What won the race: Chad Holladay of Muscatine, Iowa, held off a late-race challenge by Tad Pospisil to lead all 25 laps for Wednesday's Malvern Bank East Series victory at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Holladay's $3,000 triumph came 0.987 of a second over Jeff Tharp, who scored his best finish of the season.

Key notes: Chad Holladay's victory was the fifth of his career on the Malvern East Series, tying him for fourth all-time with Jeff Aikey. ... Though Holladay led every lap, Tad Pospisil pulled alongside the eventual winner, taking the five-to-go signal 0.04 of a second back at the stripe. Pospisil slipped back to fifth on the final restart with two laps remaining. ... Four cautions slowed the 18-minute feature: Luke Pestka’s opening lap rollover (he wasn't hurt); Nick Marolf’s spin on lap two; a multicar pileup involving Derrick Stewart, Zach Less and Andrew Kosiski on the lap-two restart; and on lap 23 for Fred Remley. ... Two-time 2024 series winner Dylan Thornton of Orcutt, Calif., started 10th and finished sixth. … Series points leader Andy Eckrich of Oxford, Iowa, started fourth and finished seventh. ... Wednesday's show kicked off a three-race weekend on the tour.

On the move: Dylan Thornton of Orcutt, Calif., started 10th and finished sixth.

Winner's sponsors: Holladay’s Longhorn Chassis has a Shepherd Engine Development powerplant with sponsorship from Ellsworth Trucking, Honts Construction, Driven Racing Oil, Holladay Trucking, Mav and Jess Erwin, Bilstein Shocks, Swift Springs, Hoosier Tire and Monster Graphix.

Points chase: Before Oskaloosa: 1. Andy Eckrich (1,340); 2. Dylan Thornton (1,322); 3. Jason Hahne (1,294); 4. Derrick Stewart (1,284); 5. Chad Holladay (1,276).

Current weather: Clear, 75°F

Car count: 23

Fast qualifier: Dylan Thornton

Time: 19.024 seconds

Polesitter: Chad Holladay

Heat race winners: Luke Pestka, J.C. Wyman, Chad Holladay

Next series race: June 27, Cresco Speedway (Cresco, IA) $3,000