Tyler Erb Races to First-Career FloRacing Night In America Triumph With Senoia Victory

November 14, 2026  ·

On a cool Fall night in Georgia, Senoia Raceway served up a great night of FloRacing Night in America action in a feature that saw three different leaders and a first-time series winner.

Muscling his way by mid-race leader Ryan Gustin at the start of the 47th lap, fifth-starting Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, led the rest of Friday’s 50-lap Peach Bowl opener at Senoia Raceway. Erb led the final four laps and beat Gustin by 0.625 of a second for the $20,000 prelim, his first career FloRacing Night in America Series victory and 10th overall feature win of the season.

“(Ryan Gustin) was doing what I was doing, he was hugging the bottom of (turns) one and two and could move around. He was, honestly, probably a little bit more maneuverable there,” Erb said before later adding, “I got side-by-side down the front straightaway and I was like ‘Man, gimme just half a lane.’ I know I made it really tight there, but he’s an awesome racer. I’ve had a blast racing with him all year, so congrats to him.”

Tyler Erb chose the Texas Children’s Hospital to receive the $2,000 from the series’ Angel Donor. 

Texas Children’s is creating a healthier future for children and women across our global community through our leadership in patient care, education and research. We’re proud of the daily efforts that build into cumulative medical results and discoveries accomplished by each of our institutions. For more information on the charity, please visit www.TexasChildrens.org. 

Ryan Gustin and Tyler Erb. Photo by Josh James.

From the pole position Hudson O’Neal led the first 26 laps before the sixth-starting Gustin took the lead. The Iowa racer led the next 21 circuits but couldn’t hold off the hard-charging Erb.

Erb took second from Kyle Bronson on lap 43 and quickly erased Gustin’s 1.337-second advantage before muscling his way by at the entrance of turn one at the start of lap 47. Erb’s right side made slight contact with Gustin, moving Gustin off the bottom line just enough to take control and pull away in the closing laps. 

Gustin, who led 20 laps (27-46), settled for second. The 10th-starting Bronson nearly took the lead from Gustin with a lap-39 slide job attempt in turn three before Gustin executed a perfect crossover move to maintain control. Bronson prevailed to finish third after a back-and-forth battle with Devin Moran, dropping Moran to fourth on the final lap.

O’Neal faded to fifth at the checkered flag, but took the point lead by 3 markers over Brandon Sheppard heading into Saturday’s finale. Bobby Pierce is 21 points removed from the top spot and still in contention for the championship, while Devin Moran isn now 33 points out of the top spot in fourth and is mathematically removed from championship contention with only one race remaining.

Brandon Sheppard and Devin Moran. Photo by Josh James

Saturday night’s feature will mark the 10th race of the year and with only a driver’s best eight finishes counting toward the title, it presents another chance for the top three in the points to replace their lowest score.

Heading into the final night O’Neal’s current lowest finish is an eighth (63 pts). Sheppard’s current lowest finish is a seventh (66 pts). Pierce’s lowest finish is a 10th (57 pts).

Should a tiebreaker be necessary for any spot in the final FloRacing Night in America standings, the tie will be resolved by the following qualifications from the 2026 FloRacing Night in America rulebook:

2.3 Tie Breakers: Any ties in point standings will be broken in the following order:

  • A.) The first tiebreaker for any point’s position is number of wins.
  • B.) Second tiebreaker for any point’s position is total number of events entered.
  • C.) The third tiebreaker for any point’s position is total number of Top-5 finishes.
  • D.) Final tiebreaker for any point’s position is total number of Top-10 finishes.
  • E.) If all tied drivers meet all above requirements, then the nightly show-up money and/or point’s fund money will be divided equally between tied drivers.

With the tiebreakers in mind, here’s the latest stats for each championship eligible driver:

  • Hudson O’Neal: 9 Events | 2 Wins | 7 Top-5 | 9 Top-10
  • Brandon Sheppard: 9 Events | 2 Wins | 6 Top-5 | 9 Top-10
  • Bobby Pierce: 9 Events | 2 Wins | 6 Top-5 | 8 Top-10

Nick Hoffman, Tyler Erb,  Kyle Bronson, Dennis Erb Jr. Ryan Gustin, and Ricky Thornton Jr. round out the Top 10 in the latest series standings.

2026 FloRacing Night in America Point Fund Distribution:
1)$50,000 ($75,000 championship with perfect attendance) 2)$20,000 3)$10,000 4)$7,000 5)$6,000 6)$5,000 7)$4,000 8)$3,750 9)$3,500 10)$3,000

A complete $30,000-to-win / $3,000-to-start FloRacing Night in America Super Late Model program is scheduled for Saturday’s finale. 604 Crate Late Models accompany Saturday night, November 14’s FloRacing Night in America finale.

Peach State Classic Feature Payout (75 Laps) – Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026
1)$30,000 2)$15,000 3)$8,000 4)$7,000 5)$6,000 6)$5,000 7)$4,500 8)$4,250 9)$4,000 10)$3,950 11)$3,900 12)$3,850 13)$3,800 14)$3,750 15)$3,700 16)3,600 17)$3,500 18)$3,400 19)$3,300 20)$3,200 21)$3,100 22)$3,000 23)$3,000 24)$3,000
Total – $135,800

Saturday Entry Fee: $100

Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026 B-Main Payouts (x3 B-Mains)
1)Transfer 2)Transfer 3)$500 4)$400 5)$250 6)$175 7)$150 8)$100 9-Last)$100 10-Last)$100

The Super Late Model tire rule for Senoia Raceway will be as follows:
Left Front: Any (90) Tire
Right Front / Left Rear: Hoosier NLMT2 (90), Hoosier NLMT3 (90), American Racer SD-48 (90), American Racer Pro 3 (90)
Right Rear: Hoosier NRM NLMT3 (92), Hoosier NRM NLMT4 (92), American Racer Pro 3 (92), American Racer Pro 4 (92)

Entry fee includes 1 ATV/4-Wheeler/Side-By-Side/etc pass. Additional passes are $35 for the weekend.

For more information on the facility, please visit www.SenoiaRaceway1969.com. Full series rules are available at www.FloSeries.com.

On Saturday the pit gate opens at 2 p.m. ET with grandstand gates opening at 3 p.m. The driver’s meeting at 4 p.m. Hot laps are at 5:30 p.m. with qualifying and racing to follow.

On Sunday, November 15 a full slate of local division championship racing. Joining the jam-packed afternoon card are 602 Late Models, Bombers, Limited Late Models, Hot Shots, Mini Stocks, 602 Chargers, Modifieds, Hobbies, and Crown Vics.

On Sunday the pit gate opens at 10 a.m. ET with grandstands opening at 11:30 p.m. The church service in the grandstand area starts at 12 p.m. with drivers meeting at 12:45 p.m., hot laps at 1 p.m., and qualifying and racing to following.

Reserved seating options are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/senoia-raceway-34237727103

For more information on FloRacing Night in America sponsors, visit the company websites at integrashocksandsprings.com; keysermanufacturing.com; www.k1racegear.com; www.buzzeracing.com; www.eibach.com; www.sweetmanufacturing.com; www.md3race.com; www.deatherageopticians.com; www.sunocoracefuels.com;  www.poske.com; www.rocketchassis.com; www.dirtdraft.com; www.impactracegear.com; www.hoosiertire.com; www.msmfab.com; www.allgaierperformance.com; willyscarbs.com; horsepowerhydration.com; racecareng.com; staktproducts.com; and www.fkrodends.com.

For complete FloRacing Night in America details, visit the series website at www.FloSeries.com. 

FloRacing Night in America 
Senoia Raceway (Senoia, Ga.) – November 13, 2026

Feature (50 Laps): 1. 1T-Tyler Erb[5]; 2. 19R-Ryan Gustin[6]; 3. 40B-Kyle Bronson[10]; 4. 99-Devin Moran[2]; 5. 71-Hudson O’Neal[1]; 6. 60-Dan Ebert[8]; 7. 1-Brandon Sheppard[3]; 8. 58-Garrett Alberson[20]; 9. 18X-Michael Page[13]; 10. 32-Bobby Pierce[7]; 11. 9-Nick Hoffman[4]; 12. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[17]; 13. 10-Joseph Joiner[9]; 14. 33-Wil Herrington[14]; 15. 14JR-Trey Mills[24]; 16. 44D-Dalton Cook[15]; 17. 93-Carson Ferguson[21]; 18. 31-Tyler Millwood[11]; 19. 24B-Austin Bloodworth[23]; 20. 97-Cody Overton[12]; 21. 49-Jonathan Davenport[18]; 22. 13X-Dallon Murty[19]; 23. 79-Zack Mitchell[22]; 24. 25C-Shane Clanton[16]

Stakt Products B-Main 1 (12 Laps): 1. 13X-Dallon Murty[2]; 2. 79-Zack Mitchell[1]; 3. 17-Brandon Overton[3]; 4. 24-Payton Stevenson[5]; 5. 1X-Sam Seawright[4]; 6. 21G-Mario Gresham[9]; 7. 49M-Luke Morey[6]; 8. 38T-Matthew Taylor[8]; 9. 55E-Eli Johnson[10]; 10. 9C-Jason Croft[12]; 11. 9X-Ches Chester[13]; 12. 38-Thomas Hunziker[14]; 13. (DNS) 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr; 14. (DNS) 74X-Ethan Dotson; 15. (DNS) 9F-Shane Fulcher

Stakt Products B-Main 2 (12 Laps): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 2. 24B-Austin Bloodworth[1]; 3. 17SS-Brenden Smith[4]; 4. 515-Bubba Roling[6]; 5. 5-Reece Solander[9]; 6. 66K-Dylan Knowles[3]; 7. 17SR-Brody Smith[7]; 8. 48-Hunter Kohn[8]; 9. 24L-Zach Leonhardi[11]; 10. 16G-Austin Gonzalez[14]; 11. 21-Jason Lively[10]; 12. 42-Cla Knight[13]; 13. (DNS) T1-Todd Morrow; 14. (DNS) 14F-Brycen Fleming

Stakt Products B-Main 3 (12 Laps): 1. 93-Carson Ferguson[2]; 2. 14JR-Trey Mills[4]; 3. 12-Ashton Winger[1]; 4. 16H-Austin Horton[6]; 5. 11R-Josh Rice[5]; 6. 77-Ross Bailes[8]; 7. 5M-Trenton Mathis[7]; 8. 17G-Caleb Gay[3]; 9. 57-Raeann Gibbs[9]; 10. 99M-JR Moseley[10]; 11. 22-Dustin Smith[12]; 12. K7-Keaton Smith[14]; 13. 54-Garrett Williams[11]; 14. (DNS) 44-Donnie Lumpkin

Entries: 61
Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Lap: Ricky Thornton Jr. (13.932 sec,)
Sunoco Race Fuels Fast Qualifier Group A: Hudson O’Neal (14.146 sec.)
Sunoco Race Fuels Fast Qualifier Group B (& Overall): Devin Moran (14.203 sec.)
Integra Racing Shocks Heat Race #1 Winner: Hudson O’Neal
K1 Race Gear Heat Race #2 Winner: Brandon Sheppard
Buzze Racing Heat Race #3 Winner: Tyler Erb
Eibach Springs Heat Race #4 Winner: Devin Moran
Stakt Products Heat Race #5 Winner: Nick Hoffman
Dave Poske Performance Products #6 Winner: Ryan Gustin
Stakt Products B-Main Winners: Dallon Murty, Garrett Alberson, Carson Ferguson
FloRacing Night in America Series Provisional: None
Lap Leaders: Hudson O’Neal (1-26), Ryan Gustin (27-46), Tyler Erb (47-50)
Hoosier Tire Winners: Joseph Joiner, Donnie Lumpkin
$150 Drawing Winners: Ricky Thornton Jr., Ryan Gustin

FloRacing Night in America Top-10 Points
(After 11/13/26)
1)Hudson O’Neal – 618 pts
2)Brandon Sheppard – 615 pts
3)Bobby Pierce – 597 pts
4)Devin Moran – 585 pts
5)Nick Hoffman – 495 pts
6)Tyler Erb – 474 pts
7)Kyle Bronson – 405 pts
8)Dennis Erb Jr. – 405 pts
9)Ryan Gustin – 393 pts
10)Rick Thornton Jr. – 369 pts

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