On Saturday, September 19, the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series will visit the Moran Family-promoted Muskingum County Speedway in Dresden, Ohio for the 44th Annual Jim Dunn Memorial which will see the Super Late Models race 40 laps for $10,000-to-win and $500-to-start. 

The track has again increased the starting spots to 24 and added additional money inside the feature purse for this event. In addition, the UMP Modifieds, Mod Lites, 4-Cylinders and 604 Crate Late Models will all be in action. The pit gates open at 2:00 pm, the grandstands open at 4:00 pm, the driver’s meeting is slated for 5:00 pm and hot laps at 5:30 pm. The tire rule for this event will be as follows: Fronts & Left Rear: Hoosier NLMT 2 & NLMT 3, Right Rear: Hoosier NLMT 2, NLMT 3 & NLMT 4. The series entry fee will be $50.

The event honors the late Jim Dunn who passed away on May 8, 1983 at Paducah International Raceway in a racing accident during a NDRA-sanctioned event. Dunn was a school teacher and racer from Roseville, Ohio who captured the inaugural 1982 Dirt Track World Championship at the famed Pennsboro (W.V.) Speedway. Dunn’s incredible 23rd to first victory in the event would solidify his place in the racing record books. May 6, 1983, in front of an enthusiastic hometown crowd at his home track in St. Clairsville, Ohio, Dunn would capture his final racing victory.

The Jim Dunn Memorial started at Muskingum County Speedway in 1983 with Donnie Moran of Frazeysburg, Ohio picking up the Allstar Circuit of Champions-sanctioned event. The event stayed at Muskingum County through the 1989 season, then moved to Midway Speedway in Crooksville, Ohio from 1990-2014. The event went back to Muskingum County Speedway in 2015, then made a stint at Ohio Valley Speedway in Washington, W.V. in 2016. The event moved back to Midway Speedway for two seasons before coming back to its current home of Muskingum County Speedway in 2021. Donnie Moran is a seven-time winner of the prestigious event while his son Devin is the five-time and defending race winner.

When the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series last visited Muskingum County Speedway on May 16, Tyler Carpenter captured the $6,000 Ronnie Moran Memorial over Todd Brennan, Kyle Moore, Caiden Black & Colten Burdette.

Muskingum County Speedway Purse: 1. $10,000, 2. $5,000, 3. $4,000, 4. $3,000, 5. $2,500, 6. $2,000, 7. $1,800, 8. $1,500, 9. $1,250, 10. $1,000, 11. $900, 12. $800, 13. $700, 14. $600, 15. $500, 16. $500, 17. $500, 18. $500, 19. $500, 20. $500, 21. $500, 22. $500, 23. $500, 24. $500.

Muskingum County Speedway is located at 7985 Frazeysburg Road in Dresden, Ohio 43821. For more information, call (740) 891-8789 or log on to www.MuskingumCountySpeedway.com .

For more information on the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series fueled by VP, please log on to www.IMDIRT.net or call (828) 361-5981.

The Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series fueled by VP is brought to the fans in the region by many important sponsors and partners: Official partners include, Valvoline Global Operations (Official Oil), VP Racing Fuels (Official Fuel), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), Coltman Farms Racing (Checkered Flag Sponsor & Battle of the Bluegrass DIRTcar Series Title Sponsor), Jail Breaker Brands (Official Potato Chip), STAKT Products, DIRTcar Racing, XS Power Batteries (Green Flag Sponsor), Todd Steel Buildings (Move of the Race Award), FloRacing (Rookie of the Year Award), DirtonDirt.com, MD3 (Hard Charger of the Race Award), Conley River Terminal (Hard Luck Award), Impact RaceGear (Official Outfitter), Race Cars (Official Victory Lane Sponsor), C&W Sales, Joy Ride Transport, Curtis Towing, MAGA Lift (Official Droop Check Sponsor), Simpson Race Products (Official Safety Equipment), Shane Bailey Racing, Swafford Signs (Official Decals & Graphics), MyRacePass (Official Website), Deatherage Racing Opticians (Middleman Award), Wayne’s Auto Repair (Official Hot Pit Sponsor), Slicker Graphics, Jim & Nancy Viox, JD Enterprise & Dirt Empire Magazine.

Previous Jim Dunn Memorial Winners:

1983-Donnie Moran (Frazeysburg, OH)

1984-John Mason (Millersburg, OH)

1985-Ned Lucas (Beaver Dam, KY)

1986-Donnie Moran (Frazeysburg, OH)

1987-Ben Hess (Wadsworth, OH)

1988-Jack Boggs (Grayson, KY)

1989-Donnie Moran (Frazeysburg, OH)

1990-Donnie Moran (Frazeysburg, OH)

1991-Jack Boggs (Grayson, KY)

1992-Donnie Moran (Frazeysburg, OH)

1993-Davey Johnson (Imperial, PA)

1994-Davey Johnson (Imperial, PA)

1995-Bart Hartman (Zanesville, OH)

1996-Donnie Moran (Frazeysburg, OH)

1997-Larry Bond (Coolville, OH)

1998-No Race

1999-Mike Balzano (Parkersburg, WV)

2000-Steve Shaver (Vienna, WV)

2001-Cortney Clewell (Zanesville, OH)

2002-Corey Conley (Wellsburg, WV)

2003-Bart Hartman (Zanesville, OH)

2004-Earl Pearson, Jr. (Jacksonville, FL)

2005-Steve Shaver (Vienna, WV)

2006-Rick Aukland (Zanesville, OH)

2007-Earl Pearson, Jr. (Jacksonville, FL)

2008-Donnie Moran (Dresden, OH)

2009-Steve Shaver (Vienna, WV)

2010-Ray Cook (Brasstown, NC)

2011-No Race

2012-Zack Dohm (Cross Lanes, WV)

2013-Jackie Boggs (Grayson, KY)

2014-Tyler Carpenter (Parkersburg, WV)

2015-Jared Hawkins (Fairmont, WV)

2016-Freddie Carpenter (Parkersburg, WV)

2017-Tyler Carpenter (Parkersburg, WV)

2018-Devin Moran (Dresden, OH)

2019-No Race

2020-No Race

2021-Devin Moran (Dresden, OH)

2022-Devin Moran (Dresden, OH)

2023-Nick Hoffman (Mooresville, NC)

2024-Devin Moran (Dresden, OH)

2025-Devin Moran (Dresden, OH)

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