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Racing Stars align to help Feed the Children
CONCORD, N.C. – On Wednesday, June 6 in tiny Rossburg, Ohio, stars representing NASCAR, NHRA, INDYCAR and the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series align in a big way with the Prelude To The Dream. Eldora Speedway will once again play host to the all-star dirt Late Model race featuring more than 25 world renowned drivers as they battle for dirt supremacy on the half-mile clay oval where HBO Pay-Per-View® will present the event LIVE in high-definition to the entire … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Notebook: Rule changes already have teams scrambling for wind tunnel time
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service DARLINGTON, S.C. — In one respect, the racecars being developed for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season will be on the racetrack next week — in the form of ideas that will be incorporated into the new models. On Tuesday, NASCAR sent a technical bulletin to all Cup owners, crew chiefs and drivers, listing rule changes that will take effect as of May 16, in time for the Sprint All-Star Race. Typically, … Read entire article »
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Bowyer Wins Seventh Annual Prelude to the Dream
ROSSBURG, Ohio – The box score says that Clint Bowyer led all 30 laps in Wednesday night’s Prelude to the Dream all-star dirt Late Model race at Eldora Speedway, but the native of Emporia, Kan., had to fend off strong charges from J.J. Yeley and Aric Almirola to finally capture a victory in the prestigious race that’s a who’s who of racing’s elite. After finishing second in the past two Prelude to the Dream events, Bowyer sealed his first Prelude triumph by .531 of a second over Yeley, a former USAC champion who has logged numerous laps at Eldora. “It’s just so much fun to be able to come here and compete,” said Bowyer, whose victory was presented live to the entire nation on HBO Pay-Per-View®, with the net proceeds from the … Read entire article »
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Video Reports – Prelude to the Dream and The Shakeup at Stewart-Haas Racing
In an exclusive interview Hutch Konerman of WDTN-TV previews the 7th Annual Prelude to the Dream event with NASCAR star and Eldora track owner Tony Stewart. Then FOXSports.com’s Lee Spencer talks about the shakeup at Stewart-Haas Racing and more. … Read entire article »
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Johnson looks forward to defending Prelude win
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Respect. That’s what Jimmie Johnson earned last year with his wire-to-wire win in the Prelude to the Dream, Tony Stewart’s annual star-studded charity race at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Johnson will defend his victory in Wednesday’s Prelude, the seventh since Stewart launched the charity race in 2005. The event will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View. With plenty of off-road experience early in his racing career, but little track time in the dirt Late Model he drove at Stewart’s half-mile track, Johnson nevertheless joined his host as the only other driver to lead all 30 laps in the main event. Stewart accomplished the feat in 2008 and is the only three-time winner of the event. Stewart also holds the Prelude qualifying record (15.405 seconds, 116.845 … Read entire article »
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Order Today to Watch NASCAR Stars on Dirt at the Prelude to the Dream
ROSSBURG, Ohio – If you can’t make the drive to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 8 to see the seventh annual Prelude to the Dream in person, don’t worry. Beginning today, race fans across the nation will have their first opportunity to order the charity all-star race on pay-per-view. The event will feature stars from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the IZOD IndyCar Series and the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. All will join two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart in piloting 2,300-pound dirt Late Model stock cars capable of putting out more than 800 horsepower around Eldora’s half-mile oval. The Prelude to the Dream is a … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Notebook: Stewart turned down Hendrick ride in 1996
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Could you see Tony Stewart in the No. 25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet? Rick Hendrick could—15 years ago. But Stewart turned down a job offer from Hendrick because he didn’t feel he was ready for the Sprint Cup Series. At that point, the sum total of Stewart’s stock car experience amounted to a handful of Nationwide races for owner Harry Ranier. “In the fall of ’96 I got a call, and Rick’s organization had offered me the 25 car,” Stewart said Wednesday at a press conference at Levine Children’s Hospital to announce details of his Prelude to the Dream dirt Late Model charity race. “I’d only run eight (actually nine) Nationwide races that year, so I just didn’t feel that I’d earned the right and … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Notebook: Prelude drivers list grows to 28
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service CHARLOTTE, N.C.—There were plenty of poignant moments at Wednesday’s press conference in the lobby of Levine Children’s Hospital, where Tony Stewart announced plans for this year’s Prelude to the Dream dirt Late Model charity race at Eldora Speedway. Foremost was the delighted surprise on team owner Rick Hendrick’s face when Stewart announced a $50,000 gift in Hendrick’s honor for Levine’s sixth-floor pediatric intensive care unit named for his son, Ricky Hendrick, who died in a private plane crash en route to Martinsville Speedway in Oct. 2004. That gift kicked off the announcement of the format of this year’s race, which is scheduled for June 8 at the Ohio track Stewart bought seven years ago. Twenty-eight world-class drivers … Read entire article »
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Drivers Ready to Play in the Dirt to help Children’s Hospitals
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The last thing any racecar driver wants to be called is “dirty,” but they’ll make an exception to this rule on Wednesday, June 8 when the most celebrated dirt track in all of motorsports hosts the Prelude to the Dream. Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, will once again be the site of the all-star dirt Late Model race featuring more than 25 world renowned drivers as they battle for dirt supremacy on the half-mile clay oval, all of which will be presented live to the entire nation on HBO Pay-Per-View® with proceeds from the telecast supporting four of the nation’s top children’s hospitals: Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, N.C.: www.LevineChildrensHospital.org Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta: www.choa.org St. Louis Children’s Hospital: www.StLouisChildrens.org Children’s Medical Center Dallas: www.childrens.com The seventh annual … Read entire article »
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