The Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Fueled by VP would complete a weekend double shot in the Buckeye state on Saturday evening at Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, OH for the 2nd Annual Ronnie Moran Memorial and Tyler Carpenter of Parkersburg, WV would take the race lead on lap two and never look back on his way to the victory and $6,000 payday.
The win for the 35-year-old Carpenter would be his first of the season with the series and would mark his fourth career Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Fueled by VP win. Carpenter would be behind the wheel of the Freddie Carpenter owned Kryptonite Race Car powered by a Mullins Race Engine and sponsored by Feight Farms, Gates Trucking, Conley Trucking, Overhead Door Company, Leonardtown Ford, Whitt’s Mobile Home Movers, All American Pool Company, and Joy Construction.
The start of the 2nd Annual Ronnie Moran Memorial Valvoline A-Main would see a pair of multi-car accidents that would not see the field make a complete lap. The third time would be the charm, with Caiden Black leading the opening lap, with fourth place starting Tyler Carpenter, Todd Brennan, Kyle Moore, and J.R. Gentry giving chase. Carpenter would work past Black off of turn two to take the race lead on lap two and would set a torrid pace at the front, already lapping slower traffic by lap five. Carpenter would hold the lead, with Black, Brennan, Moore trailing, while Colten Burdette would take the fifth position Gentry. Brennan would pressure Black for the runner-up slot and finally take the position on lap seven. Meanwhile, Carpenter continued to stretch his lead on the field, only to have the caution wave on lap twelve for a tangle in turn one involving Colton Watts and Aaron Scott. Carpenter would command the field on the restart, with Black working past Brennan for second, while Burdette would take the fourth spot from Moore. Moore and Burdette would settle into a battle for fourth, with Moore reclaiming the fourth spot on lap fifteen. The final caution waved on lap sixteen when Steve Prince would slow on the backchute. Carpenter would scoot away from the field on the restart, with Brennan and Moore working past Black for second and third, while Burdette would stay fifth. Carpenter would quickly motor away from the field again, while Brennan and Moore would begin to battle for the second spot, with Moore take the spot on lap twenty-three. As this duo continued to battle for the runner-up spot, Carpenter would continue to put distance on the field, with better than a straightaway lead with nine laps remaining, with Brennan would again take the second position from Moore on lap twenty-nine. Carpenter would enter heavy lapped traffic on lap thirty-two, but no one could close the gap on him and he would grab the win by 8.053 second over Brennan and Moore, with Black and Burdette completing the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Rob Anderzack, Ryan Markham, Rod Conley, J.R. Gentry, and Matt Bee.
The next events for the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Fueled by VP will be a Memorial Day weekend tripleheader in the state of Michigan, beginning on Friday May 22 at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, MI, Saturday May 23 at Butler Motor Speedway in Quincy, MI, and Sunday May 24 at Crystal Motor Speedway in Crystal, MI. Each event will pay $10,000 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), 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), 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
Muskingum County Speedway-Zanesville, Ohio
Saturday May 16, 2026
Feature Finish:
1. Tyler Carpenter-Parkersburg, West Va.
2. Todd Brennan-Zanesville, Ohio
3. Kyle Moore-Mansfield, Ohio
4. Caiden Black-New Concord, Ohio
5. Colten Burdette-Parkersburg, West Va.
6. Rob Anderzack-Swanton, Ohio
7. Ryan Markham-Ashland, Ohio
8. Rod Conley-Wheelersburg, Ohio
9. J.R. Gentry-Wooster, Ohio
10. Matt Bee-Wooster, Ohio
11. Seth Daniels-Jackson, Ohio
12. R.J. Conley-Wheelersburg, Ohio
13. Miles Cook II-Wheelersburg, Ohio
14. Tanner McLoughlin-Nashport, Ohio
15. Aaron Scott-Neward, Ohio
16. Travis Carr-Stoutsville, Ohio
17. Connor White-Parkersburg, West Va.
18. Brian Baumberger-Clarington, Ohio
19. Steve Prince-Newark, Ohio
20. Colton Watts-Crooksville, Ohio
21. Larry Holbrook-Newark, Ohio
22. Breyton Santee-Conneaut, Ohio
Seth Daniels (16.000) set the Slicker Graphics Fastest Hot Lap.
Tyler Carpenter was the fastest in VP Racing Fuels “Challenge the Clock” Time Trials with a 15.824 second lap.
Caiden Black won Joy Ride Transport Heat-1.
Todd Brennan won C&W Sales Heat-2.
Colten Burdette won Curtis Towing Heat-3.
Rod Conley won the MD3 Hard Charger Award advancing 6 positions.
Seth Daniels won the Deatherage Racing Opticians Middleman (11th Place) Award.
Todd Brennan was the FloRacing Rookie of the Race.
Kyle Moore won the Todd Steel Buildings Move of the Race Award.
R.J. Conley won the Conley River Terminal Hard Luck Award.
Lap Leaders: Caiden Black 1, Tyler Carpenter 2-36
Allgaier Performance Halfway Leader was Tyler Carpenter.
Swafford Signs White Flag Leader was Tyler Carpenter.
Deatherage Racing Opticians Caution Flags: Four (lap 0, 0, 12, 16)
Time of Race: 24 minutes, 15 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 8.053 seconds.
Heat One Finish: Caiden Black, Tyler Carpenter, R.J. Conley, Steve Prince, Tanner McLoughlin, Miles Cook II, Aaron Scott, Travis Carr
Heat Two Finish: Todd Brennan, Kyle Moore, Breyton Santee, Seth Daniels, Rod Conley, Connor White, Connor Watts
Heat Three Finish: Colten Burdette, J.R. Gentry, Rob Anderzack, Ryan Markham, Brian Baumberger, Matt Bee, Larry Holbrook
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