
8/26/2025
American Late Model Iron-Man Series
Attica, Butler & Eldora Speedway Await Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series on Labor Day Weekend
SOMERSET, KENTUCKY (August 26, 2025)—A trio of events for the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series fueled by VP makeup a huge Labor Day weekend in Michigan and Ohio.
On Friday August 29, the tour will visit Attica Raceway Park for the 45th time for a 30-lap $5,000-to-win event. Along with the Super Late Models, the NAPA Auto Parts All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars presented by Valvoline will also be in action racing for $5,000-to-win. 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.
The tour will then move to Butler Motor Speedway in Quincy, Mich. on Saturday August 30 for the fourth-ever series visit racing 30 laps for $5,000-to-win. The DIRTcar Modifieds and Street 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.
The 17th Annual Baltes Classic presented by Coors Light at Eldora Speedway on Sunday August 31 kicks off a full week of Dirt Late Model racing action with running of the 55th running of the World 100 for DIRTcar Late Models Thursday through Saturday September 4-September 6. For the first-ever time, the Super Late Model field will be split into 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 2:30 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.
After 16 events, Rusty Schlenk of McClure, Ohio holds a tight nine-point margin at the top of the standings over Colten Burdette of Parkersburg, W.V. heading into the trio of events this weekend. There have been ten different winners in 16 events held so far this season with over $355,800 paid out amongst 221 different drivers in those races.
The tire rule for Attica Raceway Park and Butler Motor Speedway will be: Fronts & Left Rear: Hoosier NLMT 2 & NLMT 3. Right Rear: NLMT 2, NLMT 3 & NLMT 4. The tire rule for Eldora Speedway will be: Fronts & Left Rear: Hoosier NLMT 2 & NLMT 3. Right Rear: NLMT 3 & NLMT 4. The entry fee is $50 each night.
Attica 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.
Butler 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 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 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.
Butler Motor Speedway is located at 1031 Clarendon Road in Quincy, MI 49082. For more information, visit www.ButlerSpeedway.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)
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, 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, Allgaier Performance Parts, Allgaier Racing Shocks, Domination Race Cars (Official Victory Lane Sponsor), Swafford Signs (Official Graphics), MyRacePass (Official Website), Deatherage Racing Opticians (Middleman Award), Wayne’s Auto Repair, Slicker Graphics, First Line Industries, Jim & Nancy Viox, LUSESTYLE.com, Octane Custom Trailers, CNR & Dirt Empire Magazine.