{"id":4001,"date":"2010-06-06T15:10:36","date_gmt":"2010-06-06T20:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/100.24.212.105\/?p=4001"},"modified":"2023-08-08T16:49:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T20:49:56","slug":"3-days-to-the-prelude-to-the-dream-eldora-on-track-for-sell-out-of-june-9-prelude-to-the-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/divisions\/late-models\/3-days-to-the-prelude-to-the-dream-eldora-on-track-for-sell-out-of-june-9-prelude-to-the-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Days to the Prelude to the Dream: Eldora On Track for Sell-Out of June 9 Prelude to the Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EldoraEldora Speedway On Track for Sell-Out of June 9 Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream<\/p>\n

Get Your Seats Now or Prepare to Order the LIVE Telecast of the
\nAll-Star Dirt Late Model Race on HBO Pay-Per-View\u00ae<\/p>\n

ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6, 2010) \u2013 Less than a thousand tickets remain to see the June 9 Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream in person at the legendary Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.<\/p>\n

The remaining tickets are available online at www.EldoraSpeedway.com<\/a> or by calling the track office (937) 338-3815. Act fast \u2013 the race has sold out in each of its five previous years.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the tough economic times, our fans at Eldora are incredibly loyal,\u201d said Tony Stewart, owner of Eldora Speedway. \u201cIn fact, we\u2019ve actually seen better ticket sales this year than we did last year at this time.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, we\u2019ve got some of the best fans in the country, and once again, tickets are going fast for this year\u2019s Prelude. We\u2019ll put on a great show for the fans and they\u2019ll help us raise money for an even better cause.\u201d<\/p>\n

For those who aren\u2019t able to join the expected 20,000 fans at Eldora Speedway for Wednesday night\u2019s race, the only place they\u2019ll be able to catch it is via the HBO Pay-Per-View\u00ae telecast. The live, commercial-free telecast will begin at 7 p.m. EDT (4 p.m. PDT) with an immediate replay. There will be NO free delayed airings of the event on any outlet.<\/p>\n

HBO Pay-Per-View\u2019s racing telecast has a suggested retail price of $24.95 and is available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming in the pay-per-view industry. Ordering information and up-to-the minute racing information is available at either www.PreludeToTheDream.org<\/a> or www.HBO.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Net proceeds from the telecast will support four of the nation\u2019s top children\u2019s hospitals:<\/p>\n

\u2022\tRiley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis: www.RileyChildrensHospital.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022\tCincinnati Children\u2019s: www.CincinnatiChildrens.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022\tLevine Children\u2019s Hospital in Charlotte, N.C.: www.LevineChildrensHospital.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022\tSt. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.: www.StJude.org<\/a><\/p>\n

The event is headlined by the Gillette Young Guns: Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Joey Logano. All will join Stewart and many others, including fellow Sprint Cup champions Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte and Bill Elliott. Action sports legends Travis Pastrana and Ricky Carmichael, along with 2004 IZOD IndyCar Series champion Tony Kanaan, will also participate. All will pilot 2,300-pound dirt Late Model stock cars capable of putting out more than 800 horsepower.<\/p>\n

Beyond the charity element, this year\u2019s Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream is a team event. There will still be an individual race winner, but there will now be a race within the race, with the field broken up into four teams, each representing a children\u2019s hospital:<\/p>\n

\u2022\tTeam Riley: Bowyer (captain), Ryan Newman, Gordon, A.J. Allmendinger, Justin Allgaier, Kenny Wallace and Ron Capps.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tTeam Cincinnati: Kahne (captain), Logano, Stewart, Labonte, Elliott and Cruz Pedregon.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tTeam Levine: Busch (captain), Johnson, Kenseth, David Reutimann, Dave Blaney, Marcos Ambrose and Pastrana.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tTeam St. Jude: Hamlin (captain), Edwards, Schrader, Aric Almirola, Carmichael, Kanaan and Ray Evernham.<\/p>\n

Each hospital will receive a donation, with the payout breakdown as follows:<\/p>\n

\u2022\tWinning team receives 45 percent of net money raised.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tSecond-place team receives 25 percent of net money raised.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tThird- and fourth-place teams each receive 15 percent of net money raised.<\/p>\n

The lowest team score wins, and only the top-five drivers from each team will be scored. For example, if Team Riley has finishes of first, fourth, seventh, 11th and 18th, respectively, from its top-five drivers, its score will be 41. In the event of a tie, the sixth driver will be scored.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe plan to raise a lot of money for all of these hospitals, no matter where their teams finish,\u201d Stewart said. \u201cSince HBO Pay-Per-View began televising the Prelude in 2007, we\u2019ve been able to help a lot of deserving charities, and helping children has always been a part of that mission. With this format, we feel we can raise more money than ever before. We\u2019ve always set a goal to raise $1 million. We haven\u2019t been able to reach that goal yet, but with this year\u2019s Prelude where we have a race within a race and perhaps our deepest driver lineup, I think we have our best shot to reach that magic number.\u201d<\/p>\n

The four charities \u2013 Riley Hospital for Children, Cincinnati Children\u2019s, Levine Children\u2019s Hospital and St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital \u2013 all cater to the medical needs of children.<\/p>\n

The five previous Prelude to the Dreams have collectively raised more than $2.5 million. With each year\u2019s event gaining significant stature and mainstream interest, Stewart\u2019s goal is to have the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream raise $1 million, with the proceeds impacting the four charities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an ambitious goal, especially in this economy,\u201d Stewart admits. \u201cBut if we don\u2019t shoot for a number that is a true difference-maker, we\u2019re not ever going to reach it. That\u2019s our goal, and me and everybody else associated with this event is going to do everything we can to meet that goal. Now, we just need everyone out there to purchase the event, enjoy all the action going on at Eldora, and know that their dollars are going to a very worthy cause.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drivers from all types of disciplines, some with lots of dirt track experience and others with hardly any, will participate in hot laps, qualifying, heat races and a 30-lap feature, all of which will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.<\/p>\n

With no points and no pressure, the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream is a throwback race, allowing drivers to step back in time and compete for the reasons they all went racing in the first place \u2013 pride and a trophy. And they\u2019ll do it on the same surface that racing legends A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti competed on throughout the last 56 years.<\/p>\n

Complete event information can be found in the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream online media kit at www.TrueSpeedMedia.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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