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Swindell Wins Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals

Veteran Sprint car driver Sammy Swindell

By Don Cook
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite)
March 19 (Friday)

Tennessee's Sammy Swindell, driving the J&D/Swindell Motorsports #10, won the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprints 30-lap feature and the $6,000 prize at the 37th Annual Spring Nationals. Due to bad weather, today's races have been cancelled. Over 60 Sprints were in the pits for the Lucas Oil ASCS Series sponsored by K&N Filters. Sean McClelland started on the pole. About a half-a-dozen laps into the race, Swindell took the lead and never let up. Brady Bacon, #99, and Wayne Johnson, #c41, battled it out for the second and third place positions with Johnson eventually coming in second. Danny Wood, #94, was fourth and Tony Bruce Jr., #18, was fifth. 

The next Lucas Oil ASCS Series race in this area is at the Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, TX, Friday, April 9. The Series then moves on to Little Rock's I-30 Speedway the following night.

For more information on the Lucas Oil ASCS Series and results, go to: www.ascsracing.com

Fort Worth and Dallas-area dirt track, dragway schedule (March 19-21)

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)
March 20 (Saturday): Racing canceled due to inclement weather in forecast.
More info: www.cowtownspeedway.com
Phone: 817-478-9952

Kennedale Speedway Park
March 20 (Saturday): Racing canceled due to inclement weather in forecast. 
More information: http://www.raceksp.com/
Phone: 817-478-7223

Grand Prairie Speedway
March 19 (Friday): Dwarf Cars, plus regular schedule featuring Modifieds, Limited Modifieds, Street Stocks, Bombers, Mini Stocks, 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
March 19 (Friday): Full program featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Southern Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and Mini Stocks. No IMCA Stock Cars this week.
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)
March 20 (Saturday): No racing scheduled
March 27 (Saturday): Season opener. IMCA Stock Cars plus regular program featuring IMCA Southern SportMods, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks and Texas Twisters
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)
March 19 (Friday): Heats and features for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks and Pure Stocks. Features only for Cruisers, Junior Mini Stocks, Texas Twisters, Brazos Mini Sprints and I-Stocks
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)
March 19-20 (Friday-Saturday): 37th Annual Spring Nationals
Event details: Races will feature Lucas Oil ASCS Outlaw Sprints and USA Modifieds.
Schedule: Gates open at 6 p.m.; racing starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets: Call speedway for prices
More info: www.devilsbowl.com
Phone: 972-222-2421

Dragways
Texas Raceway (Kennedale)
March 19 (Friday): Outlaw Drag Radials; Fun and Grudge
March 20 (Saturday): Junior Dragster races; Bracket races
March 21 (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)
March 19 (Friday): LoneStar Performance Ultimate Street Night
March 20 (Saturday): Importpalooza: Top Gun Index 5.30, 5.80 and 6.60
More info: www.northstar-dragway.com
Phone: 940-482-9998

Texas Motorplex (Ennis)
March 19 (Friday): Fast Friday
March 20 (Sunday): O’Reilly Bracket Racing Series No. 2
March 21 (Sunday): O’Reilly Bracket Racing Series No. 3
More info: www.texasmotorplex.com
Phone: 972-878-2641

Dallas Raceway (Crandall)
March 19 (Friday): Bracket race (Summit Super Series points)
March 20 (Saturday): “PINKS All Out” qualifier No. 2
March 21 (Sunday): Test n Tune; Fun and Grudge
March 26-27: “PINKS All Out” taping for Speed TV
More info: www.dallasraceway.com
Phone: 972-474-2600

This week's national racing schedule (March 19-21)

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

NASCAR Sprint Cup
Food City 500
Site: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (oval, 0.533 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, practice (11 a.m., Speed), qualifying (2:30 p.m., Speed); Saturday, practice (noon, Speed); Sunday, race (noon, KDFW/Ch. 4)
Race distance: 266.5 miles/500 laps
2009 winner: Kyle Busch
Fast facts: Kevin Harvick leads the season standings with 644 points, followed by Matt Kenseth (585), Greg Biffle (585) and four-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson (570). Johnson won at California and Las Vegas to push his career victory total to 49. ... Darrell Waltrip holds the track record with 12 Cup victories, winning seven straight races from 1980-84. Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch each have five Bristol wins to top the active drivers.
www.nascar.com

NASCAR Nationwide
Scotts Turf Builder 300
Site: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (oval, 0.533 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, practice (12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., Speed); Saturday, qualifying (11 a.m., taped, Speed) and race (1 p.m., WFAA/Ch. 8)
Race distance: 159.9 miles/300 laps
2009 winner: Kevin Harvick
Fast facts: The race is the fourth of the year. Tony Stewart opened the season with a victory at Daytona, defending series champion Kyle Busch won at California, and Kevin Harvick won Feb. 27 in Las Vegas. ... Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski are racing for the first time since Edwards’ retaliatory bump that flipped Keselowski’s Sprint Cup car in Atlanta. Edwards leads the season standings with 505 points, followed by Keselowski (464) and Brian Vickers (457). ... David Ragan won the August race at Bristol.
www.nascar.com

American Le Mans Series
Twelve Hours of Sebring
Site: Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway (road course, 3.7 miles)
TV schedule: Saturday, race (9 a.m.-11 a.m., 1 p.m.-10 p.m., Speed)
Race duration: 12 hours
2009 winners: Allan McNish, Dindo Capello, Tom Kristensen (overall, P1); Luis Diaz, Adrian Fernandez (P2); Jan Magnussen, Johnny O’Connell (GT1); Mika Salo, Pierre Kaffer, Jaime Melo (GT2).
www.americanlemans.com