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Hidden Hollow and Muskingum County Await Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series

SOMERSET, KY (September 8, 2025)—While the tour enters the cooler months, there’s still plenty of action left for the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series fueled by VP with stops to Hidden Hollow Speedway in Colson, Ky. on Friday September 12 and Muskingum County Speedway on Saturday September 13.

On Friday September 12, the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series along with the Battle of the Bluegrass DIRTcar Series presented by Slicker Graphics will co-sanction at Stephen Breeding’s Hidden Hollow Speedway in Colson, Ky. for the 40-lap $7,500-to-win and $500-to-start Coal Miners Classic. In addition, the Open Wheel Modifieds, Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks & 4-Cylinders will all be in action. Adult general admission is $30 while adult pit passes are $45. The pit gates open at 2:00 pm, the grandstands open at 3:00 pm, the driver’s meeting is slated for 6:45 pm and hot laps at 7:00 pm. In the current Battle of the Bluegrass DIRTcar Series standings, Colten Burdette holds a slim 14-point-lead over Derek Fisher heading into the event at Hidden Hollow Speedway. Former winners of the Coal Miners Classic include Greg Lucas, Eddie Carrier Jr. (twice), Jackie Boggs & Mark Sturgill.

On Saturday September 13, the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series & Valvoline Weekend Allstars will visit the Moran Family’s Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, Ohio for the 43rd Annual Jim Dunn Memorial which will see the Super Late Models race 40 laps for $10,000-to-win and $500-to-start. The track has increased the starting spots to 24 and added additional money inside the feature purse for this event. In addition, the UMP Modifieds, Mod Lites, 4-Cylinders and Crate Late Models will all be in action. Adult general admission is $30 while adult pit passes are $50. The pit gates open at 2:00 pm, the grandstands open at 4:00 pm, the driver’s meeting is slated for 5:30 pm and hot laps at 6:00 pm.

On Friday at Hidden Hollow Speedway, the series entry fee is $50. The track has posted a $300 highest finishing Crate Bonus in the feature event. The entry fee will be $100 at Muskingum County Speedway on Saturday. The tire rule each night will be: Fronts & Left Rear: Hoosier NLMT 2 & NLMT 3. Right Rear: Hoosier NLMT 2, NLMT 3 & NLMT 4.

In the current Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series championship point standings heading into Hidden Hollow and Muskingum County, Rusty Schlenk leads the standings with a 34-point margin over Colten Burdette. Rod Conley sits third, Clint Keenan is fourth and Rob Anderzack rounds out the top-five. The second five in the point standings include Miles Cook II, Jerry Bowersock, Adam Stricker, Seth Daniels and Josh Rice.

The event honors the late Jim Dunn who passed away on May 8, 1983 at Paducah International Raceway in a racing accident during a NDRA-sanctioned event. Dunn was a school teacher and racer from Roseville, Ohio who captured the inaugural 1982 Dirt Track World Championship at the famed Pennsboro (W.V.) Speedway. Dunn’s incredible 23rd to first victory in the event would solidify his place in the racing record books. May 6, 1983, in front of an enthusiastic hometown crowd at his home track in St. Clairsville, Ohio, Dunn would capture his final racing victory.

The Jim Dunn started at Muskingum County Speedway in 1983 with Donnie Moran of Frazeysburg, Ohio picking up the Allstar Circuit of Champions-sanctioned event. The event stayed at Muskingum County through the 1989 season, then moved to Midway Speedway in Crooksville, Ohio from 1990-2014. The event went back to Muskingum County Speedway in 2015, then made a stint at Ohio Valley Speedway in Washington, W.V. in 2016. The event moved back to Midway Speedway for two seasons before coming back to its current home of Muskingum County Speedway in 2021. Donnie Moran is a seven-time winner of the prestigious event while his son Devin holds four event victories, second all-time.

Hidden Hollow Speedway Purse: 1. $7,500, 2. $3,000, 3. $2,250, 4. $1,800, 5. $1,600, 6. $1,400, 7. $1,200, 8. $1,000, 9. $800, 10. $650, 11. $500, 12. $500, 13. $500, 14. $500, 15. $500, 16. $500, 17. $500, 18. $500, 19. $500, 20. $500.

Muskingum County Speedway Purse: 1. $10,000, 2. $5,000, 3. $4,000, 4. $3,000, 5. $2,500, 6. $2,000, 7. $1,800, 8. $1,500, 9. $1,250, 10. $1,000, 11. $900, 12. $800, 13. $700, 14. $600, 15. $500, 16. $500, 17. $500, 18. $500, 19. $500, 20. $500, 21. $500, 22. $500, 23. $500, 24. $500.

Hidden Hollow Speedway is located at 45 KY 7 in Isom, KY 41824. Race teams need to follow Highway 15 out of Hazard, KY to Highway 7 (turn left) at Breeding’s Plumbing & Electric. The track is located approximately five miles on the right off of Highway 7. For more information, visit Hidden Hollow Speedway on Facebook.

Muskingum County Speedway is located at 7985 Frazeysburg Road in Dresden, Ohio 43821. For more information, call (740) 891-8789 or log on to www.MuskingumCountySpeedway.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), 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.

Previous Jim Dunn Memorial Winners:
1983-Donnie Moran (Frazeysburg, OH)
1984-No Race
1985-Ned Lucas (Beaver Dam, KY)
1986-Donnie Moran (Frazeysburg, OH)
1987-Ben Hess (Wadsworth, OH)
1988-Jack Boggs (Grayson, KY)
1989-Donnie Moran (Frazeysburg, OH)
1990-Donnie Moran (Frazeysburg, OH)
1991-Freddy Smith (Kings Mountain, NC)
1992-Donnie Moran (Frazeysburg, OH)
1993-Davey Johnson (Imperial, PA)
1994-Davey Johnson (Imperial, PA)
1995-Bart Hartman (Zanesville, OH)
1996-Jack Boggs (Grayson, KY)
1997-Larry Bond (Coolville, OH)
1998-No Race
1999-Mike Balzano (Parkersburg, WV)
2000-Steve Shaver (Vienna, WV)
2001-Cortney Clewell (Zanesville, OH)
2002-Corey Conley (Wellsburg, WV)
2003-Bart Hartman (Zanesville, OH)
2004-Earl Pearson, Jr. (Jacksonville, FL)
2005-Steve Shaver (Vienna, WV)
2006-Rick Aukland (Zanesville, OH)
2007-Earl Pearson, Jr. (Jacksonville, FL)
2008-Donnie Moran (Dresden, OH)
2009-Steve Shaver (Vienna, WV)
2010-Ray Cook (Brasstown, NC)
2011-No Race
2012-Zack Dohm (Cross Lanes, WV)
2013-Jackie Boggs (Grayson, KY)
2014-Tyler Carpenter (Parkersburg, WV)
2015-Jared Hawkins (Fairmont, WV)
2016-Freddie Carpenter (Parkersburg, WV)
2017-Tyler Carpenter (Parkersburg, WV)
2018-Devin Moran (Dresden, OH)
2019-No Race
2020-No Race due to COVID-19
2021-Devin Moran (Dresden, OH)
2022-Devin Moran (Dresden, OH)
2023-Nick Hoffman (Mooresville, NC)
2024-Devin Moran (Dresden, OH)

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