7/28/2025
American Late Model Iron-Man Series
Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series visits Muskingum on September 13 for the 43rd Annual Jim Dunn Memorial
SOMERSET, KENTUCKY (July 28, 2025)—Officials with the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series fueled by VP have announced the addition of the 43rd Annual Jim Dunn Memorial to the 2025 schedule at Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, Ohio scheduled for Saturday September 13, 2025. The event will pay $10,000-to-win and $500-to start the 40-lap feature. The feature will boast a feature purse in excess of $40,000 which will see 24 starters in the main event. This will also be a Valvoline Weekend Allstars-points event.
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.
The Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series fueled by VP last visited Muskingum County Speedway on May 31 for the Inaugural Ronnie Moran Memorial which was captured by R.J. Conley of Wheelersburg, Ohio in a thrilling event. Conley picked up the $5,000 prize over Ryan Markham, 19th-starting Tyler Carpenter, Clint Keenan and Doug Drown.
The support classes, prices and times will be released in the coming weeks.
Jim Dunn Memorial Feature 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.
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 call (828) 361-5981 or log on to www.IMDIRT.net .
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)