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Burdette Bags 40th Annual Harvest 50 Payday with Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series at Skyline Speedway

STEWART, OHIO (September 27, 2025)– The Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Fueled by VP would make its first ever visit to Skyline Speedway in Stewart, OH on Saturday for the 40th Annual Harvest 50 and Colten Burdette of Parkersburg, WV would survive a green-white-checkered finish to score the victory and claim the $5,000 victory. It would be Burdette’s second consecutive series win.

The win by the 31-year-old Burdette was his third series victory of the season and his third career Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Fueled by VP victory and came aboard the Steve Curtis owned Rocket Chassis powered by an Andy Durham Race Engine and carries sponsorship from Curtis Towing, Advanced Painting, Dimit Accounting, Matt Cochran’s Trucking, Athens Advanced Chiropractic, Westfall Towing, GO Lithium, and Hoosier Tire by Frye.

Rusty Schlenk would take the lead at the start of the Harvest 50 main event, followed by Chris Carpenter, Ryan Montgomery, Tyler Carpenter, and Clint Keenan. Tyler Carpenter would take the third position from Montgomery on lap three. The top five remained the same as Schlenk would begin to lap slower traffic on lap seven. With Schlenk working traffic, Tyler Carpenter would take the runner-up spot from Chris Carpenter on lap ten and by lap twelve, Schlenk would be in heavy traffic. Keenan would pressure Montgomery for the fourth position and grab in on lap fourteen. Disaster would strike for second place running Tyler Carpenter when his machine slowed on the frontchute on lap seventeen and drew the caution flag, with Tyler’s night finished. Schlenk would control the restart, with Chris Carpenter second, while Michael Lake would jump past Keenan for third, with Zack Dohm taking fifth away from Colten Burdette. Schlenk would maintain a comfortable lead and would begin working traffic again on lap twenty-eight and two laps later, would collect the $1,530 bonus for leading lap thirty. Dohm would take the third position from Lake on lap thirty-one, meanwhile, Schlenk’s machine would begin to show signs of smoke as the caution appeared again on lap thirty-eight a slowed Corey Delancey in turn two. While the field, was under caution, Schlenk would pull to the pit area with mechanical issues and would be done for the night. This turn of events would give Chris Carpenter the race lead on the restart, with Lake, Dohm, Burdette, and Seth Daniels now second through fifth. Keenan would make his way back into the top five past Daniels on lap forty, while Burdette would grab the third position from Lake on lap forty-two. Carpenter and Dohm would begin to battle for the race lead, with Dohm nosing past Carpenter as the pair took the white flag, but the pair would make contact entering turn three on the final lap would spin to bring out the final caution of the event. This would set up a green-white-checkered finish and put Burdette in the lead, with Lake, Caiden Black, Daniels and Keenan in pursuit. Burdette would hold off a last lap charge from Lake to claim the win, with Lake second and Black third. Keenan and Daniels would complete the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Rod Conley, Chris Carpenter, Ryan Montgomery, Eddie Carrier, Jr., and Zack Dohm.

The next event for the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Late Model Series Fueled by VP will be on Saturday October 4 at Mudlick Valley Raceway in Wallingford, KY for the 3rd Annual Fall 40, paying $10,000 to win and $500 to start. This event will co-sanctioned by the Battle of the Bluegrass DIRTcar Series presented by Slicker Graphics.

For more information on the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Fueled by VP Racing Fuels, phone series promoter Chris Tilley at (828) 361-5981 or by visiting the tour website at www.IMDIRT.net or by following American Late Model Iron-Man Series (@ironmandirt) on Twitter or by liking American Late Model Iron-Man Series on Facebook.

The Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Fueled by VP Racing Fuels 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), Jailbreaker Brands (Official Potato Chips), 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), 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 Sponsor), Wayne’s Auto Repair, Slicker Graphics, First Line Industries, Jim & Nancy Viox, Octane Custom Trailers, CNR, and Dirt Empire Magazine.

Official Summary of Results

Valvoline A-Main Feature Results for the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Late Model Series Fueled by VP 40th Annual Harvest 50 at Skyline Speedway on Saturday September 27, 2025

1. Colten Burdette-Parkersburg, West Va.
2. Michael Lake-Uniontown, Penn.
3. Caiden Black-New Concord, Ohio
4. Clint Keenan-Pataskala, Ohio
5. Seth Daniels-Jackson, Ohio
6. Rod Conley-Wheelersburg, Ohio
7. Chris Carpenter-Parkersburg, West Va.
8. Ryan Montgomery-Fairmont, West Va.
9. Eddie Carrier, Jr.-Fairmont, West Va.
10. Zack Dohm-Cross Lanes, West Va.
11. Ryan Markham-Ashland, Ohio
12. Miles Cook II-Wheelersburg, Ohio
13. Rob Anderzack-Swanton, Ohio
14. Jerry Bowersock-Wapakoneta, Ohio
15. Brandon Francis-Parkersburg, West Va.
16. Rusty Schlenk-McClure, Ohio
17. Corey Delancey-Parkersburg, West Va.
18. Tyler Carpenter-Parkersburg, West Va.
19. Ronnie Mayle-Chesterhill, Ohio
20. Freddie Carpenter-Parkersburg, West Va.
21. R.J. Conley-Wheelersburg, Ohio
22. Tyler Dietz-Saxonburg, Penn.

Time of Race: 31 minutes, 25 seconds
Margin of Victory: 0.388 seconds
Deatherage Racing Opticians Yellow Flags: Three (lap 17, 38, 49)
Red Flags: None
Lap Leaders: Rusty Schlenk 1-37, Chris Carpenter 38-48, Colten Burdette 49-50
Entries: 51
Provisionals: Jerry Bowersock, R.J. Conley
Emergency Provisionals: None
VP Racing Fuels “Challenge the Clock” Time Trials Top Qualifier: Rusty Schlenk (Group A) 12.876 seconds
Five Star Race Bodies/MD3 Hard Charger Award ($100 product certificate): Caiden Black
Conley River Terminal Hard Luck Award ($50 entry fee credit at next event): Rusty Schlenk
Deatherage Racing Opticians Middleman Award ($50 product certificate to the 11th place finisher): Ryan Markham
Todd Steel Buildings Move of the Race ($50 entry fee credit at next event): Caiden Black

Hoosier Racing Tire Heat Race One Finish (8 laps/top 4 transfer): Rusty Schlenk, Tyler Carpenter, Rob Anderzack, Zack Dohm, Miles Cook II, Corey Delancey, Troy Frazier, Zach Milbee, Jeremy Blake, Dalton Adams, Chad Roush (DNS-Garrett Mitchell, Greg Mitchell)

FloRacing Heat Race Two Finish (8 laps/top 4 transfer): Ryan Montgomery, Michael Lake, Ronnie Mayle, Tyler Dietz, Jacob Curnutte, Robbie Bostic, Chris Stotts, Vic Hottinger, Connor White, Mike McGinnis, George Klintworth, Randy Armes (DNS-Jerry Bowersock)

Impact RaceGear Heat Race Three Finish (8 laps/top 4 transfer): Chris Carpenter, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Colten Burdette, Freddie Carpenter, Brandon Francis, Jaycee Carpenter, Chris Schneider, Corey Miller, Nick Eck, Jackie Burdette, Dustin Booth, Josh Rovello, Corey Galbreath

Jim and Nancy Viox Heat Race Four Finish (8 laps/top 4 transfer): Clint Keenan, Seth Daniels, Rod Conley, Caiden Black, Pete Crum, Ryan Markham, R.J. Conley, Doug Eck, Travis Carr, Matt Yates, Russell Throckmorton (DNS-Glynn Booth)

STAKT Products B-Main One Finish (8 laps/top 2 transfer): Miles Cook II, Corey Delancey, Jacob Curnutte, Troy Frazier, Chris Stotts, Robbie Bostic, Jeremy Blake, Vic Hottinger, Connor White, Mike McGinnis, George Klintworth (DNS-Zach Milbee, Dalton Adkins, Chad Roush, Garrett Mitchell, Randy Armes, Greg Mitchell, Jerry Bowersock)

Todd Steel Buildings B-Main Two Finish (8 laps/top 2 transfer): Brandon Francis, Ryan Markham, Pete Crum, R.J. Conley, Corey Miller, Jackie Burdette, Matt Yates, Jaycee Carpenter, Dustin Booth, Russell Throckmorton, Doug Eck, Corey Galbreath, Chris Schneider (DNS-Nick Eck, Travis Carr, Josh Rovello, Glynn Booth)

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