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This week's local racing schedule (June 12-14)

Fort Worth 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)
June 13 (Saturday):Demolition Derby ($1,000 to win), EMSA Mini Sprints vs. Cowtown Non-Winged 600s shootout, LSDCC.com Dwarf Cars, plus a regular schedule of Cowtown Modifieds, Limited Modifieds, Street Stocks and Bombers
Schedule: Grandstands open at 5 p.m.; racing starts at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $12 for adults; $5 for ages 6-11; $2 for ages 3-5; children under 3 are free with adult ticket. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the track website at no additional cost.
More info: www.cowtownspeedway.com
Phone: 817-478-9952

Kennedale Speedway Park
June 13 (Saturday):Kids bicycle races, plus full racing program, including IMCA Crate Models, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars ($525 to win), IMCA Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks, Jr. Minis
Schedule: Gates open at 5 p.m., racing starts at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $10 for adults; $3 for children 6-11; children under 6 are free; $25 for pit passes
More info: www.kennedalespeedwayprk.com

Grand Prairie Speedway
June 12 (Friday):Full program featuring Outlaw Modifieds, Limited Modifieds, Street Stocks, Bombers and Mini Stocks
Schedule: Grandstands open at 6:30 p.m., racing starts at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10 for adults; $5 for children 6-11; children under 5 are free; $25 for pit passes
More info: www.gpspeedway.com
Phone: 972-264-5800

281 Speedway (Stephenville)
June 13 (Saturday):Texas Winged Modifieds, plus full program featuring IMCA Southern SportMods, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks and Compact Cruisers
Schedule: Gates open at 6 p.m., racing starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $10 for adults; $3 for children 6-12; children under 6 are free; $25 for pit passes
More info: www.281speedway.com
Phone: 254-965-3092

Boyd Raceway
June 12 (Friday):Races canceled because of rain/weather
More info: www.boydraceway.net
Phone: 940-433-5587

Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Elm Mott)
June 12 (Friday):EMSA Mini Sprints and Junior Mini Stock Young Gun Shootout. Heats and features for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks and Pure Stocks. Features only for Cruisers and Texas Twisters.
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 6-11; children under 6 are free; $25 for pit passes
More info: www.heartotexspeedway.com
Phone: 254-829-2294

Abilene Speedway
June 13 (Saturday):Demolition Derby, plus regular program featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Southern Ltd. Sportsmods and Late Models.
Schedule: Gates open at 5 p.m., races start at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $10 for adults; $8 for military members; $5 for children 6-12; children under 6 are free; $25 for pit passes
More info: www.abilenespeedway.com
Phone: 325-692-8800 or 325-537-4494

Devils Bowl Speedway (Mesquite)
June 13 (Saturday):Racing program features Super Sprints, USA Modifieds, Late Models, Street Stocks, USA Limited Modifieds.
Schedule: Gates open at 6 p.m., racing starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $10 for adults (reserved an additional $2); $5 for students ages 12-15; $2 for children 6-11; children under 5 are free; $25 for pit passes
More info: www.devilsbowl.com
Phone: 972-222-2421
 
Asphalt track
Red River Speedway (Wichita Falls)
June 13 (Saturday):$5 admission, half-price pit passes and free post-race concert with local band Brother Sharp; regular program featuring Chargers, Mod 4s, Thunderstocks and Hornets.
Schedule: Gates open at 6 p.m., racing starts at 8 p.m.
More info: www.redriverspeedway.net
Phone: 972-221-3200

Dragways
Texas Raceway (Kennedale)
June 12 (Friday): Pro Mods; Fun and Grudge
June 13 (Saturday): Motorcycle Mania (bikes of all types)
June 14 (Sunday):Street Wars; Run What You Brung
More info: www.texasraceway.com
Phone: 817-483-0356, metro 817-572-3580

North Star Dragway (Denton)
June 12 (Friday): Fun and Grudge
June 13 (Saturday): Summit E.T. Points Series No. 7; Junior dragsters
More info: www.northstar-dragway.com
Phone: 940-482-9998

Texas Motorplex (Ennis)
June 13 (Saturday): No racing scheduled
More info: www.texasmotorplex.com
Phone: 972-878-2641

Dallas Raceway (Crandall)
June 12 (Friday): Test and Tune
June 13 (Saturday): King of the Hill; Test and Tune
June 14 (Sunday): Fun and Grudge
More info: www.dallasraceway.com/index.html
Phone: 972-474-2600

This week's racing schedule

Courtesy of The Associated Press
All times Central (U.S.)

NASCAR Sprint Cup
LifeLock 400
Site: Brooklyn, Mich., Michigan International Speedway (oval, 2 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed, 2 p.m.); Sunday, race, (TNT, 12:30 p.m.)
Race distance: 400 miles/200 laps
2008 winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Fast facts: Dale Earnhardt Jr., an 18-time winner in the Cup series, is winless in 35 starts since his fuel-mileage victory at the track last year. After Lance McGrew replaced Tony Eury Jr. as crew chief following a season-worst 40th-place run at Charlotte, Earnhardt finished 12th at Dover and 27th at Pocono. He’s 20th in the season standings. ... Tony Stewart, the winner of the rain-shortened 2000 race at Michigan, tops the standings with 2,043 points, followed by Hendrick Motorsports’ Jeff Gordon (1,972) and Jimmie Johnson (1,940) and Stewart-Haas teammate Ryan Newman (1,840). Newman has six straight top-10 finishes. He won at Michigan for Roger Penske in 2003 and 2004. ... Kyle Busch, ninth in the standings, has a series-high three wins. Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin are two-time winners. ... Roush Fenway Racing has won three of the last five Michigan races. Jack Roush is based in nearby Livonia.
www.nascar.com

NASCAR Nationwide
Meijer 300
Site: Sparta, Ky., Kentucky Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles)
TV schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 4 p.m.), race, (ESPN2, 7 p.m.)
Race distance: 300 miles/200 laps
2008 winner: Joey Logano
Fast facts: Kyle Busch, the 2004 Kentucky winner, leads the season standings with 2,031 points, followed by Carl Edwards (1,966), Jason Leffler (1,843), Brad Keselowski (1,838) and Joey Logano (1,670). ... Busch, Edwards and Logano also are racing in the Sprint Cup race in Michigan. Brad Coleman (Busch), Auggie Vidovich (Edwards) and Jeremy Clements (Logano) will serve as substitute drivers when the racers are absent.
www.nascar.com

NASCAR Camping World Trucks
Michigan 200
Site: Brooklyn, Mich., Michigan International Speedway (oval, 2 miles)
TV schedule: Saturday, race, (Speed, 12:30 p.m.)
Race distance: 200 miles/100 laps
2008 winner: Erik Darnell
Fast facts: Kyle Busch is making his seventh series start of the season. He won at California and Atlanta. ... Matt Crafton, second in Texas, leads the season standings with 1,202 points, followed by Ron Hornaday Jr. (1,172), Mike Skinner (1,163) and Todd Bodine (1,136). ... Bodine, who earned his fifth win at Texas Motor Speedway last week to become the winningest driver at the track in any series,  also won the season-opening race at Daytona. ... Defending series champion Johnny Benson, from Grand Rapids, won the 2006 race.
www.nascar.com

NHRA
United Association NHRA SuperNationals
Site: Englishtown, N.J., Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
TV schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 6 p.m., 10:30 p.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 9 p.m.)
2008 winners: Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Chip Ellis (Pro Stock Motorcycle)
Fast facts: Scott Kalitta was killed after his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying in last year’s event at this track. As a safety measure following Kalitta’s death, the NHRA cut the length of Top Fuel and Funny Car races from the traditional quarter-mile to 1,000 feet — a reduction of 320 feet. ... Ron Capps, a three-time winner this season, tops the Funny Car standings with 760 points, followed by Tony Pedregon (702) and Ashley Force Hood (700). ... Antron Brown leads the Top Fuel standings with 770 points, followed by Schumacher (752) and Brandon Bernstein (701). Jeg Coughlin has the Pro Stock lead.
www.nhra.com

Automobile Club de l’Ouest
24 Hours of Le Mans
Site: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
TV schedule: Saturday-Sunday, race (Speed, Saturday, 7:30 a.m.-11 a.m., 3:30-9 p.m.; 11 p.m.-9 a.m. Sunday)

Castroneves wins Bombardier

The Team Penske boys do it at Texas Motor Speedway, as Helio Castroneves wins the Bombardier Learjet 550K and teammate Ryan Briscoe claims second.

Castroneves becomes the second three-time IndyCar winner at TMS (the other being Sam Hornish Jr.).

-- Tracey Myers