Key notes: The Valvoline American Late Model Iron-Man Series kicks off a Buckeye State doubleheader weekend with Friday’s 30-lap, $5,000-to-win 19th annual Ike Moler Memorial at Moler Raceway Park. … The event honors Victor “Ike” Moler who shares the track’s namesake. … R.J. Conley of Wheelersburg, Ohio, seeks the Iron-Man Series season sweep at Moler after holding off Jason Jameson’s late surge to win June’s Impact Gear 30. Conley has three other Moler feature wins since 2018, earning more than $16,000 over that span. … Jameson, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., led all 30 laps to win last year’s $5,000 Ike Moler Memorial for this fourth career event triumph (2015, ’17, ’19, ’25). … Rod Conley of Wheelersburg, Ohio, picked up a $3,000 unsanctioned Super Late Model victory in September 2023. … Jerry Bowersock of Wapakoneta, Ohio, topped an American Late Model Series field there in June 2009, worth $2,000. … Sport mods, compacts, legends and Crown Vics are on the undercard. … Gates open at 4:30 p.m. with hot laps at 7.

Who to watch: R.J. Conley of Wheelersburg, Ohio, seeks the Iron-Man Series season sweep at Moler.

Points chase: Before Moler: 1. Colten Burdette (940); 2. Rod Conley (826); 3. Seth Daniels (736); 4. Miles Cook II (734); 5. Travis Carr (629).

Expected entrants: R.J. Conley, Colten Burdette, Michael Chilton, Rod Conley, Seth Daniels, Cody Mahoney, Steve Peeden, Jerry Bowersock, Billy Green, Colin Shipley, Justin Cooper, Josh Dietz, Kirk Phillips, Austin Lay, Mike Hildebrand, Michael LeFevers, Avery Taylor, Miles Cook II, Brad Rickels, Travis Carr and others.

Current weather: Clear, 81°F

Next series race: August 22, Portsmouth Raceway Park (Portsmouth, OH) $7,500