Key notes: The Malvern Bank East Series continues its Memorial Day tripleheader in the Hawkeye State with Sunday’s 30-lap, $3,000-to-win middle stop at Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway. … Blair Nothdurft of Renner, S.D., led the final 12 laps in winning Saturday’s $3,000 season opener at nearby Maquoketa (Iowa) Speedway. It was his first win of the season and second-career on the Malvern East tour, adding to last Aug. 30’s $7,000 series victory at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. … Jason Hahne of Webster City, Iowa, is a two-time Malvern East winner at Dubuque, including last year’s $3,000 series visit. … Nick Marolf of Moscow, Iowa, topped last July’s $3,000 Premier Late Model Tour stop. … Andrew Kosiski of Omaha, Neb., won 2024’s Malvern East event, collecting $3,000. … Longtime SLMR competitor Darrel DeFrance of Marshalltown, Iowa, earned a $3,000 Deery Brothers victory there in April of 2012. … Modifieds, stock cars, sport mods, hobby stocks and Crown Vics are on the undercard. … Pits open at 3:30 p.m. and grandstands open at 4:30 with hot laps at 5:30. … Watch live on RaceON. … Practice was Thursday night.

Who to watch: Blair Nothdurft of Renner, S.D., seeks his second Malvern East victory in as many nights after winning Saturday at Maquoketa.

Points chase: Before Dubuque: 1. Blair Nothdurft (200); 2. Jesse Glenz (196); 3. Tim Ward (194); 4. Dallon Murty (192); 5. Jason Hahne (190).

Expected entrants: Blair Nothdurft, Andrew Kosiski, Dallon Murty, Tad Pospisil, Jesse Sobbing, Chad Holladay, Justin Kay, Jesse Glenz, Dave Eckrich, Jacob Hobscheidt, Tim Ward, Derrick Stewart, Dylan Sillman, Jake Neal, Shane DeMey, Jason Hahne, C.J. Horn, Charlie McKenna, Curt Schroeder, Darrel DeFrance, Nick Marolf, Fred Remley, Jeff Tharp, Ty Webster and others.

Current weather: Clear, 66°F

Next series race: May 25, Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway (Bloomfield, IA) $3,000