A trio of events for the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series fueled by VP makeup a huge Labor Day weekend in Ohio and Indiana.
On Friday, September 4, the tour will visit Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio for the 46th time in tour history for the 49-lap Second Annual Stephen Wagner Memorial. This will be the biggest race for Late Models in track history. Along with the Super Late Models, the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars will also be in action. The pit gates will open at 4:00 pm with hot laps slated for 6:30 pm. Flag-to-flag coverage of both events can be seen LIVE on FloRacing. Rusty Schlenk is the defending winner of the Inaugural Stephen Wagner Memorial in 2025 taking the victory over Colten Burdette, Ryan Markham, Todd Brennan and Kyle Moore.
The tour will then move to Montpelier Speedway in Montpelier, Ind. on Saturday, September 5, for the third-ever series visit racing 30 laps for $5,000-to-win. The DIRTcar Modifieds and Super Stocks will also be in action. The pit gates open at 3:00 pm with hot laps slated for 6:00 pm. No live streaming will be held for this event. Rusty Schlenk was the defending race winner for the series at Montpelier in June 2025 over Colten Burdette, Rod Conley, Clint Keenan and Steve Peeden.
The 18th Annual Baltes Classic presented by Coors Light at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio on Sunday, September 6, kicks off a full week of Dirt Late Model racing action with running of the 56th World 100 for DIRTcar Late Models Thursday through Saturday September 10-September 12. For the second straight year, the Super Late Model field will be split in half, and a total of 48 different drivers will have an opportunity to race in 25-lap $5,000-to-win feature events. Each feature field will consist of 24 cars after group timed hot laps, Group Heat Races and B-Mains. Each feature will have two series provisionals if needed. The turn three pit gate will open at 1:00 pm with the registration being held in the Media Center. The drivers meeting will be at 5:30 pm sharp with on-track activity beginning at 6:00 pm. Flag-to-flag coverage of the Baltes Classic can be seen LIVE on FloRacing. C&W Sales has posted a $500 Fast Time Award for the Baltes Classic at Eldora. This will also mark the 98th and 99th ever series visits to the famed Eldora Speedway. The DIRTcar Modifieds and Super Stocks will all be on the racing card. Ricky Thornton Jr. and Kyle Bronson split the 2025 Baltes Classic victories.
Drivers, this is directly from Eldora Speedway:
IF YOU ARE RACING IN WORLD 100, FILL OUT THE ENTRY FORM AND IT WILL TAKE CARE OF BALTES CLASSIC PAPERWORK TOO: https://eldoraspeedway.
IF ONLY RACING BALTES CLASSIC AND NO WORLD 100, USE THIS FORM: https://www.eldoraspeedway.
After 18 events, Colten Burdette of Parkersburg, W.V. leads the Iron-Man contingent into the three-race Labor Day weekend with Rod Conley second, Miles Cook II third, Seth Daniels fourth and Travis Carr is fifth in the current standings. Sixth-Tenth in points include R.J. Conley, Rusty Schlenk, Justin Cooper, Tyler Carpenter & Rob Anderzack. There have been 15 different winners in those 18 events with Kody Evans of Camden, Ohio the most recent winner at Portsmouth Raceway Park on August 29.
The tire rule for Attica, Montpelier & Eldora will be: Fronts & Left Rear: Hoosier NLMT 2 & NLMT 3. Right Rear: NLMT 3 & NLMT 4. The series entry fee is $50 each night.
Attica 9/4 Feature Purse: 1. $15,049, 2. $8,049, 3. $5,049, 4. $3,249, 5. $2,849, 6. $2,649, 7. $2,449, 8. $2,349, 9. $2,249, 10. $2,049, 11. $1,549, 12. $1,249, 13. $1,049, 14. $949, 15. $849, 16. $749, 17. $649, 18. $549, 19. $549, 20. $549, 21. $549, 22. $549, 23. $549, 24. $549.
Montpelier 9/5 Feature Purse: 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.
Eldora 9/6 Feature # 1 Purse: 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, 23. $500, 24. $500.
Eldora 9/6 Feature # 2 Purse: 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, 23. $500, 24. $500.
Attica Raceway Park is located at 15127 Township Road 12 in Attica, OH 44807. For more information, visit www.AtticaRacewayPark.com .
Montpelier Speedway is located at 700 S Jefferson St. in Montpelier, IN 47359. For more information, log on to www.MilkmanPromotions.com .
Eldora Speedway is located at 13929 State Route 118 in New Weston, OH 45348. For more information about Eldora Speedway, visit the track’s website at www.EldoraSpeedway.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.
Previous Baltes Classic Champions
2008-Billy Moyer, Sr. (Batesville, AR)
2009-Rained Out
2010-Matt Miller (Waterville, OH)
2011-Brian Ruhlman (Clarklake, MI)
2012-Rained Out
2013-Matt Miller (Waterville, OH)
2014-Kent Robinson (Bloomington, IN)
2015-Billy Moyer, Sr. (Batesville, AR)
2016-Kent Robinson (Bloomington, IN)
2017-Billy Moyer, Sr. (Batesville, AR)
2018-Billy Moyer, Sr. (Batesville, AR)
2019-Ricky Weiss (Headingly, Manitoba, CAN)
2020-Event Not Held (COVID-19)
2021-Spencer Hughes (Meridian, MS)
2022-Rained Out
2023-Ricky Weiss (Headingly, Manitoba, CAN)
2024-Garrett Alberson (Las Cruces, NM)
2025-Ricky Thornton Jr. (Martinsville, IN) & Kyle Bronson (Brandon, FL)
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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