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September 1
Eldora Speedway,
Rossburg, OH
Sanction: Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series (Earl Baltes Classic) - $5,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated September 3, 4:12 pm)
Baltes Classic gives Alberson first Big E win
Earl Baltes Classic
  1. Garrett Alberson
  2. Carson Ferguson
  3. Jonathan Davenport
  4. Ricky Thornton Jr.
  5. Gregg Satterlee
  6. Jimmy Owens
  7. Ricky Weiss
  8. Daulton Wilson
  9. Nick Hoffman
  10. Tyler Erb
  11. Garrett Smith
  12. Tanner English
  13. Tristan Chamberlain
  14. Seth Daniels
  15. Luke Morey
  16. Cory Hedgecock
  17. Zack Mitchell
  18. Jason Jameson
  19. Josh Rice
  20. James Rice
  21. Doug Drown
  22. Rusty Schlenk
  23. Clint Keenan
  24. Jerry Bowersock
  25. Ryan Missler
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Garrett Alberson makes his debut on Eldora's victory stage.
What won the race: Continuing a late-summer hot stretch, Garrett Alberson of Las Cruces, N.M., led all 30 laps from the outside front-row to capture Sunday's Baltes Classic at Eldora Speedway. Alberson, who quickly answered Ricky Thornton Jr.'s slide job on a lap-19 restart, earned $5,000 for his second career Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series victory in taking the checkers 1.553 seconds ahead of polesitter Carson Ferguson, who slipped back as far as sixth before regaining the runner-up spot from Thornton on the final restart.
Quotable: "The track was a little demanding for sure. Definitely not a typical Eldora, I guess, kind of more like Dirt Track World Championship last year," Alberson said. "I've been wanting to stand on this stage for so long. It's so hard here, so many good guys. I think that heat race is the first thing I've ever even won here. So tonight has been really cool."
Key notes: Alberson's victory, his first at Eldora, comes a weekend after his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway. ... His first Iron-Man victory came Nov. 6, 2022, at Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, Tenn. ... At Eldora, third-running Ricky Thornton Jr. dove under Alberson to edge ahead for a half-lap on the lap-19 restart, but Alberson went back past exiting turn four to officially retain the lead. ... Dream winner Jonathan Davenport ran as high as second but never pressured Alberson. ... Cory Hedgecock made a 10th-to-fifth run but retired with a late-race flat. ... Five cautions slowed the 31-lapper (a late caution required an extra lap), two for debris (laps 17 and 27). ... Ricky Weiss slowed for a lap-19 yellow, Tyler Erb went around in turn two on lap 21 and Zack Mitchell slowed on lap 29. ... In preliminaries, Tristan Chamberlain hit the turn-three wall after winning the second consolation but made repairs for the feature. ... Mike Marlar suffered a flat left-rear tire after leading the first couple of laps of the first heat race. ... Among others failing to make the feature: Kent Robinson, Devin Shiels, Tyler Millwood, Dusty Moore, Andrew Reaume and Freddie Carpenter. ... Eldora action resumes during a busy World 100 week Wednesday with a Castrol FloRacing Night in America event before the Thursday-Saturday World 100 concluding with a $54,000-to-win finale.
On the move: Gregg Satterlee of Indiana, Pa., started 11th and finished fifth.
Winner's sponsors: Alberson's Roberts Motorsports Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Mesilla Valley Transportation, Done Right TV, Bill's Sport Shop, Roemer Machine & Welding, Sims Family Racing, Capitol Screen Company, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Mitchell Ranch, J. Craig's Tile, Arbor Autoworks, McGinley Construction, Browning Auto Parts, American Document Services, Sunoco Race Fuels, Fastshafts, Swift Springs, Bilstein Shocks and Midwest Sheet Metal.
Points chase: After Eldora: 1. Rusty Schlenk (730); 2. Seth Daniels (639); 3. Ryan Missler (607); 4. Devin Shiels (568); 5. Rod Conley (567).
Current weather: Broken Clouds, 73°F
Car count: 65
Fast qualifier: Garrett Alberson
Time: 15.583 seconds
Polesitter: Garrett Alberson
Heat race winners: Garrett Alberson, Ricky Thornton Jr., Zack Mitchell, Carson Ferguson, Jonathan Davenport, Jimmy Owens
Consolation race winners: Josh Rice, Tristan Chamberlain
Provisional starters: Rusty Schlenk, Seth Daniels, Ryan Missler
Next series race: September 13, MRP Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH) $5,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

Feature lineup

Row 1: Alberson, Ca. Ferguson
Row 2: Thornton, Davenport
Row 3: Mitchell, Owens
Row 4: T. Erb, G. Smith
Row 5: Wilson, Hedgecock
Row 6: Satterlee, Hoffman
Row 7: Ja. Rice, Jameson
Row 8: Drown, Bowersock
Row 9: Weiss, English
Row 10: Jo. Rice, Chamberlain
Row 11: Keenan, Morey
Row 12: Schlenk, Daniels
Row 13: Missler
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