ApplianceZone.com Partners with Bobby Labonte for the Prelude to the Dream

Appliance Zone Racing is proud to be part of this year's Prelude to the Dream

CORYDON, IN (June 7, 2011) – Jim Allen and ApplianceZone.com will be associated with NASCAR Champion Bobby Labonte for this week’s Prelude to the Dream scheduled at the famous Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The race is scheduled for Wednesday, June 8 and is shaping up to be a spectacular event featuring superstars from NASCAR, NHRA and the entire racing world as they drive dirt late models for charity. It’s the largest collection of national talent found anywhere on a grassroots short track, as the drivers "return to their roots."

Bobby Labonte will be competing in the event and driving his own dirt late model racecar that competes on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, normally driven by Earl Pearson, Jr. Bobby will be driving a specially designed Longhorn Chassis built in the shops of Bobby Labonte Racing. Earl has been running the new chassis exclusively since the end of last year on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Bobby is looking to put the Longhorn Chassis in the front of the pack for this charity event.

ApplianceZone.com will be an associate sponsor of the #44 dirt late model driven by Bobby Labonte on Wednesday during the Prelude that will air live on HBO Pay-Per-View starting at 8pm ET on June 8.

“Were so excited to be associated with Bobby for this huge charity event,” Jim Allen said. “We worked out a deal to be on Earl’s cars for the rest of the season and Bobby offered to include us on the car for the Prelude as well. This is a huge honor for ApplianceZone.com to be associated with a true professional like Bobby Labonte and his entire organization. We can’t wait to watch the TV broadcast and see how much money they can raise for all the charities involved with the Prelude.”

The suggested retail price of the Pay-Per-View broadcast is $24.95. Ordering information and up-to-the minute racing information is available at either www.preludetothedream.org or www.hbo.com. Visit www.eldoraspeedway.com for more information about the Prelude.