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Stewart Announces Application Process for Children’s Hospitals to Become Beneficiaries of 2011 Prelude to the Dream
ROSSBURG, Ohio – The seventh annual Prelude to the Dream all-star dirt Late Model race at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio is slated for June 8, and just as last year’s event benefited four of the nation’s top children’s hospitals, the 2011 edition will do the same – with a slight twist. Applications are now being taken for children’s hospitals from across the nation to win one of the coveted four primary beneficiary spots of the Prelude to the Dream. An application can be downloaded at www.TonyStewartFoundation.org. Hospitals have until Jan. 21 to return a completed application. “We received a tremendous number of e-mails and phone calls from hospitals after the 2010 event asking how they could become a part of the next Prelude to the Dream,” said Tony Stewart, the two-time … Read entire article »
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Cup drivers converge on Eldora for charity race
Even though there’s a new wrinkle in the format, the favorite in Wednesday night’s Prelude to the Dream charity race at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, is the same as it ever was—the guy who owns the track and stages the event. Tony Stewart, who launched the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream at the half-mile dirt track in 2005, has won the event the past two years and three of the five since its inception. Stewart set the one-lap qualifying record last year (15.405 seconds) and led all 30 laps of the main event. … Read entire article »
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Stewart Announces Changes to Prelude to the Dream
Indianapolis, IN – Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch were at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a tire test today and took the opportunity to meet with members of the media to announce changes to this years Prelude to the Dream late model dirt race at Eldora Speedway. Here’s is the transcript: Moderator: On behalf of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, I want to thank them for allowing us to hold this event and hosting us. Thank you very much for being here, and first off I would like to introduce our panel: Tony Stewart, two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, as well as the owner of Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. In the middle, Tammy Ross, the general manager and vice president of HBO Pay-Per-View Sports; and Kyle Busch, Gillette Young Guns and most … Read entire article »
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Tony Stewart Wins the Gillette Young Guns Prelude to the Dream for Third Time
ROSSBURG, Ohio – Tony Stewart wasn’t quite the perfect host as he invited his friends up to Eldora Speedway and then picked up his third victory in the 5th annual Prelude to the Dream. Results Wednesday of the Gillette Young Guns Prelude to the Dream Dirt Late Model event September 9 at the half-mile Eldora Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, laps completed and reason out (if any): … Read entire article »
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Order the Fifth Annual Gillette Young Guns Prelude to the Dream
ROSSBURG, Ohio ) – If you can’t make the drive to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 9 to see the fifth annual Gillette Young Guns Prelude to the Dream in person, don’t worry. Beginning Monday, Sept. 7, race fans across the nation will have their first opportunity to order the charity all-star race on HBO Pay-Per-View. … Read entire article »
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Mother Nature Wins Prelude to the Dream
Rossburg, OH – Persistent rain has forced officials at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, to postpone the fifth annual Prelude to the Dream. The all-star dirt late model race has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 9. A decision regarding the broadcast of the event will be made at a later date. … Read entire article »
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What the Drivers Think About The Prelude to the Dream
ROSSBURG, Ohio – As the sun sets over the cornfields of central Ohio on Wednesday, June 3, 26 of the best drivers in the country will meet at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg for the fifth annual Prelude to the Dream. There is no prize money, no points, no sponsor obligations — just 26 drivers in dirt Late Model stock cars going for a trophy and bragging rights among their peers. All drivers want the trophy, but for 25 of them, if they can’t win, they want to beat Eldora’s owner, Tony Stewart, a two-time Prelude to the Dream winner. … Read entire article »
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Former ‘Prelude’ champion Kenny Wallace back for more with JEGS.com
DELAWARE, Ohio – NASCAR superstar driver and SPEED TV commentator Kenny Wallace has set his sights on another Prelude to the Dream title, June 3, when 25 of the top drivers in American motorsports put it all on the line at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, for the benefit of four worthy charities. … Read entire article »
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