Charitable Mission
The Annual Prelude to the Dream event has commited over $3 million dollars to various charities in its first six years. The HBO Pay-Per-View portion of the event has allowed Eldora Speedway to commit the net proceeds of the PPV subscriptions to the charitable organizations. The first four events (2005-2008) raised money for the Victory Junction Gang Camp. The beneficiaries for the 2009 event were four military themed organizations: Fisher House, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, Operation Homefront and Wounded Warrior Project. The 2010 event partnered with four children's hospitals: Cincinnati Children's, Levine Children's Hospital, Riley Hospital for Children and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
The 2011 Prelude to the Dream will again support four children's hospitals:
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- Children's Medical Center Dallas
- Levine Children's Hospital
- St. Louis Children's Hospital