Tony Stewart's Prelude to the Dream race at Eldora Speedway, the Ohio-based dirt track he owns, has for several years been a top draw in the racing world. Broadcast via pay-per-view on HBO, the event features a who's who of racing covering a spectrum of motorsports such as Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, seven-time AMA national supercross champion Ricky Carmichael, St. Louis native and winner of the inaugural event Kenny Wallace, two-time NHRA Full Throttle Series Funny Car champion Cruz Pedregon, and many more. In the past, proceeds have gone to a number of charities and this year, St. Louis Children's Hospital is one of four medical facilities on the receiving end of Stewart's philanthropy.
THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE 2011 PRELUDE TO THE DREAM
The event, held in Rossburg, Ohio, on June 8, will see the biggest names in motorsports piloting 2,300-pound dirt Late Model stock cars capable of putting out more than 800 horsepower. St. Louis Children's Hospital, along with Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, N.C (www.LevineChildrensHospital.org), Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (www.choa.org), and Children’s Medical Center Dallas (www.childrens.com), will each be respresented by driver teams with the St. Louis team featuring Wallace, Riverton, Ill., native Justin Allgaier, former Gateway International Raceway winners Kyle Busch and Ron Hornaday, Carmichael, Kasey Kahne, and former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte.
Founded in 1879, St. Louis Children's Hospital is one of the premier children’s hospitals in the United States. It serves not just the children of St. Louis, but children across the world. The hospital provides a full range of pediatric services to the St. Louis metropolitan area and a primary service region covering six states. As the pediatric teaching hospital for Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children’s Hospital offers nationally recognized programs for physician training and research.
“St. Louis Children’s Hospital is grateful to be selected as a beneficiary hospital by Tony Stewart’s Prelude to the Dream,” said Lee Fetter, president of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, in a statement Wednesday. “Many of our young patients and their parents are NASCAR fans, and I know they’ll find this race especially thrilling. I imagine we’ll create some new fans before the end of the race – especially those in our Pediatric Neurocritical Care Program.”
The drivers' points will be tallied at the end of the night based on their finishes and the team with the best average finish will earn 30 percent of the pay-per-view's net proceeds to their respective hospital. Second place will receive 25 percent and third and fourth place will each receive 20 percent of the net pay-per-view proceeds. The lowest team score wins, and only the top-five drivers from each team will be scored. For example, if Team St. Louis 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.
Tickets are available online at www.EldoraSpeedway.com or by calling the track office (937) 338-3815. The live, commercial-free broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. EDT (5 p.m. PDT) with an immediate replay. Ordering information and up-to-the minute racing information is available at either www.PreludeToTheDream.org or www.HBO.com. Updates can also be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PreludeToDream and on Twitter at twitter.com/PreludetoDream.
Race fans can follow the St. Louis Motorsports Examiner on Facebook and on Twitter.
THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE 2011 PRELUDE TO THE DREAM
The event, held in Rossburg, Ohio, on June 8, will see the biggest names in motorsports piloting 2,300-pound dirt Late Model stock cars capable of putting out more than 800 horsepower. St. Louis Children's Hospital, along with Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, N.C (www.LevineChildrensHospital.org), Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (www.choa.org), and Children’s Medical Center Dallas (www.childrens.com), will each be respresented by driver teams with the St. Louis team featuring Wallace, Riverton, Ill., native Justin Allgaier, former Gateway International Raceway winners Kyle Busch and Ron Hornaday, Carmichael, Kasey Kahne, and former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte.
“St. Louis Children’s Hospital is grateful to be selected as a beneficiary hospital by Tony Stewart’s Prelude to the Dream,” said Lee Fetter, president of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, in a statement Wednesday. “Many of our young patients and their parents are NASCAR fans, and I know they’ll find this race especially thrilling. I imagine we’ll create some new fans before the end of the race – especially those in our Pediatric Neurocritical Care Program.”
The drivers' points will be tallied at the end of the night based on their finishes and the team with the best average finish will earn 30 percent of the pay-per-view's net proceeds to their respective hospital. Second place will receive 25 percent and third and fourth place will each receive 20 percent of the net pay-per-view proceeds. The lowest team score wins, and only the top-five drivers from each team will be scored. For example, if Team St. Louis 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.
Tickets are available online at www.EldoraSpeedway.com or by calling the track office (937) 338-3815. The live, commercial-free broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. EDT (5 p.m. PDT) with an immediate replay. Ordering information and up-to-the minute racing information is available at either www.PreludeToTheDream.org or www.HBO.com. Updates can also be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PreludeToDream and on Twitter at twitter.com/PreludetoDream.
Race fans can follow the St. Louis Motorsports Examiner on Facebook and on Twitter.
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