Tyler Erb takes his third Summer Nationals win of 2025 at Springfield
Photo by Tyler Carr
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—The Fun Tour 2.0 has reached Tyler Erb’s speed.
Using the edge of the cushion through the 30 laps at Springfield Raceway, “Terbo” earned his third Feature win of the 2025 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models tour against his familiar foes in national dirt Late Model competition.
The reigning champion began the night with a win in Heat 3, then drew a front row spot alongside Brandon, FL’s Kyle Bronson for the Feature at the 1/4-mile Missouri track.
Bronson took the top spot on the opening lap while Erb rode behind him in second place with Mark Whitener following in tow.
On Lap 6, Whitener used his momentum from following Erb to throw his car to the bottom of Turns 1-2 and slide by the Best Performance Motorsports No. 1 for second place.
The New Waverly, TX driver did not let the pass hurt his chances to win by retaking the silver medal spot from the cushion, while Whitener’s No. 5 Late Model attempted to maintain position by running the bottom lane. Erb’s pace prevailed as he retook second place on Lap 10 before the caution waved on the following lap that erased Bronson’s 2.3-second lead.
On the restart, Bronson’s No. 40B Longhorn Chassis held onto the lead while Erb got clear of Whitener, then used his momentum to glue his Rocket Chassis to the top of the track for the lead on Lap 13.
Erb maintained his lead with a one-second gap over Bronson until the final caution on Lap 25 for Jason Feger’s right rear tire going flat shook up the points standings and the Feature’s top five.
Under the caution period, Bronson and Dillon McCowan suffered flat tires, which gave way for new challengers in the form of 2023 Hell Tour champion Ashton Winger (second place), 2013 champ Brandon Sheppard (third place), and World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Models presented by DIRTVision rookie Ethan Dotson (fourth place).
Erb held a half-second bubble on Winger with his top-side advantage as the field took the final green flag of the Feature, while Sheppard attempted to ride the bottom lane towards the lead.
As Erb took his 18th checkered flag, he overtook both Kevin Weaver for 11th on the all-time wins list and Jason Feger for the overall points lead by six markers.
“Kyle fired off really good,” Erb said. “The middle-top took a minute to kinda get cleaned off to where you could run up there 'cause I just felt like I was gonna annihilate my tires there at the beginning doing it. The first restart, Mark was able to get by me. I just told myself, ‘Well, I don't need to pick the bottom again, that's no good,’ and it just worked out.”
Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals team up at Tri-City Speedway on Wednesday night, June 25.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision – either online or by downloading the DIRTVision App.
RESULTS
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 1-Tyler Erb[2]; 2. 12-Ashton Winger[11]; 3. B5-Brandon Sheppard[17]; 4. 74X-Ethan Dotson[12]; 5. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[5]; 6. 31M-Tyler Millwood[16]; 7. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[9]; 8. 5-Mark Whitener[4]; 9. 25F-Jason Feger[8]; 10. 28B-Carson Brown[22]; 11. 388-Jackson Hise[14]; 12. 75A-Daniel Adam[20]; 13. 75-Dillon McCowan[7]; 14. 18D-Daulton Wilson[3]; 15. 40B-Kyle Bronson[1]; 16. 12C-Scott Crigler[13]; 17. 17SS-Brenden Smith[15]; 18. 14-Haiden Cowan[18]; 19. 14JR-Trey Mills[19]; 20. 98-Justin Wells[23]; 21. 29-Christian Hanger[10]; 22. 15-Clay Stuckey[6]; 23. (DNS) 17A-Austin Howes
Last Chance Showdown (B-Main) (10 Laps): 1. B5-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 2. 14-Haiden Cowan[6]; 3. 11-Jon Kirby[1]; 4. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[3]; 5. 38-Thomas Hunziker[14]; 6. 17A-Austin Howes[5]; 7. 3J-Joey Smith[10]; 8. 97-Cade Dillard[17]; 9. 28B-Carson Brown[8]; 10. 17SR-Brody Smith[13]; 11. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[9]; 12. 98-Justin Wells[11]; 13. 14JR-Trey Mills[15]; 14. 5V-Austin Vincent[16]; 15. 75A-Daniel Adam[7]; 16. (DNS) 14W-Dustin Walker; 17. (DNS) 50K-Kayden Clatt
Consolation Race (C-Main) (8 Laps): 1. 17SR-Brody Smith[5]; 2. 38-Thomas Hunziker[1]; 3. 14JR-Trey Mills[7]; 4. 5V-Austin Vincent[2]; 5. 97-Cade Dillard[11]; 6. 3-Brennon Willard[4]; 7. 7J-Ryan Johnson[8]; 8. 50-Kaeden Cornell[6]; 9. 26-Glen Powell[13]; 10. 82-Jace Parmley[9]; 11. 86-Kyle Beard[12]; 12. 805-Rob Hough[14]; 13. 25B-Chevy Boyer[16]; 14. 96-Dalton Imhoff[3]; 15. (DNS) 01A-Drew Armstrong; 16. (DNS) 7-Cole Wells; 17. (DNS) 18-Shaine Paxston
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 18D-Daulton Wilson[7]; 2. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[1]; 3. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[4]; 4. 12C-Scott Crigler[2]; 5. 11-Jon Kirby[3]; 6. 17A-Austin Howes[5]; 7. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[8]; 8. 38-Thomas Hunziker[6]; 9. 17SR-Brody Smith[9]; 10. 82-Jace Parmley[10]; 11. 26-Glen Powell[11]; 12. 18-Shaine Paxston[12]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 40B-Kyle Bronson[1]; 2. 75-Dillon McCowan[4]; 3. 12-Ashton Winger[3]; 4. 17SS-Brenden Smith[2]; 5. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[6]; 6. 75A-Daniel Adam[8]; 7. 98-Justin Wells[7]; 8. 5V-Austin Vincent[5]; 9. 50-Kaeden Cornell[9]; 10. 01A-Drew Armstrong[10]; 11. 805-Rob Hough[11]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Tyler Erb[2]; 2. 15-Clay Stuckey[3]; 3. 29-Christian Hanger[6]; 4. 388-Jackson Hise[7]; 5. 14W-Dustin Walker[10]; 6. 14-Haiden Cowan[9]; 7. 3J-Joey Smith[11]; 8. 96-Dalton Imhoff[8]; 9. 14JR-Trey Mills[4]; 10. 97-Cade Dillard[1]; 11. (DNS) 7-Cole Wells
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 5-Mark Whitener[1]; 2. 25F-Jason Feger[4]; 3. 74X-Ethan Dotson[3]; 4. 31M-Tyler Millwood[5]; 5. B5-Brandon Sheppard[7]; 6. 28B-Carson Brown[2]; 7. 50K-Kayden Clatt[10]; 8. 3-Brennon Willard[6]; 9. 7J-Ryan Johnson[11]; 10. 86-Kyle Beard[9]; 11. 25B-Chevy Boyer[8]
Qualifying A (2 Laps): 1. 21-Billy Moyer Sr, 00:12.113[10]; 2. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 00:12.392[11]; 3. 12C-Scott Crigler, 00:12.417[8]; 4. 17SS-Brenden Smith, 00:12.502[15]; 5. 11-Jon Kirby, 00:12.505[13]; 6. 12-Ashton Winger, 00:12.515[16]; 7. 56-Tony Jackson Jr, 00:12.538[7]; 8. 75-Dillon McCowan, 00:12.549[14]; 9. 17A-Austin Howes, 00:12.582[12]; 10. 5V-Austin Vincent, 00:12.695[6]; 11. 38-Thomas Hunziker, 00:12.697[3]; 12. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall, 00:12.710[17]; 13. 18D-Daulton Wilson, 00:12.781[23]; 14. 98-Justin Wells, 00:12.804[2]; 15. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel, 00:12.814[1]; 16. 75A-Daniel Adam, 00:12.834[21]; 17. 17SR-Brody Smith, 00:12.869[20]; 18. 50-Kaeden Cornell, 00:12.889[4]; 19. 82-Jace Parmley, 00:13.070[9]; 20. 01A-Drew Armstrong, 00:13.185[19]; 21. 26-Glen Powell, 00:13.259[5]; 22. 805-Rob Hough, 00:13.601[22]; 23. 18-Shaine Paxston, 00:14.009[18]
Qualifying B (2 Laps): 1. 97-Cade Dillard, 00:12.426[10]; 2. 5-Mark Whitener, 00:12.487[3]; 3. 1-Tyler Erb, 00:12.494[8]; 4. 28B-Carson Brown, 00:12.583[5]; 5. 15-Clay Stuckey, 00:12.612[13]; 6. 74X-Ethan Dotson, 00:12.671[9]; 7. 14JR-Trey Mills, 00:12.731[21]; 8. 25F-Jason Feger, 00:12.781[22]; 9. 7-Cole Wells, 00:12.788[2]; 10. 31M-Tyler Millwood, 00:12.822[6]; 11. 29-Christian Hanger, 00:12.880[14]; 12. 3-Brennon Willard, 00:12.965[18]; 13. 388-Jackson Hise, 00:13.002[20]; 14. B5-Brandon Sheppard, 00:13.011[12]; 15. 96-Dalton Imhoff, 00:13.106[17]; 16. 25B-Chevy Boyer, 00:13.132[1]; 17. 14-Haiden Cowan, 00:13.135[19]; 18. 86-Kyle Beard, 00:13.175[11]; 19. 14W-Dustin Walker, 00:13.227[16]; 20. 50K-Kayden Clatt, 00:13.412[15]; 21. 3J-Joey Smith, 00:14.009[4]; 22. (DNF) 7J-Ryan Johnson[7]
DIRTCAR SUMMER NATIONALS OVERALL DRIVER STANDINGS
Points Updated: June 24, 2025
Pos # Driver Hometown Points Gap Wins Top 5 Top 10 Features
1 #1 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX 653 -0 3 5 9 12
2 #25F Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 647 -6 2 5 7 12
3 #28 Dennis Erb Carpentersville, IL 588 -65 0 6 7 11
4 #75 Dillon McCowan Urbana, MO 536 -117 0 1 6 12
5 #40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL 511 -142 0 1 4 12
6 #5 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL 487 -166 0 2 5 10
7 #22* Drake Troutman Hyndman, PA 473 -180 3 3 6 10
8 #99JR Frank Heckenast Frankfort, IL 457 -196 0 2 5 11
9 #15 Clay Stuckey Shreveport, LA 436 -217 0 0 0 10
10 #14JR Trey Mills St. Augustine, FL 430 -223 0 0 2 8
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MW Modzs A Class by INDIGO SKY CASINO
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 00T-Trenton Brookshire[7]; 2. 84-Dayton Newell[2]; 3. 35-Jerry Lankton[8]; 4. 83N-Ben Newell[6]; 5. 64-Pete Richardson[1]; 6. 7-Kynsey Collins[4]; 7. 34-Jake Carter[5]; 8. 23-Mark Simon[22]; 9. 81K-Elijah Keepper[12]; 10. 51-Eli Ellis[15]; 11. 21K-Sam Keller[14]; 12. 10-Michael Maggard[9]; 13. 12X-Darren Burt[3]; 14. 17-Garrett Parker[11]; 15. 23J-Ray Flippin[17]; 16. 47-Gavin Buckley[18]; 17. (DNF) 11-Justin Yacko[21]; 18. (DNF) 65JR-Karter Jackson[10]; 19. (DNF) 02-Blake Ellis[16]; 20. (DNF) 15R-Oakley Ragland[20]; 21. (DNF) 15-Cory Wilson[13]; 22. (DNS) 30B-Dean Bell; 23. (DNS) 25J-Ryan Hargus
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 12X-Darren Burt[2]; 2. 34-Jake Carter[3]; 3. 10-Michael Maggard[4]; 4. 35-Jerry Lankton[8]; 5. 21K-Sam Keller[5]; 6. 02-Blake Ellis[7]; 7. 47-Gavin Buckley[6]; 8. (DNF) 25J-Ryan Hargus[1]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7-Kynsey Collins[1]; 2. 64-Pete Richardson[8]; 3. 65JR-Karter Jackson[2]; 4. 17-Garrett Parker[6]; 5. 51-Eli Ellis[5]; 6. 23J-Ray Flippin[3]; 7. 30B-Dean Bell[7]; 8. 15R-Oakley Ragland[4]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 84-Dayton Newell[4]; 2. 83N-Ben Newell[2]; 3. 00T-Trenton Brookshire[5]; 4. 81K-Elijah Keepper[3]; 5. 15-Cory Wilson[6]; 6. (DNF) 11-Justin Yacko[7]; 7. (DNF) 23-Mark Simon[1]
Full Body by PEPSI (pure)
A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 174-Derek Lampe[6]; 2. 714-Dustin Isaacs[1]; 3. 41-Mason Beck[5]; 4. 23-Mark Simon[2]; 5. 195-Tyler Dawson[8]; 6. 1C-Scotty Carter[3]; 7. 92M-Michael McKnight[4]; 8. 28W-Michael Willoughby[7]; 9. 32H-Richard Harrington[10]; 10. 22S-Tanner Randolph[9]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 714-Dustin Isaacs[2]; 2. 1C-Scotty Carter[4]; 3. 41-Mason Beck[1]; 4. 174-Derek Lampe[3]; 5. 28W-Michael Willoughby[5]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Mark Simon[1]; 2. 92M-Michael McKnight[3]; 3. 32H-Richard Harrington[5]; 4. 22S-Tanner Randolph[4]; 5. (DNF) 195-Tyler Dawson[2]
B - Mods by ALL TRAILER SERVICE
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 65-Kris Jackson[2]; 2. 11T-James Thompson[1]; 3. 5-Robert White[8]; 4. 21-Jackie Dalton[3]; 5. 33-Anthony Ferrara[5]; 6. 7-Trevor Drake[4]; 7. 11-Waylon Dimmitt[11]; 8. 55-Colson Kirk[9]; 9. 41-Kanyan Methuin[6]; 10. 17-Mike Striegel[22]; 11. 18-Austin Joplin[10]; 12. 15-Cayden Stacye[13]; 13. 5W-Derek Watson[18]; 14. 11L-Logan Smith[15]; 15. 86-Jeff Albright[7]; 16. 678-Sundance Keepper[19]; 17. 18C-Carter Harrison[17]; 18. 21M-Chance Mangrum[21]; 19. 24D-Donnie Fellers[23]; 20. 47-Chet Buckley[14]; 21. (DNF) 32-Lane New[12]; 22. (DNF) 9M-Matthew Manes[16]; 23. (DNF) 44T-Ty O'Neal[20]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 33-Anthony Ferrara[1]; 2. 7-Trevor Drake[5]; 3. 86-Jeff Albright[4]; 4. 18-Austin Joplin[6]; 5. 47-Chet Buckley[3]; 6. 18C-Carter Harrison[7]; 7. 678-Sundance Keepper[8]; 8. 17-Mike Striegel[2]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 11T-James Thompson[3]; 2. 65-Kris Jackson[6]; 3. 55-Colson Kirk[1]; 4. 32-Lane New[2]; 5. 11L-Logan Smith[5]; 6. 9M-Matthew Manes[8]; 7. 44T-Ty O'Neal[7]; 8. 24D-Donnie Fellers[4]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Jackie Dalton[2]; 2. 41-Kanyan Methuin[1]; 3. 5-Robert White[4]; 4. 11-Waylon Dimmitt[5]; 5. 15-Cayden Stacye[6]; 6. 5W-Derek Watson[7]; 7. 21M-Chance Mangrum[3]
FWD by GUFFEY SERVICES HEATING & AIR
A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 7-Amadeus Keepper[1]; 2. 93-Daniel Barton[2]; 3. 80-Jim Cook[4]; 4. 2M-Corbin Mooney[6]; 5. 05G-Grayson McKiney[3]; 6. 007-Rylin Huber[5]; 7. 10-Colton Brown[8]; 8. 51F-Levi Felton[10]; 9. V31-Brandon Vignoe[7]; 10. 85J-Joseph Aitken[9]
Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 93-Daniel Barton[2]; 2. 05G-Grayson McKiney[1]; 3. 007-Rylin Huber[5]; 4. 10-Colton Brown[3]; 5. 85J-Joseph Aitken[4]
Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 7-Amadeus Keepper[4]; 2. 80-Jim Cook[2]; 3. 2M-Corbin Mooney[1]; 4. V31-Brandon Vignoe[5]; 5. 51F-Levi Felton[3]
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