Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth) April 30 (Friday)
The 38th annual Pate Swap Meet continues through Sunday. One of the three largest swap meets in the country. It was started in 1973 and was originally held in Cresson, TX for 26 years at the Pate Museum of Transportation. In 1998 it was moved to it's current location adjacent to the Texas Motor Speedway. To find out more information about the Pate Swap Meet, go to: www.pateswapmeet.com
Nice 1957 Chevy Convertible that had been in storage for 15 years.
Impressive 1932 Ford Coupe in the Car Coral. Asking $38,500.
To view some photos from Friday, click on the slide-show below:
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Fort Worth and Dallas area tracks and dragways. If the forecast calls for inclement weather, check the track Web sites or call the track to make sure the racing is still on schedule:
Dirt tracks Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale) May 1 (Saturday): Demolition Derby, plus regular program featuring Cowtown Modifieds, Limited Modifieds, LSDCC.com Dwarfs, Winged 600s and Cowtown Bombers Schedule: Hot laps begin at 6:30 p.m.; racing starts at 7 p.m. Tickets: $15 for adult reserved seat; $12 for adult general admission; $5 for ages 6-12; $2 for ages 3-5; $7 for child (12-under) reserved seat. Pit passes are $25. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the track Web site at no additional cost. More info:www.cowtownspeedway.com Phone: 817-478-9952
Kennedale Speedway Park May 1 (Saturday): Regular program featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Mods, Crate Late Models, Street Stocks, Jr. Mini Stocks, and Sprint Cars. Schedule: Gates open at 5 p.m.; heat races start at 7 p.m. Tickets: Adults are $12, children 6-11 are $5, kids 5 and under get in free. Pit passes are $25. More information:http://www.raceksp.com/ Phone: 817-478-7223
Grand Prairie Speedway April 30 (Friday): Regular schedule featuring Modifieds, Limited Modifieds, Street Stocks, Bombers, Mini Stocks and Junior Mini Stocks. Schedule: Grandstands open at 6:30 p.m.; racing begins at 8:30 p.m. Tickets: Adults are $12; children 6-11 and seniors are $5; children 5 and under get in free. Pit passes are $25. More info:www.gpspeedway.com Phone: 214-753-7356
Boyd Raceway April 30 (Friday): Late Models, plus full program featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Southern Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and Mini Stocks. No IMCA Stock Cars Schedule: Gates open at 6 p.m.; racing starts at 8 p.m. Tickets: $10 for adults; $5 for children 6-11; children under 6 are free; $25 for pit passes More info:www.boydraceway.net Phone: 940-433-5587
281 Speedway (Stephenville) May 1 (Saturday): Regular program featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Southern SportMods, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks and Compact Cruisers Schedule: Gates open at 6 p.m.; racing begins at 8 p.m. Tickets: Adults are $10; children 6-12 are $3; kids under 6 get in free; pit passes are $25 More information:www.281speedway.com Phone: 254-965-3092 or 817-721-5204
Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Elm Mott) April 30 (Friday): Heats and features for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks and Pure Stocks. Features only for Cruisers, Junior Mini Stocks, Twisters, I-Stocks and Texas Wing Modifieds. Schedule: Gates open at 6 p.m., racing begins at 8 p.m. Tickets: $10 for adults; $8 for seniors (age 60 and above) and students (12 and over or college ID); $3 for children 6-12; children under 6 are free; $25 for pit passes More info:www.heartotexspeedway.com Phone: 254-829-2294
Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite) May 1 (Saturday): Free admission for residents of Mesquite, Sunnyvale, Forney, Terrell, Seagoville, Combine and Crandall. ASCS Outlaw Sprints, USA Modifieds, USA Limited Modifieds, Late Models and Street Stocks Schedule: Gates open at 6 p.m.; racing starts at 8 p.m. Tickets: Adults are $10 (reserved seats at $2 extra); students 12-15 are $5; children 6-11 are $2; kids 5 and under get in free; pit passes are $25 More info:www.devilsbowl.com Phone: 972-222-2421
Abilene Speedway May 1 (Saturday): Street Stocks, plus regular program featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Southern SportMods, Junior Mini Stocks and Pure Stocks More info:www.abilenespeedway.com Phone: 325-692-8800 or 325-725-3849
Dragways Texas Raceway (Kennedale) April 30 (Friday): Grudge racing May 1 (Saturday): Junior Dragster races; Bracket Race Good Guys Challenge Race No. 2 May 2 (Sunday): Run What You Brung and Grudge racing More info:www.texasraceway.com Phone: 817-483-0356, metro 817-572-3580
North Star Dragway (Denton) April 30 (Friday): LoneStar Performance Ultimate Street Night May 1 (Saturday): Harley Play Day; Test N Tune More info:www.northstar-dragway.com Phone: 940-482-9998
Texas Motorplex (Ennis) May 2 (Sunday): VW Bug In More info:www.texasmotorplex.com Phone: 972-878-2641
Dallas Raceway (Crandall) April 30-May 2 (Friday-Sunday): Outlaw Door Slammer Nationals More info:www.dallasraceway.com Phone: 972-474-2600
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Heath Calhoun 400 Site: Richmond (Va.) International Raceway (oval, 0.75 miles) TV schedule: Friday, practice (11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Speed), qualifying (4:30 p.m., Speed); Saturday, race (6:30 p.m., KDFW/Ch. 4) Race distance: 300 miles/400 laps 2009 winner: Kyle Busch Fast facts: Kevin Harvick snapped a 115-race victory drought, passing Jamie McMurray on the last of 12 extra laps at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. On the third and final attempt at a green-flag finish, Harvick slid inside and drag-raced McMurray to the finish, winning by 0.011 seconds. ... Jimmie Johnson has a series-high three victories in nine races and leads the standings. The four-time defending series champion swept the 2007 Richmond races and also won at the track in September 2008. ... Harvick is second in the standings, 26 points behind. ... Denny Hamlin, from nearby Chesterfield, won last September at the track. He has victories this year at Martinsville and Texas. ... The September race at the track will end the run for the 12 Chase spots. www.nascar.com
NASCAR Nationwide Bubba Burger 250 Site: Richmond (Va.) International Raceway (oval, 0.75 miles) TV schedule: Friday, qualifying (3 p.m., Speed); race (6 p.m., ESPN2) Race distance: 187.5 miles/250 laps 2009 winner: Kyle Busch Fast facts: Brad Keselowski won at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, overcoming high carbon monoxide levels after the Sprint Cup race. Pushed back a day because of rain, the race ended under caution on the second attempt at a green-white checkered finish after a wreck that nearly sent Dennis Setzer flying over the fence. ... Keselowski, in his first season in Roger Penske’s No. 22 Dodge, leads the season standings, 60 ahead of second-place Kevin Harvick. In eight races, Keselowski has seven top-five finishes. ... Harvick has won four Nationwide races at Richmond, one off Mark Martin’s record. ... Busch has three series victories at Richmond. ... Edwards won last September at the track. ... Matt Kenseth is driving the No. 16 Ford in place of Colin Braun. Kenseth also will drive the car at Darlington. www.nascar.com
NASCAR Camping World Trucks O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 Site: Kansas City, Kan., Kansas Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles) TV schedule: Sunday, race (11:30 a.m., Speed) Race distance: 250.5 miles/167 laps 2009 winner: Mike Skinner Fast facts: Sprint Cup star Kyle Busch won the Nashville 200 on April 2 for his first NASCAR victory as a Truck series team owner. Kevin Harvick was second. ... Timothy Peters, the winner of the season-opening race at Daytona, leads the season standings with 666 points — 82 more than second-place Aric Almirola. Peters is the only series regular to win this year. Harvick won at Atlanta and Martinsville. ... Ken Schrader is driving the No. 2 Chevrolet in place of Harvick, and Brian Ickler will be in Busch’s No. 18 Toyota. www.nascar.com
IZOD IndyCar Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 Site: Kansas City, Kan., Kansas Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles) TV schedule: Saturday, race (12:30 p.m., WFAA/Ch. 8) Race distance: 300 miles/200 laps 2009 winner: Scott Dixon Fast facts: Ryan Hunter-Reay won the Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 18 for his second career IndyCar victory. The Andretti Autosport driver led 64 of 85 laps. ... The series announced Tuesday that it will crown season champions for oval and road courses, as well as the overall points winner. The race is the first of the series’ seven oval events. There are nine races on road and street courses. ... Will Power swept the season-opening races in Brazil and St. Petersburg, Fla. The Penske driver leads the standings with 172 points. Teammate Castroneves, the Grand Prix of Alabama winner, is second with 130 — a point ahead of Hunter-Reay. ... Dan Wheldon won in 2007 and 2008 at Kansas Speedway. ... Danica Patrick is 16th in the standings. She was 15th in Brazil, seventh in St. Petersburg, 19th in Birmingham and 16th in Long Beach. www.indycar.com
NHRA AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals Site: Madison, Ill., Gateway International Raceway TV schedule: Saturday, qualifying (8 p.m., taped, ESPN2); Sunday, final eliminations (6 p.m., taped, ESPN2) 2009 winners: Del Worsham (Funny Car), Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) Fast facts: John Force raced to his third Funny Car victory of the season and record 129th overall NHRA win, beating Tony Pedregon on April 18 in the Spring Nationals in Las Vegas. The 60-year-old Force had a 4.334-second pass at 284.93 mph in the final. Larry Dixon (Top Fuel) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) also won. ... Force leads the Funny Car standings, 120 ahead of Matt Hagan. Force has an NHRA-record 14 season titles. ... Dixon has a one-point lead over Cory McClenathan in Top Fuel. ... Edwards tops the Pro Stock standings. www.nhra.com
Tickets for the AAA Texas 500 NASCAR tripleheader weekend scheduled for Nov. 4-7 at Texas Motor Speedway go on sale Wednesday (April 28) at 9 a.m. (Central). The weekend will feature the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 (Nov. 7), Nationwide Series O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge (Nov. 6) and Camping World Truck Series Longhorn 350 (Nov. 5).
TMS is once again offering fan-friendly ticket specials, including the "2 for $99" deal that features two frontstretch tickets for the AAA Texas 500 for only $99. Fans can also purchase the "Weekend 4-Pack," which consists of tickets to all four days of track activity at TMS beginning at just $133. The “Weekend 4-Pack” consists of a frontstretch ticket for Camping World Truck Series qualifying Nov. 4; Sprint Cup and Nationwide qualifying and the Longhorn 350 truck series race Nov. 5; the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Nationwide Series race Nov. 6; and the AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race Nov. 7.
The fan favorite ‘Backstretch Buster’ seat is back for the AAA Texas 500. The $20 seats, located along the first two rows of the backstretch, continue to remain popular with the fans as the section has sold out for every Sprint Cup Series race since it was first implemented last year. Coupled with the ‘Backstretch Buster,’ additional backstretch seating is just $40.
Fans looking to share the race experience with the family can do so at an affordable price with the “Family 4-Pack,” which includes four backstretch tickets for the AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup race, four hot dogs and four Coca-Cola drinks for just $159.
Tickets for the AAA Texas 500 NASCAR tripleheader weekend are available by calling the TMS ticket office at 817-215-8500 or by visiting www.texasmotorspeedway.com.
Chase Allen, #30, won the $1,000 Modified feature at Cowtown Speedway. Clyde Dunn Jr., #88xxx, won $500 in the Dash for Cash and started on the pole in the feature. Dunn was running strong, until about half way through the race, Allen worked his way passed him to claim his first feature win of the season. Triston Dycus, #14, rounded out the top three.
Justin McCoy won the Limited Modified feature.
In the Performance Transmission raceTX.com Limited Modified feature, Justin McCoy, #87, was the winner. Troy Taylor, #56, lead for 14 laps until a flat tire took him to the pits. Glen Hibbard, #127, won the hard charger award for starting in the back of the pack and finishing second. Sean Jones, #94, was third. David Ferguson appeared to win the feature, but his car failed to pass a post-race inspection.
Kyle Jones won the 600 Mini Sprints feature.
In the 600 Mini Sprints feature, Kyle Jones, #04, took over the season points lead with his feature win. Andy Hogan, #3d, was second and Jeremy Hefler, #69, was third.
Payton Williams won the Restrictor Mini Sprints feature.
Payton "Wild Thing" Williams won his first Restrictor Mini Sprints feature. What a great way to celebrate your 16th birthday in the #22 City Vending Mini Sprint. Bradley Ivy, #99i, was second and Michele Melton, #21, was third.
Gary Smitherman won the Bomber feature.
In the Bomber feature, Gary Smitherman, #42, was the feature winner. Randy O'Havier, #16, was leading the race until mechanical problems took him to the pits. Ray Tidwell, #25, was second and Chad Pearce, #82, was third.
Choice Lynch won the Wing Modified feature.
Choice Lynch, #34, of the Lynch Mob, made it two feature wins in-a-row in the Winged Modifieds.
Heart O' Texas Speedway unveiled their Wall of Fame Sunday. Tommy Armstrong headed an effort to create an area to honor veteran racers. This year's ten inductees were Gordon Woolley, Bill White. J.T. Carpenter, Bud Jarosek, Joe Sturdivant, Bo Rawdon, Dale Breedlove, Henry Witt Jr., Eldon Dotson, and Roy Ewing. If you would like to know more about the Wall of Fame or Heart O' Texas Speedway, go to: www.heartotexspeedway.com
J.T. Carpenter is celebrating his 97th birthday.
Cowtown Speedway's promotor Bo Rawdon.
Former track champion Bill White from Temple.
Hall of Famer Gordon Woolley.
To view a video of the induction ceremony, click on the video below.
Nelson Piquet Jr.'s stock-car education will continue with a return trip to Texas Motor Speedway in June. The 24-year-old Brazilian is scheduled to drive the No. 15 entry for Billy Ballew Motorsports in the WinStar World Casino 400 as part of a three-race agreement with the team. BBM announced Wednesday that the former Formula One star will drive in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, TMS on June 4 and Michigan International Speedway on June 12.
Piquet got his first taste of stock-car competition earlier this season. He finished 27th in the ARCA race at Daytona and followed that with sixth-place showing in the Camping World Truck Series race at the track. His most recent stint was in the ARCA Rattlesnake 150 at TMS, where he started on pole and finished ninth.
Piquet is also scheduled to drive for Eddie Sharp Racing in ARCA events at Michigan on June 11 and Pocono Raceway on July 31.