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Ponderosa Speedway Replaces Hidden Hollow for August 1 for Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man & Ultimate HoA Series

SOMERSET, KENTUCKY (July 27, 2025)—Officials with the Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series, the Ultimate Heart of America Super Late Model Series & the Battle of the Bluegrass DIRTcar Series have announced a few schedule changes.

The Friday August 1 date at Hidden Hollow Speedway in Colson, Ky. has been postponed to its new date of Friday September 12. Track owner Stephen Breeding wants to make sure he has everything in tip-top shape before opening his new racetrack which was built from the ground up.

On August 1, the trio of series will now head to Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, Ky. for the 6th Annual Red Clay Bash paying $5,000-to-win and $500-to-start. The trio of series will then move to 201 Speedway in Sitka, Ky. on Saturday August 2 paying $5,000-to-win and $500-to-start for the Tim Breeding Memorial. We thank Ryan Willis at Ponderosa Speedway for stepping up in this late notice to take on this event on August 1. Former winners of the Red Clay Bash include Victor Lee, Chris Combs, Dustin Linville (twice) and Tanner English.

Updated August 1-2 Schedule:

August 1-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$5,000 to win

August 2-201 Speedway-Sitka, KY-$5,000 to win

Both events will be triple sanctioned with the Battle of the Bluegrass DIRTcar Series presented by Slicker Graphics and the Ultimate Heart of America Super Late Model Series. The tire rule each night will be Hoosier NLMT 2 & NLMT 3 on the fronts & left rear. The right rear will be Hoosier NLMT 3 & 4. Each series will receive two provisionals each night in the feature field. The entry fee will be $110 each night and $75 tow money will go to any car not making the field that starts the B-Main. The events at Ponderosa and 201 Speedways will also be Valvoline Weekend Allstars points events for the mini-tour within the American Late Model Iron-Man Series.

Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane in Junction City, KY 40440. For more information, visit Ponderosa Speedway KY on Facebook or log on to www.PonderosaSpeedway.net .

201 Speedway is located at 5434 Route 201 in Sitka, KY 41255. For more information, visit 201 Speedway on Facebook or log on to www.201Speedway.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.

For more information on the Ultimate Heart of America Super Late Model Series, please log on to www.UltimateRaceSeries.com or call (917) 697-4776.

Friday Ultimate / Ponderosa Purse: 1. $5,000, 2. $2,500, 3. $1,500, 4. $1,200, 5. $1,000, 6. $900, 7. $850, 8. $800, 9. $750, 10. $700, 11. $675, 12. $650, 13. $625, 14. $600, 15. $575, 16. $550, 17. $525, 18. $500, 19. $500, 20. $500, 21. $500, 22. $500.

Saturday Iron-Man / 201 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.

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.

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