A controversial new NASCAR rule designed for “world-class drivers” could give Helio Castroneves an automatic berth into the Daytona 500.

NASCAR's new rule allowing elite drivers entry into the Daytona 500 has split opinions with the full-time drivers.

The Daytona 500 has NASCAR’s most unique qualifying format. With nine drivers vying for four (or five) spots, here's how it will go down this week.

The Daytona 500 has NASCAR’s most unique — and complicated — qualifying format. There are nine drivers — the most since 2015 — vying for those spots: Anthony Alfredo, Justin Allgaier, Helio Castroneves,