It’s still sitting there, waiting. It hasn’t been dormant, though. It’s been growing at a rate of $25,000 at a time while it waits. “It” is the “Dash 4 Cash” bonus that series sponsor Nationwide Insurance offers to the winner in one of the four designated “Dash 4 Cash” races this season. Eligible drivers are those who run full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (including full-time double-duty drivers) and series-only drivers who compete in partial and limited schedules in the series. Joey Logano spoiled the opportunities for eligible drivers in the first two events at Nashville Superspeedway in April and at Kentucky Speedway in June. Each time Logano won, the bonus added $25,000 from its original $25,000 starting point. Kevin Harvick is the fly in the ointment at Iowa. Like Logano, he’s not running a full-time schedule in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this year. He wins, the bonus rolls to $100,000 in the final “Dash 4 Cash” event at Memphis Motorsports Park in October.(NASCAR PR)(7-28-2009)
