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Josh Rice Bags Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Win at Butler Motor Speedway

QUINCY, MICHIGAN (May 24, 2025)– The Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Fueled by VP Racing Fuels would be in action at Butler Motor Speedway in Quincy, MI on Saturday evening and Josh Rice of Crittenden, KY would lead all thirty laps on the way to his second consecutive series victory and claim the $5,000 top prize.

The win by the 26-year-old Rice would be his second series win of the season and his eighteenth career Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series Fueled by VP Racing Fuels victory and would come in the seat of the Rick Jones owned Rocket Chassis powered by a Jay Dickens Race Engine. Rice’s winning entry carries sponsorship from Sunesis Holdings, Glenwood Electric, M.C. Tank Transportation, Air Max Heating and Cooling, Chain Locker, Rice Excavating and Plumbing, Schaeffer’s Oil, Sunoco Race Fuels, Impact RaceGear, and RBRGear.com.

Josh Rice would take the lead at the start of the Valvoline A-Main event after a side-by-side battle on the opening lap with Chad Finley, with Rusty Schlenk, Logan Nickerson, and Rod Conley third through fifth. Nickerson would take third from Schlenk on lap two and the pair would continue to battle for the spot, with Schlenk retaking the third spot on lap five. Rice would hold a steady lead until the first caution would wave on lap seven for a two-car tangle in turn four involving Rylee Knoll and Austin Lay, with Knoll being finished for the night. The restart would see Rice maintain the top spot, with Schlenk, Nickerson, and Conley jumping past Finley to go the second through fourth, with Finley now being fifth. Tyler Erb would make his way into the top five when he worked past Finley for fifth on lap nine. Rice would continue to hold a comfortable lead when the caution waved again on lap eleven when Dona Marcoullier slowed in turn one. This restart would again see Rice set a good pace and keep the race lead, followed by Schlenk and Nickerson, while Erb would take the fourth position from Conley. The front five remained the same when the final caution would appear on lap sixteen for Adam Stricker, who suffered a flat left-rear tire and slowed in turn two (he would change it and return to action). Rice would again set the pace on the restart, with Schlenk, Nickerson, Erb, and Conley giving chase. Rice would build a better than two second advantage over Schlenk, however, Rice would begin to lap slower traffic on lap twenty-four and with Rice’s brakes going away on his machine, Schlenk would begin to close the gap between he and Rice to under three-quarters of a second by lap twenty-eight. Rice would survive the last few laps without any brakes and score the win over Schlenk, Nickerson, Erb, and Conley. The remainder of the top ten finishers would be Clint Keenan, Colton Burdette, Colin Shipley, Jeff Babcock, and Dusty Moore.
The next event for the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Late Model Series Fueled by VP Racing Fuels will be on Sunday May 25 at Crystal Motor Speedway in Crystal, MI, paying $7,500 to win and $500 to start.

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), 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 Racing Fuels at Butler Motor Speedway on Saturday May 24, 2025

1. Josh Rice-Crittenden, Ky.
2. Rusty Schlenk-McClure, Ohio
3. Logan Nickerson-Vestaburg, Mich.
4. Tyler Erb-New Waverly, Tex.
5. Rod Conley-Wheelersburg, Ohio
6. Clint Keenan-Pataskala, Ohio
7. Colton Burdette-Parkersburg, West Va.
8. Colin Shipley-McClure, Ohio
9. Jeff Babcock-Wayne, Ohio
10. Dusty Moore-Swanton, Ohio
11. Seth Daniels-Jackson, Ohio
12. Rob Anderzack-Swanton, Ohio
13. Jake Rendel-Adrian, Mich.
14. Jerry Bowersock-Wapakoneta, Ohio
15. Austin Lay-Walton, Ky.
16. Devin Shiels-Britton, Mich.
17. Ryan Missler-Bellevue, Ohio
18. Carter Schlenk-McClure, Ohio
19. Adam Stricker-Batavia, Ohio
20. Chad Finley-Saint Johns, Mich.
21. Dona Marcoullier-Owosso, Mich.
22. Rylee Knoll-Lake, Mich.

Time of Race: 21 minutes, 33 seconds
Margin of Victory: 0.624 seconds
Deatheridge Racing Opticians Yellow Flags: Three (Lap 7, 11, 16)
Red Flags: None
Lap Leaders: Josh Rice 1-30
Entries: 31
Provisionals: Jerry Bowersock, Devin Shiels
Emergency Provisionals: None
VP Racing Fuels “Challenge the Clock” Time Trials Top Qualifier: Adam Stricker (Group A) 16.269 seconds
Five Star Race Bodies/MD3 Hard Charger Award ($100 product certificate): Jeff Babcock (started 18th-finished 9th-advanced 9 positions)
Conley River Terminal Hard Luck Award ($50 entry fee credit at next event): Austin Lay
Deatherage Racing Opticians Middleman Award ($50 product certificate to the 11th place finisher): Seth Daniels
Todd Steel Buildings Move of the Race ($50 entry fee credit at next event): Rod Conley

Hoosier Racing Tire Heat Race One Finish (8 laps/top 4 transfer): Chad Finley, Rod Conley, Tyler Erb, Colton Burdette, Ryan Missler, Adam Stricker, Terry Rushlow (DNS-Herb Reich)

FloRacing Heat Race Two Finish (8 laps/top 4 transfer): Logan Nickerson, Colin Shipley, Rylee Knoll, Clint Keenan, Steve Kester, Devin Shiels, Zack Swarts, Josh Robertson

Impact RaceGear Heat Race Three Finish (8 laps/top 4 transfer): Josh Rice, Seth Daniels, Rob Anderzack, Dusty Moore, Jake Rendel, Eric Spangler, Dillon Nusbaum, Joey Chambers

Jim and Nancy Viox Heat Race Four Finish (8 laps/top 4 transfer): Rusty Schlenk, Dona Marcoullier, Austin Lay, Carter Schlenk, Jeff Babcock, Brayden Shiels, Jerry Bowersock

STAKT Products B-Main One Finish (8 laps/top 2 transfer): Adam Stricker, Ryan Missler, Devin Shiels, Steve Hester, Zack Swarts, Terry Rushlow (DNS-Herb Reich, Josh Robertson)

Todd Steel Buildings B-Main Two Finish (8 laps/top 2 transfer): Jeff Babcock, Jake Rendel, Eric Spangler, Dillon Nusbaum, Jerry Bowersock, Brayden Shiels (DNS-Joey Chambers)

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