By SmokinNews, on June 10th, 2010%
ROSSBURG, Ohio – Four-time and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson added to his already impressive racing resume by winning the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream charity dirt Late Model race at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.
Johnson led all 30 laps at the half-mile dirt oval, but endured a serious challenge from Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer throughout much of the event.
“It’s been a steep learning curve, for sure, but it’s been a lot of fun to do,” said Johnson, who made his Prelude and dirt Late Model debut in 2008. “We tested a couple of times last year, and I think it screwed me up. I just came here cold turkey and tried to go off of my memory, and it worked. The team knew what they wanted to do with the car through the course of the night with the setup, and Clint (Bowyer) was working with us and it just got better and better.”
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By SmokinNews, on May 30th, 2010%
ROSSBURG, Ohio – Dario Franchitti, winner of the 2010 Indianapolis 500 and a spot on the prestigious Borg-Warner trophy, can etch his name onto another coveted piece of hardware if he decides to compete in the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream June 9 at the legendary Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Continue reading Indy 500 Winner Dario Franchitti Invited to Compete in Prelude to the Dream at Eldora
By SmokinNews, on May 28th, 2009%
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. Continue reading NASCAR Drivers Talk About the Prelude to the Dream
By SmokinNews, on August 9th, 2008%
Here’s a look back at last years race at Watkins Glen as Jeff Gordon spins with less than two laps to go, giving the lead to Tony Stewart. Carl Edwards is pursuing Stewart, and on the last lap, Edwards overdrives turn ten, dropping to
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By SmokinNews, on June 3rd, 2008%
ROSSBURG, Ohio – The following are quotes from select drivers competing in the fourth annual Old Spice Prelude to the Dream June 4 at Eldora Speedway, which will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
The commercial-free broadcast will begin at 7 p.m. EDT (4 p.m. PDT), with an immediate replay and subsequent replays throughout the week and the following weekend. HBO Pay-Per-View’s racing telecast has a suggested retail price of $24.95 and is available to more than 61 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 www.hbo.com.
The Old Spice Prelude to the Dream will feature racing icons Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards
Continue reading Drivers Thoughts on the Prelude to the Dream
