Special Motorsports Event - Dugger To Sing National Anthem At The Dream

ROSSBURG, June 8, 2011: CURB Recording artist Tim Dugger will sing the national anthem prior to the seventh annual Prelude to the Dream today at the legendary Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

The Alabama native’s recording credits include his debut album, “Country Music Man” as well as “What Country Means To Me” and “Country Rocks.”

The Prelude to the Dream, an all-star dirt Late Model race featuring Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Eldora Speedway owner Tony Stewart and other stars from NASCAR, IndyCar and the NHRA will be presented live to the entire nation on HBO Pay-Per-View® with net proceeds from the telecast supporting four of the nation’s top children’s hospitals:

· Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, N.C.: www.LevineChildrensHospital.org

· Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta: www.choa.org

· St. Louis Children’s Hospital: www.StLouisChildrens.org

· Children’s Medical Center Dallas: www.childrens.com

“I’m honored to have been asked to sing the national anthem for the Prelude to the Dream,” Dugger said. “It’s a great event and the fact that it benefits four children’s hospitals makes it even more special. I’m excited to be a part of it and I’m really good friends with Austin Dillon who will be driving in the Prelude to the Dream, so after I’m done singing the national anthem, I’ll be cheering him on.”

“We’re thrilled to have Tim Dugger perform at the Prelude to the Dream,” Stewart said. “He’ll do a great job getting the evening started by singing the national anthem.”

The live, commercial-free broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. EDT (5 p.m. PDT) with an immediate replay. HBO Pay-Per-View’s racing telecast has a suggested retail price of $24.95 and is available to more than 92 million pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming in the pay-per-view industry. Ordering information and up-to-the minute racing information is available at either www.PreludeToTheDream.org or www.HBO.com. Updates can also be found on Twitter at twitter.com/PreludetoDream and follow the hashtag #RideWithUs, or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PreludeToDream.

The Prelude to the Dream is a team event. There is still an individual race winner, but there is also a race within the race, with the field broken up into four teams, each representing a children’s hospital:

· Team Levine: Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Bill Elliott, David Reutimann, Dillon, Ray Evernham and Cruz Pedregon.

· Team Atlanta: Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Bowyer, Ken Schrader, David Gilliland, Jason Leffler and Ron Capps.

· Team St. Louis: Busch, Kasey Kahne, Bobby Labonte, Justin Allgaier, Kenny Wallace, Ron Hornaday and Ricky Carmichael.

· Team Dallas: Stewart, Tony Kanaan, Matt Kenseth, Brian Vickers, Marcos Ambrose, Aric Almirola and J.J. Yeley.

Each hospital will receive a donation, with the payout breakdown as follows:

· Winning team receives 30 percent of net proceeds raised from the pay-per-view telecast.

· Second-place team receives 25 percent of net proceeds raised from the pay-per-view telecast.

· Third- and fourth-place teams each receive 20 percent of net proceeds raised from the pay-per-view telecast.

The lowest team score wins, and only the top-five drivers from each team will be scored. For example, if Team Levine has finishes of first, fourth, seventh, 11th and 18th, respectively, from its top-five drivers, its score will be 41. In the event of a tie, the sixth driver will be scored.

Drivers will participate in qualifying, heat races and a 30-lap feature, all of which will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.