ROSSBURG, OH.- Once a year, the best racers from NASCAR, IZOD Indy Car, NHRA...etc. gather at the Big E, Eldora Speedway to run the Prelude to the Dream. This year, "The Dream" was captured by 4-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson.
It wasn't easy for the 4-time NASCAR Champion though. The only FMX racer to ever land a Double Backflip (Travis Pastrana) and 16-time AMA Supercross Champion Ricky Carmichael hit the Eldora dirt in hopes of adding their name to the list of past Prelude winners.
The first two heats were won by Kasey Kahne and South Bend, IN. native Ryan Newman.
Johnson and Kyle Busch paced the field in the Dream's 30 lap A-Main. Pastrana took a spun in the Eldora dirt. Then Carmichael and Macros Ambrose got together. A third pile up involved "TK" Tony Kanaan and Bobby Labonte.
Johnson hot roded his way through the field, but his pace was slowed when Ray Everham took a ride in turn 2. Prelude rookie Justin Allgaier's motor gave way, followed by a second spin from AMA Supercross legend Ricky Carmichael.
In the late stages of the race, Busch wasn't able to keep up with Johnson, finishing the night in fourth. Clint Bowyer put together a solid effort to finish second, while the always exciting Carl Edwards rounded out the top three finishers.
Fifth belonged to Busch's JGR teammate Denny Hamlin, who flew through the field, passing late models left and right, gaining a total of twenty spots. Tony Stewart came from the last starting spot to take a sixth place showing.
The Prelude to the Dream will only get bigger as the years goes by. I'm excited to see what's up for next year's running of the Prelude!
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