Story By: RYAN DELPH / DENNIS ERB RACING – CARPENTERSVILLE, IL – Two-time Coors Light ‘Fall Classic’ winner Dennis Erb, Jr. and his #28 team vied for a third race title over the October 25-26 weekend at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, Mississippi.
With 51 Super Late Model competitors in the pit area for Friday night’s opener, which featured a pair of split-field features, Dennis started off his weekend by posting the third fastest lap in Group B during time trials and finishing third in his heat race. After starting his 30-lap main event from the inside of the fifth row, Dennis moved forward in the $3,000 to win opener to earn a solid eighth place performance.
With a hefty $20,000 payday up for grabs in Saturday’s grand finale at Whynot, Dennis was quick right out of the box by earning Fast Time honors during the qualifying session prior to picking up a heat race triumph. After leading the field to green in the 60-lap headliner and pacing laps 2-9, the Carpentersville, Illinois hotshoe raced hard to stay inside of the top five in the unsanctioned contest. At the checkers, Dennis found himself in the fourth finishing position behind only victor Tyler Erb, Ashton Winger, and Mike Marlar!
Dennis Erb Racing jumps right back into competition on November 2-3 at the historic East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Alabama. The 50th edition of the ‘National 100’ starts on Saturday with a $15,000 to win opener for the ground-pounding Super Late Models. Sunday’s finale at EAMS will shell out a $30,000 first place prize. Dennis was the winner of the ‘National 100’ back in 2016 and has finished second in the storied race on two different occasions.