NickHolt Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Tyler Erb Triumps at Knoxville KNOXVILLE, IOWA (September 13, 2018) - Tyler Erb scored his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win on Thursday night at Knoxville Raceway. The 21-year-old Texan took the lead from Mason Zeigler with eight laps to go to become the eighteenth different winner on the series tour in 2018. Earl Pearson Jr. passed Chad Simpson on the final lap to finish in second. Jimmy Owens finished in fourth followed by Frank Heckenast Jr. Zeigler, who leads the Lucas Oil Rookie of the Year chase, led the first sixteen laps of the race until he jumped the cushion in turn four, leaving the door open for Erb to take the top spot. Erb then pulled away to take the victory in night number one of the 15th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store. An emotional Erb in Lucas Oil Victory Lane thanked a multitude of people for sticking with him this year. "Thanks to everyone who helps me. It's been a long year and a lot of stuff has happened. Thanks to Wayne Childress and Steven Roberts. It feels like I have been racing forever and it has not been that long. This is the sweetest feeling I have ever had in my life." "I was pretty good there. I had a good run going on him [Zeigler] and I hit that burm in two. Once he [Zeigler] jumped the cushion I figured I had better go, it might have been my only shot. Words cannot even describe how I feel right now." Pearson slid in front of Chad Simpson off the final turn to finish runner-up to Erb. "That's all my fault, Chad and I are real good friends. I miscalculated there on the slide job. I hit the black and just slid up in front of him. My apologizes to him and I am just glad it didn't take out both of us. I don't drive that way and like I said it was just a miscalculation on my part. I was riding around the top. We were not very good on the bottom. That last caution definitely helped us starting on the outside." Simpson, the current Lucas Oil MLRA points leader finished third. "We had a really good race car. I think early in the race when I was trying to take the lead I used up my right rear tire too much. There late in the race I was just kind of wheel spinning with it. I am sure it is all shredded up really good. It was a good night for us and a good finish. It should be a good point night for us." Erb's Rocket Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by: First Class Septic Systems, New Point Lighting and Design, Day Motorsports, KBC Graphics.com, Franklin Enterprises, Keyser Manufacturing, Toste Construction and Roberts Bee Company. Completing the top ten were Scott Bloomquist, Brandon Sheppard, Chase Junghans, Chris Simpson and Mason Zeigler. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Thursday, September 13, 2018 15th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals - presented by Casey's General Stores Knoxville Raceway - Knoxville, IAMiller Welders Time Trials Fast Time Group A: Brandon Sheppard / 17.739 seconds Fast Time Group B: Scott Bloomquist / 17.231 seconds (overall)Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jesse Stovall, Jeremiah Hurst, Mason Zeigler, Tim McCreadie, Brandon Sheppard, Josh Richards, Tyler Bruening, Spencer Diercks, Brent Larson, Jonathan BraunsFK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Chase Junghans, Chris Simpson, Jimmy Mars, Mike Mataragas, Don O'Neal, Jake Neal, Dennis Erb, Jr., Justin Zeitner, Billy Moyer, Junior CooverSimpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Dave Eckrich, Frank Heckenast, Jr., Earl Pearson, Jr., Matt Furman, Darrell Lanigan, Chris Spieker, Jason Feger, Austin Rettig, Joel CallahanQA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Bobby Pierce, Scott Bloomquist, Tyler Erb, Brandon Overton, Rob Toland, Joey Moriarty, Mike Fryer, JC Wyman, Zach McMillan, Al HumphreyLucas Oil Heat Race #5 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Brian Birkhofer, Shane Clanton, , Jimmy Owens, Gregg Satterlee, Kyle Bronson, Brian Shirley, Scott James, Jay Johnson, Justin Duty Casey's General Store Heat Race #6 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jared Landers, Jonathan Davenport, Chad Simpson, Shannon Babb, Nick Marolf, Morgan Bagley, Ricky Thornton Jr., Scott Ward, Lyle ZankerFAST Shafts C-Main Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer to B-Main): Tyler Bruening, Ricky Thornton Jr., Scott James , Dennis Erb, Jr., Jason Feger, Scott Ward, Spencer Diercks, Justin Duty, Justin Zeitner, Zach McMillan, Austin Rettig, Jay Johnson, Brent Larson, Jonathan Brauns, Joel Callahan, Lyle Zanker, Al Humphrey, Mike Fryer, Junior Coover, JC Wyman, Billy MoyerPenske Racing Shocks B-Main Finish (15 Laps, Top 6 Transfer to A-Main): Brandon Sheppard, Kyle Bronson, Shannon Babb, Brandon Overton, Josh Richards, Don O'Neal, Darrell Lanigan, Brian Shirley, Joey Moriarty, Tim McCreadie, Jake Neal, Gregg Satterlee, Ricky Thornton Jr., Matt Furman, Chris Spieker, Rob Toland, Mike Mataragas, Nick Marolf, Scott James , Morgan Bagley, Dennis Erb, Jr., Tyler BrueningLucas Oil Feature Finish (25 Laps): FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS 1 2 91 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX $7,000 2 7 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $4,000 3 4 25s Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA $3,000 4 10 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $2,000 5 3 99JR Frank Heckenast, Jr. Frankfort, IL $1,500 6 8 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $1,000 7 19 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL $900 8 11 18J Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS $800 9 5 32S Chris Simpson Oxford, IA $700 10 1 25Z Mason Zeigler ® Chalk Hill, PA $600 11 14 30 Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA $580 12 22 76 Brandon Overton Evans, GA $560 13 16 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA $540 14 15 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI $520 15 24 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN $500 16 6 25C Shane Clanton Zebulon, GA $490 17 23 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $480 18 21 18 Shannon Babb Mowequa, IL $470 19 17 58 Dave Eckrich Oxford, IA $460 20 18 1777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR $450 21 12 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL $440 22 9 00s Jesse Stovall Billings, MO $430 23 20 40B Kyle Bronson ® Brandon, FL $410 24 13 58H Jeremiah Hurst Dubuque, IA $400 Race Statistics Entrants: 57 Lap Leaders: Mason Zeigler (Laps 1 - 16); Tyler Erb (17 - 25)Wrisco Feature Winner: Tyler Erb Margin of Victory: 2.244 secondsCautions: Jeremiah Hurst (Lap 3), Kyle Bronson (Lap 8), Bobby Pierce (Lap 18)Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Brandon Sheppard (Advanced 12 Positions) Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan DavenportAllstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Brandon OvertonSunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Earl Pearson Jr. Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Mason ZeiglerCOMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Garrett Alberson (Earl Pearson Jr.Fastest Lap of the Race: Shane Clanton (Lap #15 - 18.823 seconds)STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Mason Zeigler (16 Laps)Dirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler: Kyle BronsonPFC Brakes Pole Award: Mason Zeigler Time of Race: 18 minutes 14 seconds Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Nightly Point Standings: Car # Name Hometown, ST Night #1 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 488 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 487 91 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX 482 25s Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA 480 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL 476 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 474 99JR Frank Heckenast, Jr. Frankfort, IL 473 32S Chris Simpson Oxford, IA 467 76 Brandon Overton Evans, GA 463 25C Shane Clanton Zebulon, GA 459 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 458 18 Shannon Babb Mowequa, IL 453 25Z Mason Zeigler Chalk Hill, PA 452 18J Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS 448 30 Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA 448 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 447 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 442 40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL 442 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 439 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI 424 1777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR 422 00s Jesse Stovall Billings, MO 422 58 Dave Eckrich Oxford, IA 418 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 416 58H Jeremiah Hurst Dubuque, IA 409 14J Jake Neal Omaha, NE 407 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 405 3s Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 395 51M Joey Moriarty Phoenix, AZ 395 20RT Ricky Thornton Jr. Sedgwick, KS 392 51 Matt Furman Portland, OR 387 16T Tyler Bruening Decorah, IA 378 33 Nick Marolf Moscow, IA 376 83 Scott James Lawrenceburg, IN 376 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA 375 56S Chris Spieker Massena, IA 373 39T Rob Toland Davenport, IA 366 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 366 1m Mike Mataragas DeKalb, IL 359 25F Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 352 14m Morgan Bagley Gladewater, TX 351 37 Scott Ward Hayti, SD 347 29d Spencer Diercks Davenport, IA 337 1GRT Justin Zeitner Malvern, IA 331 14z Zach McMillan Gladewater, TX 328 94 Austin Rettig Sikeston, MO 319 93 Jay Johnson W. Burlington, IA 319 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 316 15d Justin Duty Portland, OR 312 54 Mike Fryer Freeport, IL 312 B1 Brent Larson Lake Elmo, MN 304 40 Joel Callahan Dubuque, iA 296 9 Lyle Zanker Rockford, IL 294 22B Jonathan Brauns Muscatine, IA 293 4W JC Wyman Griswold, IA 293 6H Al Humphrey Giltner, NE 287 10C Junior Coover Norfolk, NE 281 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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