SOMERSET, Ky. — The Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Northern Series is set to contest a 15-race schedule for the 2023 season. The tour will open on April 21 at Ponderosa Speedway with a 40-lap, $7,500-to-win event, and end back at Ponderosa on October 6-7 with the Fall Classic Weekend paying $5,000-to-win on Friday, and $10,088-to-win on Saturday. The tour will also make it’s first visit to Wayne County (Ohio) Speedway on July 8 for the running of the Don/Hans Gross Memorial paying $10,000-to-win. New tracks also include Skyline (Ohio) Speedway on April 22 and Hilltop (Ohio) Speedway on July 7. The 12th Annual Harold Hardgrove Memorial on August 26 at Lake Cumberland Speedway will pay a record $12,000-to-win and $1,000-to-start, an event that honors the late track owner.

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