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June 14
Tri-City Speedway,
Granite City, IL
Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals (St. Louis Screw & Bolt 40) - $10,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 15, 2:37 pm)
Terbo 2-for-2 on Hell Tour after Tri-City win
St. Louis Screw & Bolt 40
  1. Tyler Erb
  2. Frank Heckenast Jr.
  3. Billy Moyer
  4. Blaze Burwell
  5. Will Roland
  6. Dennis Erb Jr.
  7. Cody Overton
  8. Jason Feger
  9. Trey Mills
  10. Mike Harrison
  11. Joseph Joiner
  12. Dillon McCowan
  13. Trevor Gundaker
  14. Bob Gardner
  15. Tanner English
  16. Daryn Klein
  17. Jackson Hise
  18. Kye Blight
  19. Kayden Clatt
  20. Gordy Gundaker
  21. Rodney Melvin
  22. Billy Laycock
  23. Allen Weisser
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Tyler Erb celebrates in victory lane at Tri-City Speedway.
What won the race: Making it 2-for-2 on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, overtook Kye Blight on the 10th lap at Tri-City Speedway and secured a $10,000 victory. Erb, who captured Wednesday's opener at Peoria Speedway, collected his sixth career tour victory, winning by 1.409 seconds over Frank Heckenast Jr. with Billy Moyer third.
Quotable: "I could tell (the track surface) was rubbered at some point/ I just didn't know how soon to move down. Down there when I moved down, I think that kinda, you know, made me feel a little bit more at ease because I kinda found the rubber down the front straightaway," Erb said. "Yeah it's awesome. It's a lot of fun. Winning is always fun and, you know, being happy about being in places makes a big, big difference."
Key notes: Erb previously led the white-flag lap in a Summer Nationals race at Tri-City in 2019, but Kyle Bronson knocked him out of the lead in turns three and four and grabbed the victory. ... Erb's back-to-back victories matches Brian Shirley's victories in the first two series events last season. ... The last driver to win the tour's first three races was Billy Moyer in 2010. ... Moyer won the first six races on the '94 tour while Scott Bloomquist won the first four in '90. ... Early leader Kye Blight retired after 15 laps. ... A red flag appeared on the 16th lap when Kayden Clatt had a slow rollover between turns three and four. Clatt, making his second series start, had slowed and Kye Blight's contact sent him over. He was OK. ... Another caution appeared for Tanner English's turn-two spin on the 19th lap. ... Brian Shirley scratched for the night after hitting the wall in the first heat. ... Extensive track prep delayed heat race action until after 9 p.m. and the night's schedule was shuffled. ... The series made its 27th visit to the 3/8-mile oval, dating back to the inaugural season in 1986. ... Erb led all 30 laps of Wednesday’s season opener at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway; Thursday's race at Kankakee County Speedway in Kankakee, Ill., rained out.
On the move: Third-place finisher Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., started eighth.
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: Before Tri-City: 1. Tyler Erb (79); 2. Dennis Erb Jr. (74); 3. Dillon McCowan (69); 4. Jason Feger (64); 5. Kye Blight (59); 6. Rodney Melvin (54); 7. Brayton Wallace (52); 8. Bobby Pierce (50); 9. Allen Weisser (48); 10. Tanner English (46).
Current weather: Clear, 72°F
Car count: 40
Fast qualifier: Trey Mills
Time: 15.361 seconds
Polesitter: Frank Heckenast Jr.
Heat race winners: Frank Heckenast Jr., Will Roland, Tyler Erb, Kye Blight
Consolation race winners: Dillon McCowan, Devin McLean
Provisional starters: Rodney Melvin, Bob Gardner, Gordy Gundaker, Allen Weisser, Billy Laycock
Next series race: June 15, Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, IL) $10,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
From staff reports

GRANITE CITY, Ill. (June 14) — Updates from the second round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Tri-City Speedway, an event highlighted by a 40-lap, $10,000-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Making it 2-for-2 on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, overtook Kye Blight on the 10th lap at Tri-City Speedway and secured a $10,000 victory. Erb, who captured Wednesday's opener at Peoria Speedway, collected his sixth career tour victory, winning by 1.409 seconds over Frank Heckenast Jr. with Billy Moyer third.

Consolation race results

B-main (10 laps; top two transfer): Dillon McCowan, Jason Feger, Chris Simpson, Bob Gardner, Shannon Babb, Allen Weisser, Gordy Gundaker, Billy Laycock, Mark Voigt, Rickey Frankel, Tyler Clem, Devin McLean, Austin Howes, Rodney Melvin. Scratched: Max McLaughlin.

C-main (8 laps; top three transfer): Devin McLean, Austin Howes, Max McLaughlin, Doug Tye, Thomas, Hunziker, Daniel Adam, Turk Letizia, David McCoy, Carson Brown, Scott Henseler, Brady Rudd. Scratched: Brian Shirley.

Heat race results

(8 laps; top four transfer)

First heat: Frank Heckenast Jr., Trey Mills, Dennis Erb Jr., Trevor Gundaker, Jason Feger, Shannon Babb, Tyler Clem, Doug Tye, Max McLaughlin, Brian Shirley.

Second heat: Will Roland, Tanner English, Joseph Joiner, Kayden Clatt, Bob Gardner, Mark Voigt, Rodney Melvin, Thomas Hunziker, Austin Howes. Scratched: Brady Rudd.

Third heat: Tyler Erb, Blaze Burwell, Mike Harrison, Cody Overton, Dillon McCowan, Allen Weisser, Billy Laycock, Scott Henseler, David McCoy, Daniel Adam.

Fourth heat: Kye Blight, Billy Moyer, Daryn Klein, Jackson Hise, Chris Simpson, Gordy Gundaker, Rickey Frankel, Devin McLean, Turk Letizia, Carson Brown.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Trey Mills (14jr), St. Augustine, Fla., 15.361
2. Will Roland (22R), Jasper, Ga., 15.438
3. Brian Shirley (3s), Chatham, Ill., 15.446
4. Tanner English (96v), Benton, Ky., 15.460
5. Jason Feger (25F), Bloomington, Ill., 15.475
6. Joseph Joiner (10), Milton, Fla., 15.480
7. Max McLaughlin (22*), Mooresville, N.C., 15.485
8. Bob Gardner (4G), East Peoria, Ill., 15.689
9. Tyler Clem (58), St. Petersburg, Fla., 15.789
10. Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 15.870
11. Frank Heckenast Jr. (99jr), Frankfort, Ill., 15.997
12. Kayden Clatt (50k), Edina, Mo., 16.062
13. Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., 16.129
14. Austin Howes (17A), Lewistown, Mo., 16.175
15. Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., 16.310
16. Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 16.625
17. Doug Tye (4D), Troy, Ill., 16.628
18. Brady Rudd (55), Labidie, Mo., 17.405
19. Trevor Gundaker (11T), St. Charles, Mo., no time
20. Rodney Melvin (27m), Benton, Ill., no time
Group B
1. Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 15.386
2. Kye Blight (33), Katanning, W. Australia, 15.564
3. Mike Harrison (24H), Highland, Ill., 15.565
4. Jackson Hise (388), Ocala, Fla., 15.628
5. Daniel Adam (75), Wade, N.C., 15.629
6. Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., 15.793
7. Blaze Burwell (44), Mount Vernon, Ill., 15.853
8. Daryn Klein (10k), Fairview Heights, Ill., 15.856
9. Cody Overton (97), Evans, Ga., 15.869
10. Chris Simpson (32), Oxford, Iowa, 15.899
11. David McCoy (187), Franklin, N.C., 15.921
12. Devin McLean (33m), Mount Vernon, Ill., 15.944
13. Dillon McCowan (8), Urbana, Mo., 15.948
14. Gordy Gundaker (11), St. Charles, Mo., 16.037
15. Allen Weisser (25w), Peoria, Ill., 16.248
16. Rickey Frankel (33F), Quincy, Ill., 16.753
17. Scott Henseler (3), Bunker Hill, Ill., 17.215
18. Turk Letizia (D1), Milwaukee, Wis., 17.448
19. Billy Laycock (82), Marine, Ill., 18.019
20. Carson Brown (28B), New London, N.C., no time

Friday’s schedule

(All times local)
Noon - Pits open
5:30 p.m. - Grandstands open
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified group qualifying (3 laps)
- Late Model group qualifying (2 laps)
- B-Mod hot laps
- Mod lite hot laps
- Kid Mods hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Mod lite heats (6 laps)
- Kid mod heats (6 laps)
- B-Mod heats (8 laps)
- Mod lite feature (8 laps)
- Kid mod feature (8 laps)
- Late Model C-Main (8 laps)
- Modified consolation (8 laps)
- Late Model B-Main (10 laps)
- B-Mod consolation (8 laps)
Intermission
- Late Model feature (40 laps)
- Modified feature (25 laps)
- B-Mod feature (20 laps)

Feature lineup

Row 1: Heckenast, Blight
Row 2: Roland, T. Erb
Row 3: Mills, Burwell
Row 4: English, Moyer
Row 5: D. Erb, Harrison
Row 6: Joiner, Klein
Row 7: T. Gundaker, C. Overton
Row 8: Clatt, Hise
Row 9: McCowan, Feger
Row 10: Melvin, Gardner
Row 11: G. Gundaker, Weisser
Row 12: Laycock

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