Testing the waters against the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS), Ben Schaller made the short trip to I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, Neb.) on Tuesday evening to kick off five consecutive nights of racing. With 43 cars entered, Ben recorded a seventh-place finish in his heat, transferring him into the B-Main for another shot at the show. Locking in the Top 3, Ben logged a sixth-place finish.
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For another $7,000-to-win preliminary feature on Wednesday, Schaller came in sixth in his heat before grabbing the third-and-final transfer spot in his B-Main. Starting in 23rd, Ben clawed forward four spots in the 30-lapper to place 19th.
With preliminary results from Tuesday and Wednesday setting the grid for the $30,000-to-win I-80 Nationals on Thursday, Ben was forced to take provisional into the show after finishing seventh in his B-Main. Rolling off 30th, Schaller gained three positions to finish 27th.
Getting the 11th annual Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals underway on Friday with a pair of heat races, Schaller recorded a pair of fifth-place finishes, sending him into the B-Main on Saturday.
With an eighth-place finish transferring him into the Non-Qualifiers feature for one final shot at the $53,000-to-win finale, Ben recorded a fourth-place outing.
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After Saturday’s event at Junction Motor Speedway (McCool Junction, Neb.) fell victim to Mother Nature, Ben Schaller followed the Malvern Bank Series to Boone County Raceway (Albion, Neb.) on Sunday afternoon for the Tanner Pelster Memorial. Drawing 29 cars, Schaller secured his spot into the $3,111-to-win A-Main with a runner-up finish in his heat, which came behind Cory Dumpert. Wheeling his way into a podium spot, Ben advanced forward six spots in the 31-lapper to register a third-place finish. He followed Kyle Berck and Josh Leonard to the checkers with Corey Zeitner and Charlie McKenna rounding out the Top-5. 
