7/5/2023
Iron-Man Late Model Series
Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern Series Visits Wayne County Speedway for Don and Hans Gross Memorial for $10,000 to win Saturday July 8
SOMERSET, KENTUCKY (July 5, 2023) – The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern Series will make its first ever visit to Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH on Saturday July 8 for the Don and Hans Gross Memorial, with the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern Series in action for 50 laps paying $10,000 to win and $500 to start.
The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern Series will make its first ever appearance at Wayne County Speedway on Saturday July 8 and will be featured in a full program of Denby’s J&J Construction Hot Laps, E-Z-GO Time Trials, Heat Races, Impact Race Gear B-Mains, and the 50-lap, $10,000 to win/$500 to start Don and Hans Gross Memorial Valvoline A-Main feature event. Joining the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern Series in action at Wayne County Speedway on Saturday July 8 will be the track’s Flynn’s Tire & Auto Service Modifieds, McKenzie Concrete Super Stocks, and Joyride Transport Mini Stocks.
Activities at Wayne County Speedway on Saturday July 8 will see the pit area open and general admission area open at 3:00 p.m. The driver’s meeting will take place at 5:45 p.m., with hot laps set to begin at 6:00 p.m., followed by green flag racing at 7:15 p.m. Ticket prices at Wayne County Speedway on Saturday July 8 in the general admission area will be $25 for adults, while a pit pass will be $40.
The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern Series will sanction the Super Late Model portion of the event and the tire rule will be as follows: Fronts: Open/Any Hoosier Tire; Left Rear: Hoosier NLMT 2 (LM20); Right Rear: Hoosier NLMT 2 (LM20), Hoosier NLMT 3 (LM30) (there is no limit on the number of tires used; the droop rule will be in effect, along with the standardized body rules of WoO/Lucas). The entry fee will be $100 and transponders for timing/scoring will be available for rent at the track. Any driver not making the 22-car starting field will receive $75 tow money.
Doug Drown of Wooster, OH won the 2022 version of the Don and Hans Gross Memorial at Wayne County Speedway over J.R. Gentry of Wooster, OH, Todd Brennan of Zanesville, OH, Mike Bores of Bellevue, OH, and Brett Bee of Mansfield, OH.
Wayne County Speedway is located at 1083 North Carr Road in Orrville, OH 44667. For more information about Wayne County Speedway, please call (330) 465-2258 or visit the track’s webpage at www.waynecountyspeedway.com.
For more information on the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series, phone series promoter Chris Tilley at (828) 361-5981 or by visiting the tour website at www.IMDIRT.net or by following Iron-Man Series (@CTPROMOTE) on Twitter or liking Iron-Man Racing Series on Facebook.
The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern Series would like to thank the following sponsors and marketing partners for their support of the 2023 racing season: Valvoline, Zerex by Valvoline, Brucebilt Performance Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire, E-Z-GO, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, SFP Performance Systems, MyRacePass, Impact Race Gear, XS Power Batteries, Vic Hill Racing Engines, Racecar Engineering, American Racer Tires, Keltner Contracting, Todd Steel Buildings, TW Taylor Trucking, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Weichert Realtors-Ford Brothers (Judith Dyehouse-Agent), Swafford Signs, KY Clutch, DirtCar Racing, Brown Haven Homes, Knowles Race Parts and Bodies, Coosa Heating and Cooling, Stakt Products, KND Safety, Chattanooga Valley Auto Parts, PopBit, Denby’s J&J Construction, Jim and Nancy Viox, Advanced Transportation, Lowe’s Tows, Reno’s Roadhouse, and Racetrack Safety Initiative.
Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern Series Feature Purse (50 laps): 1. $10,000, 2. $5,000, 3. $2,500, 4. $2,000, 5. $1,500, 6. $1,100, 7. $1,000, 8. $950, 9. $900, 10. $850, 11. $800, 12. $750, 13. $650, 14. $600, 15. $550, 16. $530, 17. $520, 18. $500, 19. $500, 20. $500, 21. $500, 22. $500
2023 Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern Series Schedule:
May 26-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-Josh Rice (Verona, KY)
May 27-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-Josh Rice (Verona, KY)
June 17-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-Josh Rice (Verona, KY)
July 7-Hilltop Speedway-Millersburg, OH-$5,000 to win
July 8-Wayne County Speedway-Orrville, OH-$10,000 to win
July 22-Atomic Speedway-Waverly, OH-$7,500 to win
August 4-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$7,500 to win
August 5-Atomic Speedway-Waverly, OH-$7,500 to win
August 26-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-$15,022 to win
September 16-Atomic Speedway-Waverly, OH-$7,500 to win
October 6-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$5,000 to win
October 7-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$10,088 to win
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