
August 30
Butler Motor Speedway,
Quincy, MI
Sanction: Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series - $5,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated August 31, 7:28 pm)
Finley slips by Schlenk, tops Iron-Man field
- Chad Finley
- Rusty Schlenk
- Travis Stemler
- Todd Brennan
- Rod Conley
- Colin Shipley
- Miles Cook II
- Drew Smith
- Joe Smith
- Scott Boyd Jr.
- Rusty Smith
- Rob Anderzack
- John Miller
- Josh Corkwell
- Clint Keenan
- David Ellis
- Colten Burdette

Andy Barrand
Chad Finley celebrates his first career Iron-Man Series victory.
What won the race: Overtaking race-long leader Rusty Schlenk on the 22nd lap, third-starting Chad Finley of St. Johns, Mich., paced the final nine circuits to capture his first career Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series victory at Butler Motor Speedway, worth $5,000. Finley beat Schlenk to the line by 0.504 of a second for his fourth overall feature win this season and third since debuting a new Longhorn Chassis at the beginning of the month.
Key notes: Two of Finley's three other wins this season came at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Mich., including Aug. 22's $6,000 Late Model Throwdown triumph. ... He also won $4,000 on Aug. 2 at Michigan's Merritt Speedway in his debut aboard a new Longhorn. ... Rusty Schlenk, who reclaimed the Iron-Man series points lead, led the opening 21 laps until Finley slipped by and relegated him to finish second. ... Seventh-starting Travis Stemler took third on the 16th lap and completed the podium finishers. ... Polesitter Todd Brennan faded to fourth. ... Fourth-running Clint Keenan appeared to draw the race's lone caution when he retired on lap 14. He was credited with 15th. ... Colten Burdette, who entered Saturday with a one-point advantage over Schlenk, appeared to start in Brennan's No. 20c backup car after trouble aboard his primary No. 53c machine during prelims. Burdette pulled off on the opening lap and was credited with 17th. ... The feature lasted 11 minutes, with 11 starters completing 30 laps. ... Scott Robertson scratched. ... The Iron-Man tour concludes its Labor Day tripleheader with Sunday's twin $5,000-to-win features as part of the Earl Baltes Classic at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.
On the move: Travis Stemler of Ionia, Mich., started seventh and finished third.
Winner's sponsors: Finley’s Longhorn Chassis carries sponsorship from Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper Parts Stores, Northside Towing and Service, Allstar Performance, Bilstein Shocks, AfterBurner Performance, Eiseler Oil and Propane Co., XLT Engineering and Buckeye Concrete Coatings.
Points chase: After Butler: 1. Rusty Schlenk (1,096); 2. Colten Burdette (1,061); 3. Rod Conley (888); 4. Clint Keenan (776); 5. Rob Anderzack (685).
Current weather: Clear, 70°F
Car count: 18
Fast qualifier: Todd Brennan
Time: 15.385 seconds
Polesitter: Todd Brennan
Heat race winners: Todd Brennan, Rusty Schlenk
Next series race: August 31, Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, OH) $5,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.