(CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS) Dennis Erb, Jr. and his #28 team rolled into Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina and Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tennessee on June 20-21 for a pair of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series tilts, which both paid $10,000 to the winner. On Friday night in the annual ‘Grassy Smith Memorial’ at Cherokee, Dennis timed in tenth fastest during the qualifying session prior to grabbing the fifth transfer spot in his heat race. After starting the 50-lap feature from the inside of the seventh row, Dennis wound up twelfth in the final rundown at the historic South Carolina facility.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series then presided over their first-ever event at Smoky Mountain Speedway on Saturday, as another $10,000 payday was on the line. Dennis posted the twentieth quickest lap during qualifying and later finished sixth in his loaded heat race. After rolling off from the inside of the ninth row in the 50-lap main event, the Carpentersville, Illinois ace was able to pick off twelve competitors in his new BWRC car to claim a strong fifth place effort behind only victor Casey Roberts, Jonathan Davenport, Scott Bloomquist, and Don O’Neal. Dennis still sits ninth in the latest version of the LOLMDS point standings following the doubleheader in the Southeast. Full results can be accessed online by visiting www.lucasdirt.com.
Dennis Erb Racing will start off a busy week with the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour tonight, June 25 at Clarksville Speedway in Clarksville, Tennessee. Dennis, who is a three-time “Hell Tour” Champion and the proud owner of seventeen career series victories, plans to enter five events this week. The grueling tour will snake through the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, and Illinois from June 25-29 and a total of $35,000 in winning prize money is up for grabs. You can watch Dennis sling dirt at the following venues this week:
June 25 | Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, TN), UMP SN | $5,000 to win
June 26 | Clayhill Motorsports (Atwood, TN), UMP SN | $5,000 to win
June 27 | Paducah Int’l Raceway (Paducah, KY), UMP SN | $10,000 to win
June 28 | Federated Raceway at I-55 (Pevely, MO), UMP SN | $10,000 to win
June 29 | Lincoln Speedway (Lincoln, IL), UMP SN | $5,000 to win
Dennis would like to thank all of his sponsors including: J.R. McBride Leasing, JL Scrap Metals, Kuntz & Company Racing Engines, Petersen Aluminum, Performance Rod & Custom (PRC), Hoosier Racing Tires, Ramirez Motorsports, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Aurora Rod Ends, Barry Wright Race Cars, Beyea Custom Headers, Brinn Transmissions, Butlerbuilt Safety Systems, Champ Pans, CV Products, Delph Communications, 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, Quarter Master, 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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