The Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series fueled by VP wraps up the month of September with the third-ever visit to Jeff Burdette’s Skyline Speedway in Stewart, Ohio on Saturday, September 26 for the 41st running of the Harvest 50.
The Harvest 50 weekend kicks off on Friday September 25, 2026 as the track will host an unsanctioned local-paying DIRTcar Late Model event in preparation for a visit by the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series on Saturday September 26, 2026 paying $5,000-to-win and $500-to-start the 50-lap main event. The UMP DIRTcar Modifieds and Sport Mods will join the event. On Saturday, the pits will open at 3:00 pm and hot laps are slated for 6:00 pm.
Colten Burdette of Parkersburg, W.V. took the lead on the final lap to become a first-time Harvest 50 victor in 2025 after an excellent feature event that first saw Rusty Schlenk lead the first 37 laps before breaking. Then Chris Carpenter took to the point and after a wild battle with Zack Dohm, Burdette came out victorious in the 50-lapper winning over Mickael Lake, Caiden Black, Clint Keenan and Seth Daniels rounding out the top five.
The event will be worth $6,530-to-win with sponsorship from six-time winner Steve Shaver who is sponsoring $1,530 for whoever is leading at the 30th lap in the feature. Steve Shaver, who represents Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, is placing the Lap-30 Leader Bonus on top of the winner’s share if they’re leading on the lap of a number that sat on the side of his race car “30”. Shaver, a 2018 National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Member, is a leader in Commercial and Residential Real Estate in both Ohio and West Virginia. Contact Steve Shaver at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices in Parkersburg, WV at (304) 482-7500.
Rodney Combs of Lost Creek, W.V. won the inaugural Late Model event in 1984 with Tyler Carpenter, the only seven-time winner of the prestigious Ohio event. Other than Carpenter, multiple race winners include Steve Shaver (six times), Josh McGuire (four times), Bob Adams Jr. (three times) and Harold Redman Jr. (twice). In 1997, the event was hosted as a Sprint Car race as Todd Kane was victorious in the Harvest 50.
The tire rule for Skyline Speedway on September 26 will be Fronts & Left Rear: Hoosier NLMT 2 & NLMT 3. Right Rear: NLMT 2, NLMT 3 & NLMT 4. The entry fee is $50 for this event.
Skyline Speedway is located at 7274 Quiggly Road in Stewart, Ohio 45735.
Harvest 50 Feature Purse: 1. $5,000, 2. $2,500, 3. $2,000, 4. $1,600, 5. $1,400, 6. $1,200, 7. $1,000, 8. $800, 9. $700, 10. $600, 11. $500, 12. $500, 13. $500, 14. $500, 15. $500, 16. $500, 17. $500, 18. $500, 19. $500, 20. $500, 21. $500, 22. $500.
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.
Former Harvest 50 Winners:
1984-Rodney Combs
1985-Bob Adams, Jr.
1986-Mike Smith
1987-Harold Redman, Jr.
1988-Mike Smith
1989-Bob Adams, Jr.
1990-Butch McGill
1991-Bob Adams, Jr.
1992-Steve Shaver
1993-Steve Shaver
1994-Steve Shaver
1995-Mike McDaniel
1996-Steve Shaver
1997-Todd Kane (Sprints)
1998-Harold Redman, Jr.
1999-Larry Bond
2000-Scott James
2001-Paul Wilmoth, Jr.
2002-Steve Lucas
2003-Steve Casebolt, Jr.
2004-Robbie Blair
2005-Steve Shaver
2006-Josh McGuire
2007-Steve Shaver
2008-Josh McGuire
2009-Josh McGuire
2010-Zach Dohm
2011-Eddie Carrier, Jr.
2012-Josh McGuire
2013-Jackie Boggs
2014-Devin Moran
2015-Tyler Carpenter
2016-Tyler Carpenter
2017-Tyler Carpenter
2018-Tyler Carpenter
2019-No Event Held
2020-No Event Held
2021-Tyler Carpenter
2022-Tyler Carpenter
2023-Zack Dohm
2024-Tyler Carpenter
2025-Colten Burdette
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