The Dash 4 Cash program has concluded for the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season, and the initiative packed plenty of excitement from start to finish in the four-race set. Continue reading for more information on the program, with winners and recaps from each Dash 4 Cash race.
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What is Dash 4 Cash?
Starting in 2009, the Dash 4 Cash is a midseason program now sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts that financially rewards drivers for performing well during a select stretch of four races in each O’Reilly Series season. The qualifier to determine the field for the first Dash 4 Cash race was held at Rockingham Speedway on April 4. The official four-race slate began at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 11, the seventh time the Tennessee short track has hosted the program. The second contest was at Kansas Speedway on April 18, a first for the 1.5-mile facility.
After hosting the Dash 4 Cash each year from 2018-24, the program moved to the iconic Talladega Superspeedway on April 25 for the third installment. The 2026 Dash 4 Cash finale took place at Texas Motor Speedway on May 2, the second time the track has hosted the program (2024).
How does Dash 4 Cash work?
Before the four-race stretch begins, a qualifying race determined the participants in the first official Dash 4 Cash bout. The four highest-finishing series regulars in the O’Reilly race at Rockingham qualified for the first Dash 4 Cash race at Bristol. The highest finisher of that quartet at Bristol collected a $100,000 prize and automatically qualified for the next Dash 4 Cash race. The next three highest-finishing O’Reilly Series regulars in the race at Bristol also qualified to participate in the next Dash 4 Cash race at Kansas, with another $100,000 on the line. These rules repeat for subsequent Dash 4 Cash races.
To qualify for the program, drivers had to declare to collect O’Reilly Series points.
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2026 Dash 4 Cash recaps:
At Rockingham Speedway (April 4 qualifier)
Recap: William Sawalich captured his first career O’Reilly win in convincing fashion, doing so after dominating the final 79 circuits en route to the Rockingham Speedway victory. The opportunity to collect a little prize money is additionally in the cards for the 19-year-old Sawalich, qualifying for the opening Dash 4 Cash bout along with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Brandon Jones, seven-time Dash 4 Cash winner Justin Allgaier and Rajah Caruth. A late-lap sprint helped Caruth claim the fourth and final spot over Carson Kvapil and Sheldon Creed.
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At Bristol Motor Speedway (April 11)
Dash 4 Cash drivers: William Sawalich, Brandon Jones, Justin Allgaier, Rajah Caruth.
Recap: After running consistently in the top five all night long at Bristol Motor Speedway, Justin Allgaier claimed the first $100,000 Dash 4 Cash prize of the year with a fourth-place finish in Thunder Valley. It was also the JR Motorsports driver’s eighth Dash 4 Cash victory of his O’Reilly Auto Parts Series career. His fellow Dash 4 Cash competitors William Sawalich finished seventh, followed by Rajah Caruth (14th) and Brandon Jones (19th).
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At Kansas Speedway (April 18)
Dash 4 Cash drivers: Brent Crews, Justin Allgaier, Carson Kvapil, Sheldon Creed.
Recap: In the closing laps of the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, Haas Factory Team’s Sheldon Creed held off JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier, as a runner-up finish helped the No. 00 Chevrolet driver claim the second $100,000 Dash 4 Cash prize of the 2026 season. Allgaier finished third, as rookie Brent Crews brought his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota home in fifth place. Carson Kvapil’s Dash 4 Cash hopes ended on the second lap of the 200-lap race when the No. 1 JRM driver flipped on the backstretch multiple times and came to a stop after sliding on his roof.
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At Talladega Superspeedway (April 25)
Dash 4 Cash drivers: Taylor Gray, Sheldon Creed, Justin Allgaier, Jesse Love.
Recap: Corey Day overtook Sheldon Creed during a chaotic final lap at Talladega Superspeedway and was leading when the caution flag waved due to a multi-car accident to capture his first win in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. That left Creed without a trophy, but he did walk away with a third-place finish and the $100,000 check for winning the Dash 4 Cash prize for the second week in a row. The Haas Factory team driver will go for three straight big paydays next week at Texas Motor Speedway.
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At Texas Motor Speedway (May 2)
Dash 4 Cash drivers: Corey Day, Brent Crews, Sheldon Creed, Sammy Smith.
Recap: Brent Crews paced the other three eligible Dash 4 Cash drivers for most of the afternoon, using a fourth-place finish to secure his first career $100,000 bonus and become the program’s youngest winner. He led two laps, contending for the race victory with winner Kyle Larson and second-place finisher Justin Allgaier before fading back on the final run of the afternoon. Sheldon Creed finished sixth, ending his quest for a third consecutive payday. Sammy Smith came home 13th, while Corey Day, winner last week at Talladega, suffered terminal damage in a Lap 1 crash, ending his day nearly before it started.
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