Tyler Erb enjoys his DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models races by the riverside.
After scoring his fifth Hell Tour win of 2025 on Tuesday night at Spoon River Speedway, the New Waverly, TX driver had to battle his overall title competitors for his sixth win in the tour’s debut at Duck River Raceway Park for the Independence Day Special on Sunday night.
Polesitter Mark Whitener took early control of the start while Jason Feger and Tyler Erb ran behind in second and third place, respectively.
On Lap 5, Erb used the bottom lane to pass Feger at the finish line, then threw a slide job on Whitener through Turns 3-4 to take the lead on the following lap.
At the front of the field, Erb used the bottom of Turns 1-2, then ripped the cushion of Turns 3-4 to gain distance on Whitener and Feger.
Fort Payne, AL’s Sam Seawright joined the fight for the win as Feger passed Whitener for second place, then Seawright followed Feger around the top to take third place while they chased down Erb for the lead until the caution flew on Lap 22.
On the final restart of the Feature, Feger had to battle Seawright for second place by driving the bottom lane while Seawright ran the high side. The skirmish behind the Best Performance Motorsports No. 1 helped Erb draw a one-second advantage.
Feger held onto second place, but could not close the gap in time as Erb took his 21st career Hell Tour win. Despite winning, Erb finished one point shy of the Week 4 championship, with Feger leaving with the $10,000 check.
“This is probably the coolest place I’ve ever been to in Tennessee,” Erb said. “This is awesome. It had a cushion, and that end over there was super racy. How many times do you get to come down south and run a cushion like that? But, just a really great night. We got six more races now, and I just got to try to win every one of them.”
Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals begin the final week of racing with Indiana’s Shadyhill Speedway commencing the start on Tuesday, July 8.
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. 25F-Jason Feger[2]; 3. 16-Sam Seawright[6]; 4. 212-Josh Putnam[12]; 5. 14JR-Trey Mills[5]; 6. 5-Mark Whitener[1]; 7. 29-Christian Hanger[10]; 8. 3B-Brad Skinner[15]; 9. 17SS-Brenden Smith[17]; 10. B44-Grayson Brewer[7]; 11. 75-Dillon McCowan[8]; 12. 28B-Carson Brown[13]; 13. 31M-Tyler Millwood[14]; 14. 15-Clay Stuckey[19]; 15. 59-Dillard Hatchett[11]; 16. 15S-Brayden Skinner[21]; 17. 55-Eli Johnson[22]; 18. 38-Thomas Hunziker[20]; 19. 13-Scott Cook[9]; 20. 81F-Jadon Frame[4]; 21. 17SR-Brody Smith[16]; 22. 71-Kane Newby[18]
