Key notes: Kayden Clatt topped the 16-car Heartland Late Model Tour field in both of Thursday's Deuces Wild qualifying sessions. Clatt will lead the field to green in the first heat race for Friday and Saturday's racing programs. ... The POWRi Heartland Late Model Tour wraps up its inaugural season with the Deuces Wild Championship Weekend at Texas Motor Speedway’s Dirt Track. … The three-day program kicks off with Thursday’s hot laps and time trials setting the lineups for Friday and Saturday’s heat races before each night’s $3,000-to-win main events. … Scott Crigler of Alton, Mo., enters the weekend with a slim 18-point advantage over his son, Sawyer Crigler, as he looks to clinch the inaugural Heartland Late Model Tour title. … Modified standout Rodney Sanders of Happy, Texas, is set to make his first Late Model start since July 7, 2024, at Fairmont (Minn.) Raceway. … Modifieds ($2,000-to-win nightly) and 410 outlaw sprint cars ($5,000-to-win Friday, $7,000-to-win Saturday) are on the undercard. … Pits open at noon daily; grandstands open at 5:30 p.m. for Friday’s opener and 5 for Saturday’s finale; on-track action begins at 6:30 p.m. for Thursday-Friday prelims, then 6 for Saturday’s finale. … Watch live on Racin Dirt TV.

Points chase: Before Texas Friday: 1. Scott Crigler (833); 2. Sawyer Crigler (815); 3. Kayden Clatt (704); 4. Jake Nightingale (694); 5. Joey Smith (641).

Current weather: Clear, 70°F

Car count: 16

Fast qualifier: Kayden Clatt

Time: 15.878 seconds

Next series race: November 6, Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX) $3,000