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WEBCAST - In a live broadband pre-race show on NASCAR.com, FOXSports.com and Yahoo! Sports, HBO Pay-Per-View will take viewers behind the scenes as the drivers arrive and prepare for the big showdown at the NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice. Pit reporters Dick Berggren and Matt Yocum will talk with the drivers and be with them as they meet their teams for the first time, and along with announcers Darrell Waltrip and Mike Joy, HBO Pay-Per-View will go behind the wheel and provide an insider's guide to the nuances of dirt late model racing. But the action will stop at 7pm/et if you haven't ordered the pay-per-view broadcast.
NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream - FAST FACTS
WHAT: Third Annual NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice
WHERE: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio (Half-mile dirt oval)
WHEN: 7 p.m. (EDT), Wednesday, June 6, 2007
DISTANCE: Feature consists of 30 laps
CARS: Dirt late-model stock cars
PAST WINNERS: 2006: Tony Stewart; 2005: Kenny Wallace
TV: HBO Pay-Per-View, 7 p.m. (EDT), June 6, 2007
Announcers: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Kyle Petty
Pit reporters: Dick Berggren, Matt Yocum
HOW TO ORDER:
* The live 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.
* Prospective viewers can order the event as early as Sunday, June 3, 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 and available to more than 61 million pay-per-view homes. Ordering information and up-to-the minute racing information is available at
www.hbo.com/sports.
SCHEDULE (All times local - EDT; subject to change):
8 a.m. General Admission markings may begin (Chairs/Blankets ONLY)
1 p.m. Ticket Office Opens
3:30 p.m. All Admission Gates Open
6 p.m. Qualifying Draw (Stage)
6:10 p.m. Warm up laps for support races
7 p.m. HBO Pay-Per-View Broadcast begins
7:10 p.m. Prelude Hot Laps
7:35 p.m. Prelude Qualifying
8:15 p.m. Driver Introductions
8:30 p.m. Invocation & National Anthem
8:35 p.m. Racing begins
* Three Prelude Heats (10 laps each)
* Support Division Feature (15 laps/ max 12 minutes)
* Prelude Consolation (12 laps)
* Support Division feature (17 laps/ max 12 minutes)
* Prelude Feature (30 laps)
9:45 p.m. Post Race Winner's Circle / Victory Junction Gang Camp Presentation
THE LINEUP:
Aric Almirola: Promising NASCAR driver has limited dirt experience
Dave Blaney: No problem with dirt - Won 1995 World of Outlaws title and 1997 Knoxville Nationals
Clint Bowyer: Grew up on dirt and won the 2002 track title on dirt at Kansas' Lakeside Speedway
Kyle Busch: Four-time Nextel Cup winner grew up on asphalt, but adapts quickly
Ron Capps: NHRA star will have to get used to turning left - and doing it on dirt
Carl Edwards: Four-time Nextel Cup winner will be at home in a dirt-late model
Bill Elliott: Plenty of dirt experience for the 1988 NEXTEL Cup Champion
Ray Evernham: Trading his ownership hat for a helmet and a steering wheel at Eldora
Red Farmer: A legend, who even at more than 75 years of age is not afraid to mix it up on dirt
Jeff Gordon: Four-time Nextel Cup champ will race at Eldora for the first time since 1991.
Denny Hamlin: Not a lot of dirt experience, but plenty of late-model experience
Kevin Harvick: Made his dirt-track debut two years ago at the Prelude to the Dream
Kasey Kahne: Cut his teeth on dirt in USAC competition
Matt Kenseth: 2003 Nextel Cup champ has limited dirt experience
Bobby Labonte: Owns a dirt late model team, but has not driven much on dirt
Mark Martin: One of the all-time greats, doesn't have much dirt experience, but can adapt quickly
Juan Pablo Montoya: Zero dirt experience, but can become the first to win at Indy, Monaco and Eldora
Ryan Newman: Like Kahne, cut his teeth in USAC competition on dirt
Cruz Pedregon: Like Capps, this NHRA star will have to get used to turning left - and doing it on dirt.
David Reutimann: Began racing in dirt-late models
Elliott Sadler: Three-time Nextel Cup winner has limited dirt experience
Kenny Schrader: Could be the favorite as he will race anywhere, anytime - especially on dirt.
Tony Stewart: Liked Eldora so much he bought it in 2004
Kenny Wallace: 2006 Prelude winner, grew up on dirt
Mike Wallace: Plenty of Midwest dirt experience
J.J. Yeley: Like Kahne and Stewart, cut his teeth on dirt in USAC competition
THE TRACK:
Half-mile dirt oval
Banking: Turns: 24 degrees; Straightaways: 8 degrees
Capacity: 17,905 permanent seats plus hillside seating
Eldora Speedway is a half-mile dirt racing facility located in western Ohio. The "Big E" is owned by two-time Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart. The Indiana native purchased Eldora from legendary promoter Earl Baltes in 2004. Baltes built Eldora in 1954 and had been the sole owner of the facility for 50 years. Eldora plays host to some of the largest dirt racing events in the country, including the Prelude, Dream, Kings Royal, and World 100 - all of which attract more than 20,000 spectators on an annual basis.
