Dirt on Dirt - Brownstown gives Erb fifth Summer Nat'ls win

June 21

Brownstown Bullring,

Brownstown, IL

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $10,000

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 22, 7:42 am)

Brownstown gives Erb fifth Summer Nat'ls win

Tyler Erb
Ryan Unzicker
Tanner English
Jason Feger
Daryn Klein
Dillon McCowan
Billy Moyer
Devin McLean
Matt Bailey
Trevor Gundaker
Mike Harrison
Tyler Clem
Kye Blight
Blaze Burwell
Bob Gardner
Garrett Smith
Rodney Melvin
Will Roland
Shannon Babb
Jordan Bauer
Rusty Griffaw
Michael Kloos

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Tyler Erb grabs his fifth DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of the season.

What won the race: Threading the needle of a turn-four slider by Tanner English, sixth-starting Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, led the final 24 laps unchallenged to win Friday's 40-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Brownstown Bullring. Erb's $10,000 triumph is his fifth on this year's Hell Tour, increasing his career total to nine, and his total race winnings to more than $35,000 through the first seven events.

Quotable: “I can race these guys clean, you know I left (Daryn) Klein a lane there in the heat race and he was able to beat us, his car has been good and in the feature, that’s where it pays,” Erb said. “I definitely just went as hard as I could for 40 laps and, you know, dogged on him really as much as I possibly could. Hats off to my guys, this deal is tough, it’s hot and they don’t give up.”

Key notes: The fourth-starting English, of Benton, Ky., led 12 laps (5-16) before slipping to third. ... Ryan Unzicker took the runner-up spot from English on lap 34, but couldn't cut into Erb's lead and finished 3.715 seconds back. ... Daryn Klein paced the opening four circuits from the pole before settling for fifth. ... Hall of Famer Billy Moyer improved six positions and placed seventh. ... After transferring through a consolation Shannon Babb improved to 10th before retiring on lap 32. ... Friday's seventh round was completed without incident and lasted 10 minutes, with 13 drivers completing the distance and 16 running at the checkers. ... Thomas Hunziker climbed the turn-four cushion and rolled over during his time trial attempt; he was uninjured, but couldn't transfer out of the night's first consolation.

On the move: Runner-up finisher Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., started 11th.

Winner's sponsors: Erb’s winning Best Performance Motorsports Rocket Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from Langenfelder Mechanical Contractors, Bulk Material Lift, First Class Septic, Roberts Bee Company, Anthony’s Pizza, JRR Trucking, Base Racing Fuel, Base Oil, Sani-Weld, Inc., Keyser Manufacturing, Integra Racing Shocks, Go Lithium Batteries, Midwest Sheet Metal, Terbo Threads and KBC Graphix.

Points chase: Week 2 before Browstown: 1. Jason Feger (210); 2. Kye Blight (177); 3. Tyler Erb (174); 4. Garrett Smith (164) 5. Billy Moyer (153). Overall before Brownstown: 1. Tyler Erb (413); 2. Jason Feger (395); 3. Kye Blight (315); 4. Dillon McCowan (293); 5. Billy Moyer (261).

Current weather: Clear, 79°F

Car count: 38

Fast qualifier: Mike Harrison

Time: 12.586 seconds

Polesitter: Daryn Klein

Heat race winners: Tanner English, Devin McLean, Daryn Klein, Jason Feger

Consolation race winners: Rusty Griffaw, Shannon Babb

Provisional starters: Bob Gardner, Rusty Griffaw, Michael Kloos, Will Roland

Next series race: June 22, Federated Raceway at I-55 (Pevely, MO) $10,000

Editor's note: Corrects Erb's winning move as an inside pass

From staff reports

BROWNSTOWN, Ill. (June 21) — Updates from the seventh round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Brownstown Bullring, an event highlighted by a 40-lap, $10,000-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Threading the needle of a turn-four slider by Tanner English, sixth-starting Tyler Erb led the final 24 laps unchallenged to win Friday's 40-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Brownstown Bullring. Erb's $10,000 triumph is his fifth of this year's Hell Tour, increasing his career total to nine and his total race winnings to more than $35,000 through the first seven events. The fourth-starting English, of Benton, Ky., led 12 laps (5-16) before slipping to finis third. Ryan Unzicker took the runner-up spot from English on lap 34, but couldn't cut into Erb's lead and finished 3.715 seconds back.

Feature lineup

(40 laps)

Row 1: Daryn Klein, Devin McLean
Row 2: Jason Feger, Tanner English
Row 3: Mike Harrison, Tyler Erb
Row 4: Matt Bailey, Garrett Smith
Row 5: Trevor Gundaker, Dillon McCowan
Row 6: Ryan Unzicker, Tyler Clem
Row 7: Billy Moyer, Jordan Bauer
Row 8: Rodney Melvin, Blaze Burwell
Row 9: Shannon Babb, Kye Blight
Row 10: Bob Gardner, Rusty Griffaw
Row 11: Michael Kloos, Will Roland

Consolation race results

(10 laps; top two transfer)

B-main: Shannon Babb, Kye Blight, Will Roland, Bob Gardner, Morgan Bagley, Daniel Adam, Mark Voigt, Jeff Herzog, David Payne, Jordan Suhre, Shannon Kuhn, Clay Stuckey, Steven Roberts, Michael Kloos, Rusty Griffaw.

(8 laps; top three transfer)

C-main: Rusty Griffaw, Shannon Kuhn, Clay Stuckey, Thomas Hunziker, Robby Moore, Cody Maguire, Cyle Forgy, Scott Henseler, Doug Tye. Scratched: Jimmy Miller

Heat race results

(8 laps; top four transfer)

First heat: Tanner English, Mike Harrison, Trevor Gundaker, Billy Moyer, Steven Roberts, Will Roland, Jeff Herzog, Robby Moore, Clay Stuckey, Scott Henseler.

Second heat: Devin McLean, Matt Bailey, Ryan Unzicker, Rodney Melvin, Shannon Babb, Morgan Bagley, David Payne, Shannon Kuhn, Doug Tye.

Third heat: Daryn Klein, Tyler Erb, Dillon McCowan, Jordan Bauer, Kye Blight, Bob Gardner, Jordan Suhre, Rusty Griffaw, Cody Maguire. Scratched: Jimmy Miller

Fourth heat: Jason Feger, Garrett Smith, Tyler Clem, Blaze Burwell, Daniel Adam, Mark Voigt, Michael Kloos, Thomas Hunziker, Cyle Forgy.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Mike Harrison (24H), Highland, Ill., 12.586
2. Devin McLean (33m), Mount Vernon, Ill., 12.652
3. Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., 12.700
4. Matt Bailey (52), Highland, Ill., 12.795
5. Tanner English (96), Benton, Ky., 12.806
6. Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., 12.835
7. Trevor Gundaker (11T), St. Charles, Mo., 12.876
8. Morgan Bagley (14m), Longview, Texas, 12.894
9. Steven Roberts (111), Sylvester, Ga., 12.935
10. Rodney Melvin (27m), Benton, Ill., 12.942
11. Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 12.997
12. Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., 13.005
13. Will Roland (22R), Jasper, Ga., 13.206
14. Shannon Kuhn (11k), Highland, Ill., 13.223
15. Jeff Herzog (11H), Festus, Mo., 13.244
16. David Payne (7p), Cabot, Ark., 13.513
17. Robby Moore (11), Poplar Bluff, Mo., 13.525
18. Doug Tye (4D), Troy, Ill., 14.101
19. Scott Henseler (3), Bunker Hill, Ill., 14.357
Group B
1. Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 12.793
2. Jason Feger (25F), Bloomington, Ill., 12.864
3. Daryn Klein (10k), Fairview Heights, Ill., 12.946
4. Garrett Smith (10), Eatonton, Ga., 13.083
5. Jordan Bauer (10J), St. Jacob, Ill., 13.087
6. Blaze Burwell (44), Mount Vernon, Ill., 13.114
7. Dillon McCowan (8), Urbana, Mo., 13.228
8. Daniel Adam (75), Wade, N.C., 13.243
9. Bob Gardner (26m), East Peoria, Ill., 13.251
10. Tyler Clem (58), St. Petersburg, Fla., 13.261
11. Jordan Suhre (4), Alhambra, Ill., 13.316
12. Michael Kloos (6k), Trenton, Ill., 13.339
13. Kye Blight (33), Katanning, W. Australia, 13.421
14. Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 13.472
15. Rusty Griffaw (16), Festus, Mo., 13.649
16. Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 13.739
17. Cody Maguire (32m), Carlinville, Ill., 13.909
18. Cyle Forgy (47), Lewisburg, Ky., 14.357
19. Jimmy Miller (18m), Highland, Ill., no time

Friday’s schedule

(All times local)
2 p.m. - Pits open
4 p.m. - Grandstands open
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
8 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified group qualifying (3 laps)
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- B-Mod group qualifying
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps) Late Model C-main (8 laps)
- Modified consolation (8 laps)
- Late Model B-main (10 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Late Model feature (40 laps)
- Modified feature (25 laps)
- B-Mod feature (20 laps)
- 4-cylinder feature (20 laps)
- Factory stock feature (20 laps)