You're going to go, 'Oh yeah, I remember now. It was exciting to see all that and see how much fun they all had. I just want to thank the team for bringing this car out tonight. It was an awesome car and I'll definitely be back. This was just a really neat deal and I'm already looking forward to coming back next year. I really need to practice more before we come back. Eldora Speedway is just awesome, it's probably one of the nicest dirt facilities I've ever been to and I've been to quite a few growing up watching my grandfather race on dirt tracks.
Tony's done a hell of a job with this racetrack, it's an awesome facility. I can't wait until next year. The guys brought me a fabulous car. They worked their butts on it all day long, changing stuff because the driver didn't know how to drive it right.
I don't know what we ended up finishing but we didn't tear the guy's car up which is big for me because they've got a big race coming up here in a couple of days and they don't need to be fixing stuff that I tore up. We raised a lot of money for a couple of great charities tonight and I had the time of my life. It's a win-win all the way across.
The fact that Tony was able to make this deal what it is, my hat's off to him because it's a lot of legwork for him and his entire organization to make this happen. This is not a small deal by any means; it's the biggest dirt race I've ever been associated with. It's not really a race, so to speak, but it's great that we get to do this and that we get to race against a lot of guys that are out of their element as well.
It was just a lot of fun. You hear so much about the place and then to be able to be on the track with these great drivers was really a dream for me. I wish I could've done a little better, I told Tony that he needs to move the fourth turn wall out about another 12 inches for me.
Another 12 inches and I can get around here a little better. I hit the fourth turn wall several times tonight. She tried to help me all night, but I think she was getting a little frustrated with me. I'd mash the gas pedal too hard and spin the wheels. Just having my photo taken with the drivers that were competing was well worth it.
I didn't really have what it took to run with those boys up front. Those guys were really good and regardless of that it was really cool to be here because it was all for charity. It was really smooth and it was amazing how good of condition the surface ended up in at the end of the night. Some guys were running high, some were running low, and it was really racy. Everyone slowed down once they got together and that's what started it.
I hit the wall in three and four and peeled my spoiler back, or Tony did it when we hit. But we had a blast, I'm so happy I came and I hope I can come back next year. I mean, I've seen a lot of people at King's Royal events, there was a great crowd here for that event last year. But this is a pretty big crowd. I think we raised a lot of money for the Victory Junction Gang camp tonight. I wish I could've had a better race but I still had some stuff that was bent on the car when we got it back out there.
I was in the wrong place at the wrong time in the heat race; it was spectacular but I just think too many things were messed up for the feature and I didn't have anywhere to go.
I plan on racing the Jasper car a few more times again this year so we'll get another shot at it. My Dad has told me stories when they used to line cars up around here and now they had twice as many cars deep. It was neat to see. We were first here a few years ago and this is the worst we've run. This has turned into a pretty big competition and I had a real good time running the car.
Tony put on a hell of a show here; the races were great throughout the night and for the lead. I had the time of my life. It is all about having fun but you want to run good.
I wish we would've have run better tonight but this is my one and only late model and if I want to run better I need to buy more stuff. I know what I need to do; I've just got to spend a little more money. Tickets Subscribe. Sign in. Registration Sign in Facebook connect. All me. Motorsport Network part of.
Download your apps. All rights reserved. Jun 8, , PM. Previous article ES: Stafford: Race results. Next article David Reutimann Eldora "Dream" summary. We were pretty fast. At the beginning, I was just trying to pick the start as best I could. Kasey Kahne obviously had the preferred line at the bottom there to slide in and get in front of me.
But I did feel once we did get the lead that we were pretty fast and we could hold it. The race got off to a rough start with several incidents and yellow-flag laps. Was that any cause for concern in the early going? I felt like Kasey Kahne had a fast car tonight. Clint Bowyer was really hustling hard and making it work through traffic and got by him.
Crazy, freak deal there with Kahne sliding into the 44 car of Bobby Labonte in three. Does it feel particularly special beating Tony Stewart, who owns this track and puts on this event? He loves this place. It takes a lot of people to do this, so we appreciate them, and HBO for all their support.
First off, you almost pulled out another win in your own event. Talk about the racing effort. We were a lot better in the main event than we were in qualifying and the heat race. So, I was pretty happy with our run. It was a shame to see Kasey Kahne crash out of the lead like that. But it was fun. We had a pretty good racecar and I was pretty happy with it. What are your thoughts about the Prelude to the Dream, in general?
When I was out of the car, I was watching the crowd and it looked like everybody was having a good time. Raceway today and Thursday, but you had as strong of a field as ever.
How does that make you feel about the popularity of the Prelude? Five days in a row at Pocono, and for these guys to leave practice at the end of the day today, fly here and race, and then fly back to Pocono tonight and be back in cars at Pocono at 9 in the morning, I think that speaks volumes to what this event is all about and what it means for these guys to be here.
You got a top-three finish in just your second Prelude to the Dream. Tonight was a really good night for us. It was tough racing out there, really.
You had to slide — you had to make that move. We were a little loose for the feature. We did our work early in the night and it paid off for the feature. And it was a good test session for the Dream coming up this weekend. It had to be a great show. I hope all the people here and at home enjoyed it.
It had to be a wild show. All limited use licenses come in the largest size available. Return to royalty-free licenses. Contact your local office for all commercial or promotional uses. Restricted editorial rights for daily newspapers elsewhere, please call.
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