Tyler Erb Wins 17th Career Summer
Nationals Feature at Lincoln, Ryan Gustin Clinches Week 2 Title
[June 24, 2025]
Tyler Erb is back in his rhythm with the DIRTcar Summer
Nationals Late Models.
The New Waverly, TX driver picked up his second Feature win of the
season at Lincoln Speedway in a duel against Jason Feger for the
night’s Feature win.
Beginning the night at Lincoln with a win in his Heat race, Erb
rolled off from third place for the Feature while Ryan Gustin and
Feger led the field to the green flag with Feger claiming the point
on the opening lap.
“Terbo” followed Feger’s line to pass Gustin for second place, then
rode behind the “High Side Hustler” by consistently maintaining a
half-second gap.
As lapped traffic began to play a hand in the second half of the
Feature, Erb waited for the moment Feger’s lead became vulnerable on
the 1/4-mile race track.
Erb’s chance for the top spot became available on Lap 26 as Feger
lost momentum through Turns 3-4, which led to Erb reaching Feger’s
door as the two drivers made contact at the finish line. Erb’s
opportunity gave him the lead while Feger pulled off the track on
Lap 27 due to the damage sustained.
While the Best Performance Motorsports No. 1 endured the challenges
of Gustin and Cade Dillard for the win, Erb drove away to a
one-second lead as his 17th career Hell Tour win ties him with Kevin
Weaver for 11th on the all-time wins list.
“We’re back in the rhythm,” Erb said. “Jason’s really good here.
He’s won (three years in a row), and, when he got crossed up in the
cushion there, I was like, ‘Man, don’t hit him, don’t hit him,’
‘Cause we’re really good buddies, and, I think when I got in it, I
just got crooked and he had a big run. So, it sucks that it did
whatever there, but it was a good race.”
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Tyler Erb celebrates in victory lane at Lincoln Speedway -
Photo by Tyler Carr
Leaving the second week of the Summer Nationals, Gustin earned the
Week 2 championship for his first career weekly title with the tour
after making his return to the tour for the first time since 2022.
Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models visit Missouri’s
Springfield Raceway on Tuesday, June 24, while the DIRTcar Summit
Racing Equipment Modified Nationals rejoin the Late Models at
Tri-City Speedway on Wednesday, June 25.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live
on DIRTVision – either online or by downloading the DIRTVision App.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 1-Tyler Erb[3]; 2. 97-Cade Dillard[4]; 3.
19R-Ryan Gustin[1]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[9]; 5. 74X-Ethan Dotson[21];
6. 19-Dustin Sorensen[10]; 7. 75-Dillon McCowan[13]; 8. 60-Dan
Ebert[17]; 9. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[5]; 10. 12-Ashton Winger[20];
11. 14JR-Trey Mills[18]; 12. 28B-Carson Brown[16]; 13. 40B-Kyle
Bronson[14]; 14. 17A-Austin Howes[7]; 15. 38J-Jake Little[12]; 16.
15-Clay Stuckey[19]; 17. 29-Christian Hanger[15]; 18. 5-Mark
Whitener[8]; 19. (DNF) 25F-Jason Feger[2]; 20. (DNF) 3S-Brian
Shirley[6]; 21. (DNF) 09-Michael Leach[22]; 22. (DNF) 49-Jake
Timm[11]
[Matt Skipper, DIRTcar]
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