NASCAR drivers are divided over a controversial new rule designed for "world-class drivers" that could give accomplished drivers from other racing disciplines an automatic berth into Cup Series races,

The Daytona 500 has NASCAR’s most unusual — and complicated — qualifying format. And it got more convoluted this year with the largest number of entrants in a decade and a new rule that could add a 41st driver to the 40-car field.

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