Lots of $$ up for grabs: The Winston Cup leader bonus is a record amount of $300,000, but only #20-Tony Stewart and #6-Mark Martin are eligible for the prize. If either wins the Checker’s Auto Parts 300 on Sunday and has the points lead when the race ends, he will claim the bonus. The highest previous amount awarded was $190,000 to Bobby Labonte when he won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis in 2000. The last driver to win it this year was Sterling Marlin, collecting $20,000 for winning at Las Vegas in March.(Dallas Morning News) if it goes unclaimed at the end of the year, it goes into the Drivers Points Fund and is distributed at the Banquet.(11-10-2002)
