Key notes: Off Road Speedway is the site of Saturday’s $3,000-to-win Malvern Bank West Series season opener. … Dylan Thornton of Orcutt, Calif., led the final 19 laps to win Friday’s $3,000 East Series opener at Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Mo. … Tad Pospisil of Norfolk, Neb., and Bill Leighton Jr. of La Vista, Neb., each enter with three career West Series wins at Off Road; both drivers collected $3,000 victories there last year. … Chad Simpson of Mount Vernon, Iowa, earned a $3,000 tour win there in 2022. … Jesse Sobbing of Malvern, Iowa, won $2,000 in May of 2021. … Kyle Berck of Marquette, Neb., topped 2015’s inaugural West Series visit, worth $2,000. … Stock cars, sport mods, hobby stocks, crown vics and pro stock 4s are on the undercard. … Pits open at 3 p.m. and grandstands open at 4:30, with hot laps at 5:45. … Watch live on Dirt Crown TV.

Who to watch: Tad Pospisil of Norfolk, Neb., chases his second straight Malvern West Series victory and fourth overall at his home track.

Points chase: It's the season opener.

Expected entrants: Tad Pospisil, Justin Zeitner, Dylan Thornton, Chad Simpson, Bill Leighton Jr., Justin Kay, Blair Nothdurft, Kyle Berck, Chad Holladay, Andrew Kosiski, Andy Eckrich, Jesse Sobbing, Brian Kosiski, J.C. Wyman, Corey Zeitner, Dylan Sillman, Jake Neal, Dave Eckrich, Charlie McKenna, Curt Schroeder, Ben Sukup, Darrel DeFrance and others.

Next series race: May 2, Electric City Speedway (Butler, MO) $3,000