The Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Fueled by VP would return to action after a couple of weeks off for the 19th Annual Monster Mash at Montpelier Speedway in Montpelier, IN and Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, MI would take the lead on lap eighteen and drive on to the victory and $5,000 payday. A total of 146 cars amongst four divisions jammed the pit area and a capacity grandstand crowd would witness a great night of racing action. 

The win by the 40-year-old Schlenk would be his fourth of the season with the tour and his series leading 44th career Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series victory. The win would come behind the wheel of the Tyler Borck owned Domination Race Car with sponsorship from Buckeye Concrete Coatings, Tri-State Pole Barns, Tim Finch Automotive, Air Tight Insulation, Larry’s Mobile Repair, VP Racing Fuel, VP Lubricants, Domination Race Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Integra Shocks, XS Power, KBC Graphix, MAGA Lifts, OTR Filters, Velocita USA, Quickcar, Willy’s Carb and Dyno, Wilwood Brakes, Zamp Racing, and Race-Fan.com.

Cody Bauer would take the lead at the drop of the green flag in the 19th Annual Monster Mash Valvoline A-Main, with Rusty Schlenk, Seth Daniels, Miles Cook II, and Clayton Bryant giving chase. Cook II would take third from Daniels on lap three and Bryant would grab fourth from Daniels on lap four, while Bauer and Schlenk would motor away from the field. 

The caution flag appeared on lap seven for debris on the backstretch and the restart would see Bauer maintain the lead over Schlenk, Cook II, while Daniels would go back to fourth and bring David Webb along into fifth. Webb and Bowersock would settle into a battle for the fifth position and Bowersock would take fifth on lap nine.

 Bauer and Schlenk continued to run one-two and have a comfortable gap to third place Cook II until the caution waved again on lap twelve for a backstretch tangle involving Herb Reich and Jeff Robertson. The restart would see Bauer, Schlenk, and Cook II first through third, with Webb would take fourth from Daniels. Bauer, Schlenk, and Cook II would put some distance back to the fourth-place battle between Daniels and Webb, with Webb taking the spot on lap sixteen. Schlenk would turn up the pressure on Bauer at this point and would take the lead on lap eighteen and quickly put some distance back to Bauer. 

The final caution would wave on lap twenty-five for a three-car tangle involving Bowersock, Carter Schlenk, and Jeff Robertson. Schlenk would get a great restart, with Bauer, Cook II, and Webb in pursuit, while Devin Gilpin would go to fifth. Gilpin would get fourth from Webb on lap twenty-seven and Gilpin would take third from Cook II one lap later. Schlenk would score the victory, with Bauer finishing second and Gilpin taking third. A wild scrabble on the final lap would see Rod Conley grab fourth from Cook II, who would settle for fifth. The remainder of the top ten finishers would be Colten Burdette, 18th starting Justin White, Wayne Chinn, Webb, and Daniels.  

The next events for the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Fueled by VP will be Friday October 30 and Saturday October 31 at Portsmouth Raceway Park in Portsmouth, OH. On Friday October 30, the tour will race for $10,000 to win and on Saturday October 31 (which will be the season finale for the series), the event will pay $50,000 to win.    

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), Allgaier Performance Parts & Racing Shocks, Domination 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.

Official Summary of Results

Montpelier Speedway-Montpelier, Indiana
Saturday October 24, 2026

Feature Finish:
1. Rusty Schlenk-Jackson, Mich.
2. Cody Bauer-Farwell, Mich.
3. Devin Gilpin-Columbus, Ind.
4. Rod Conley-Wheelersburg, Ohio
5. Miles Cook II-Wheelersburg, Ohio
6. Colten Burdette-Parkersburg, West Va.
7. Justin White-Stevensville, Mich.
8. Wayne Chinn-Tipp City, Ohio
9. David Webb-Nicholasville, Ky.
10. Seth Daniels-Jackson, Ohio
11. Clayton Bryant-Yoder, Ind.
12. Devin Shiels-Britton, Mich.
13. Travis Carr-Stoutsville, Ohio
14. Colin Shipley-McClure, Ohio 
15. Jerry Bowersock-Wapakoneta, Ohio 
16. Blake Creech-Richmond, Ind.
17. Herb Reich-Plymouth, Mich.
18. Carter Schlenk-Jackson, Mich.
19. Jeff Robertson-Defiance, Ohio 
20. Dailan Reece-Monticello, Ind.
21. David Ellis-Defiance, Ohio
22. Eric Wilson-Cortland, Ohio

Jerry Bowersock (14.419 seconds) set the Slicker Graphics Fastest Hot Lap.

Rusty Schlenk (Group B) was the fastest in VP Racing Fuels “Challenge the Clock” Time Trials with a 14.344 second lap among entries.

Cody Bauer won Joy Ride Transport Heat-1.

Clayton Bryant won C&W Sales Heat-2.

Rusty Schlenk won Curtis Towing Heat-3.

Miles Cook II won Jim and Nancy Viox Heat-4.

Colin Shipley and Justin White won STAKT Products and Impact RaceGear B-Mains.

Justin White won the MD3 Hard Charger Award advancing 11 positions.

Clayton Bryant won the Deatherage Racing Opticians Middleman (11th Place) Award.

Miles Cook II was the FloRacing Rookie of the Race.

Miles Cook II won the Todd Steel Buildings Move of the Race Award.

Dylan Jessen and Dylan Hough was the STAKT Products First Non-Transfers.

Lap Leaders: Cody Bauer 1-17, Rusty Schlenk 18-30 

Allgaier Performance Halfway Leader was Cody Bauer

Swafford Signs White Flag Leader was Rusty Schlenk

Deatherage Racing Opticians Caution Flags: Three (lap 7, 12, 25)

Time of Race: 16 minutes, 36 seconds

Provisional Starters: Herb Reich, Jeff Robertson

Margin of Victory: 2.595 seconds

Heat One Finish: Cody Bauer, Seth Daniels, Eric Wilson, Rod Conley, Colin Shipley, Jacob Gamber, Dailan Reece, Herb Reich (DNS-Phil Ausra)

Heat Two Finish: Clayton Bryant, Wayne Chinn, David Webb, Blake Creech, Dylan Jessen, Matt Murawski, Toma Johnson (DNS-Jordan Conover, Scott Duvall)

Heat Three Finish: Rusty Schlenk, Devin Shiels, Devin Gilpin, Carter Schlenk, Travis Carr, Dylan Hough, Michael Shidler, Roman Brown (DNS-John Goins)

Heat Four Finish: Miles Cook II, Jerry Bowersock, Colten Burdette, David Ellis, Jeff Robertson, Robert Goodrich (DNS-Justin White, Kevin Reeve) 

B-Main One Finish: Colin Shipley, Dailan Reece, Dylan Jessen, Jacob Gamber, Jordan Conover, Matt Murawski, Herb Reich, Toma Johnson (DNS-Phil Ausra, Scott Duvall)

B-Main Two Finish: Justin White, Travis Carr, Dylan Hough, Jeff Robertson, Robert Goodrich, Michael Shidler (DNS-Roman Brown, Kevin Reeve, John Goins)

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