Stewart smokes field, wins Prelude to the Dream race

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Eldora track owner beats fellow Cup driver Robby Gordon

ROSSBURG, Ohio -- Tony Stewart dominated the Old Spice Prelude to the Dream dirt late model race Wednesday night at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, by leading all 30 laps en route to his second victory in the prestigious charity event.

Watch all the highlights of the Prelude to the Dream dirt-track race at Eldora Speedway.

Stewart, who owns Eldora, passed pole-sitter Kevin Harvick on the first lap and never looked back as he defeated Prelude rookie Robby Gordon by 1.502 seconds. Dirt-track veteran Clint Bowyer was third.

"After crashing out last year, I was bound and determined that I was going to run better," said Stewart, who finished 22nd in last year's Old Spice Prelude to the Dream but won the event in 2006. "I mean, this team is always good. Mark Richards and Josh Richards and everybody at Rocket Chassis -- these cars are better than ever now. [Wednesday night] was fun. When you can run around the rim like this, that's what Eldora was built around -- 'rim riders.'"

Gordon, who has considerable off-road experience, was impressive in his Prelude debut.

"It was a good time," Gordon said. "I want to thank Scott [Bloomquist, car owner] and the whole crew for doing a great job with the car. For me, I just had to drive it. I want to thank Tony for putting on another good event and inviting me to come play, and I look forward to coming back next year."
There were seven caution periods during the event, although the laps conducted under caution did not count.

The race, which drew more than 23,000 fans, was broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View with proceeds from the nationwide telecast going to support the soon-to-be constructed Victory Junction Gang Camp-Kansas City and the Tony Stewart Foundation