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July 14

Wayne County Speedway,

Orrville, OH

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $5,000

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated July 15, 2:56 am)

Wayne County gives Erb title, 11th victory

Tyler Erb
Trey Mills
Corey Conley
Jackson Hise
Nick Hoffman
Todd Brennan
Rod Conley
Clay Stuckey
Dillon McCowan
J.R. Gentry
Larry Bellman
Doug Drown
Ryan Markham
Ashton Winger
Thomas Hunziker
Wil Herrington
Nathon Loney
Kyle Moore
Charlie Duncan
Ryan Missler
Tyler Carpenter

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Tyler Erb's 11th victory locked up the series championship.

What won the race: Taking advantage when several contenders fell by the wayside, Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, locked up the DIRTcar Summer Nationals championship by leading the final eight laps Sunday at Wayne County Speedway to earn $5,000 and his series-leading 11th victory. Erb was the fourth of four leaders in overtaking 18th-starting Todd Brennan on the 28th of 35 laps and took the checkers 1.554 seconds ahead of ninth-starting Trey Mills. New track record-holder Nick Hoffman led laps 19-23, but a flat tire during a caution knocked him from contention. Dillon McCowan, the lone driver to make every series feature, led the first 18 laps before slipping back and then had a lap-22 flat that doomed his chances.

Quotable: "It just pretty chaotic, you know? Dillon had a flat, Nick had a flat. Just on them restarts — I guess (Todd Brennan) was made at me, but on the restart, he about wrecked the whole field — I'm just glad we won tonight," Erb said. "I'm just glad we won tonight. Yeah, like, like I said, man, I'm having a blast."

Key notes: Erb, who started sixth but was still mired in seventh at halfway, notched his 15th career series victory. ... He picked up $10,000 for the Week 5 title and another $10,000 for the overall championship. ... Todd Brennan used the low groove to rally from 18th, inheriting the lead when Nick Hoffman had a flat; Brennan faded after losing the lead on lap 28. ... Eight cautions slowed the action, the first on the third lap when Tyler Carpenter slowed with problems under the hood. ... Doug Drown and Ryan Missler tangled on lap seven (Missler leaned into Drown's cockpit to express his dissatisfaction in the aftermath). ... Last year's winner Kyle Moore slowed on the 17th lap running seventh. Moore, the track points leader, had won seven consecutive division features entering the night. ... Clay Stuckey slowed on lap 20 and early leader Dillon McCowan had a flat right-rear tire on lap 22. ... Ashton Winger slowed with rear suspension problems, giving up the third spot on lap 24 (a pileup on the ensuing restart drew another yellow). ... A lap-27 yellow appeared for a slowing Ryan Markham. ... Ryan Payne scratched from the feature lineup. ... Nick Hoffman's 16.234-second lap lowered the previous track record of 16.546 seconds set by Devin Moran on Aug. 7, 2021 (Hoffman picked up a $500 bonus from Bucks Auto Sales).

On the move: Todd Brennan of Zanesville, Ohio, started 18th and finished sixth.

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: Final Week 5 points: 1. Tyler Erb (311); 2. Trey Mills (249); 3. Ashton Winger (239); 4. Dillon McCowan (223); 5. Jackson Hise (200). Overall points after Wayne County: 1. Tyler Erb (1,366); 2. Dillon McCowan (1,259); 3. Jason Feger (1,005); 4. Tanner English (922); 5. Clay Stuckey (912).

Current weather: Clear, 73°F

Car count: 27

Fast qualifier: Nick Hoffman

Time: 16.234 seconds

Polesitter: J.R. Gentry

Heat race winners: J.R. Gentry, Nick Hoffman, Dillon McCowan, , , , ,

Consolation race winners: Tyler Carpenter, , ,

Provisional starters: Thomas Hunziker, Wil Herrington, Larry Bellman, Doug Drown,

Next series race: July 18, Sycamore Speedway (Maple Park, IL) $6,000

Editor's note: Corrects winning purse.

From staff reports

ORRVILLE, Ohio (July 14) — Updates from Sunday’s 23rd round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Wayne County Speedway, an event highlighted by a 35-lap, $5,000-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Taking advantage when several contenders fell by the wayside, Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, locked up the DIRTcar Summer Nationals championship by leading the final eight laps Sunday at Wayne County Speedway to earn $5,000 and his series-leading 11th victory. Erb was the fourth of four leaders in overtaking 18th-starting Todd Brennan on the 28th of 35 laps and took the checkers 1.554 seconds ahead of ninth-starting Trey Mills. New track record-holder Nick Hoffman led laps 19-23, but a flat tire during a caution knocked him from contention. Dillon McCowan, the lone driver to make every series feature, led the first 18 laps before slipping back and then had a lap-22 flat that doomed his chances.

Feature lineup

(35 laps)

Row 1: J.R. Gentry, Dillon McCowan
Row 2: Nick Hoffman, Nathon Loney
Row 3: Clay Stuckey, Tyler Erb
Row 4: Rod Conley, Kyle Moore
Row 5: Trey Mills, Ryan Payne
Row 6: Ashton Winger, Corey Conley
Row 7: Charlie Duncan, Ryan Missler
Row 8: Jackson Hise, Tyler Carpenter
Row 9: Ryan Markham, Todd Brennan
Row 10: Thomas Hunziker, Wil Herrington
Row 11: Larry Bellman, Doug Drown

Consolation race results

(Eight laps; top three transfer)

Consolation: Tyler Carpenter, Ryan Markham, Todd Brennan, Kyle Lukon, Larry Bellman, Doug Cdrown, Nick Cox, Thomas Hunziker, Race Gardiner, Wil Herrington, Cody Rogers. Scratched: Jason Henderson.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; top five transfer)

First heat: J.R. Gentry, Nathan Loney, Rod Conley, Ryan Payne, Charlie Duncan, Thomas Hunziker, Nick, Cox, Wil Herrington. Scratched: Jason Henderson.

Second heat: Nick Hoffman, Clay Stuckey, Kyle Moore, Ashton Winger, Ryan Missler, Ryan Markham, Larry Bellman, Cody Rogers, Race Gardiner.

Third heat: Dillon McCowan, Tyler Erb, Trey Mills, Corey Conley, Jackson Hise, Kyle Lukon, Tyler Carpenter, Todd Brennan, Doug Drown.

Time trials

First group
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unoffiicial)

J.R. Gentry (14), Wooster, Ohio, 16.783
Wil Herrington (58), Hawkinsville, Ga., 17.112
Rod Conley (71R), Wheelersburg, Ohio, 17.416
Nathan Loney (10), Millersburg, Ohio, 17.438
Ryan Payne (12), Pennsboro, W.Va., , 17.496
Charlie Duncan (14D), Millersburg, Ohio, 17.726
Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 17.969
Nick Cox (7), Mansfield, Ohio, 18.178
Jason Henderson (J28), Loudonville, Ohio, no time

Second group

Nick Hoffman (9), Mooresville, N.C., 16.324
Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 16.666
Kyle Moore (1*), Mansfield, Ohio, 16.678
Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga., 16.924
Ryan Missler (50), Bellevue, Ohio, 17.221
Ryan Markham (79), Ashland, Ohio, 17.426
Larry Bellman (59B), Wooster, Ohio, 17.658
Race Gardiner (12), Massillon, Ohio, 17.735
Cody Rogers (22), Spelter, W.Va., 17.820

Third group

Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 16.460
Dillon McCowan (8), Urbana, Mo., 16.822
Tyler Carpenter (28), Parkersburg, W.Va., 16.857
Trey Mills (14jr), St. Augustine, Fla., 16.974
Doug Drown (12), Wooster, Ohio, 17.013
Jackson Hise (388), Ocala, Fla., 17.175
Corey Conley (14), Wellsburg, W.Va., 17.260
Kyle Lukon (184), Burgettstown, Pa., 17.433
Todd Brennan (20), Zanesville, Ohio, 17.790

Sunday’s schedule

(All times local)
3 p.m. - All gates open
5:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot lap qualifying (3 laps)
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- Super stock hot lap qualifying
- Mini stock hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model C-main (8 laps)
- Super stock heats (8 laps)
- Mini stock heats (6 laps)
- Modified consolation (8 laps)
- Late Model B-main (10 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Late Model feature (35 laps)
- Modified feature (25 laps)
- Super stock feature (20 laps)
- Mini stock feature (15 laps)