I fail to see how running the dash is any cheaper than running a qualifier. And how is it more expensive than running a B main or a C then B Main? Seems to me the only ones saving laps on their equipment in the sprint bandit format is ones who transfer straight out of the heat but don't make the dash.

With the heat / qualifier format like the Sprint Bandits even if you get stacked heats through the draw you still get pretty balanced qualifiers with most of the faster cars at the back. ( This fixes the downfall of passing points with heats only where you have stacked heats and weak heats and drivers get screwed on the draw)
In the main the faster cars will usually start toward the front but the top several rows will normally be pretty equal cars that results in some good racing with the occasional fast car that starts back a few rows that will make a charge to the front.
With that format when they came to this area you got to see 6 good sized heats, a B and an A main along with 3 heats with an A and possibly B main for the support class which is just about the right amount of racing to get your moneys worth.

Another great point about this format when you live somewhere like Kansas is you get to see the traveling stars you paid to see race 3 times while still having a chance to see a local give them a run for their money ( I will never forget Jesse Hockett's drive to the front at Lakeside that started an amazing non wing career)

For this part of the country where most don't get to the national stars often the Sprint Bandit format to me is best.