Story By: RYAN DELPH / DENNIS ERB RACING – CARPENTERSVILLE, IL – The Dennis Erb Racing team stood tall in victory lane for the fourth time in 2024 on Saturday evening, September 21 after winning the 69th Annual ‘Illinois State Championship’ at Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Illinois.
Dennis Erb, Jr. stopped the clock third quickest overall during the DIRTcar Super Late Model qualifying session prior to securing a heat race triumph.
After starting the 50-lap headliner from the inside of the second row, Dennis was able to work his way past leader Mike Spatola on the twenty-third circuit and never looked back. The Carpentersville, Illinois ace won by 4.471 seconds to claim his third career ‘Illinois State Championship’ title and the $5,000 payday over runner-up Jason Feger, Bob Gardner, Ryan Unzicker, and Frank Heckenast, Jr.!
“We took off real good at the drop of the green flag and once we got out front, we were able to finish it off,” quoted Erb, Jr. earlier this morning. “Our Rocket car was as good as it has been this year, so hopefully we hit on a little something that will pay dividends the rest of the season. I have to thank all of our great sponsors and supporters including McBride Mack, VoMac Truck Sales, Ideal Ready Mix, Keyser Manufacturing, VP Racing Fuels, and PRC.”
The #28 team has three marquee events on their racing calendar this week starting later tonight, September 25 at the legendary Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana. The Castrol FloRacing Night in America Series rolls into the 1/4-mile fairgrounds venue to preside over a $20,000 to win showdown. Dennis comes into the event eighth in the latest version of the miniseries point standings.
Over the weekend, Dennis will be in action in a pair of World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series shootouts in the states of Louisiana and Texas on September 27-28. Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, Louisiana will host a $15,000 to win program on Friday night, while Rocket Raceway Park in Petty, Texas will do the same on Saturday evening. Dennis currently sits ninth in the most recent version of the national touring series point tally.