First of four Dash 4 Cash races Saturday at Nashville

Prior to the start of the 2009 Nationwide Series season, Nationwide Insurance announced the Dash 4 Cash program. Aimed at creating additional support for the teams in the Nationwide Series, the program provides an extra incentive at four standalone series events this season.

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The Nationwide Dash 4 Cash provides an additional payout to Nationwide drivers -- $25,000 to the eligible winner of each of the four races and a $50,000 bonus to the driver who accumulates the most drivers' points during the four standalone events within the program.

It begins Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway. Here are the details:

• The program is open to all Nationwide Series regulars and up-and-coming drivers, regardless of whether they have a full-time or part-time ride in the series. Drivers who have a full-time ride in the Sprint Cup Series must enter, qualify for and compete in every Nationwide Series event to be eligible for the bonus cash.

• Should an eligible driver not win the opening race at Nashville and collect the Dash 4 Cash bonus, the $25,000 prize will roll over to the next race, June 13 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky.

• The two remaining races in the first-of-its-kind program are Aug. 1 at Iowa Speedway and Oct. 24 at Memphis Motorsports Park.

• The final aspect of the Dash 4 Cash is its cumulative bonus. The driver with the most drivers' points accrued in the four-race series wins $50,000 and will be honored at the Nationwide Series championship banquet at year's end.