For the second year in a row, Colten Burdette is the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series fueled by VP, Champion.

The 33-year-old Parkersburg, W.V. native piloted the Steve Curtis-owned Rocket Chassis to the 2026 title collecting $34,340 in prize money during the 25-race tour including 10 top-ten finishes and 18 top-ten finishes. Burdette finished 138 points ahead of runner-up Rod Conley. Burdette had five podium finishes in 2026.

Burdette collected two MD3 Hard Charger awards both coming at Portsmouth Raceway on August 29 passing eight cars and October 3 passing 17 cars. Burdette will collect $20,000 in series points fund money from a $46,500 points fund and the top-ten drivers in the points will receive additional DIRTcar points money. Burdette was also the Coltman Farms Racing Battle of the Bluegrass DIRTcar Series presented by Slicker Graphics champion (Kentucky events) for the second-straight season and was also the Valvoline Weekend Allstars mini-tour champion. Burdette’s sponsors include Dimit Accounting, Advanced Painting, Curtis Towing, Matt Cochran Trucking, Athens Advanced Chiropractic, McKee Auto, FOX Shocks and GO Lithium.

Rod Conley of Wheelersburg, Ohio finished in the runner-up spot in the final point standings with five top-five finishes and 10 top-ten finishes this season while also collecting $24,030 in season prize money. Conley had three podium finishes including two runner-up finishes at Ponderosa Speedway and Portsmouth Raceway Park. Conley’s sponsors include Conley Trucking, Conley River Terminal, After Burner Performance, Poske’s Performance Parts and Shain Custom Decals.

Miles Cook II of Wheelersburg, Ohio was the 2026 FloRacing Rookie of the Year and finished third in the series points. Cook had two top-five finishes (both fifth places coming at Skyline and Montpelier) and 13 top-ten finishes while also collecting $20,070 in prize money. Cook was the JD Enterprise Steel Block Champion collecting $1,500 and $2,500 for the FloRacing Rookie of the Year. Cook’s sponsors include LMC Millwright Services, Conley Trucking, Hall’s NAPA Auto Parts, After Burner Performance, Gampp’s Power Equipment, Bazell Race Fuel, Sunoco Race Fuel, A-1 Overhead Doors, Shain Custom Decals and Farmers Raceway.

Seth Daniels of Jackson, Ohio finished fourth in the final standings. Daniels collected $17,380 in earnings and had two top-five finishes and eight top-10 finishes. Daniels drove the Jason Wilson Motorsports entry to the fourth place in the series points attending 24 of the 25 races. His best finish came at Portsmouth Raceway Park on October 3, finishing third in the Fall 40. Daniels’ sponsors include Wilson Excavating, 4 Boyz Racing Supply, Montgomery Motorsports, Doles Automotive and Racing Supply, Sunoco Race Fuel, Bazell Race Fuel, STAKT Products and S&D Transport.

Travis Carr of Stoutsville, Ohio finished fifth in the point standings collecting one top-ten finish on July 4 at Mudlick Valley Raceway finishing eighth. Carr collected $9,945 in season earnings and finished second to Miles Cook II in the FloRacing Rookie of the Year points. Carr’s sponsors include Huntley Trucking, Abco Performance, Race City Performance, Poske’s Performance Parts, Octane Race Products, D&H Hauling, Randy’s Motorcycle Repair, Mossy Oak Properties, Travis Carr Racing and Clint Keenan Racing.

During the season, there were 19 different winners in the 25 points-paying events with nine victories amongst the top-10 in the final standings while the top-10 collected $242,737 of the 833,980 in feature prize money paid out this season. The series averaged 32 cars while 291 different drivers raced in at least one race. The series turned 876 feature race laps, completing 83 heat races and 26 B-Mains. The series had seven new winners in 2026 including Caiden Black, Drake Troutman, Derek Fisher, Adam Stricker, Kody Evans, Tristan Chamberlain & Derek Rogers bringing the total to 184 different feature winners. Rusty Schlenk won the most feature events and visited Domination Race Cars Victory Lane a total of four times, most of any driver this season.

Officials with the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series fueled by VP would like to thank all of the drivers & teams, promoters & track staff, series sponsors, media members and the great race fans for the support of another successful racing season.

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

Final 2026 Standings (including car #/driver/hometown/points/earnings)

1. 53C-Colten Burdette-Parkersburg, WV-1,371-$34,340

2. 71R-Rod Conley-Wheelersburg, OH-1,233-$24,030

3. 18C-Miles Cook II-Wheelersburg, OH-1,130-$20,070

4. S21-Seth Daniels-Jackson, OH-1,062-$17,380

5. Travis Carr-Stoutsville, OH-907-$9,945

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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