The Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series will head to the Hoosier State on Saturday, October 24, 2026, for the 19th Annual Monster Mash at Ryan Sutter’s Montpelier Speedway in Montpelier, Ind.
The two-day event opens on Friday, October 23 with an unsanctioned $2,000-to-win, $200-to-start Late Model event which will also feature UMP Modifieds & Hornets.
On Saturday, October 24, the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series fueled by VP returns to Montpelier Speedway for the first time since June 2025 (the September 2026 event was rained out) when Rusty Schenk captured the payday. The 19th Annual Monster Mash features the Valvoline Late Models racing 30 laps for $5,000-to-win and $500-to-start plus the UMP Modifieds, Super Stocks & Street Stocks will also be in action. On Saturday, the pits will open at 1:00 pm, the drivers meeting will be at 4:30 pm and hot laps will roll out around 5:00 pm.
The October 24 event will also serve as the finale of the Valvoline Weekend Allstars points, a mini tour within the series schedule. Colten Burdette of Parkersburg, W.V. currently leads the mini-tour standings with a comfortable 67-point lead over Rod Conley, Seth Daniels, Miles Cook II & Travis Carr. In the series standings, Burdette leads Conley by 138 markers while Cook sits third, Daniels fourth and Carr fifth in the current standings with only three events remaining.
During last year’s 18th annual Monster Mash, Caden McWhorter of Fairbury, Ill. was the race winner over Devin Gilpin, Steve Peeden, Devin Shiels, Tristan Chamberlain, Rusty Schlenk, Rich Bell, Derek Fisher, Jacob Stuhr & Wayne Chinn who rounded out the top 10 finishers. Rusty Schlenk is the defending race winner for the series at Montpelier in June 2025 over Colten Burdette, Rod Conley, Clint Keenan and Steve Peeden.
The tire rule for both nights at Montpelier will be: Fronts & Left Rear: Hoosier NLMT 2 & NLMT 3. Right Rear: NLMT 3 & NLMT 4. The series entry fee is $50.
Montpelier 10/24 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.
Montpelier Speedway is located at 700 S Jefferson St. in Montpelier, IN 47359. For more information, log on to www.MilkmanPromotions.com .
For more information on the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series, call (828) 361-5981 or log on to www.IMDIRT.net .
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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