The field is set for the first $100,000 battle of the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season. The drivers have set the lineup for the first Dash 4 Cash race.
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William Sawalich, Brandon Jones, Justin Allgaier, and Rajah Caruth will race for $100,000 next weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway.
For reminder, the Dash 4 Cash is a four-race series in the secondary NASCAR series. Four eligible drivers compete each week for the $100,000 bonus. The driver who finishes the best out of this group locks up the money and a spot in the next round. The top three series finishers from that race then join him in the next round.
In order to qualify for the Dash 4 Cash, a driver must declare for O'Reilly Auto Parts Series points. This means that Cup Series drivers and Craftsman Truck Series drivers can't just suit up for a particular race and hope to win some money.
Rockingham Speedway served as the qualifying race. This race determined which four O'Reilly Auto Parts Series regulars would race for $100,000 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 11.
Sawalich secured his spot by winning the race, his first national NASCAR series race. Jones, Allgaier, and Caruth all finished inside the top four, so they joined Sawalich in the lineup.
Allgaier is no stranger to the bonus money, and he is the only member of this group to previously win the $100,000.
He won two of the Dash 4 Cash races last season — one at Homestead-Miami Speedway and one at Bristol Motor Speedway. He also won bonus races at Richmond Raceway (2017, 2023), Dover Motor Speedway (2018), Phoenix Raceway (2017), and Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2016).
Once the drivers compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, the next group will continue the bonus program at Kansas Speedway on April 18. The program will then head to Talladega Superspeedway on April 25 before ending at Texas Motor Speedway on May 2.
