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Tyler Erb goes three for four with Tuesday East Bay win

By Series PR
Posted 10:00AM on Wednesday 6th February 2019 ( 5 years ago )

TAMPA, Fla. - Tyler Erb continued his recent hot streak as he claimed his third victory in only a four-race season thus far on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series tour.

Erb dominated the event, leading every lap of the Winternationals on Tuesday night at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida.

Erb started on the outside of the front row and pulled away from the pack at the start of the 30-lap main event. His torrid pace was only slowed by a single caution on lap eight.

Earl Pearson, Jr. started alongside Erb on the front row. After dropping back as much as a full straightaway at time, he regained his momentum over the second half of the race to finish second. Dennis Erb, Jr. earned his best finish of the year by taking third. Brandon Sheppard came home in fourth, followed by Jimmy Owens in fifth.

Kyle Bronson charged through the field early on, advancing from the ninth starting spot to take control second from Pearson on lap 14. Bronson then held the runner-up spot until Pearson forged ahead soon after. Pearson started to close the gap on Erb as the youngster approached heavy lapped traffic. Pearson chopped several seconds off of the Texan’s lead, but Erb skillfully maneuvered through traffic to elude the challenge of Pearson.

“I got high in turn four after I was signaled that my lead was getting smaller and smaller,” the 22-year-old Erb said. “I made the decision to go to the outside to pass cars after seeing (Brandon) Overton do it in front of me. Going to the outside gave us a little leeway and some space to breathe.

“Like I said last night, driving for this team has been a dream come true. I am probably one of the happiest people in the world right now. I am lucky enough to be able to do this for a living. I just couldn’t imagine being with anybody better than this team at the Best (Performance Motorsports) shop. I am really thankful for this opportunity and I am looking forward to the next four nights.”

Brian Shirley, Josh Richards, Kyle Bronson, Billy Moyer Jr., and Tim McCreadie rounded out the top ten.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, FL
Winternationals – February 6, 2019

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS
1 2 1T Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX $5,000
2 1 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $3,000
3 7 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL $2,000
4 3 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL $1,500
5 4 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $1,000
6 11 3s Brian Shirley Chatham, IL $800
7 13 14 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $750
8 9 40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL $700
9 12 21 Billy Moyer, Jr. Batesville, AR $650
10 15 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $600
11 17 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA $550
12 16 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN $500
13 10 116 Tanner English Benton, KY $500
14 22 1M Devin Moran Dresden, OH $500
15 6 14m Morgan Bagley Gladewater, TX $500
16 18 9 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR $500
17 20 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN $500
18 21 2 Brandon Overton Evans, GA $500
19 14 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA $500
20 5 50 Shanon Buckingham Morristown, TN $500
21 8 48 Colton Flinner Allison Park, PA $500
22 26 11H Austin Hubbard Bridgeville, DE $500
23 25 18J Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS $500
24 19 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruses, NM $500
25 24 1G Devin Gilpin Columbus, IN $500
26 23 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $500
Tyler Erb continued his early season success with his third win of the young Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season Tuesday night at East Bay Raceway Park.

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