Saturday night saw Ben Schaller return with the Malvern Bank Series at Hamilton County Speedway (Webster City, Iowa) for the $3,000 prize. After electrical issues prevented him from recording a lap in his time trial session, Ben passed three cars in his heat race to finish fifth. Failing to place fourth or better in his B-Main, Schaller was granted a provisional into the show. Starting in 21st, Ben was collected in a multi-car tangle on the third lap that ended his night immediately. (CK Imaging photo)

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Opening the lid on the 2021 season, Ben Schaller invaded I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, Neb.) on Friday night for the Malvern Bank Series-sanctioned Spring Meltdown. With the 27-car field split into separate groups for a pair of preliminary features, Schaller followed up the sixth fastest time in his qualifying group with a third-place finish in his heat. Starting the $1,500-to-win A-Main in fifth, Ben clawed forward one spot in the 15-lapper to place fourth, trailing Tad Pospisil, Brian Kosiski, and Andrew Kosiski across the line with J.C. Wyman coming in fifth. (Todd Boyd photo)

On Saturday night, Ben locked into the seventh-starting position for the $4,000-to-win A-Main via preliminary events. Losing two spots in the 35-lap affair, Schaller recorded a 10th-place outing.

With the first weekend in the books, Ben is currently 10th in the latest Malvern Bank point standings. For more results from these events, please visit www.SLMRSeries.com.