After a huge weekend at West Virginia Motor Speedway, the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series continues the trek through June with a pair of events on June 19-20 in the Buckeye State.
On Friday, June 19, the tour will roll into MRP (Moler) Raceway Park in Williamsburg, Ohio for the Impact RaceGear 30 event paying $5,000-to-win and $500-to-start. Rain halted the 2025 edition of the event while Zack Dohm of Cross Lanes, W.V. was the inaugural race winner of this event. The Sport Mods, Compacts, Legends & Crown Vics will all be in action. The gates open at 4:30 pm with on-track activity beginning at 7:00 pm.
On Saturday, June 20, the tour will visit the historic Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio for the 37th Annual Barney Oldfield Race paying $5,000-to-win and $500-to start the 30-lap feature event. In addition, the Dominator Super Stocks and Compacts will all be in action for the evening. Last year, rain captured the Barney Oldfield Race, but when the series visited Oakshade Raceway in 2024, Rusty Schlenk captured the event in a dandy of a feature race overtaking Casey Noonan on the final circuit for his sixth Barney Oldfield Race victory. The gates open at 4:00 pm with on-track activity beginning at 6:00 pm.
During the first eight events on the tour, there have been seven different winners. Tyler Erb is the only repeat winner (I-96 & West Virginia) while Caiden Black, Drake Troutman, Jerry Bowersock, Kyle Moore, Tyler Carpenter and Bobby Pierce have collected single-race victories. Colten Burdette of Parkersburg, W.V. leads Rod Conley in the point standings by a mere nine points heading into this weekend’s doubleheader at MRP and Oakshade. The rest of the top six in points include R.J. Conley in third, Seth Daniels in fourth, Miles Cook II in fifth and Travis Carr in sixth.
The tire rule for each night at MRP Raceway Park and Oakshade Raceway will be: Fronts & Left Rear: Hoosier NLMT 2 & NLMT 3. Right Rear: Hoosier NLMT 3 & NLMT 4. The series entry fee is $50 each night and $75 will go to any driver not making the field of 22.
Feature Purse Each Night: 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.
MRP Raceway Park is located at 2059 Harker Waits Road in Williamsburg, OH 45176. For more information, log on to www.MRPRacewayPark.com .
Oakshade Raceway is located at 12985 Co. Rd. 14-2 in Wauseon, OH 43567. For more information, log on to www.OakshadeRaceway.com .
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.
Previous Barney Oldfield Race Winners:
1990-Rick DeLong-Whitehouse, OH
1991-Matt Miller-Whitehouse, OH
1992-Kris Patterson-Saint Johns, MI
1993-Ron Miller-Toledo, OH
1994-Kris Patterson-Saint Johns, MI
1995-Frank Sedar-Alger, MI
1996-Shane Yoder-Holland, OH
1997-Frank Sedar-Alger, MI
1998-Randy Woodling-Warsaw, IN
1999-Justin Paxton-Lambertsville, MI
2000-Rick DeLong-Whitehouse, OH
2001-Billy Moyer-Batesville, AR
2002-Shane Yoder-Holland, OH
2003-Kris Patterson-Saint Johns, MI
2004-Aaron Scott-Newark, OH
2005-Jeep VanWormer-Pinconning, MI
2006-Duane Chamberlain-Richmond, IN
2007-Ronnie Perrine Jr.-Lima, OH
2008-Casey Noonan-Sylvania, OH
2009-Matt Miller-Whitehouse, OH
2010-Rusty Schlenk-McClure, OH
2011-Eddie Carrier Jr.-Salt Rock, WV
2012-Matt Miller-Whitehouse, OH
2013-Jeff Babcock-Wayne, OH
2014-Devin Moran-Dresden, OH
2015-Jeep VanWormer-Pinconning, MI
2016-Billy Moyer Jr.-Batesville, AR
2017-Rusty Schlenk-McClure, OH
2018-Steve Kester-Holland, OH
2019-Rusty Schlenk-McClure, OH
2020-Tyler Carpenter-Parkersburg, WV
2021-Rusty Schlenk-McClure, OH
2022-Devin Shiels-Britton, MI
2023-Rusty Schlenk-McClure, OH
2024-Rusty Schlenk-McClure, OH
2025-Rained Out
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