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)
