The Inaugural Halloween Nationals at Portsmouth Raceway Park in Portsmouth, Ohio will put the exclamation mark on a busy Fall for the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series on October 30-31, 2026. Over $175,000 in weekend prize money will be up for grabs in three divisions.

The weekend kicks off on Thursday, October 29 with an open practice session from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. The pit gates open at 1:00 pm and hauler parking for the Late Models, UMP Modifieds and Sport Mods will take place. Trick-or-Treat will go from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.

On Friday, October 30, a full show for the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series paying $10,000-to-win and $500-to-start will headline the night along with $2,000-to-win for UMP DIRTcar Modifieds (20 laps) and the Sport Mods will have their qualifying, heat races and b-mains.

On Saturday, October 31, the season finale for the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series culminates with a 60-lap $50,000-to-win and $2,000-to-start feature event. The UMP DIRTcar Modifieds will race 40 laps for $10,000-to-win and the Sport Mods will hot lap the locked-in cars and race the 15-lap main event paying $800-to-win and $175-to-start.

Colten Burdette of Parkersburg, WV holds a 128-point lead in the series standings heading into Portsmouth Raceway Park over Rod Conley second, Mikes Cook II third, Seth Daniels fourth and Travis Carr fifth. Cook has secured the FloRacing Rookie of the Year title and will be honored this weekend. There have been 18 different winners in 23 completed feature events on the tour with Rusty Schlenk the most recent winner during the Monster Mash at Montpelier (IN) Speedway on October 24.

In addition to the top-five in the series points, other drivers who are expected to attend the Halloween Nationals at Portsmouth Raceway Park include R.J. Conley, Justin Cooper, Devin Gilpin, recently crowned LOLMDS Rookie of the Year Josh Rice, Jason Jameson, Levi Yetter, Kirk Phillips, Ryan Montgomery, Shannon Thornsberry, Derek Fisher, Adam Stricker, recently crowned DTWC winner Ricky Thornton Jr., Nick Hoffman, three-time series winner in 2026 Tyler Erb, WVMS winner Drake Troutman, Eric Wilson, Kent Keyser, Kyle Hardy among others expected.

The tire each night is Hoosier NLMT 2 & NLMT 3 on the fronts and left rear with the right rear being Hoosier NLMT 3 & NLMT 4. The entry fee is $100 on Friday 10/30/2026 and $150 on Saturday 10/31/2026. 

Flag-to-flag coverage on Friday and Saturday can be seen LIVE on FloRacing.

Friday 10/30/2026 Late Model Purse: 1. $10,000, 2. $4,000, 3. $2,500, 4. $2,000, 5. $1,500, 6. $1,250, 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.

Saturday 10/31/2026 Late Model Purse: 1. $50,000, 2. $12,000, 3. $7,500, 4. $5,000, 5. $4,000, 6. $3,500, 7. $3,000, 8. $2,750, 9. $2,500, 10. $2,250, 11. $2,000, 12. $2,000, 13. $2,000, 14. $2,000, 15. $2,000, 16. $2,000 17. $2,000, 18. $2,000, 19. $2,000, 20. $2,000.

Portsmouth Raceway Park is located at 25648 State Route 73 in Portsmouth, OH 45663. For more information visit Portsmouth Raceway Park on Facebook.

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

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.

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