TONY
STEWART
FOUNDATION TO HOST NEXTEL PRELUDE TO THE DREAM ‘PIECES OF THE
PRELUDE’ AUCTION
One-of-a-Kind Items to Be Available to Race Fans
Worldwide
INDIANAPOLIS
(November 22, 2007) – The 2007 NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream presented by Old
Spice event was one of the brightest moments in short track racing’s
history, as the event brought some of NASCAR’s biggest stars back to the
dirt for the ultimate showdown at Tony Stewart’s
Eldora Speedway. Boasting a field of 26 of racing’s finest, the June 6,
2007 event saw dirt track racing take center stage on HBO Pay-Per-View
while raising money for several notable charity organizations.
Now,
for the first time in event history, race fans will be able to bid on
one-of-a-kind mementoes from this historic event in the first-ever Pieces
of the Prelude auction hosted on EBay.
Beginning
on Fri., Nov. 23, 2007, at 10 p.m. EST, the Tony Stewart
Foundation will offer several event exclusive items in an auction to be
hosted by EBay. Once posted, each item will be
available for bidding for 10 days. The final auction items, including the
2008 Prelude to the Dream VIP Package will be listed on Fri., Dec. 11. All
bidding will close on December 21.
All
proceeds from the Pieces of the Prelude Auction will benefit the Tony Stewart
Foundation.
Items Available for Bidding Include:
·
Posters and
an event exclusive helmet autographed by NASCAR stars, including Tony Stewart,
Juan Pablo Montoya, Jeff Gordon, Elliott Sadler, Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin, etc.
·
Autographed
sections from Tony Stewart’s 2006 and 2007 NEXTEL Prelude
to the Dream Late Model entries, including a rear wing, front nose section,
doors and spoilers.
·
Tony Stewart
autographed 2007 event posters and programs.
·
Event
exclusive, Tony Stewart autographed on-air talent shirt
as worn by Tony Stewart, Darrell Waltrip,
Mike Joy, Dick Berggren and Kyle Petty.
·
Event
exclusive, Tony Stewart autographed SPEED Production
Crew T-shirts.
·
One VIP
Package for the 2008 Prelude to the Dream Event, which includes:
(2) Reserved seat tickets
(2) Pre-race guided pit tour passes
(2) Invitations to observe driver media session
(2) Prelude to the Dream T-shirts – 2007 & 2008 signed (T. Stewart)
(2) Passes for a pre-race meet-and-greet with Tony Stewart
(1) T. Stewart Autographed TSR jersey
**Please note that winning bidder is responsible
for all travel and accommodation arrangements and incurred expenses.
·
Over 50 items
are available for bidding.
New
items will be added daily. Race fans can visit www.ebay.com/tonystewartfoundation for an updated item availability list.
The
third annual NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice, held June
6 and broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View, raised $800,000 for charity.
The 30-lap dirt late model event at the famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg , Ohio ,
featured some of racing’s biggest stars, and in a thrilling race won by
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Carl Edwards, it allowed the Tony
Stewart Foundation to make significant contributions to
charity.
The
chief benefactor of the NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice
was the Victory Junction Gang Camp. The Randleman, N.C.-based
organization that serves as a year-round camp for children ages seven to 15
with an assortment of life-threatening illnesses received $600,000
from the Tony Stewart Foundation. Also receiving
support from the proceeds generated by the NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream
presented by Old Spice was the Autism Society of Delaware and
Motor Racing Outreach, with each entity receiving $25,000.
The
remaining $150,000 stayed with the Tony Stewart
Foundation, allowing the Foundation to continue its support of groups
caring for chronically ill children, drivers injured in motorsports
activities and charitable outfits specializing in the protection of various
animal species. Charities actively supported by the Foundation
include, but are not limited to, the Ronald McDonald House, the Make-A-Wish
Foundation, the Indiana Special Olympics,
Greyrescue (Greyhound Rescue Organization) and
the Victory Junction Gang Camp.
For
more information regarding the Tony Stewart
Foundation, please visit www.tonystewartfoundation.com. For more information regarding the NEXTEL
Prelude to the Dream or Eldora Speedway, please visit www.eldoraspeedway.com.
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The Tony Stewart Foundation, a
501(c) (3) charitable organization, was established in 2003 by NASCAR
driver Tony Stewart to primarily raise
and donate funds to help care for chronically ill children, drivers injured
in motorsports activities and to support other
charitable organizations in the protection of various animal species.
