THE FLOWSERVE TEXAS MOTOR SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED

Eddie Hill, Roger Penske, Tony Stewart and Jeff Burton To Be Honored April 11 During Annual Ceremony

FORT WORTH, Texas (March 22, 2007): NHRA veteran racer and pioneer Eddie Hill will join the list of inductees into the Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame during ceremonies on April 11 at The Speedway Club at Texas Motor Speedway. In addition, Texas Motor Speedway and Happy Hill Farm Academy announced today that legendary car owner Roger Penske and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers Tony Stewart and Jeff Burton will also be honored during the awards ceremony.

Hill joins previous inductees A.J. Foyt, Johnny Rutherford, Terry Labonte, Lee Shepherd, Kenny Bernstein and Jim Hall into the Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame.
Hill, inducted into the NHRA Hall of Fame in 1978, is credited with numerous milestones during his storied career. The record books show Hill to be the first driver to cover a quarter mile in less than five seconds, as well as the first to break the 200-mph barrier in a gas-powered car when he attained a speed of 202.07 mph in Hobbs, N.M. in 1962. The Wichita Falls, Texas native was also noted in The Guinness Book of World Records for eleven years for recording the fastest speed ever turned in a propeller-driven boat at 229 mph.

The Bruton Smith Legends Award, a lifetime achievement award given to a legendary figure in motorsports, will be presented to Penske. Penske is best known for amassing the Penske Racing empire that includes race teams that compete on the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series circuits, as well as the IndyCar Series. Penske Racing is the most successful Indy car team in history, compiling over 130 victories, 12 national championships and 14 Indianapolis 500 victories.

Two-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Stewart will be honored as the Texas Motor Speedway Racer of the Year. Stewart, the most recent winner at Texas Motor Speedway in last November’s Dickies 500, has scored one NEXTEL Cup victory at Texas Motor Speedway and has posted seven top-10 finishes in 10 starts. Stewart also leads all Cup drivers at Texas Motor Speedway in laps led with 452.

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series competitor Burton will be recognized with the Texas Motor Speedway Sportsmanship Award. Burton is known and respected by his peers as a true professional on and off the race track. Burton is the inaugural winner of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event held at Texas Motor Speedway in 1997 and has posted two top-five and four top-10 finishes in 12 starts. Away from the race track, Burton is a strong supporter and contributor to the Duke Children’s Hospital at Duke University in Durham, N.C.

The Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame ceremony benefits Happy Hill Farm Academy located just south of Granbury, Texas. The 500-acre working farm provides specialized services for children who need another start in life. Happy Hill Farm Academy serves children with a broad range of behavioral and academic issues sometimes a result of abuse and neglect. The environment provided at Happy Hill Farm Academy allows residents to flourish in a non-traditional setting.

The VIP reception prior to the awards ceremony begins at 6 p.m. CT in The Speedway Club at Texas Motor Speedway. The Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony will follow at 7 p.m. CT in the Grand Ballroom at The Speedway Club at Texas Motor Speedway. Tickets are available by calling (866) 463-8392.

To obtain media credentials for the VIP reception and awards ceremony, please contact Jason Wise with Texas Motor Speedway at jwise@texasmotorspeedway.com.

For additional information, please contact the Texas Motor Speedway Media Relations Department at (817) 215-8520 or pr@texasmotorspeedway.com.