Tyler Erb Captures Tuesday Thriller at Benton Speedway for Fourth Summer Nationals Win in 2025
Photo by Tyler Carr
BENTON, Mo.—Benton Speedway brought fireworks both on and off the track for the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Week 4 opener.
Rocketing to the front in a 30-lap green flag run to the finish at the Missouri racetrack, Tyler Erb scored his 19th career Hell Tour win against his championship rivals in the 2025 campaign.
The New Waverly, TX driver had to start against Bloomington, IL’s Jason Feger in the third row while polesitter Billy Moyer Jr. joined the Summer Nationals for the first time since 2023.
While Moyer controlled the early pace, Feger jumped Mark Whitener and made his way up to second while Erb began to create momentum on the cushion while the competition ahead of him rode the bottom lane.
Feger found his way to the cushion and used the momentum to slide job around Moyer for the lead on Lap 12.
Perfecting his line through the first 1/3 of the Feature, “Terbo” found his rhythm to pass by Whitener for third on the same lap, then passed Moyer on the high side on Lap 13 for second place.
The pace of Erb was unmatched in the first battle between the two, with Erb throwing a slide job in Turns 3-4 to claim the lead.
Feger was not done racing for the lead by following Erb on the top through the halfway point; then, he made his second move for the top spot after the Best Performance Motorsports No. 1 made contact with a lapped car, having slid the car up the track too soon.
Erb’s lost speed helped Feger take back the lead while Whitener climbed back from a three-second deficit to race the two drivers for the win.
The final battle for the win saw Erb slide across Feger once more through Turns 3-4 on Lap 25, then used the cushion of Turns 1-2 to speed away from the No. 25 Longhorn Chassis. While Erb got clear, Whitener squeezed Feger between a lapped car to overtake for second place.
Erb grew the distance from Whitener to 1.7 seconds as he captured the fourth win of the 2025 season and closed back in on Feger for the overall title.
“Pure anger, honestly,” Erb said. “I felt like I was single-handedly cleaning the top off at the beginning. I felt like I did everything right to get to the lead, and then I don't know what was going on. (It was) a lot of creative driving from the lapped cars.
I was like ‘I need to slide (Feger),’ and next thing you know, we’re mounted in (Turn) 1, Feger got by me, and I thought I had lost the race. But, hunkered down and thought that ‘I’ll run the cushion harder. And if I wreck, I wreck.’ It was just a really good racecar.”
DIRTCAR LATE MODEL RESULTS
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 1-Tyler Erb[6]; 2. 5-Mark Whitener[3]; 3. 25F-Jason Feger[5]; 4. 14-Haiden Cowan[2]; 5. 15-Clay Stuckey[12]; 6. 29-Christian Hanger[7]; 7. 81F-Jadon Frame[4]; 8. 75-Dillon McCowan[15]; 9. 14JR-Trey Mills[19]; 10. 31M-Tyler Millwood[8]; 11. 40B-Kyle Bronson[10]; 12. 17SS-Brenden Smith[14]; 13. 55-Eli Johnson[9]; 14. 21-Billy Moyer Jr[1]; 15. 28B-Carson Brown[22]; 16. 17SR-Brody Smith[16]; 17. 44-Blaze Burwell[20]; 18. (DNF) 14M-Morgan Bagley[11]; 19. (DNF) 388-Jackson Hise[13]; 20. (DNF) 5S-Kyle Hammer[17]; 21. (DNF) 81-Jason Riggs[18]; 22. (DNF) 16-Rusty Griffaw[21]
Last Chance Showdown (B-Main) (10 Laps): 1. 5S-Kyle Hammer[1]; 2. 81-Jason Riggs[3]; 3. 28B-Carson Brown[5]; 4. 44-Blaze Burwell[2]; 5. 7W-JC Waller[6]; 6. 16-Rusty Griffaw[4]; 7. 15W-Brian Woodard[12]; 8. 45-Kyle McMahon[8]; 9. 15S-Shane Stephens[10]; 10. 38-Thomas Hunziker[9]; 11. 11M-Robby Moore[14]; 12. 14JR-Trey Mills[7]; 13. 27M-Rodney Melvin[11]; 14. 13-Dylan Thornton[13]; 15. (DNS) 78-Henry Gustavas; 16. (DNS) 10C-Matt Cooper; 17. (DNS) 91-Chris Jones
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Haiden Cowan[1]; 2. 25F-Jason Feger[2]; 3. 55-Eli Johnson[3]; 4. 388-Jackson Hise[6]; 5. 5S-Kyle Hammer[7]; 6. 28B-Carson Brown[4]; 7. 38-Thomas Hunziker[8]; 8. 13-Dylan Thornton[5]; 9. (DNS) 91-Chris Jones
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Billy Moyer Jr[1]; 2. 29-Christian Hanger[2]; 3. 14M-Morgan Bagley[5]; 4. 75-Dillon McCowan[6]; 5. 81-Jason Riggs[7]; 6. 14JR-Trey Mills[4]; 7. 27M-Rodney Melvin[3]; 8. 78-Henry Gustavas[8]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 81F-Jadon Frame[1]; 2. 1-Tyler Erb[2]; 3. 40B-Kyle Bronson[3]; 4. 17SS-Brenden Smith[6]; 5. 44-Blaze Burwell[5]; 6. 7W-JC Waller[4]; 7. 15S-Shane Stephens[7]; 8. (DNF) 11M-Robby Moore[8]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 5-Mark Whitener[2]; 2. 31M-Tyler Millwood[1]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[4]; 4. 17SR-Brody Smith[3]; 5. 16-Rusty Griffaw[5]; 6. 45-Kyle McMahon[6]; 7. 15W-Brian Woodard[7]; 8. (DNS) 10C-Matt Cooper
Qualifying A (2 Laps): 1. 14-Haiden Cowan, 00:15.417[3]; 2. 21-Billy Moyer Jr, 00:15.632[4]; 3. 25F-Jason Feger, 00:15.782[14]; 4. 29-Christian Hanger, 00:15.789[8]; 5. 55-Eli Johnson, 00:15.812[12]; 6. 27M-Rodney Melvin, 00:15.932[1]; 7. 28B-Carson Brown, 00:15.968[10]; 8. 14JR-Trey Mills, 00:15.994[11]; 9. 13-Dylan Thornton, 00:16.099[17]; 10. 14M-Morgan Bagley, 00:16.113[9]; 11. 388-Jackson Hise, 00:16.115[13]; 12. 75-Dillon McCowan, 00:16.117[7]; 13. 5S-Kyle Hammer, 00:16.272[6]; 14. 81-Jason Riggs, 00:16.449[5]; 15. 38-Thomas Hunziker, 00:16.523[16]; 16. 78-Henry Gustavas, 00:16.922[2]; 17. 91-Chris Jones, 00:17.277[15]
Qualifying B (2 Laps): 1. 81F-Jadon Frame, 00:15.549[2]; 2. 31M-Tyler Millwood, 00:15.764[4]; 3. 1-Tyler Erb, 00:15.964[12]; 4. 5-Mark Whitener, 00:15.991[13]; 5. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 00:16.022[5]; 6. 17SR-Brody Smith, 00:16.225[7]; 7. 7W-JC Waller, 00:16.231[15]; 8. 15-Clay Stuckey, 00:16.406[3]; 9. 44-Blaze Burwell, 00:16.534[16]; 10. 16-Rusty Griffaw, 00:16.691[1]; 11. 17SS-Brenden Smith, 00:16.706[14]; 12. 45-Kyle McMahon, 00:16.757[6]; 13. 15S-Shane Stephens, 00:16.824[11]; 14. 15W-Brian Woodard, 00:16.928[8]; 15. 11M-Robby Moore, 00:17.103[10]; 16. (DNF) 10C-Matt Cooper[9]
DIRTCAR SUMMER NATIONALS OVERALL DRIVER STANDINGS
Points Updated: July 1, 2025
Pos # Driver Hometown Points Gap Wins Top 5 Top 10 Features
1 #25F Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 1005 -0 4 9 12 17 WEEK 1 CHAMP
2 #1 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX 957 -48 4 8 13 17
3 #75 Dillon McCowan Urbana, MO 794 -211 0 2 10 17
4 #40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL 769 -236 0 2 8 17
5 #5 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL 731 -274 0 3 6 15
6 #14JR Trey Mills St. Augustine, FL 694 -311 1 1 5 13
7 #31M Tyler Millwood Kingston, GA 648 -357 0 1 4 11
8 #29 Christian Hanger Winchester, TN 628 -377 0 1 3 14
9 #15 Clay Stuckey Shreveport, LA 617 -388 0 1 1 14
10 #28 Dennis Erb Carpentersville, IL 588 -417 0 6 7 11
11 #388 Jackson Hise Ocala, FL 568 -437 0 0 1 8
12 #17SS Brenden Smith Dade City, FL 564 -441 0 0 1 8
13 #B5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL 510 -495 1 6 7 7 WEEK 3 CHAMP
14 #99JR Frank Heckenast Frankfort, IL 492 -513 0 2 5 12
15 #17SR Brody Smith Dade City, FL 480 -525 0 0 0 2
16 #22* Drake Troutman Hyndman, PA 473 -532 3 3 6 10
17 #28B Carson Brown New London, NC 468 -537 0 0 2 8
18 #18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL 431 -574 0 3 5 8
19 #10 Joseph Joiner Milton, FL 420 -585 0 2 5 8
20 #38 Thomas Hunziker Bend, OR 416 -589 0 0 0 2
26 #19R Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA 339 -666 1 4 6 6 WEEK 2 CHAMP
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CHASE HOLLAND WINS FIRST CAREER SUMMIT NATIONALS FEATURE AT BENTON
BENTON, Mo. -- After two years of anticipation, Chase Holland’s time in DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Victory Lane has arrived.
Holland had to flex his muscles against the top Modified drivers in the country to score his first career win with the tour in his first trip to Missouri’s Benton Speedway on Tuesday night.
Holland began the night in fifth place for the 30-lap Feature, but a checkup on the bottom lane dropped him back to eighth by the end of the opening lap.
He immediately recovered as he found the cushion of the track to be his most useful line for the 25-lap Feature.
The Success, MS native drove back into the top five after passing two cars in one corner from the top to secure his spot after Lap 4, then moved by tour points leader Trevor Neville for fourth place on the following lap.
While front row starters Kenny Wallace and Lucas Lee ran the bottom lane, Holland used his momentum on the top to outrun the No. 36 and No. 12 UMP Modifieds along the frontstretch to take over second place.
Leader Tyler Nicely felt the challenge of Holland and shifted to the cushion to block Holland’s run at him. Holland responded with a slide job through Turns 3-4 and narrowly cleared Nicely before the No. 25 performed a crossover move to retake the lead.
Holland tried to slide job Nicely once more, but the two drivers slammed into each other going into Turn 3, which sent Nicely spinning into the wall and Holland in full possession of the lead.
Once Holland got to full speed on the final restart, Holland inflated the interval to 2.6 seconds over Zach Whaley as he crossed the twin checkered flags as a first-time Summit Modified winner.
“It means the world to me,” Holland said. “It doesn’t mean as much to me as the people that support this deal and make it possible.
“Let me start here. I’ve got a ton of respect for Tyler Nicely. I grew up watching that dude win his fair share of races, so I knew it was gonna be tricky racing against him. I figured that when we started throwing sliders that we’re not gonna block them. There was nothing I could do because I was committed down the backstretch.”
Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modifieds visit the birthplace of the Hell Tour at Spoon River Speedway on Wednesday, July 2.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every DIRTcar Summer Nationals race live on DIRTVision.
DIRTCAR UMP MODIFIED RESULTS
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 45H-Chase Holland[5]; 2. 12-Zach Whaley[12]; 3. 12L-Lucas Lee[4]; 4. 36-Kenny Wallace[2]; 5. 94-Austin Rettig[16]; 6. 75-Daniel Adam[9]; 7. 98-Zac Harris[8]; 8. 2-Peyton Walker[11]; 9. 1A-Steve Meyer Jr[7]; 10. 27G-Jason Garver[6]; 11. 76-Shawn Knuckles[15]; 12. 81-Kevin Cole[14]; 13. 18-Brent Thompson[10]; 14. 66-Chris Hall[17]; 15. 3G-Haleigh Gross[18]; 16. 151-Zach Resinger[23]; 17. 1H-Steve Hughes[21]; 18. 25-Tyler Nicely[3]; 19. 84G-Gary Gross[20]; 20. 777-Trevor Neville[1]; 21. 42-Clint Young[13]; 22. (DNS) 24-Zeke McKenzie; 23. (DNS) 13-Charlie Mefford
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Kenny Wallace[1]; 2. 12L-Lucas Lee[2]; 3. 1A-Steve Meyer Jr[5]; 4. 18-Brent Thompson[7]; 5. 42-Clint Young[3]; 6. 94-Austin Rettig[6]; 7. 24-Zeke McKenzie[4]; 8. (DNS) 13-Charlie Mefford
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Tyler Nicely[1]; 2. 45H-Chase Holland[5]; 3. 98-Zac Harris[2]; 4. 2-Peyton Walker[3]; 5. 81-Kevin Cole[4]; 6. 66-Chris Hall[7]; 7. 84G-Gary Gross[6]; 8. 151-Zach Resinger[8]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 777-Trevor Neville[1]; 2. 27G-Jason Garver[3]; 3. 75-Daniel Adam[2]; 4. 12-Zach Whaley[5]; 5. 76-Shawn Knuckles[4]; 6. 3G-Haleigh Gross[6]; 7. 1H-Steve Hughes[7]
Qualifying 1: 1. 36-Kenny Wallace, 00:15.931[8]; 2. 12L-Lucas Lee, 00:16.044[6]; 3. 42-Clint Young, 00:16.127[7]; 4. 24-Zeke McKenzie, 00:16.267[5]; 5. 1A-Steve Meyer Jr, 00:16.371[1]; 6. 94-Austin Rettig, 00:16.410[4]; 7. 18-Brent Thompson, 00:16.621[2]; 8. (DNS) 13-Charlie Mefford
Qualifying 2: 1. 25-Tyler Nicely, 00:15.903[2]; 2. 98-Zac Harris, 00:16.176[7]; 3. 2-Peyton Walker, 00:16.228[3]; 4. 81-Kevin Cole, 00:16.362[5]; 5. 45H-Chase Holland, 00:16.567[6]; 6. 84G-Gary Gross, 00:16.730[1]; 7. 66-Chris Hall, 00:16.901[8]; 8. 151-Zach Resinger, 00:17.897[4]
Qualifying 3: 1. 777-Trevor Neville, 00:16.267[7]; 2. 75-Daniel Adam, 00:16.575[2]; 3. 27G-Jason Garver, 00:16.628[4]; 4. 76-Shawn Knuckles, 00:16.871[5]; 5. 12-Zach Whaley, 00:16.883[1]; 6. 3G-Haleigh Gross, 00:17.191[6]; 7. 1H-Steve Hughes, 00:18.391[3]
SUMMIT MODIFIED NATIONALS STANDINGS
Points Updated: June 26, 2025
Pos # Driver Hometown Points Gap Wins Top 5 Top 10 Features
1 #777 Trevor Neville Mackinaw, IL 525 -0 1 6 7 9
2 #45H Chase Holland Success, MS 420 -105 0 3 5 9
3 #66 Cole Falloway Owensboro, KY 364 -161 0 3 7 7
4 #23B Ethan Boomsma Wheatfield, IN 348 -177 0 0 1 6
5 #1A Steve Meyer Caseyville, IL 316 -209 0 1 3 8
6 #75 Daniel Adam Peru, IL 287 -238 0 1 2 5
7 #37 Michael Ledford Pontiac, IL 256 -269 1 3 3 4
8 #8A Austin Holcombe Elm City, NC 200 -325 0 1 3 5
9 #J82 Treb Jacoby O'fallon, MO 199 -326 3 3 3 3
10 #99 Hunt Gossum Mayfield, KY 193 -332 1 2 3 3
11 #24Z Zeke McKenzie Claypool, IN 189 -336 0 1 1 2
12 #1H Ben Harmon Brooks, KY 186 -339 0 1 1 3
13 #5S Owen Steinkoenig Highland, IL 174 -351 0 1 2 4
14 #18L Michael Long Fowler, IL 167 -358 1 2 2 3
15 #21L Derek Losh Rensselaer, IN 150 -375 1 2 2 2
16 #14C Rick Conoyer Wentzville, MO 149 -376 0 0 2 4
17 #77 Ray Bollinger Kewanee, IL 140 -385 0 2 2 2
18 #10M Chris Morefield Edwards, IL 134 -391 0 1 1 2
19 #11D Brian Diveley Springfield, IL 127 -398 0 0 0 2
20 #3F Carson Friedman Fairbury, IL 127 -398 0 0 0 1
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Street Stocks
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. C5-CLAUDIE COOK[2]; 2. 5JR-Billy James[1]; 3. 99-Bobby Burrows[12]; 4. 86-Bailey Cook[8]; 5. 5X-Zach Dobbs[6]; 6. 279-Daniel Roe[10]; 7. 01-Corey Myers[9]; 8. 37-Chris Webb[7]; 9. 122-Cline Myers[13]; 10. 35-Joshua Poole[14]; 11. 89SR-Kyle Enderle Sr[15]; 12. (DNF) 3M-Josh Sissom[4]; 13. (DNF) 89JR-Dietrich Bollinger[16]; 14. (DNF) 24-Greg Casey[3]; 15. (DNF) 11-CODY VANOVER[5]; 16. (DNF) 91-Mike Lough[11]; 17. (DNS) 51-David Shepard
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 5JR-Billy James[2]; 2. 24-Greg Casey[9]; 3. 11-CODY VANOVER[3]; 4. 37-Chris Webb[8]; 5. 01-Corey Myers[4]; 6. 279-Daniel Roe[7]; 7. 99-Bobby Burrows[6]; 8. 35-Joshua Poole[5]; 9. (DNS) 89JR-Dietrich Bollinger
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. C5-CLAUDIE COOK[8]; 2. 3M-Josh Sissom[6]; 3. 5X-Zach Dobbs[7]; 4. 86-Bailey Cook[5]; 5. 51-David Shepard[3]; 6. 91-Mike Lough[1]; 7. 122-Cline Myers[4]; 8. (DNF) 89SR-Kyle Enderle Sr[2]
Kid Modz
A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 16-Cruz Griffaw[1]; 2. 46-Cole Stolzer[2]; 3. 5-Bennett Spraul[3]; 4. T7-Colton Griffin[5]; 5. 26B-Brodix Burrows[6]; 6. L45-Landon Littrell[7]; 7. (DNF) 77-Logan Griffin[4]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 16-Cruz Griffaw[5]; 2. 46-Cole Stolzer[1]; 3. 5-Bennett Spraul[2]; 4. 77-Logan Griffin[7]; 5. T7-Colton Griffin[3]; 6. 26B-Brodix Burrows[4]; 7. L45-Landon Littrell[6]
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