Ron Capps, whose usual mount is the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car
in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series for Don Schumacher Racing, will compete
for the fourth straight year at the fourth annual Prelude to the Dream at Eldora
Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on June 4.
The charity event for dirt
late-model race cars will feature over 25 world-renowned drivers as they battle
for dirt supremacy. HBO Pay-Per-View will present the event live and proceeds
from the telecast will support construction of Victory Junction Gang Camp II in
Kansas City, as well as the Tony Stewart Foundation.
Capps, who had his
best finish in the second annual event, a fourth, will battle against such
NASCAR racing icons as Tony Stewart (Eldora Speedway owner), Kasey Kahne, Kyle
Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth,
Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Bobby Labonte and more. All will pilot 2,300-pound
dirt late-model stock cars capable of putting out over 800 horsepower.