5/24/2022
Iron-Man Late Model Series
Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series at Lake Cumberland Speedway for the 5th Annual Johnny Wheeler Memorial on Sunday May 29
SOMERSET, KENTUCKY (May 23, 2022) – The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern and Southern Series will be at Lake Cumberland Speedway on Sunday May 29 for the 5th Annual Johnny Wheeler Memorial, paying $5,031 to win and $450 to start.
The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series Northern and Southern Series will be at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY on Sunday May 29 for the 5th Annual Johnny Wheeler Memorial and will be featured in a full program of Practice, E-Z-GO Time Trials, Sunoco Race Fuels Heats, B-Mains, and the 40-lap, $5,031 to win/$450 to start 5th Annual Johnny Wheeler Memorial main event. Other divisions in action at Lake Cumberland Speedway for the 5th Annual Johnny Wheeler Memorial on Sunday May 29 will be the track’s Pro Late Models ($1,531 to win), Open Wheel Modifieds ($1,031 to win), Hobby Stocks ($431 to win), and Front Wheel Drive Mini Stocks ($431 to win). There will also be a Fireworks show to light up the evening sky before the main event.
Activities at Lake Cumberland Speedway for the 5th Annual Johnny Wheeler Memorial on Sunday May 29 will see the pit area open at 2:00 p.m. and general admission area open at 3:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., with practice laps and time trials to get underway at 7:00 p.m. Ticket prices at Lake Cumberland Speedway for the 5th Annual Johnny Wheeler Memorial on Sunday May 29 in the general admission area will be $25 (children ages 10 and under are free), while a pit pass will be $40.
The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series will sanction the Super Late Model portion of the event on Sunday May 29 and the tire rule will be as follows: Hoosier 1350, 1600, LM40 (Crate 21 and 55 also are fine) or American Racer 48 and 56 (if the series needs to do a tire rule limiting the number of tires per night it will, but as of now the series will not be limiting the number of tires for either series; NO 29.0 size tires on the left rear; the droop rule will be in effect, along with the new standardized 2022 body rules). 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 $50 tow money.
The Johnny Wheeler Memorial event is contested at Lake Cumberland Speedway in memory of the likable second-generation racer from Campbellsville, KY who passed away unexpectedly on May 29, 2018. Wheeler was a former multi-time Late Model track champion at Lake Cumberland Speedway, along with also having won track championships at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY, Barren County Speedway in Glasgow, KY, and Taylor County Speedway in Campbellsville, KY. Better known as “The Wheel Man”, Wheeler scored six career victories with the Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, while also capturing a pair of $10,000 to win events, with those coming in the Coca-Cola 100 at Lake Cumberland Speedway in 2002 and at Barren County Speedway in 1998.
Lake Cumberland Speedway is located at 1 Race Track Road Burnside, KY 42519. For more information about Lake Cumberland Speedway, visit the track’s webpage at www.lcspeedway.net or by liking Lake Cumberland Speedway Dirt Racing on Facebook.
For more information on the Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series and Brucebilt Performance Parts Iron-Man Open Wheel Modified Series, please call 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 Series would like to thank the following sponsors and marketing partners for their support of the 2022 racing season: Valvoline, Zerex by Valvoline, Brucebilt Performance Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire, E-Z-GO, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, DirtonDirt.com, MyRacePass, FloRacing, XS Power Batteries, Vic Hill Racing Engines, American Racer Tires, Keltner Contracting, TW Taylor Trucking, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Swafford Signs, KY Clutch, Brown Haven Homes, Knowles Race Parts and Bodies, Coosa Heating and Cooling, SFP Performance Systems, KND Safety, Chattanooga Valley Auto Parts, Race Clean, Denby’s J&J Construction, Advanced Transportation, Lowe’s Tows, Reno’s Roadhouse, and Racetrack Safety Initiative.
Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series Feature Purse (40 laps): 1. $5,031, 2. $2,500, 3. $1,500, 4. $1,200, 5. $700, 6. $650, 7. $550, 8. $500, 9. $475, 10. $465, 11. $450, 12. $450, 13. $450, 14. $450, 15. $450, 16. $450, 17. $450, 18. $450, 19. $450, 20. $450, 21. $450, 22. $450
Previous Johnny Wheeler Memorial Champions:
2018-Tyler Carpenter (Parkersburg, WV)
2019-Michael Chilton (Salvisa, KY)
2020-Zack Dohn (Cross Lanes, WV)
2021-Devin Gilpin (Columbus, IN)
