Dennis Erb Jr. was victorious on Friday night at I-55
Dennis Erb Jr. came into Friday night’s World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series/DIRTcar Summer Nationals co-sanctioned event at Federated Raceway at I-55 as the WoO points leader. When the racing actin was completed, the veteran driver had extended his advantage with a win.
The Rocket Chassis driver from Carpentersville, Illinois collected $10,000 for his efforts on the Pevely, MO track.
A total of 46 cars were signed in for competition
Qualifying Results:
Group A- 1. Dennis Erb Jr.(12.354), 2. Billy Moyer Jr., 3. Joe Godsey, 4. Logan Martin, 5. Jason Bauer
Group B- 1. Daryn Klein(12.710), 2. Frank Heckenast Jr., 3. Bobby Pierce, 4. Shannon Babb, 5. Cade Dillard
Heat 1 Results: 1. Dennis Erb Jr., 2. Max Blair, 3. Joe Godsey, 4. Jason Bauer
Heat 2 Results: 1. Billy Moyer Jr., 2. Brian Shirley, 3. Logan Martin, 4. Kye Blight
Heat 3 Results: 1. Daryn Klein, 2. Bobby Pierce, 3. Cade Dillard, 4. Ryan Gustin
Heat 4 Results: 1. Shannon Babb, 2. Frank Heckenast Jr. 3. Jason Feger, 4. Shane Clanton
B-main 1 Finish: 1. Brent Larson, 2. Preston Luckman, 3. Tanner English
B-main 2 Finish: 1. Stormy Scott, 2. Jeff Herzog, 3. Ryan Unzicker
Feature Re-cap: When the 40-lap feature took the green flag it was Moyer who would bolt to the early lead with Erb, Pierce, Heckenast and Klein in his tire tracks. Heckenast wrested third away from Pierce on the second circuit as Babb also jumped into the top-5 during the early going.
Moyer built a lead of several car lengths until slower traffic came into play on lap 7 which allowed Erb the close the gap. A lap 10 caution slowed the pace and bunched the field.
On the restart, Heckenast challenged Erb for the runner-up spot while Pierce and Babb fought over the fourth position. Shirley took advantage of that battle as he too got by Pierce to make his way into the top-5.
Multiple incidents on attempted restarts following a lap 13 caution resulted in damage to the cars of Martin, Bauer and Unzicker.
Moyer continued to lead Erb once the racing action resumed while Heckenast, Shirley and Pierce battled for positions 3-5.
Erb continued his harassment of Moyer during the middle stages of the race until he pounced on an opening on lap 27 and passed by the No. 21 to grab the race lead. At the same time, Feger began a rise into the top-5 that would eventually lead him to fourth.
But in the end, it was WoO points leader Erb who would take the checkered flag on the first of two nights at I-55.
Feature Results: 1. Dennis Erb Jr., 2. Billy Moyer Jr., 3. Frank Heckenast Jr., 4. Jason Feger, 5. Brian Shirley, 6. Shannon Babb, 7. Ryan Gustin, 8. Bobby Pierce, 9. Joe Godsey, 10. Shane Clanton, 11. Gordy Gundaker, 12. Max Blair, 13. Cade Dillard, 14. Brent Larson, 15. Tanner English, 16. Josh Richards, 17. Ryan Unzicker, 18. Rusty Griffaw, 19. Boom Briggs, 20. Preston Luckman, 21. Payton Freeman, 22. Kye Blight, 23. Jeff Herzog, 24. Jordan Bauer, 25. Stormy Scott, 26. Daryn Klein, 27. Logan Martin, 28. Paul Roider, 29. Mark Voigt
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