CONCORD, NC - Morgan Shepherd’s #89 Chevrolet will feature HBO’s June 3 Prelude to the Dream pay-per-view event during this weekend‘s festivities at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and again next weekend at Dover, Faith Motorsports announced May 20.
Shepherd’s Nationwide Series entry, which carries associate sponsorship each week from Eldora Speedway, the location of the famous dirt track racing event, will showcase the pay-per-view dirt track race on the rear quarter panels both weekends.
This year’s 5th annual prelude will feature NASCAR drivers Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmy Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick and others when they return to the dirt at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio on June 3.
The all-star event will feature 25 drivers and can be seen live on pay-per-view through HBO. All will pilot 2,300-pound dirt Late Model stock cars capable of putting out over 800 horsepower.
The live, commercial-free broadcast will begin at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT), with an immediate replay and subsequent replays throughout the week and the following weekend. HBO Pay-Per-View’s racing telecast has a suggested retail price of $24.95 and is available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming in the pay-per-view industry. Ordering information and up-to-the minute racing information is available at www.hbo.com.
Proceeds from the event will benefit four military-themed charities, the Wounded Warrior Project (www.woundedwarriorproject.org), the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (www.fallenheroesfund.org), Operation Home Front (www.operationhomefront.net) and Fisher House (www.fisherhouse.org).
“The Prelude to the Dream just keeps getting bigger every year,” said Stewart, a multi-time racing champion and proud owner of Eldora Speedway. “Since HBO Pay-Per-View began televising the Prelude in 2007, we’ve been able to help a lot of deserving charities, specifically Victory Junction Gang Camp.
“But in light of what’s going on in our world today – with our troops engaged in combat in Afghanistan, Iraq and other places around the world – we felt it was time to do something for those who came back from serving their country with severe injuries, and for those families whose loved ones never made it back.”
The four charities – Wounded Warrior Project, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, Operation Homefront and Fisher House – all cater to severely injured military personnel or fallen heroes and their families.
The four previous Prelude to the Dreams have collectively raised more than $2 million. With each year’s event gaining significant stature and mainstream interest, Stewart’s goal is to have the fifth annual Prelude to the Dream raise $1 million, with the proceeds impacting the four charities.
“It’s an ambitious goal, especially in this economy” admits Stewart. “But if we don’t shoot for a number that is a true difference-maker, we’re not ever going to reach it. That’s our goal, and me and everybody else associated with this event is going to do everything we can to meet that goal. Now, we just need everyone out there to purchase the event, enjoy all the action going on at Eldora, and support our heroes who are protecting our freedom.
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