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RACE RESULTS: Dennis Erb Jr. Registers First-Ever WoO LMS Win At Charter Raceway Park
Posted Saturday, May 12, 2007
Beaver Dam, WI — By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director
Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., became the second consecutive first-time winner on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, capturing Saturday night’s 50-lap feature at Charter Raceway Park.
There were tears of joy visible in Erb’s eyes after he climbed out of his Rayburn car in Victory Lane – clear-cut proof that this was one of the most important triumphs of his career.
Erb, 34, has been a regular winner throughout the Midwest in recent years, but few of his checkered flags could match the exhilaration he felt about winning a WoO LMS event at one of the country’s top short-track facilities.
“It’s so exciting to win one of these shows,” said Erb, whose best previous finish in 15 career WoO LMS feature starts was a fifth place on Aug. 14, 2006, at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway. “This means a lot to us.”
The manner in which Erb joined Brian Harris, who scored an upset win on May 9 at the Davenport (Iowa) Speedway Quarter-Mile, as a new WoO LMS victor made his achievement even more memorable.
The A-Main’s 11th-place starter, Erb parked his Malcuit-powered Petroff Towing/J&J Steel/Reaber Transportation car in the high-banked, one-third-mile oval’s inside groove and marched forward to snare the lead from Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., on lap 35.
Smith settled for second place after leading laps 1-34 in his J&J Steel/Cliburn Tank Lines GRT. It was the second bridesmaid run of the 2007 WoO LMS season for Smith, who scored his only win on April 28 at Kamp Motor Speedway in Boswell, Ind.
Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., finished third in the Henderson Amusements/Century Plastics Bloomquist car after running second for laps 8-30. Completing the top five was Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., in his Valvoline Rocket and 18th-starter Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., in Billy Moyer Sr.’s Car City Rayburn.
Only a single caution flag, on lap six, assisted Erb, who pocketed $10,500 for his night’s work. The total included the $500 ‘World of Outlaws Bonus Bucks’ prize for being the top-finishing driver who was not a previous winner on the tour nor ranked among the top 12 of the current WoO LMS point standings.
“The bottom worked real well for me,” said Erb, who qualified only 23rd-fastest in the evening’s 29-car time-trial session. “I found something down there that I could use and just stayed there.
“When I saw I was catching them (the leaders), I just kept my line and it all worked out. We just hit on the right setup tonight.”
Smith, 42, came off the outside pole to grab the lead at the initial green flag and controlled the race until Erb’s late rush. He related afterward that something happened to his J.P. Drilling GRT car during the A-Main that left him unable to run the inside groove, forcing him to live-and-die in the top lane as Erb came on.
A runner-up finish several car lengths behind Erb was still good enough to push Smith back into the WoO LMS points lead over Babb, who ended the night trailing Smith by a mere two points.
Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., authored arguably the drive of the night, racing from the 23rd starting spot to a sixth-place finish. He had to use a provisional spot to get in the A-Main after his Rocket No. 29 sustained damage in a heat-race tangle.
Rick Eckert of York, Pa., placed seventh, followed by polesitter Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., and Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa.
Twenty-nine Late Models entered Charter Raceway Park’s first-ever WoO LMS event, which drew a strong crowd on a chilly night and had track and series officials already looking forward to a return visit in 2008.
Richards was the evening’s fast-timer for the first time this season, setting a new track record of 13.643 seconds.
Heat winners were Richards, Clint Smith and Francis, and Nick Anvelink of Navarino, Wis., topped the B-Main.
The five-race, five-state WoO LMS ‘Monster Midwest Tour’ continues on Sun., May 13, at Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway with a 40-lapper paying $7,000-to-win. The tour will close out with $10,000-to-win, 50-lap events on Wed., May 16, at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway and Fri., May 18, at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Mich.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
Results of WoO Late Model Series (Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):
1. (11) Dennis Erb Jr./50 $10,500
2. (2) Clint Smith/50 $5,000
3. (5) Chris Madden/50 $3,000
4. (3) Steve Francis/50 $2,500
5. (18) Shannon Babb/50 $2,000
6. (23) Darrell Lanigan/50 $1,700
7. (8) Rick Eckert/50 $1,400
8. (1) Josh Richards/50 $1,300
9. (7) Jimmy Mars/50 $1,200
10. (16) Chub Frank/50 $1,100
11. (10) Tim Fuller/50 $1,300
12. (14) A.J. Diemel/50 $1,000
13. (15) Brian Shirley/50 $950
14. (13) Brady Smith/49 $900
15. (12) Shane Clanton/49 $850
16. (4) Eddie Carrier Jr./49 $800
17. (20) Dave Eckrich/49 $770
18. (24) Mike Mataragas/49 $750
19. (22) Pete Parker/48 $730
20. (17) John Blankenship/48 $700
21. (21) George Scheffler/47 $700
22. (9) Terry Casey/38 $700
23. (19) Nick Anvelink/27 $700
24. (6) Adam Hensel/15 $700
Time of Race: Mins., Secs.
Margin of Victory: Secs.
Yellow Flags: 1 (Lap 6)
Lap Leaders: C. Smith (1-34); Erb (35-50)
Rookie of the Race: Tim Fuller ($250)
WoO LMS Bonus Bucks Winner: Dennis Erb Jr. ($500)
Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):
1. 1-Josh Richards/Shinnston, WV 13.643 (NTR)
2. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 13.878
3. 44H-Adam Hensel/Barron, WI 13.903
4. 28-Eddie Carrier Jr./Salt Rock, WV 13.914
5. 25-Kerry Hansen/Spencer, WI 13.922
6. 15-Steve Francis/Ashland, KY 13.948
7. 28M-Jimmy Mars/Menomonie, WI 14.012
8. 44M-Chris Madden/Gray Court, SC 14.035
9. 25-Shane Clanton/Locust Grove, GA 14.083
10. 19-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY 14.088
11. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 14.091
12. 9z-Jayme Zidar/Greenfield, WI 14.099
13. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 14.190
14. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 14.209
15. 18-Shannon Babb/Moweaqua, IL 14.221
16. 2-Brady Smith/Solon Springs, WI 14.231
17. 23-John Blankenship/Williamson, WV 14.268
18. 42-Terry Casey/New London, WI 14.341
19. 1M-Mike Mataragas/DeKalb, IL 14.341
20. 58-A.J. Diemel/Navarino, WI 14.365
21. 3s-Brian Shirley/Chatham, IL 14.401
22. 58-Dave Eckrich/Oxford, IA 14.481
23. 28e-Dennis Erb Jr./Carpentersville, IL 14.512
24. 10s-George Scheffler/Waukesha, WI 14.650
25. 15-Nick Anvelink/Navarino, WI 14.664
26. 10-Pete Parker/Kaukauna, WI 14.682
27. 8R-Phil Rezutek/Big Bend, WI 14.797
28. 11-Bobby Smith/Milwaukee, WI 15.128
29. 93-Roy Mitchell/Rensselaer, IL 15.606
Heat No. 1 (10 laps - Top 6 Transfer): Richards, Carrier, Mars, Fuller, Brady Smith, Frank, Eckrich, Anvelink, Mataragas, Bobby Smith
Heat No. 2 (10 laps - Top 6 Transfer): Clint Smith, Madden, Eckert, Erb, Diemel, Blankenship, Hansen, Parker, Mitchell, Lanigan
Heat No. 3 (10 laps - Top 6 Transfer): Francis, Hensel, Casey, Clanton, Shirley, Babb, Zidar, Scheffler, Rezutek
B-Main (12 laps – Top Transfer): Anvelink, Eckrich, Scheffler, Parker, Mataragas, Zidar, Rezutek, Bobby Smith, Mitchell, Hansen (DNS) Lanigan
2007 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Point Standings as of May 12 - 11 features completed (rank/driver/wins/top-5s/top-10s/earnings/points/deficit to leader):
1. Clint Smith 1-5-8-$33,600-1,530 (-0)
2. Shannon Babb 3-7-9-$46,600-1,528 (-2)
3. (tie) Rick Eckert 0-3-8-$20,520-1,500 (-30)
3. (tie) Steve Francis 0-6-9-$24,600-1,500 (-30)
5. Josh Richards 1-3-6-$25,290-1,478 (-52)
6. Chub Frank 0-3-7-$16,530-1,462 (-68)
7. Chris Madden 1-5-8-$47,110-1,461 (-69)
8. Shane Clanton 0-2-4-$19,200-1,428 (-102)
9. Darrell Lanigan 0-0-5-$14,830-1,388 (-142)
10. Eddie Carrier Jr. 0-0-1-$10,220-1,289 (-241)
11. Brian Birkhofer 0-1-4-$13,260-1,254 (-276)
12. Tim Fuller (rookie) 0-0-0-$9,790-1,250 (-280)
13. Jimmy Mars 0-4-6-$20,430-1,202 (-328)
14. Billy Moyer 1-3-4-$24,025-1,052 (-478)
15. John Blankenship 0-0-0-$7,280-984 (-546)
16. Brian Shirley 0-0-2-$8,720-973 (-557)
17. Dennis Erb Jr. 1-1-3-$14,300-733 (-797)
18. Adam Hensel (rookie) 0-0-0-$2,810-718 (-812)
19. Eric Jacobsen 0-0-1-$3,060-559 (-971)
20. Billy Decker (rookie) 0-0-0-$2,070-536 (-994)
RACE RESULTS: Dennis Erb Jr. Registers First-Ever WoO LMS Win At Charter Raceway Park
Posted Saturday, May 12, 2007
Beaver Dam, WI — By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director
Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., became the second consecutive first-time winner on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, capturing Saturday night’s 50-lap feature at Charter Raceway Park.
There were tears of joy visible in Erb’s eyes after he climbed out of his Rayburn car in Victory Lane – clear-cut proof that this was one of the most important triumphs of his career.
Erb, 34, has been a regular winner throughout the Midwest in recent years, but few of his checkered flags could match the exhilaration he felt about winning a WoO LMS event at one of the country’s top short-track facilities.
“It’s so exciting to win one of these shows,” said Erb, whose best previous finish in 15 career WoO LMS feature starts was a fifth place on Aug. 14, 2006, at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway. “This means a lot to us.”
The manner in which Erb joined Brian Harris, who scored an upset win on May 9 at the Davenport (Iowa) Speedway Quarter-Mile, as a new WoO LMS victor made his achievement even more memorable.
The A-Main’s 11th-place starter, Erb parked his Malcuit-powered Petroff Towing/J&J Steel/Reaber Transportation car in the high-banked, one-third-mile oval’s inside groove and marched forward to snare the lead from Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., on lap 35.
Smith settled for second place after leading laps 1-34 in his J&J Steel/Cliburn Tank Lines GRT. It was the second bridesmaid run of the 2007 WoO LMS season for Smith, who scored his only win on April 28 at Kamp Motor Speedway in Boswell, Ind.
Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., finished third in the Henderson Amusements/Century Plastics Bloomquist car after running second for laps 8-30. Completing the top five was Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., in his Valvoline Rocket and 18th-starter Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., in Billy Moyer Sr.’s Car City Rayburn.
Only a single caution flag, on lap six, assisted Erb, who pocketed $10,500 for his night’s work. The total included the $500 ‘World of Outlaws Bonus Bucks’ prize for being the top-finishing driver who was not a previous winner on the tour nor ranked among the top 12 of the current WoO LMS point standings.
“The bottom worked real well for me,” said Erb, who qualified only 23rd-fastest in the evening’s 29-car time-trial session. “I found something down there that I could use and just stayed there.
“When I saw I was catching them (the leaders), I just kept my line and it all worked out. We just hit on the right setup tonight.”
Smith, 42, came off the outside pole to grab the lead at the initial green flag and controlled the race until Erb’s late rush. He related afterward that something happened to his J.P. Drilling GRT car during the A-Main that left him unable to run the inside groove, forcing him to live-and-die in the top lane as Erb came on.
A runner-up finish several car lengths behind Erb was still good enough to push Smith back into the WoO LMS points lead over Babb, who ended the night trailing Smith by a mere two points.
Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., authored arguably the drive of the night, racing from the 23rd starting spot to a sixth-place finish. He had to use a provisional spot to get in the A-Main after his Rocket No. 29 sustained damage in a heat-race tangle.
Rick Eckert of York, Pa., placed seventh, followed by polesitter Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., and Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa.
Twenty-nine Late Models entered Charter Raceway Park’s first-ever WoO LMS event, which drew a strong crowd on a chilly night and had track and series officials already looking forward to a return visit in 2008.
Richards was the evening’s fast-timer for the first time this season, setting a new track record of 13.643 seconds.
Heat winners were Richards, Clint Smith and Francis, and Nick Anvelink of Navarino, Wis., topped the B-Main.
The five-race, five-state WoO LMS ‘Monster Midwest Tour’ continues on Sun., May 13, at Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway with a 40-lapper paying $7,000-to-win. The tour will close out with $10,000-to-win, 50-lap events on Wed., May 16, at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway and Fri., May 18, at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Mich.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
Results of WoO Late Model Series (Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):
1. (11) Dennis Erb Jr./50 $10,500
2. (2) Clint Smith/50 $5,000
3. (5) Chris Madden/50 $3,000
4. (3) Steve Francis/50 $2,500
5. (18) Shannon Babb/50 $2,000
6. (23) Darrell Lanigan/50 $1,700
7. (8) Rick Eckert/50 $1,400
8. (1) Josh Richards/50 $1,300
9. (7) Jimmy Mars/50 $1,200
10. (16) Chub Frank/50 $1,100
11. (10) Tim Fuller/50 $1,300
12. (14) A.J. Diemel/50 $1,000
13. (15) Brian Shirley/50 $950
14. (13) Brady Smith/49 $900
15. (12) Shane Clanton/49 $850
16. (4) Eddie Carrier Jr./49 $800
17. (20) Dave Eckrich/49 $770
18. (24) Mike Mataragas/49 $750
19. (22) Pete Parker/48 $730
20. (17) John Blankenship/48 $700
21. (21) George Scheffler/47 $700
22. (9) Terry Casey/38 $700
23. (19) Nick Anvelink/27 $700
24. (6) Adam Hensel/15 $700
Time of Race: Mins., Secs.
Margin of Victory: Secs.
Yellow Flags: 1 (Lap 6)
Lap Leaders: C. Smith (1-34); Erb (35-50)
Rookie of the Race: Tim Fuller ($250)
WoO LMS Bonus Bucks Winner: Dennis Erb Jr. ($500)
Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):
1. 1-Josh Richards/Shinnston, WV 13.643 (NTR)
2. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 13.878
3. 44H-Adam Hensel/Barron, WI 13.903
4. 28-Eddie Carrier Jr./Salt Rock, WV 13.914
5. 25-Kerry Hansen/Spencer, WI 13.922
6. 15-Steve Francis/Ashland, KY 13.948
7. 28M-Jimmy Mars/Menomonie, WI 14.012
8. 44M-Chris Madden/Gray Court, SC 14.035
9. 25-Shane Clanton/Locust Grove, GA 14.083
10. 19-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY 14.088
11. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 14.091
12. 9z-Jayme Zidar/Greenfield, WI 14.099
13. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 14.190
14. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 14.209
15. 18-Shannon Babb/Moweaqua, IL 14.221
16. 2-Brady Smith/Solon Springs, WI 14.231
17. 23-John Blankenship/Williamson, WV 14.268
18. 42-Terry Casey/New London, WI 14.341
19. 1M-Mike Mataragas/DeKalb, IL 14.341
20. 58-A.J. Diemel/Navarino, WI 14.365
21. 3s-Brian Shirley/Chatham, IL 14.401
22. 58-Dave Eckrich/Oxford, IA 14.481
23. 28e-Dennis Erb Jr./Carpentersville, IL 14.512
24. 10s-George Scheffler/Waukesha, WI 14.650
25. 15-Nick Anvelink/Navarino, WI 14.664
26. 10-Pete Parker/Kaukauna, WI 14.682
27. 8R-Phil Rezutek/Big Bend, WI 14.797
28. 11-Bobby Smith/Milwaukee, WI 15.128
29. 93-Roy Mitchell/Rensselaer, IL 15.606
Heat No. 1 (10 laps - Top 6 Transfer): Richards, Carrier, Mars, Fuller, Brady Smith, Frank, Eckrich, Anvelink, Mataragas, Bobby Smith
Heat No. 2 (10 laps - Top 6 Transfer): Clint Smith, Madden, Eckert, Erb, Diemel, Blankenship, Hansen, Parker, Mitchell, Lanigan
Heat No. 3 (10 laps - Top 6 Transfer): Francis, Hensel, Casey, Clanton, Shirley, Babb, Zidar, Scheffler, Rezutek
B-Main (12 laps – Top Transfer): Anvelink, Eckrich, Scheffler, Parker, Mataragas, Zidar, Rezutek, Bobby Smith, Mitchell, Hansen (DNS) Lanigan
2007 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Point Standings as of May 12 - 11 features completed (rank/driver/wins/top-5s/top-10s/earnings/points/deficit to leader):
1. Clint Smith 1-5-8-$33,600-1,530 (-0)
2. Shannon Babb 3-7-9-$46,600-1,528 (-2)
3. (tie) Rick Eckert 0-3-8-$20,520-1,500 (-30)
3. (tie) Steve Francis 0-6-9-$24,600-1,500 (-30)
5. Josh Richards 1-3-6-$25,290-1,478 (-52)
6. Chub Frank 0-3-7-$16,530-1,462 (-68)
7. Chris Madden 1-5-8-$47,110-1,461 (-69)
8. Shane Clanton 0-2-4-$19,200-1,428 (-102)
9. Darrell Lanigan 0-0-5-$14,830-1,388 (-142)
10. Eddie Carrier Jr. 0-0-1-$10,220-1,289 (-241)
11. Brian Birkhofer 0-1-4-$13,260-1,254 (-276)
12. Tim Fuller (rookie) 0-0-0-$9,790-1,250 (-280)
13. Jimmy Mars 0-4-6-$20,430-1,202 (-328)
14. Billy Moyer 1-3-4-$24,025-1,052 (-478)
15. John Blankenship 0-0-0-$7,280-984 (-546)
16. Brian Shirley 0-0-2-$8,720-973 (-557)
17. Dennis Erb Jr. 1-1-3-$14,300-733 (-797)
18. Adam Hensel (rookie) 0-0-0-$2,810-718 (-812)
19. Eric Jacobsen 0-0-1-$3,060-559 (-971)
20. Billy Decker (rookie) 0-0-0-$2,070-536 (-994)