The Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Fueled by VP would finish up its doubleheader weekend in the Buckeye State on Saturday evening at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, OH for the 37th Annual Barney Oldfield Race and Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, MI would lead all 35 laps in dominating fashion as he scored the $5,000 victory by a margin of 12.491 seconds. The victory by Schlenk made him the ninth different winner in ten series events so far in 2026 and marked his seventh career win in the Barney Oldfield Race.

For the 39 year-old Schlenk, the win would be his first of the season with the tour, his series leading 41st career victory, and marked the 298th feature victory of his career. Schlenk would drive to the win aboard 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.

Colten Burdette and Rusty Schlenk would go side-by-side on the opening lap of the main event, with Schlenk nipping Burdette for the lead at the line, followed by Miles Cook II, Chase Burda, and Steve Kester. The only caution of the event flew one lap later on lap two when Colin Shipley would loop his machine in turn one. The restart would see Schlenk hold the lead, with Burdette and Cook II second and third, while Kester would get by Burda for fourth. Casey Noonan would take fifth from Burda on lap three, only to see Dusty Moore take the fifth spot from Noonan one circuit later on lap four.

Schlenk began to stretch his lead at this point, while Moore would claim the fourth position away from Kester on lap six. Schlenk would begin to lap slower traffic on lap nine and would get into heavy traffic on lap ten. Schlenk would work traffic wonderfully around the topside of the racing surface, while Burdette would continue to give chase. Moore would pressure Cook II for third and take the spot on lap nineteen. Schlenk would have a half-track advantage by lap twenty-two, with Kester taking fourth from Cook II on lap twenty-six. Noonan would take fourth from Cook II on lap twenty-seven.

Kester would mount a charge on Burdette and would grab the runner-up spot on lap thirty, with Noonan taking third on lap thirty-one, Schlenk would cruise to the victory, while Kester, Noonan, Burdette, and Terry Rushlow completing the top five. The remainder of the top ten finishers would be Moore, Rod Conley, Seth Daniels, Cook II, and Shipley.

In a special pre-race ceremony, the Henricks Family and Oakshade Raceway were recognized as being inducted as a part of the inaugural American Late Model Series Hall of Fame Class of 2026.

The next events for the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Fueled by VP will be on Friday June 26 at Limaland Motorsports Park in Lima, OH for Late Model Mania and Saturday June 27 at Skyline Speedway in Stewart, OH for the 5th Annual Rumble on the Ridge. Both events pay $5,000 to win and $500 to start.

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 and 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), 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

Oakshade Raceway-Wauseon, Ohio
Saturday June 20, 2026

Feature Finish:

1. Rusty Schlenk-Jackson, Mich.

2. Steve Kester-Holland, Ohio

3. Casey Noonan-Sylvania, Ohio

4. Colten Burdette-Parkersburg, West Va.

5. Terry Rushlow-Holland, Ohio

6. Dusty Moore-Swanton, Ohio

7. Rod Conley-Wheelersburg, Ohio

8. Seth Daniels-Jackson, Ohio

9. Miles Cook II-Wheelersburg, Ohio

10. Colin Shipley-McClure, Ohio

11. Carter Murday-Adrian, Mich.

12. Chase Burda-Lapeer, Mich.

13. Travis Carr-Stoutsville, Ohio

14. Jamie Miller-Fremont, Ohio

15. Ryan Davis-Weston, Mich.

16. Roman Brown-Adrian, Mich.

17. Rusty Smith-Sylvania, Ohio

18. Herb Reich-Plymouth, Mich.

19. Josh Corkwell-Stryker, Ohio

20. Joe Smith-Sylvania, Ohio

21. Gregg Haskell-Chatham, Ont. CAN

22. Ken Hahn-Oregon, Ohio

Colten Burdette (Group A) was the fastest in VP Racing Fuels “Challenge the Clock” Time Trials with a 15.878 second lap among 32 entries.

Colten Burdette won Joy Ride Transport Heat-1.

Chase Burda won C&W Sales Heat-2.

Rusty Schlenk won Curtis Towing Heat-3.

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

Jamie Miller and Ken Hahn won STAKT Products & Impact RaceGear B-Mains.

Casey Noonan won the MD3 Hard Charger Award advancing 8 positions.

Carter Murday won the Deatherage Racing Opticians Middleman (11th Place) Award.

Miles Cook II was the FloRacing Rookie of the Race.

Dusty Moore won the Todd Steel Buildings Move of the Race Award.

Karl Spoores and Jesse Jones were the STAKT Products First Non-Transfers.

Lap Leaders: Rusty Schlenk 1-35

Allgaier Performance Halfway Leader was Rusty Schlenk.

Swafford Signs White Flag Leader was Rusty Schlenk.

Deatherage Racing Opticians Caution Flags: One (lap 2)

Time of Race: 12 minutes, 19 seconds

Provisional Starters: Herb Reich and Joe Smith

Margin of Victory: 12.491 seconds.

Heat One Finish: Colten Burdette, Steve Kester, Terry Rushlow, Rusty Smith, Jamie Miller, Kyle Eckhart, Karl Spoores, Joe Smith

Heat Two Finish: Chase Burda, Seth Daniels, Rod Conley, Roman Brown, Gregg Haskell, Bob Mayer, John Miller, Jacob Gamber

Heat Three Finish: Rusty Schlenk, Colin Shipley, Dusty Moore, Carter Murday, Josh Corkwell, Herb Reich, Jake Rendel, David Ellis

Heat Four Finish: Miles Cook II, Casey Noonan, Travis Carr, Ryan Davis, Ken Hahn, Jesse Jones, Scott Boyd, Jr., Jeff Robertson

B-Main One Finish: Jamie Miller, Gregg Haskell, Joe Smith, Karl Spoores, Bob Mayer, John Miller, Jacob Gamber (DNS-Kyle Eckhart)

B-Main Two Finish: Ken Hahn, Josh Corkwell, Jesse Jones, Herb Reich, Scott Boyd, Jr., Jake Rendel, David Ellis, Jeff Robertson

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