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Sweet powers to Devil's Bowl opening round prize

Sweet powers to Devil's Bowl opening round prize

By Alex Nieten, WOO Sprint Series PR (Mesquite, TX) -- After knocking down the door to his first World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car win of the season last week, Brad\

Thornton sails to victory at Lucas Oil Speedway

Thornton sails to victory at Lucas Oil Speedway

By Lyndal Scranton (Wheatland, MO) -- Once Ricky Thornton Jr. got to the lead, there was no stopping the Martinsville, Indiana, driver on Night 1 of the 10th annual Lucas Oil

Carter holds off Berry at Ark-La-Tex Speedway

Carter holds off Berry at Ark-La-Tex Speedway

(Vivian, LA) -- Cayden Carter held off a hard charginh Tom Berry, Jr. to win Night 2 of USMTS Modified action at Ark-La-Tex Speedway. Jake O'Neal was Third as Rodney Sanders a\

B Force, Pedregon, Caruso lead NHRA Qualifying

B Force, Pedregon, Caruso lead NHRA Qualifying

By NHRA (Pomona, CA) -- Reigning Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force powered to the provisional No. 1 spot on Friday, making the quickest run of the day to kick off the Luc\

Dillard does it again at Ark-La-Tex Speedway

Dillard does it again at Ark-La-Tex Speedway

By USMTS (Vivian, LA) -- The Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt rolled into the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, Louisiana, Thursday for the first of thre

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Dennis Erb Jr. Looks for Home State Win at Farmer City

3/17/2023
Dennis Erb Jr. Looks for Home State Win at Farmer City

By Mike Warren, WOO Late Model Series PR (Concord, NC) -- While Dennis Erb Jr. has accomplished many feats throughout his World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model career, a Series win in the Illinois driver’s home state has eluded him.

The defending Series champion, from Carpentersville, IL, hopes to change that when he returns to Farmer City Raceway, in Farmer City, IL, for the Illini 100, March 30-April 1.

PHOTO CREDIT: Jacy Norgaard

He’s found success at the track before with four touring wins overall, including a DIRTcar Summer Nationals win in 2015. However, even with his experience on the 1/4-mile track, he said he knows how challenging it is to win there against the World of Outlaws.

“It’s a challenge there,” Erb said. “Farmer City has been known for years to have good cars, good local cars who race there every weekend. With our group that’s there, along with the local cars that show up to that race, it’s definitely a tough place to pick up a win there.

“We’ve had a lot of wins there and ran good there. So, we’re looking to be in contention for that one. If we could win that one, it would definitely mean a lot.”

Flanked by two-time and reigning World of Outlaws Crew Chief of the Year Heather Lyne, Erb enters the epic Illinois event with momentum after scoring a win at Clarksville Speedway earlier this month.

He said his win was essential, showing his team can contend for wins no matter where they unload.

“When you come out of Florida and pick up a win as early as you can, it definitely helps get things rolling,” Erb said. “It shows our stuff is good, the cars are good, and things just have to work out.”

Despite the win at Clarksville, Erb has an uphill climb on his way to a second consecutive title. He currently sits ninth in points after DIRTcar Nationals, 48 points behind Chris Madden.

However, Erb and Lyne have one focus on the World of Outlaws CASE Late Models schedule—the next race.

“We just go ahead and look forward to the next race,” Erb said. “It’s just one of those things [in Florida]. We’re down there for so long that things can work out, and things can’t. We didn’t have as good of a run as we wanted to, but now it’s just focus on the rest of the season.”

The World of Outlaws CASE Late Models head to Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, IL, for the Illini 100 on March 30-April 1. Joining the World of Outlaws is the Xtreme Outlaws Midget Series presented by Toyota. FOR TICKETS: CLICK HERE.

If you can’t make it to the track, watch all the action live on DIRTVision – either online on with the DIRTVision App.

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