Eldora Speedway Hosts Charity Dirt-Track Race

Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway

Tony Stewart

For the fifth year in a row, Tony Stewart is heading up Prelude to the Dream. The dirt-track race features “NASCAR and drag racing heavy hitters making the trip for some good old dirt-track night racing,” according to the Orlando Sentinel.

For the past four years, Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway has raised money for Victory Junction Gang Camp, a camp for terminally ill children. Tony Stewart started a “superdome” for indoor sports at Victory Junction Gang Camp with a $1 million donation from his Tony Stewart Foundation in 2006. Over the past four years, Prelude to the Dream has raised $2 million for Victory Junction Gang Camp.

A new dream

This year, however, Prelude to the Dream will benefit the armed forces through four charities: Wounded Warrior Project, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, Operation Homefront and Fisher House.

Tickets to Eldora Speedway are sold out for tonight’s event, but if you want to watch the race and help out the charities that Prelude to the Dream is benefiting, you can order the race on HBO pay-per-view for $24.95. Proceeds from pay-per-view sales and ticket sales will get some fast cash to the charities.

Wounded Warrior Project

The Wounded Warrior Project states on its web site that its purpose is to honor and empower wounded warriors. According to Wikipedia:

Aid directed to soldiers varies quite widely from direct material aid to assistance with rehabilitation, providing services to attend to the special needs of injured veterans, building social support networks between different veterans and among their families and friends, raising public awareness of the existence of and issues related to wounded veterans, and lobbying Congress and participating in the legislative process for the benefit of veterans. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Eldora Speedway Hosts Charity Dirt-Track Race"