Dennis Erb, Jr.
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Dennis Erb Jr. Dominates Summer Nationals at Spoon River
Pierce adds to his Summer Nationals points lead
CANTON, Ill. – June 23, 2016 – Dennis Erb Jr., fresh of his win at the Dirt Late Model Dream, came into Thursday night’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Spoon River Speedway with the wind at his back and did it ever show.
Erb cruised to a dominant victory over Billy Moyer and Bobby Pierce in the 50-lap feature and scored the $10,000 payday.
“I didn’t know if it was easy or not,” Erb said. “The car was good and I didn’t see anybody challenge me there. We were able just to get out front and I didn’t feel no challenge, so I just kept driving my line.”
Erb started the feature on the pole and and easily pulled away from Moyer through the opening half of the feature. A caution flag flew on lap 28, but Erb maintained when the feature returned to green. Through traffic in the closing laps, Moyer tried to close the gap on Erb but was unable to make a move.
The win was the 20th Summer Nationals victory of Erb’s career.
Pierce charged through the field and battled past Mike Marlar to finish in third. He added to his Summer Nationals points lead.
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals returns to action on Friday at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill.
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DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Spoon River Speedway; Canton, Ill.
Super Late Models – A-Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 28E Dennis Erb, Jr Carpentersville , Il
2 3 21 Billy Moyer Batesville , Ar
3 7 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood , Il
4 6 157 Mike Marlar Winfield , Tn
5 2 12B Kevin Weaver Gibson City, Il
6 11 B5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, Il
7 9 25 Jason Feger Bloomington , Il
8 10 C8 Timothy Culp Sheridan , Ar
9 5 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua , Il
10 8 32S Chris Simpson Oxford , Ia
11 16 75D Billy Drake Lincoln , Il
12 18 74 Taylor Scheffler Waukesha , Wi
13 12 11 Gordy Gundaker St Charles, Mo
14 4 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, Il
15 15 1ST Justin Reed Camp Point, Il
16 17 15 Kolby Vandenbergh Ashland , Il
17 13 94 Austin Rettig Sikeston , Mo
18 20 11D Brian Diveley Springfield , Il
19 19 4G Bob Gardner East Peoria, Il
20 14 1M Jim Moon New Florence, Mo
21 22 45 Don Hammer Clinton , Il
22 21 B1X Nick Bauman New Berlin, Il
Super Late Models – B-Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 15 Kolby Vandenbergh Ashland , Il
2 2 74 Taylor Scheffler Waukesha , Wi
3 4 12J Jason Wagner Deer Creek, Il
4 5 45 Don Hammer Clinton , Il
5 3 51 Matt Furman Columbus , Oh
6 7 20 Dustin Griffin Camp Point, Il
7 9 A9 A.j. May Creve Coure, Il
8 10 28K Clint Kirkham Camden , Il
9 11 B1X Nick Bauman New Berlin, Il
10 13 11D Brian Diveley Springfield , Il
11 6 74A Russ Adams Princeville , Il
12 8 4G Bob Gardner East Peoria, Il
13 14 7D Austin Theiss Hockley , Tx
14 15 B1 Brent Larson Lake Elmo, Mn
15 12 44 Matt Taylor Springfield , Il
Super Late Models – C-Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 11D Brian Diveley Springfield , Il
2 2 7D Austin Theiss Hockley , Tx
3 3 B1 Brent Larson Lake Elmo, Mn
4 5 15F Jeremy Conaway Springield , Il
5 6 3C Cody Conner Desoto , Mo
6 9 1F Evan Fink Glasford , Il
7 4 27C Chris Cowling Tauranga , Nz
8 7 28R Mark Rose Dorchester , Wi
9 13 1X Daniel Hopper Peru , Il
10 11 98 Cole Swibold Fairview , Il
11 15 05G Gary Graham San Jose, Il
12 17 9M Melissa Hansmeyer Canton , Il
13 8 7S Jay Sparks Metamera , Il
14 10 21R Danny Riekena Mapleton , Il
15 12 25K Bill Kettering Jr Pekin , Il
16 14 10S Scott Schmitt Tonica , Il
17 16 15D Morey Denney Canton , Il
Super Late Models – Heat Race 4
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 5 12B Kevin Weaver Gibson City, Il
2 2 32S Chris Simpson Oxford , Ia
3 1 11 Gordy Gundaker St Charles, Mo
4 4 75D Billy Drake Lincoln , Il
5 7 12J Jason Wagner Deer Creek, Il
6 6 4G Bob Gardner East Peoria, Il
7 3 44 Matt Taylor Springfield , Il
8 8 27C Chris Cowling Tauranga , Nz
9 9 7S Jay Sparks Metamera , Il
10 10 25K Bill Kettering Jr Pekin , Il
11 11 15D Morey Denney Canton , Il
Super Late Models – Heat Race 3
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 21 Billy Moyer Batesville , Ar
2 1 157 Mike Marlar Winfield , Tn
3 6 C8 Timothy Culp Sheridan , Ar
4 5 1M Jim Moon New Florence, Mo
5 8 74 Taylor Scheffler Waukesha , Wi
6 4 74A Russ Adams Princeville , Il
7 9 28K Clint Kirkham Camden , Il
8 7 7D Austin Theiss Hockley , Tx
9 3 3C Cody Conner Desoto , Mo
10 10 21R Danny Riekena Mapleton , Il
11 11 10S Scott Schmitt Tonica , Il
Super Late Models – Heat Race 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 28E Dennis Erb, Jr Carpentersville , Il
2 4 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood , Il
3 3 B5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, Il
4 2 1ST Justin Reed Camp Point, Il
5 5 51 Matt Furman Columbus , Oh
6 6 20 Dustin Griffin Camp Point, Il
7 9 B1X Nick Bauman New Berlin, Il
8 7 B1 Brent Larson Lake Elmo, Mn
9 10 28R Mark Rose Dorchester , Wi
10 8 98 Cole Swibold Fairview , Il
11 11 05G Gary Graham San Jose, Il
Super Late Models – Heat Race 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 3 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, Il
2 1 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua , Il
3 4 25 Jason Feger Bloomington , Il
4 5 94 Austin Rettig Sikeston , Mo
5 2 15 Kolby Vandenbergh Ashland , Il
6 6 45 Don Hammer Clinton , Il
7 7 A9 A.j. May Creve Coure, Il
8 9 11D Brian Diveley Springfield , Il
9 8 15F Jeremy Conaway Springield , Il
10 10 1F Evan Fink Glasford , Il
11 11 1X Daniel Hopper Peru , Il
12 12 9M Melissa Hansmeyer Canton , Il
2016 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Schedule
| Date | Day | Track | Winners |
| Northern Kickoff | |||
| June 15 | Wednesday | Brownstown Speedway | Rain/Cancelled |
| June 16 | Thursday | Kankakee Co. Speedway | Bobby Pierce |
| June 17 | Friday | Cedar Lake Speedway | Billy Moyer |
| June 18 | Saturday | Cedar Lake Speedway | Billy Moyer (2) |
| June 19 | Sunday | Wilmot Speedway | Bobby Pierce (2) |
| Heartland Tour | |||
| June 20 | Monday | OFF | |
| June 21 | Tuesday | Jacksonville Speedway | Bobby Pierce (3) |
| June 22 | Wednesday | Farley Speedway | Rain/Cancelled |
| June 23 | Thursday | Spoon River Speedway | Dennis Erb Jr. |
| June 24 | Friday | Tri-City Speedway | |
| June 25 | Saturday | Fairbury Speedway | |
| June 26 | Sunday | Tri-State Speedway | |
| Southern Tour | |||
| June 27 | Monday | OFF | |
| June 28 | Tuesday | Clarksville Speedway | |
| June 29 | Wednesday | Belle Clair Speedway | |
| June 30 | Thursday | Springfield Raceway | |
| July 1 | Friday | Fayette Co. Speedway | |
| July 2 | Saturday | Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 | |
| July 3 | Sunday | Lincoln Speedway | |
| Independence Week | |||
| July 4 | Monday | LaSalle Speedway | |
| July 5 | Tuesday | Daugherty Speedway | |
| July 6 | Wednesday | Peoria Speedway | |
| July 7 | Thursday | Macon Speedway | |
| July 8 | Friday | Farmer City Speedway | |
| July 9 | Saturday | Highland Speedway | |
| July 10 | Sunday | Quincy Raceways | |
| Champions Week | |||
| July 11 | Monday | OFF | |
| July 12 | Tuesday | Plymouth Speedway | |
| July 13 | Wednesday | Shadyhill Speedway | |
| July 14 | Thursday | Merritt Speedway | |
| July 15 | Friday | Oakshade Raceway | |
| July 16 | Saturday | Oakshade Raceway |
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals “Hell Tour” is brought to fans across the country by many important partners including: Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), Racing Electronics (Official Communication), VP Racing Fuel (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to these fine Contingency Partners: Beyea Headers, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, Fox Shocks, JE Pistons, MSD, Impact Race Products, Quartermaster, Superflow Dynos, Summit Racing Equipment and Wrisco Aluminum; Promotional Partners include: Chevy Performance Parts, Indiana Decal, Intercomp and Petroff Towing.
