Noah Gragson collects $100,000 payday as Dash 4 Cash wraps at Dover
Torey Fox | NASCAR Digital Media
Noah Gragson admitted a smidge of jealousy in seeing JR Motorsports teammate Josh Berry's Miles the Monster trophy Saturday afternoon at Dover Motor Speedway.
"I don't deserve it," he said of wanting to snatch away the winner's laurels, "but that thing's so cool."
The next-best thing came in the form of an oversized check and a six-figure Dash 4 Cash payday that rewarded his fourth-place finish in Saturday's A-GAME 200.
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"I feel like Happy Gilmore with these things," Gragson said of his check-like placard, referencing the 1996 Adam Sandler comedy that was released two years before he was born. "This is awesome."
Gragson was part of a dominant day for JR Motorsports' four-car fleet, which led 140 of the 200 laps. Berry edged teammate Justin Allgaier for the victory, and Gragson's fourth-place finish was bookended by Joe Gibbs Racing's Ty Gibbs in third and JRM's Sam Mayer in fifth.
The 200-miler marked the last event in the four-race Dash 4 Cash program for 2022. Four drivers were eligible for the payout at Dover, and Gragson claimed it as the top finisher over AJ Allmendinger (sixth place), Ryan Sieg (10th) and Landon Cassill (12th). Allmendinger snared two Dash 4 Cash bonuses this season, and Gragson and Mayer won one each.
Gragson has won the Dash 4 Cash prize five times in his career, claiming three bonuses last season and one each in 2020 and 2022. As in the past, he indicated he intends to split his share up among the crew on his No. 9 Chevrolet team.
"They're all happy because they get beer," Gragson joked. "No, I mean, the percentage that I get, I divide it up and give it back to the pit-crew guys and the mechanics and everybody on the No. 9 team. It's just, maybe Christmas money or whatever it could be. They sacrifice so much, these guys, going on the road every weekend. I mean, they're missing softball games and their kids' baseball games and stuff like that to be able to help me chase my dream. This is the least I could do for them is that."