NASCAR Race Mom: #NASCAR Dash 4 Cash

Saturday, April 16, 2016

#NASCAR Dash 4 Cash

Your #Dash4Cash Cheat Sheet

The NASCAR XFINITY Series has a program called Dash 4 Cash, in which championship-eligible NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers compete against each other for cash prizes. Changes were made to Dash 4 Cash for 2016.

Dash 4 Cash will consist of Two Heats (races) and a Main at four tracks: Bristol, Richmond, Dover, and Indianapolis.
Qualifying for each Dash 4 Cash event will set the 40-car field and the starting positions for the Two Heats with the fastest qualifier awarded the Coors Light Pole Award and be given lane choice for the Main.
Odd-numbered qualifiers (1st, 3rd, 5th, etc.) will start in the first Heat in respective order, while even-numbered qualifiers (2nd, 4th, 6th, etc.) will start the second Heat in respective order.
The Two Heats will set the starting positions for the Main with the top two NASCAR XFINITY Series regulars in each Heat becoming eligible for the Dash 4 Cash bonus.
The highest finishing driver among the four Dash 4 Cash eligible drivers will be awarded a $100,000 bonus.
Drivers who win two of the four Dash 4 Cash Mains are all but guaranteed a spot in the 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase. (Two Dash 4 Cash bonuses are equivalent to one race win in the new NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase format.)
No back up cars will be permitted once a driver starts their heat. Repairs will be allowed during the first Heat but must stop once the first Heat is complete.
Tire changing will not be permitted between Qualifying and Heats, but will be permitted after 2nd Heat and Main.
(Any tire changes during Heat will require approval).
Fuel cannot be added before Heat but pit stops are permitted during Heat for minor repairs and approved adjustments.
Final adjustments may be made after completion of 2nd Heat.
No Green-White-Checkered finishes during Heats.