Dennis Erb Jr. captured the Saturday night feature at I-55
Dennis Erb Jr. on Saturday night repeated his performance of the night before as he drove to a victory in the co-promoted World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series/DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature race at Federated Raceway at I-55 in the St. Louis Firecracker Faceoff finale.
The Rocket Chassis driver from Carpentersville, Illinois picked up $20,000 for his efforts in the race held on the third-mile track located in Pevely, MO and shown live by DirtVision.com.
A total of 47 cars were signed in for competition
Qualifying Results:
Group A Results- 1. Logan Martin(12.907), 2. Josh Richards, 3. Frank Heckenast Jr., 4. Jason Feger, 5. Daryn Klein
Group B Results- 1. Gordy Gundaker(13.135), 2. Dennis Erb Jr., 3. Brent Larson, 4. Shannon Babb, 5. Cade Dillard
Heat 1 Results: 1. Logan Martin, 2. Frank Heckenast Jr., 3. Daryn Klein, 4. Jordan Bauer
Heat 2 Results: 1. Jason Feger, 2. Brian Shirley, 3. Max Blair, 4. Josh Richards
Heat 3 Results: 1. Gordy Gundaker, 2. Bobby Pierce, 3. Cade Dillard, 4. Brent Larson
Heat 4 Results: 1. Dennis Erb Jr., 2. Shannon Babb, 3. Jeff Herzog, 4. Joe Godsey
Last Chance Showdown 1 Finish: 1. Shane Clanton, 2. Ryan Gustin, 3. Boom Briggs
Last Chance Showdown 2 Finish: 1. Tanner English, 2. Michael Kloos, 3. Rusty Griffaw
Redraw Results: 1. Jason Feger, 2. Logan Martin, 3. Gordy Gundaker, 4. Dennis Erb Jr., 5. Shannon Babb, 6. Frank Heckenast Jr., 7. Brian Shirley, 8. Bobby Pierce
Feature Re-cap: When the 55-lap main event got underway it was Feger took the lead with Gundaker, Martin, Erb and Babb mixing it up behind him. Erb moved to third when he passed Martin on the second lap then Babb also moved around Martin for fourth. Further back, Pierce rolled into the top-5.
A lap 6 caution for a flat tire on Shirley’s car slowed the action.
Babb got by Erb for third on lap 7 then moved by Gundaker one lap later for second. Erb seized on the opportunity and also moved around Gundaker for third. Pierce also joined that party as he climbed up to fourth by passing the fading Gundaker.
Erb moved to second then began to harass Feger for the lead just after lap 20 as the lead duo worked traffic. Erb then assumed the top spot on lap 27.
Erb looked to repeat his performance of Friday night as he began to slip away from his pursuers as Babb moved in to fight with Feger for second. Pierce continued to move forward as he moved by Babb for third on lap 38.
Erb’s lead escalated to more than two seconds around the tight track with traffic continuing to be a factor. With six laps remaining, Pierce moved into the runner-up position by getting around Feger.
Feature Results: 1. Dennis Erb Jr., 2. Bobby Pierce, 3. Jason Feger, 4. Shannon Babb, 5. Gordy Gundaker, 6. Tanner English, 7. Frank Heckenast Jr., 8. Brent Larson, 9. Ryan Unzicker, 10. Cade Dillard, 11. Max Blair, 12. Jeff Herzog, 13. Ryan Gustin, 14. Shane Clanton, 15. Boom Briggs, 16. Logan Martin, 17. Daryn Klein, 18. Josh Richards, 19. Payton Freeman, 20. Joe Godsey, 21. Rusty Griffaw, 22. Brian Shirley, 23. Jordan Bauer, 24. Trevor Gundaker, 25. Paul Roider, 26. Michael Kloos
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