FORT WORTH, Texas -- Texas Motor Speedway will shut down all track activity for an hour Thursday during the memorial service for Dale Earnhardt in Charlotte, N.C.

Several CART teams have been testing at the speedway in preparation for their season-opening race next month.

Earnhardt, a seven-time Winston Cup champion, was killed Sunday in a crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500. Thursday's memorial service is scheduled for noon ET.

Texas Motor Speedway's 2001 Winston Cup race is April 1.

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