The Dodge Boys hit the dirt for the Prelude to the Dream

On Wednesday, June 4, Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, will play host to an eclectic group of today's racing superstars in the fourth annual Old Spice Prelude to the Dream. The legendary half-mile dirt oval that is a racing Field of Dreams will see NASCAR's finest do battle behind the wheel of 2,300-pound dirt late model stock cars capable of producing over 800 horsepower. Last year's star-studded affair raised more than $800,000 for the Petty family's Victory Junction Gang Camp and several other charitable organizations.

The all-star cast will feature NASCAR's Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Bobby Labonte and last year's winner, Carl Edwards. Other drivers that have committed to the event include J.J. Yeley, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman, Bill Elliott, Dave Blaney, Aric Almirola, Ray Evernham, Red Farmer, Ken Schrader, Kenny Wallace and the NHRA's Cruz Pedregon and Ron Capps. Additional participants will be announced in the coming weeks.

HBO Pay-Per-View will present the event live to the entire nation again in 2008. Proceeds from the telecast will support construction of Victory Junction Gang Camp II in Kansas City. The live, commercial-free broadcast will begin at 7 p.m. EDT with an immediate replay and subsequent replays through the week and following weekend. HBO's Pay-Per-View racing telecast has a suggested retail price of $24.95 and is 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.

Kyle Petty, driver of the #45 Wells Fargo Dodge Charger, and his wife Pattie founded the Victory Junction Gang Camp in memory of their late son Adam.

"What last year's Prelude did for the camp was unbelievable," said Petty. "It was an incredibly cool event that raised a lot of money. Tony Stewart has always been a big supporter of the camp, and the event that he's created with the Prelude and its broadcast on HBO Pay-Per-View has become one of the camp's biggest contributors. And as we get ready to break ground on Victory Junction Gang Camp II in Kansas City, the Prelude's impact on our overall goal at Victory Junction - enriching the lives of children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses - is even greater."