Dennis Erb Takes Win at Fairbury Over Busy Holiday Weekend!

CARPENTERSVILLE, IL (May 31, 2006) -  The Dennis Erb Racing team is fresh off a grueling four race stretch over the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend. It was a pretty productive weekend for the Carpentersville, Illinois based Dirt Late Model team, as they claimed one victory, two Top Five finishes, and three Top Ten runs in the four events that they chose to compete in over the extended weekend. Their win came on Saturday, May 27 at the Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Fairbury, Illinois. Dennis’ lone finish outside of the top ten came on Monday, May 29, as he finished twenty-fourth in the rain-postponed ‘99’ after breaking a j-bar bracket. An overview of his weekend is shown below:

May 26 | Farmer City Raceway – Farmer City, Illinois
UMP Special
$2,000 to win
4th Fast Time, 1st in Heat Race
3rd in 25-lap A-Main

May 27 | Fairbury American Legion Speedway – Fairbury, Illinois
UMP Regular Show
$1,200 to win
3rd Fast Time, 2nd in Heat Race
1st in 25-lap A-Main

May 28 | Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, Illinois
Fed-Ex 50
$10,000 to win
12th Fast Time, 2nd in Heat Race, 5th in Dash
6th in 50-lap A-Main

May 29 | Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway – Calvert City, Kentucky
99
$24,999 to win
4th in B-Main
24th in 99-lap A-Main

The Dennis Erb Racing team will compete in a trio of Dirt Late Model events this coming weekend. Their busy weekend will kick off this Friday evening, June 2 at the Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, Illinois. Dennis will be competing for the $1,200 top prize in the UMP regular show on Friday night. Dennis will then hit rounds two and three of the annual UMP Tri-Track Challenge on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s show will be held at the I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Missouri, while the event on Sunday will be hosted by the Vermilion County Speedway in Danville, Illinois. Both UMP Tri-Track Challenge events will pay $10,000 to the winner.

Dennis would like to thank all of his sponsors including: Petroff Towing, B&K Sportswear, Inc., C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Thomason Transportation, Malcuit Racing Engines, Petersen Aluminum, AFCO Racing Products, Hoosier Racing Tire, Reaber Transport, Aurora Rod Ends, Auto Meter, Behling Racing Equipment, Brinn Transmissions, Butler Built Motorsports Equipment, Champ Pans, Delph Communications, Dyers Rods, Fel-Pro Gaskets, Five Star Performance Bodies, Frankland Rearends, K-B Carburetors, Peterson Fluid Systems, PFM Racin’ Metals & Racin’ Fuel, Simpson, Weld Wheels, Wiles Driveshafts, and Wilwood.

The latest dirt on the Dennis Erb Racing team can be found all year long at www.denniserb.com .