Stewart's Prelude to a Dream

Tony Stewart has gathered some of the biggest stars in NASCAR to race in the Nextel Prelude to a Dream, an all-star event at his Eldora Speedway in Ohio on June 6. The race will be available to viewers on HBO Pay-Per-View.
The proceeds from the telecast will support the Victory Junction Gang Camp and the Tony Stewart Foundation.
NASCAR stars Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman raced at Eldora Speedway early in their careers. Stewart went from spectator to driver at the half-mile dirt oval. They will all be participating in the Prelude to a Dream event.
“By having the facility and having a lot of friends who are also supportive of the Victory Junction Gang Camp, it wasn’t hard to put this event together,” Stewart said. “With the drivers that have come and the people who have come to watch them, along with Nextel and Old Spice’s involvement, it’s helped make this event bigger and better every year."
Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth and Bobby Labonte are expected to race in the event.
“It’s pretty impressive to see how much support this race has generated, and every year we have more drivers signing up to come because they hear how much fun it is," Stewart said. "It’s not a big obligation-type event where they have to do a lot of things. We show up. We race. We get to hang out walking back and forth between our cars and talk to each other and not have the pressure that we have at a typical race. You get to race against your peers and the guys that you compete against every weekend, but in a lot more relaxed atmosphere.”
The all-star race featuring motorsports’ finest drivers will begin at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT), with an immediate replay and subsequent replays throughout the week and the following weekend on HBO Pay-Per-View. Prospective viewers can order the event as early as this Sunday, right up until race time on June 6. All that is necessary to order the event is digital cable or satellite service. A subscription to HBO is not required. The suggested retail price is $24.95.
Ordering information and up-to-the minute racing information is available at www.hbo.com/sports.