(CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS) The Dennis Erb Racing team graced victory lane for the sixth time in 2013 on Wednesday night, June 12 at the legendary Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana! The UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour rolled into the 1/4-mile facility to sanction their season lid lifter.
Dennis Erb, Jr. timed in third quickest in his group during qualifying and later placed fifth in heat race action. After grabbing the second transfer spot through the B-Main into the 40-lap main event, Dennis started the ‘Hoosier Dirt Classic’ from the outside of the ninth row. The Carpentersville, Illinois star then put on a show, as he picked off each and every competitor in front of him. Dennis eventually passed leader Jason Jameson for the point with only a few laps remaining to score the exciting $5,000 win over Jameson, Shannon Babb, Bobby Pierce, and Mike Jewell!
Next up for the #28 team was another round of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competition on June 14-15 at the Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi. On Friday evening, Dennis qualified ninth fastest in Group B and later finished fifth in his stacked heat race. Following a runner-up effort in the B-Main on Saturday, Dennis rolled off starting from the outside of the tenth row in the $20,000 to win ‘Clash at the Mag.’ Dennis, who currently sits fifth in the latest LOLMDS point standings, worked his way past nine cars during the 100-lapper en route to a respectable eleventh place performance. Complete results from the busy week can be accessed online at www.dirtondirt.com.
“It was great to get another win at Brownstown; that is one of my favorite tracks and we always seem to run pretty well there,” quoted Erb, who also won a $10,000 Lucas Oil race at the fairgrounds complex back on March 23. “The car was phenomenal right through the middle of the track and we were able to drive up through the field to get the victory. Then at Magnolia over the weekend, the track got slow and slick, but everybody seemed to be going about the same speed, so it was a little hard to pass. But, I was able to get up through there and salvaged a decent finish.”
The ultra-competitive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will take the Dennis Erb Racing team to the Southeast this upcoming weekend, as a trio of $10,000 to win battles will be held in the states of Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia from June 20-22. Tonight, Dennis is set to tackle the Swainsboro Raceway in Swainsboro, Georgia, while he will be in action on Friday at the Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina. The triple shot of LOLMDS competition will then conclude on Saturday at the picturesque Wythe Raceway in Rural Retreat, Virginia. You can learn more about these pivotal point races by clicking on www.lucasdirt.com.
Dennis would like to thank all of his sponsors including: J.R. McBride Leasing, JL Scrap Metals, Kuntz & Company Racing Engines, Team Zero by Bloomquist, Petersen Aluminum, Performance Rod & Custom (PRC), C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Hoosier Racing Tires, Fusion Graphics & Sign Company, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Aurora Rod Ends, Beyea Custom Headers, Brinn Transmissions, Dyer’s Top Rods, Envy Suspension & Race Consultants, Fel-Pro Gaskets, Five Star Performance Bodies, Frankland Racing Supply, K-B Carburetors, Mason Racin’, Performance Engineering & Manufacturing, Peterson Fluid Systems, Simpson Race Products, Sweet Mfg., T&D Machine Products, VP Racing Fuels, Weld Wheels, Wiles Driveshafts, and Wilwood Engineering.
The latest dirt on the Dennis Erb Racing team can be found all year long at www.DennisErb.com.
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