What won the race: Pole-starting Josh Rice of Verona, Ky., led all 40 laps unchallenged to win Saturday's $7,500 20th annual Iron-Man Classic at Atomic Speedway. Rice recorded his seventh Valvoline Iron-Man Northern Series victory of the season and the 13th of his career, further-extending his all-time wins lead and his points lead.

Key notes: Second-starting Tyler Carpenter trailed Rice for the entire distance, finishing 0.849 of a second back. ... Fourth-starting Jesse Wisecarver grabbed third on the opening lap and completed the podium. ... Third-starting Kirk Phillips slipped as low as fifth before recovering to take fourth on lap 31. ... Seventh-starting R.J. Conley moved into fifth on lap 32 and completed the top five. ... Eleventh-starting David Webb ran as high as fourth on a lap-16 restart before slipping to finish sixth. ... Saturday's 17-minute main event was slowed by two cautions and saw 12 competitors complete 40 laps, with 15 running at the finish. ... Ralph Withem scratched from the feature lineup.

On the move: Jared Hawkins of Fairmont, W.Va., started 14th and finished eighth.

Winner's sponsors: Rice’s Rick Jones-owned Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Sunesis Holdings & Construction, BLOX Spiked Ice, Extreme Sportswear, Map It Right Engineering & Land Surveying, Chain Locker USA, Maxwell Trucking, AirMax Heating and Cooling, ATC Bolts & Fasteners LLC, Northern Kentucky Equipment, Bazell Race Fuels, Integra Shocks, Accu-Force Dynos & Testers, STAKT Products, TopSide Marketing and Slicker Graphics.

Points chase: After Atomic: 1. Josh Rice (710); 2. Austin Lay (387); 3. Rod Conley (326); 4. Michael Chilton (302); 5. Camaron Marlar (255).

Current weather: Clear, 63°F

Car count: 23

Fast qualifier: Josh Rice

Time: 14.075 seconds

Polesitter: Josh Rice

Heat race winners: Josh Rice, Tyler Carpenter, Kirk Phillips

Next series race: October 6, Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, IN) $10,000