Dirt on Dirt - Flag-to-flag Terbo wins $25,000 MTS opener

May 2

Mississippi Thunder Speedway,

Fountain City, WI

Sanction: World of Outlaws Real American Late Model Series (Dairyland Showdown prelim) - $25,000

Information provided by: Kevin Kovac, series and track reports (last updated May 3, 3:00 pm)

Flag-to-flag Terbo wins $25,000 MTS opener

Dairyland Showdown prelim

Tyler Erb
Nick Hoffman
Bobby Pierce
Tim McCreadie
Ashton Winger
Ryan Gustin
Ethan Dotson
Dennis Erb Jr.
Chad Simpson
Chris Simpson
Tyler Bruening
Dustin Sorensen
Drake Troutman
Cody Overton
Brent Larson
Tanner English
Max Blair
Tristan Chamberlain
Jake Timm
Austin Smith
Sammy Mars
Aaron Marrant
Collen Winebarger
Brian Shirley
Cade Dillard
Shane Clanton

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Tyler Erb celebrates his first World of Outlaws victory in three years.

What won the race: Leading all 50 laps, Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, captured his first World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series victory in three years in the Dairyland Showdown opener at Mississippi Thunder Speedway. Fending off a few challenges from Bobby Pierce and Nick Hoffman, Erb took the checkers 1.421 seconds ahead of Hoffman for a $25,000 payday.

Quotable: "I could damn near drive wide open straight into (turn) one and just try not to blow the tires completely off this thing," Erb said, "and then once I started, just kind of entering all the way up in the wall, full commit, I felt like I stretched out a little bit. The last, I don't know, 7-8 laps I was like, 'Please don't have a flat, please don't have a flat.'"

Key notes: Erb notched his fourth career WoO victory and first since April 22, 2022 (he's primarily run on the Lucas Oil Series of independently in recent seasons). ... Erb's first three WoO triumphs came at Atomic Speedway near Chillicothe, Ohio. .... Erb notched his second victory of the season; his previous came two weekends earlier in Schaeffer's Spring Nationals at Tazewell (Tenn.) Speedway. ... Four cautions slowed the action, the first when Cade Dillard got into the turn-three wall on the first lap, damaging his car. ... On the second lap, Drake Troutman slowed with a flat right-rear tire. ... On the 12th lap, third-running Brian Shirley fell off the pace after showing engine smoke. ... Fifth-running Dustin Sorensen shredded a right-rear tire on the 18th lap. ... Nick Hoffman lowered the track record in time trials. ... Tyler Bruening debuted a new Infinity Race Car. ... Oregon driver Collen Winebarger made his WoO debut. ... With Thursday's action rained out, Saturday concludes the weekend with a $30,000-to-win finale (it was originally $75,000 but the purse was restructured).

On the move: Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., started 18th and finished fifth.

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: WoO after Friday: 1. Bobby Pierce (1,742); 2. Nick Hoffman (1,662); 3. Ryan Gustin (1,646); 4. Drake Troutman (1,602); 5. Ethan Dotson (1,566); 6. Tim McCreadie (1,552); 7. Max Blair (1,550); 8. Cody Overton (1,546); T9. Dennis Erb Jr. (1,522); T9. Brian Shirley (1,522).

Current weather: Overcast, 46°F

Car count: 44

Fast qualifier: Nick Hoffman

Time: 13.042 seconds

Polesitter: Tyler Erb

Heat race winners: Tyler Erb, Brian Shirley, Ryan Gustin, Bobby Pierce

Consolation race winners: Tyler Bruening, Ashton Winger

Provisional starters: Tanner English, Tristan Chamberlain, Jake Timm, Austin Smith

Next series race: May 3, Mississippi Thunder Speedway (Fountain City, WI) $30,000

Editor's note: Corrects 13th- to 20th-place finishers.

From staff reports

FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — Live updates from Friday’s Dairyland Showdown opener, featuring a 50-lap, $25,000-to-win main event for World of Outlaws-sanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Leading all 50 laps, Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, captured his first World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series victory in three years in the Dairyland Showdown opener at Mississippi Thunder Speedway. Fending off a few challenges from Bobby Pierce and Nick Hoffman, Erb took the checkers 1.421 seconds ahead of Hoffman for a $25,000 payday.

Feature lineup

(50 laps)

Row 1: Tyler Erb, Brian Shirley
Row 2: Ryan Gustin, Bobby Pierce
Row 3: Nick Hoffman, Tim McCreadie
Row 4: Dustin Sorensen, Cade Dillard
Row 5: Chad Simpson, Cody Overton
Row 6: Drake Troutman, Dennis Erb Jr.
Row 7: Ethan Dotson, Brent Larson
Row 8: Chris Simpson, Max Blair
Row 9: Tyler Bruening, Ashton Winger
Row 10: Shane Clanton, Sammy Mars
Row 11: Collen Winebarger, Aaron Marrant
Row 12: Tanner English, Tristan Chamberlain
Row 13: Jake Timm, Austin Smith

Consolation race results

(10 laps; top three transfer)

First consolation: Tyler Bruening, Shane Clanton, Collen Winebarger, Austin Smith, Michael Leach, Tristan Chamberlain, Brad Waits, Rob Sanders, Lance Matthees, Matthew Larson, Justin Green, Glen Powell, Clay Stuckey. Scratched: Cory Crapser.

Second consolation: Ashton Winger, Sammy Mars, Aaron Marrant, Tanner English, Billy Moyer, Derrick Stewart, Lance Hofer, Jake Timm, Chad Mahder, J.T. Wasmund, Dean Carpenter, Parker Foster, Eli Ross. Scratched: Dylan Thornton.

Heat race recap

Tyler Erb held off Nick Hoffman to win the first heat race by 0.122 of a second. Chad Simpson and Ethan Dotson each improved a position, finishing third and fourth, punching their tickets into Friday’s $25,000-to-win Dairyland Showdown opener. Hoffman lowered the track record in time trials. ... Brian Shirley led all eight laps to win heat two by 1.094 seconds over fourth-starting Tim McCreadie. Drake Troutman and Chris Simpson each lost a spot to McCreadie, but held on for the final transfer positions. … Ryan Gustin overcame a few restarts to earn a flag-to-flag win in heat three, taking the checkers 0.729 of a second ahead of Dustin Sorensen. Cody Overton and Brent Larson each advanced a spot to complete the top-four finishers. Ashton Winger finished fifth after tagging the field aboard his backup car (engine). Dylan Thornton retired on the third lap due to a broken water neck on his car's engine. … Bobby Pierce outdueled Cade Dillard and beat him to the line by 0.691 seconds to win the fourth and final heat race. Pierce and Dillard traded sliders for the lead across multiple consecutive laps before Pierce prevailed. Dennis Erb Jr. finished third, with sixth-starting Max Blair in fourth.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; top four transfer)

First heat: Tyler Erb, Nick Hoffman, Chad Simpson, Ethan Dotson, Tyler Bruening, Michael Leach, Tristan Chamberlain, Shane Clanton, Rob Sanders, Lance Matthees, Justin Green.
Second heat: Brian Shirley, Tim McCreadie, Drake Troutman, Chris Simpson, Clay Stuckey, Brad Waits, Collen Winebarger, Austin Smith, Matthew Larson, Glen Powell, Cory Crapser.
Third heat: Ryan Gustin, Dustin Sorensen, Cody Overton, Brent Larson, Ashton Winger, Aaron Marrant, Billy Moyer, Lance Hofer, Jake Timm, J.T. Wasmund, Dylan Thornton.
Fourth heat: Bobby Pierce, Cade Dillard, Dennis Erb Jr., Max Blair, Sammy Mars, Tanner English, Derrick Stewart, Eli Ross, Dean Carpenter, Chad Mahder, Parker Foster.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Nick Hoffman (9), Mooresville, N.C., 13.042
2. Brian Shirley (3s), Chatham, Ill., 13.164
3. Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 13.179
4. Drake Troutman (22*), Hyndman, Pa., 13.255
5. Michael Leach (09), Sun River, Mont., 13.316
6. Chris Simpson (32s), Oxford, Iowa, 13.323
7. Chad Simpson (25s), Mount Vernon, Iowa, 13.338
8. Tim McCreadie (9m), Watertown, N.Y., 13.371
9. Ethan Dotson (74x), Bakersfield, Calif., 13.433
10. Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 13.505
11. Tristan Chamberlain (20tc), Richmond, Ind., 13.507
12. Matthew Larson (8), Lake Elmo, Minn., 13.512
13. Tyler Bruening (16), Decorah, Iowa, 13.526
14. Austin Smith (11), Cedartown, Ga., 13.602
15. Shane Clanton (25), Zebulon, Ga., 13.618
16. Collen Winebarger (14s), Corbett, Ore., 13.662
17. Rob Sanders (10n), Bakersfield, Calif., 13.686
18. Brad Waits (24), Rochester, Minn., 13.748
19. Lance Matthees (90), Winona, Minn., 13.803
20. Cory Crapser (93), Chippewa Falls, Wis., 14.024
21. Justin Green (19J), Sheboygan Falls, Wis., 14.409
22. Glen Powell (26), Nixa, Mo., 14.569
Group B
1. Ryan Gustin (19R), Marshalltown, Iowa, 13.188
2. Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., 13.205
3. Dustin Sorensen (19), Rochester, Minn., 13.311
4. Cade Dillard (97), Robeline, La., 13.335
5. Jake Timm (49), Winona, Minn., 13.351
6. Sammy Mars (28m), Menomonie, Wis., 13.382
7. Cody Overton (2), Evans, Ga., 13.392
8. Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., 13.427
9. Brent Larson (B1), Lake Elmo, Minn., 13.520
10. Derrick Stewart (43), Ainsworth, Iowa, 13.522
11. Dylan Thornton (38T), Orcutt, Calif., 13.573
12. Max Blair (111), Centerville, Pa., 13.600
13. Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., 13.619
14. Tanner English (96), Benton, Ky., 13.627
15. Aaron Marrant (1x), Richmond, Mo., 13.627
16. Eli Ross (66), Muskogee, Okla., 13.710
17. Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga., 13.766
18. Dean Carpenter (51), Coldwater, Miss., 13.862
19. J.T. Wasmund (51w), Pine Island, Minn., 13.957
20. Chad Mahder (55c), Bloomer, Wis., 14.038
21. Lance Hofer (11H), Fountain City, Wis., 14.267
22. Parker Foster (35), Winona, Minn., 14.416

Friday’s schedule

(All times local)
2 p.m. - Pits open
5 p.m. - Grandstands open
5:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - On-track activity begins
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- Modified time trials
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Modified consolations (12 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Late Model feature (30 laps)
- Modified feature (25 laps)