NASCAR: Sprint Cup Series Eldora Speedway Ready to Begein

Sprint Cup  Eldora Speedway Series is ready to begein. The 2010 Prelude to the Dream meet again the best drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Eldora Speedway on June 9. The 2010 Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream is a return to the roots of NASCAR. This sixth edition will indeed see the best drivers compete for the NASCAR track with a dirt Late Model cars.

This year twenty-five drivers will compete in four teams. Each team will earn money for a children's hospital. Like the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race played a few days ago, this event being for charity, there will be no points at stake, it will be all for show.

The format for this 2010 edition is somewhat different from previous years, since it will become a test team and not an individual race. The positions of the top five from each team are added together and it will have the lowest score to win. In case of a tie between two teams is the sixth driver in each team will decide between the teams.

Although this is a race team, the winner of the race will still be crowned. Now the earnings distribution of four teams:
- The winning team will receive 45% of the revenue generated by television in this race;
- The second ranked team will receive 25% of the same recipe:
- The third and fourth placed teams will have about 15% each of them the recipe television.

Note that obviously, as it is a charity event, this money will not go into the pockets of participants, but the four children's hospitals that are the Cincinnati Children's, Levine Children's Hospital, Riley Hospital for Children and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Now the composition of four teams:
Team Cincinnati Children's Hospital :
Bill Elliott: since he is no longer engaged full time in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Bill Elliott is involved in dirt track racing. The 1988 champion will make his Sprint Cup back on the Eldora Speedway this year after missing the last edition because of injury.
Car No.: 21, owner: Ray Cook Sponsor: VP Racing Fuels.

Kasey Kahne (captain): The pilot of the Richard Petty Motorsports has cut his teeth in USAC and he is still involved in racing dirt track since it has a team in World of Outlaws. This will be the fourth appearance of Kahne in this race and it will be more than ever a candidate to victory.
No car: 9; owner: Eric Jacobsen; sponsor: unknown at this time.

Bobby Labonte: Champion 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will make its return on the Eldora Speedway after missing the 2009 edition. The previous two years he had abandoned. Its objective is to'atteindre the top 5 this year.Labonte also has a car dirt late model.
N° de voiture : 44 ; propriétaire : Bobby Labonte ; sponsors : Lucas Oil, Red Buck Filtered Cigars et Sunoco.

Joey Logano: Rookie of the year 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will once again be the youngest for this edition.He was ranked twentieth last year for its first participation.
Car No.: 20; owner: Chris Wall and sponsor Home Depot.

Cruz Pedregon: the star of the NHRA also likes to turn left. It also has a car in dirt late model. He was ranked sixth in 2009.
N° de voiture : 75 ; propriétaire : Cruz Pedregon ; sponsors : Snap-on, Toyota, herzog et Sioux City Truck and Trailer.

Tony Stewart: the double champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (2002 and 2005) so loves racing on the Eldora Speedway that he has decided to buy this oval in 2004. He has already won the Prelude to the Dream on three occasions.
Car No.: 14, owner: Mark Richards; Sponsor: Bass Pro Shop, Office Depot, Old Spice and Gillette.


Team Levine Hospital for Children :
Marcos Ambrose 's V8 Supercar champion twice in Australia, Marcos Ambrose is now a name with NASCAR Nationwide victories at Watkins Glen in 2008 and 2009. He was ranked fourteenth last year for its first participation.
N° de voiture : 47 ; propriétaire : J.W. Kinzer ; sponsors : Kingsford, Busch's Baked Beans et Will Kinzer Foundation.

Dave Blaney: It is certainly the dirt tracker the most decorated among the securities pledged with USAC and World of Outlaws. He returns this year on the oval of Ohio after missing the 2009 for family reasons.
N° de voiture : 66 ; propriétaire : Tracy Seymour ; sponsors : T&R Logging, Southern Ohio Wood et Shain Custom Decals and Graphics.

Kyle Busch (captain): the youngest of the brothers Busch will visit the Eldora Speeedway for the fourth consecutive year. Third in 2009 and second in 2007 behind Carl Edwards, he is still looking for his first victory in Ohio.
Car No.: 51, owner: Scott Bloomquist; sponsor: NS Energy.

Jimmie Johnson: the quadruple reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will make its third appearance in this race charity. He has two top-10 obtained in 2008 and 2009.
Car No.: 48, owner: Clint Bowyer; Sponsor: Lowe's Home Improvement.

Matt Kenseth: the 2003 champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series makes racing dirt track when his schedule allows. In five appearances at the Prelude he placed each time in the top 10.
No car: 17; owner: Ernie Davis; Sponsor: Blain's Farm & Fleet, Crown Royal and Valvoline.

David Reutimann: this will be the fourth Reutimann came from Ohio where he has a ninth, eleventh and seventh place results.
Car No.: 00, owner: Masterbilt Chassis; Sponsor: Aaron and Beringer's.


Team Riley Hospital for Children :
AJ Allmendinger: he returns to the Eldora Speedway for the second time. It will take to heart to improve its results in 2009 because he had been able to do better than twenty-second.
Car No.: 43 Owner: Jeff Smith; Sponsor: Best Buy and actiVwater.

Clint Bowyer (captain): always very comfortable on the Eldora Speedway, driver Richard Childress Racing will attempt to clinch his first victory on the oval.
Car No.: 33 Owner: himself; Sponsor: Cheerios, Dollar General, Cometic Gaskets and Scheck Industries.

Ron Capps: it is one of five drivers to have competed in every edition of the Prelude to the Dream. The star of the NHRA will try to improve his best result is a thirteenth place finish two seasons ago.
N ° de voiture: 28; propriétaires: Chuck et Truth Bill Dues; Sponsors: NAPA Auto Parts, Miller Light, St.. Henry Nite Club et Truth Service Station.

Jeff Gordon's four-time champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (1995, 1997, 1998 and 2001) ran on the Eldora Speedway for the first time in 1991. He ranked third in 2007 for what is his best result. He missed the 2009 edition because of his chronic back pain.
Car No.: 24, owner: Clint Smith Sponsor: Pepsi Refresh Project.

Ryan Newman: He won the USAC Silver Crown championship in 1999. This will be the fifth time that Newman got his best result last year with a fourth place.
Car No.: 39, owner: Steve Francis; sponsors: U.S. Army and Tornados.

Brian Vickers: driver Red Bull Racing was to be part of the list of entrants, but the facts of his blood clots it could take part in the charity event. The 2003 champion of the NASCAR Nationwide Series was ranked twelfth for his first and only participation last year. No name has yet circulated about his possible replacement.
No car: 83; owner: Barry Wright, sponsor Red Bull.

Kenny Wallace won the first edition of the Prelude, it was in 2005, Kenny has two other top-5.
Car No.: 36, owner: Terry Phillips; Sponsor: Federated Auto Parts.


Team St. Jude Childebert Research Hospital :
Aric Almirola: eighth of the last edition of the Prelude, he will make his fifth appearance this year.
Car No.: 51 Owner: Mike Hubbard sponsor: Graceway Pharmaceuticals.

Ricky Carmichael: the former motocross star will make his debut on the Eldora Speedway.
No car: 4; owner: Mike Dillon, sponsor: unknown at this time.

Carl Edwards injured the foot last year, he missed the 2009 edition. This will be the third appearance of 2007 champion of the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
No car: 99 Owner: Stacy Holmes; Sponsor: Aflac.

Ray Evernham: for the fourth consecutive year old driver of the NASCAR Modified Tour will be in Ohio. His best result is a sixteenth place in 2008.
N° de voiture : 98 ; propriétaires : Brian Lillie et Travis Smock ; sponsor : WIF Filters.

Robby Gordon: the driver 'touches everything, take part in his third race on the oval.
No car: 7; owner: Scott Bloomquist; sponsor: unknown pure time.

Denny Hamlin (captain): The pilot of Joe Gibbs Racing in NASCAR has limited experience in such events, but he had one of the fastest cars last season before encountering mechanical trouble .
No car: 11; owner: Billy Moyer; Sponsor: unknown at this time.

Ken Schrader NASCAR veteran will attend his sixth Prelude. He has three top-10.
N° de voiture : 9 ; propriétaire : lui-même ; sponsor : Federated Auto Parts, Petroff Towing et Hawkeye Truck Sales.

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