloomquist in fourth and Mike Marlar in fifth.
On Saturday, Ricky Weiss moved to the lead on lap 14 around Chris Madden to take the lead. Weiss then drove through lap traffic and held off Brand Sheppard to record his first career series win.
It marked the first Canadian-born driver to record a series victory.
Sheppard held on to finish in second, with Madden in third, Darrell Lanigan in fourth and Mike Marlar in fifth.
The race weekend wrapped on Sunday, as Cade Dillard edged out Brandon Sheppard for the win, with Lanigan, Scott Bloomquist and Weiss rounding out the top five.
The World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series returns to action on February 12 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida. For more information, visit WorldofOutlaws.com.
WoO Morton Buildings Late Model Series
Vado Speedway Park – Vado, NM
Battle at the Border – January 3, 2020
1. 0M-Chris Madden
2. 1-Brandon Sheppard
3. 7-Ricky Weiss
4. 0-Scott Bloomquist
5. 157-Mike Marlar
6. 0e-Rick Eckert
7. 3s-Brian Shirley
8. 97-Cade Dillard
9. 12-Ashton Winger
10. 28-Dennis Erb
11. 32-Bobby Pierce
12. 29v-Darrell Lanigan
13. 28m-Jimmy Mars
14. 18-Chase Junghans
15. 2s-Stormy Scott
16. 99jr-Frank Heckenast
17. 20RT-Ricky Thornton
18. 1P-Earl Pearson
19. 21jr-Billy Moyer
20. 1st-Johnny Scott
21. 91-Tony Toste
22. 99B-Boom Briggs
23. 66c-Matt Cosner
24. B1-Brent Larson
25. 42s-Don Shaw
26. 4G-Kody Evans
27. 6-Blake Spencer
WoO Morton Buildings Late Model Series
Vado Speedway Park – Vado, NM
Battle at the Border – January 4, 2020
1. 7-Ricky Weiss
2. 1-Brandon Sheppard
3. 0M-Chris Madden
4. 29v-Darrell Lanigan
5. 157-Mike Marlar
6. 97-Cade Dillard
7. 21-Billy Moyer
8. 2s-Stormy Scott
9. 18-Chase Junghans
10. 1P-Earl Pearson
11. 3s-Brian Shirley
12. 28-Dennis Erb
13. O1-Garrett Alberson
14. 12-Ashton Winger
15. 32-Bobby Pierce
16. 21jr-Billy Moyer
17. 0-Scott Bloomquist
18. 0e-Rick Eckert
19. 99B-Boom Briggs
20. 1st-Johnny Scott
21. 66c-Matt Cosner
22. 98-Jason Rauen
23. B1-Brent Larson
24. 6-Blake Spencer
25. 6L-Ivedent Lloyd
26. 4G-Kody Evans
27. 91-Tony Toste
WoO Morton Buildings Late Model Series
Vado Speedway Park – Vado, NM
Battle at the Border – January 5, 2020
1. 97-Cade Dillard
2. 1-Brandon Sheppard
3. 29v-Darrell Lanigan
4. 0-Scott Bloomquist
5. 7-Ricky Weiss
6. 28-Dennis Erb
7. 0e-Rick Eckert
8. 0M-Chris Madden
9. 157-Mike Marlar
10. 32-Bobby Pierce
11. O1-Garrett Alberson
12. 2s-Stormy Scott
13. 18-Chase Junghans
14. 4G-Kody Evans
15. 99B-Boom Briggs
16. 66c-Matt Cosner
17. 6L-Ivedent Lloyd
18. 12-Ashton Winger
19. 99jr-Frank Heckenast
20. 21-Billy Moyer
21. B1-Brent Larson
22. 6-Blake Spencer
23. 3s-Brian Shirley
24. 91p-Jason Papich
25. 21jr-Billy Moyer
26. 98-Jason Rauen
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