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WANTED: Winner of $75,000 "Dash 4 Cash" Bonus in Lone Star State

NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Kyle Busch won tonight's U.S. Cellular 250 presented by Northland Oil and John Deere. However, since the driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota, does not compete full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, he was not eligible for tonight's $50,000 bonus.

The final "Dash 4 Cash" takes place during the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 6, giving one eligible driver a chance at a $75,000 Texas-size payout.

What is normally a $25,000 payout increased to $50,000 when Meijer 300 Kentucky Speedway race winner Joey Logano, the only non-eligible driver, won the race. Should a non-eligible driver wrangle up a win on Nov. 6, the "Dash 4 Cash" prize money will be rolled into the season-ending bonus program.

This year's season-ending bonus for the driver accumulating the most points in the four-race program is up to $75,000, a raise from the $50,000 bonus in 2009. To be eligible for the year-end prize, drivers cannot participate in more than seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races during the season.

The 2010 "Dash 4 Cash" bonus program is open to all NASCAR Nationwide Series regulars and up-and-comers, including those who may not have a full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series ride. NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers with a full-time ride in NASCAR Sprint Cup must enter every NASCAR Nationwide Series event in order to qualify for the cash payouts in the four races.

Kevin Harvick won the season's first "Dash 4 Cash" bonus in April at Nashville Superspeedway. Harvick was eligible for the $25,000 prize since he had run in every NASCAR Nationwide Series event until that point.

Ticket information for NASCAR Nationwide Series races is located at www.nascarnationwideseries.com and fans can watch the entire season of racing on ESPN.

Nationwide Insurance Code Spotter Sweepstakes: The unique rewards code for this press release is: ROUSHMUSTANG. Visit the sweepstakes website CodeSpotter.com, to create an account and enter ROUSHMUSTANG for a chance to win.

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