Like other athletes -- and, yes, they do qualify for that title -- NASCAR drivers do some pretty dumb things sometimes. They throw things at moving cars. They treat test drives like qualifying sessions. They treat photographers like punching bags. They do things like...well, like this.
But every now and then, they do things that make you proud to wear their T-shirts.
Tonight, Tony Stewart is hosting his annual Prelude to the Dream competition at his Eldora Speedway in Ohio. Stewart and 23 of his closest friends will compete in a series of dirt races to raise money for four worthy children's hospitals. The drivers are divided into four teams, each one competing for a certain hospital. Absolutely no fantasy points are on the line, but the winning team's hospital gets the biggest donation. More details about the event are available through this PDF.
All the fans have to do is order the event on pay per view. At $24.95, it seems like at least as good an investment as a Danica Patrick hat. And it's at least as worthy of your time as watching Piers Morgan react to stuff like this.
If you can't scrape up the cash, our friends at Yahoo Sports will host a chat session on the event here starting at 8 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.
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