by Badgroove / crossposted here
Just to let those of you know who might have missed it when it was on PPV, The Prelude to The Dream- the dirt track charity race that attracts racers from all genres of racing will be airing on SpeedTV July 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pm eastern time. Racers from Cup to NHRA and everything inbetween show up to Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg Ohio are drawn to play in the dirt and to compete for nothing more than bragging rights and a big trophy. Proceeds from the Prelude benefit Victory Junction Gang Camp II (to be located outside of Kansas City). It was a fun race to watch and its worth DVRing just to see Kyle Petty kiss the winner. Seriously. He kissed the winner.
You can read my first thoughts on the Prelude here. SpeedTV also has a great online photo gallery if you are interested.
You can also find information about The Victory Junction Gang Camp and The Tony Stewart Foundation by clicking on the respective links.
July 2, 2008 at 2:57 am
I enjoyed on the PPV, however I will probably watch it again. It was such a great race–definitely worth a second look.
July 5, 2008 at 11:04 pm
It was great watching that event on Speed, but it really made me miss the local dirt tracks we used to have around here. I love dirt track racing. Not even the Pike’s Peak Hill Climb is dirt anymore. How can you have a hill climb on pavement? There’s no point in it.