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22nd Annual Iron-Man Classic Comes to Atomic Speedway Saturday September 20

SOMERSET, KENTUCKY (September 16, 2025)—Five races remain on the 2025 Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series calendar. The first of those five begin this Saturday September 20 at Atomic Speedway in Waverly, Ohio for the 22nd Annual Iron-Man Classic and Hall of Fame Night. The Super Late Models will race 30 laps for $5,000-to-win and $500-to-start.

On Saturday September 20, the pits will open at 2:00 pm, the grandstands will open at 4:00 pm, the drivers meeting is scheduled for 5:30 pm and hot laps are slated for 6:00 pm with racing action to follow. The Modifieds, Sport Mods & RaceSaver 305 Sprint Cars will join the racing action. For tickets and pit passes, please use this link: https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/3176/tickets/1443147 .

This will be the third visit of the season to Atomic Speedway as Josh Rice picked up the win on May 10 and Clint Keenan on August 23. Rusty Schlenk of McClure, Ohio holds a 46-point lead over Colten Burdette in the championship point standings with Rod Conley sitting third, Clint Keenan fourth and Rob Anderzack fifth. Six through tenth in the standings include Miles Cook II, Seth Daniels, Jerry Bowersock, Adam Stricker and Josh Rice.

During last year’s thrilling Iron-Man Classic, Seth Daniels of Jackson, Ohio captured his first-career victory on the tour and event over Rod Conley, Ryan Missler, Caiden Black & David Webb. Michael Chilton of Salvisa, Ky. is the all-time winner at five victories.

The tire rule for Atomic Speedway on September 20 will be: Fronts & Left Rear: Hoosier NLMT 2 & NLMT 3. Right Rear: NLMT 2, NLMT 3 & NLMT 4. The entry fee is $50 for this event and tow money is $75 for any car not making the field of 22. The track is placing a top-3 steel block/525 engine bonus for this Saturday: 1-$500, 2-$300, 3-$200.

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.

Atomic Speedway is located at 2535 Blain Highway in Chillicothe, Ohio 45601. For more information, log on to www.AtomicSpeedway.net .

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 Iron-Man Classic Champions:
2004-Jackie Boggs-Grayson, KY
2005-Rainout
2006-Chris Combs-Isom, KY
2007-Chris Combs-Isom, KY
2008-Don O’Neal-Martinsville, IN
2009-Josh McGuire-Grayson, KY
2010-Shannon Thornsberry-Martin, KY
2011-Jackie Boggs-Grayson, KY
2012-Michael Chilton-Salvisa, KY
2013-Michael Chilton-Salvisa, KY
2014-Chris Madden-Gray Court, SC
2015-Michael Chilton-Salvisa, KY
2016-Zack Dohm-Cross Lanes, WV
2017-Tommy Kerr-Maryville, TN
2018-Michael Chilton-Salvisa, KY
2019-Ashton Winger-Hampton, GA
2020-Dale McDowell-Chickamauga, GA
2021-Hudson O’Neal-Martinsville, IN
2022-Michael Chilton-Salvisa, KY
2023-Josh Rice-Crittenden, KY
2024-Seth Daniels-Jackson, OH

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