Dirt on Dirt - Terbo slides by Bronson for $5,000 at Springfield

June 24

Springfield Raceway,

Springfield, MO

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $5,000

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 25, 7:02 am)

Terbo slides by Bronson for $5,000 at Springfield

Tyler Erb
Ashton Winger
Brandon Sheppard
Ethan Dotson
Billy Moyer
Tyler Millwood
Tony Jackson Jr.
Mark Whitener
Jason Feger
Carson Brown
Jackson Hise
Daniel Adam
Dillon McCowan
Daulton Wilson
Kyle Bronson
Scott Crigler
Brenden Smith
Haiden Cowan
Trey Mills
Justin Wells
Christian Hanger
Clay Stuckey

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Tyler Erb (1) held off Ashton Winger (12) for the $5,000 payday.

What won the race: Sliding by early leader Kyle Bronson on the 13th lap, second-starting Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, paced the final 18 circuits of Tuesday's 30-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Springfield Raceway. Avoiding a rash of flat tires among several competitors, Erb beat Ashton Winger to the line by 0.669 of a second for a $5,000 payday, his 18th career Summer Nationals victory and the third in his last five starts.

Quotable: “Kyle (Bronson) fired off really good. The middle-top took a minute to kinda get clean where you could run up there cause I just felt like I was gonna annihilate my tires there at the beginning doing it,” Erb said. “The first restart, Mark (Whitener) was able to get by me. I just told myself ‘I don’t need to pick the bottom again, that’s no good’ and the next restart (I) picked the top. … It just worked out, my guys did a really good job today.”

Key notes: Taking the overall series points lead, Erb's 18th career victory moves him into sole possession of 11th on the tour's all-time win list. ... Eleventh-starting Ashton Winger, winner of last year's $5,000 series visit, inherited second on a lap-26 restart, but never challenged Erb. ... Brandon Sheppard finished third after a back-and-forth battle with Ethan Dotson in the closing laps; Dotson settled for fourth, just 0.272 of a second back. ... Kyle Bronson led the opening 12 laps from the pole before giving way to Erb and pitting from second under a lap-26 caution with a flat right rear; third-running Dillon McCowan's flat tire was the cause of the stoppage. McCowan recovered to 13th and Bronson to 15th after changing the flats. ... Mark Whitener rebounded to eighth after his flat right rear on the 11th lap. ... Jason Feger finished ninth after also slowing with a flat right rear on a lap-18 restart attempt; Feger used a 12th-to-ninth move on the final lap. ... The feature was slowed by five yellow flags, all of them for flat right-rear tires; additional cautions for flats included: Clay Stuckey from seventh (lap 7); Haiden Cowan from 19th (lap 18); Daulton Wilson from third under Cowan's lap-18 caution. Stuckey did not continue, while Wilson bounced back to 14th and Cowan finished 18th, the final starter to complete 30 laps. ... The race lasted just shy of 20 minutes. ... Austin Howes scratched. ... Cade Dillard failed to transfer out of the night's B-main after a flat tire derailed his chances of winning the third heat race.

On the move: Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., started 17th and finished third.

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: Summer Nationals Week 3 after Springfield: 1. Tyler Erb (80); 2. Ashton Winger (75); 3. Brandon Sheppard (70); 4. Ethan Dotson (65); 5. Billy Moyer (60). Summer Nationals overall after Springfield: 1. Tyler Erb (653); 2. Jason Feger (647); 3. Dennis Erb Jr. (588); 4. Dillon McCowan (536); 5. Kyle Bronson (511).

Current weather: Clear, 82°F

Car count: 45

Fast qualifier: Billy Moyer

Time: 12.113 seconds

Polesitter: Kyle Bronson

Heat race winners: Daulton Wilson, Kyle Bronson, Tyler Erb, Mark Whitener

Consolation race winners: Brody Smith, Brandon Sheppard

Provisional starters: Trey Mills, Daniel Adam, Austin Howes, Carson Brown, Justin Wells

Next series race: June 25, Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, IL) $5,000

Editor's note: Corrects Erb's number of laps led to 18 (sted 19).

From staff reports

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Updates and results from Tuesday’s 12th round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Springfield Raceway, an event highlighted by a 30-lap, $5,000-to-win feature for DIRTcar Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Sliding by early leader Kyle Bronson on the 13th lap, second-starting Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, paced the final 18 circuits of Tuesday's 30-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Springfield Raceway. Erb beat Ashton Winger to the line by 0.669 of a second for the $5,000 payday, his 18th career Summer Nationals victory and the third in his last five starts.

Feature lineup

(30 laps)

Row 1: Kyle Bronson, Tyler Erb
Row 2: Daulton Wilson, Mark Whitener
Row 3: Billy Moyer, Clay Stuckey
Row 4: Dillon McCowan, Jason Feger
Row 5: Tony Jackson Jr., Christian Hanger
Row 6: Ashton Winger, Ethan Dotson
Row 7: Scott Crigler, Jackson Hise
Row 8: Brenden Smith, Tyler Millwood
Row 9: Brandon Sheppard, Haiden Cowan
Row 10: Trey Mills, Daniel Adam
Row 11: Austin Howes, Carson Brown
Row 12: Justin Wells

Consolation race results

(10 laps; top two transfer)

B-main: Brandon Sheppard, Haiden Cowan, Jon Kirby, Tyler Kuykendall, Thomas Hunziker, Austin Howes, Joey Smith, Cade Dillard, Carson Brown, Brody Smith, Jaxon Ertel, Justin Wells, Trey Mills, Austin Vincent, Daniel Adam. Scratched: Dustin Walker, Kayden Clatt.

(Eight laps; top five transfer to B-main)

C-main: Brody Smith, Thomas Hunziker, Trey Mills, Austin Vincent, Cade Dillard, Brennon Willard, Ryan Johnson, Kaeden Cornell, Glen Powell, Jace Parmley, Kyle Beard, Rob Hough, Chevy Boyer, Dalton Imhoff. Scratched: Drew Armstrong, Cole Wells, Shaine Paxston.

Heat race recap

Seventh-starting Daulton Wilson charged to take control from Billy Moyer on the fourth lap, then led the final three circuits to win the first heat race by 0.340 of a second over the pole-starting Moyer. Fourth-starting Tony Jackson Jr. finished third, with second-starting Scott Crigler hanging on for the fourth and final transfer position into Tuesday’s 30-lap main event. … Pole-starting Kyle Bronson held off a fierce charge by fourth-starting Dillon McCowan, nipping him at the line by a scant 0.047 of a second. McCowan led the seventh lap before getting edged by Bronson at the line. Ashton Winger started and finished third, while second-starting Brenden Smith held on for the fourth and final transfer spot into the $5,000-to-win feature. … Second-starting Tyler Erb inherited the victory in the third heat after race-long leader Cade Dillard slowed with a flat right-rear tire as they raced towards the white flag. Terbo held on to lead the final two laps on the late-race restart, beating third-starting Clay Stuckey to the line by 1.259 seconds. Sixth-starting Christian Hanger and seventh-starting Jackson Hise rounded out the top-four finishers. The race’s first caution flew on the sixth lap after Dustin Walker spun from 10th in turn four. He continued and finished fifth. The final slowdown came for Dillard’s flat, while third-running Trey Mills slowed on the last-lap restart and was unable to finish. … Mark Whitener earned a commanding flag-to-flag victory in the fourth and final heat race, beating fourth-starting Jason Feger to the checkers by 1.106 seconds. Ethan Dotson held serve in third, while fifth-starting Tyler Millwood grabbed the fourth and final transfer spot.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; top four transfer)

First heat: Daulton Wilson, Billy Moyer, Tony Jackson Jr., Scott Crigler, Jon Kirby, Austin Howes, Jaxon Ertel, Thomas Hunziker, Brody Smith, Jace Parmley, Glen Powell, Shaine Paxston.

Second heat: Kyle Bronson, Dillon McCowan, Ashton Winger, Brenden Smith, Tyler Kuykendall, Daniel Adam, Justin Wells, Austin Vincent, Kaeden Cornell, Drew Armstrong, Rob Hough.

Third heat: Tyler Erb, Clay Stuckey, Christian Hanger, Jackson Hise, Dustin Walker, Haiden Cowan, Joey Smith, Dalton Imhoff, Trey Mills, Cade Dillard. Scratched: Cole Wells.

Fourth heat: Mark Whitener, Jason Feger, Ethan Dotson, Tyler Millwood, Brandon Sheppard, Carson Brown, Kayden Clatt, Brennon Willard, Ryan Johnson, Kyle Beard, Chevy Boyer.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1.Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., 12.113
2. Kyle Bronson (40B), Brandon, Fla., 12.392
3. Scott Crigler (12c), Alton, Mo., 12.417
4. Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 12.502
5. Jon Kirby (11), Russellville, Ark., 12.505
6. Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga., 12.515
7. Tony Jackson Jr. (56), Lebanon, Mo., 12.538
8. Dillon McCowan (75), Urbana, Mo., 12.549
9. Austin Howes (17A), Lewistown, Mo., 12.582
10. Austin Vincent (5v), Moody, Mo., 12.695
11. Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 12.697
12. Tyler Kuykendall (8k), Warsaw, Mo., 12.710
13. Daulton Wilson (18D), Fayetteville, N.C., 12.781
14. Justin Wells (98), Aurora, Mo., 12.804
15. Jaxon Ertel (1/4J), Neosho, Mo., 12.814
16. Daniel Adam (75A), Peru, Ill., 12.834
17. Brody Smith (17sr), Dade City, Fla., 12.869
18. Kaeden Cornell (50), Willard, Mo., 12.889
19. Jace Parmley (82), Neosho, Mo., 13.070
20. Drew Armstrong (01), Alexander, Ark., 13.185
21. Glen Powell (26), Nixa, Mo., 13.259
22. Rob Hough (805), South Coffeyville, Okla., 13.601
23. Shaine Paxston (18), Springfield, Mo., 14.009
Group B
1. Cade Dillard (97), Robeline, La., 12.426
2. Mark Whitener (5), Middleburg, Fla., 12.487
3. Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 12.494
4. Carson Brown (28B), New London, N.C., 12.583
5. Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 12.612
6. Ethan Dotson (74x), Bakersfield, Calif., 12.671
7. Trey Mills (14jr), St. Augustine, Fla., 12.731
8. Jason Feger (25F), Bloomington, Ill., 12.781
9. Cole Wells (7), Aurora, Mo., 12.788
10. Tyler Millwood (31m), Kingston, Ga., 12.822
11. Christian Hanger (29), Winchester, Tenn., 12.880
12. Brennon Willard (3), Lebanon, Mo., 12.965
13. Jackson Hise (388), Ocala, Fla., 13.002
14. Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill., 13.011
15. Dalton Imhoff (96), Jamestown, Mo., 13.106
16. Chevy Boyer (25B), New Haven, Mo., 13.132
17. Haiden Cowan (14), Rincon, Ga., 13.135
18. Kyle Beard (86), Trumann, Ark., 13.175
19. Dustin Walker (14w), Polk, Mo., 13.227
20. Kayden Clatt (50k), Edina, Mo., 13.412
21. Joey Smith (3J), West Plains, Mo., 14.009
22. Ryan Johnson (7J), Aurora, Mo., no time

Tuesday’s schedule

(All times local)
4 p.m. - Pits open
6 p.m. - Grandstands open
6:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:40 p.m. - Tech and registration closes
7 p.m. - On-track activity
- Midwest mod hot laps
- Late Model hot laps
- B-mod hot laps
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Midwest mod heats (8 laps)
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Front-wheel drive heats (8 laps)
- B-mod heats (8 laps)
- Full body heats (8 laps)
- Late Model C-main (8 laps)
- Front-wheel drive feature (15 laps)
- Late Model B-main (10 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Late Model feature (30 laps)
- Full body feature (15 laps)
- B-mod feature (20 laps)
- Midwest mod feature (20 laps)