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Heart O' Texas Wall of Fame

H.O.T. Wall of Fame inductees.

By Don Cook
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Heart O' Texas Speedway (Waco)
April 25 (Sunday)

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.

Piquet Jr. will drive No. 15 truck at Texas Motor Speedway in June

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.

-- Michele Machado

Fort Worth and Dallas area dirt track and dragway schedule (April 23-25)

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)
April 24 (Saturday): Cowtown Modifieds ($1,000 to win) and Winged Modifieds, plus regular program featuring Limited Modifieds, 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
April 24 (Saturday): Regular program featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Mods, Crate Late Models, Street Stocks, Jr. Mini Stocks, Sprint Cars and Dwarf 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 23 (Friday): Dwarf Cars, plus 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 23 (Friday): Sprint Series of Texas and Young Guns Shootout, 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)
April 24 (Saturday): No racing scheduled.
More information: www.281speedway.com
Phone: 254-965-3092 or 817-721-5204

Heart O’ Texas Speedway (Elm Mott)
April 23 (Friday): Heats and features for IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks and Pure Stocks. Features only for Cruisers, Junior Mini Stocks and 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)
April 24 (Saturday): 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
April 24 (Saturday): Street Stocks and 305 Sprints, 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 Motorplex (Ennis)
April 22-25 (Thursday-Sunday): NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Divisional Points Race
Event info/schedule: Division 4 season opener that will feature Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars. Gates open at 9 a.m. Friday-Sunday. Eliminations begin at 9 a.m. Sunday.
Tickets: Adults are $15 on Friday and $20 on Saturday or Sunday. A three-day adult ticket is $50. Children 6-15 are $5 Friday and $10 Saturday or Sunday; children 5 and under are free with a paid adult. Parking is $5.
More info: www.texasmotorplex.com
Phone: 972-878-2641

Texas Raceway (Kennedale)
April 23 (Friday): King of the Hill; Fun and Grudge
April 124 (Saturday): Sixth Annual Junior Spring Fling
April 25 (Sunday): Sixth Annual Junior Spring Fling; 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 23 (Friday): LoneStar Performance Ultimate Street Night
April 24 (Saturday): Junior Dragsters; Summit ET Point Series No. 4
More info: www.northstar-dragway.com
Phone: 940-482-9998

Dallas Raceway (Crandall)
April 23 (Friday): Track closed
April 24 (Saturday): Outlaw Top Sportsman; Test ‘n Tune
April 25 (Sunday): Mass Connection motorcycle race
More info: www.dallasraceway.com
Phone: 972-474-2600