Stewart Wins the Dream
June 5, 2008 by Tim Zaegel
Filed under Racing
Image details: Tony Stewart’s Prelude to the Dream served by picapp.com
Every year he puts on the annual “Prelude to the Dream” race at the track that he owns, Eldora Speedway, but for the first time, Tony Stewart can call himself the winner of his own event. After the qualifying heats tore up several cars, Stewart went onto dominate the 30-lap feature, after which he and his crew promptly climbed the fence.
The event included several of NASCAR’s top-reigning stars in addition to Stewart, to include two-time defending Sprint Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson; four-time Cup champ, Jeff Gordon; Carl Edwards; Kasey Kahne; Kevin Harvick; Matt Kenseth; JGR teammates, Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin; and a slieu of others.
Inclimate weather from this past weekend that carried over into the early parts of the week left the dirt track wet and, as some described it, lightning fast. Stewart was apologetic for not being able to get the track in better condition for his guests, stating that it was a little rough for the dirt late models they were racing.
Robby Gordon finished runner-up to Stewart in the race, with Clint Bowyer, Kenny Wallace, and Denny Hamlin following behind to round out the feature race’s top-five finishers. Following the race, Stewart presented Kyle Petty with a check for $1 million in support of the Victory Junction Camp II, which is being built near Kansas City.
