A new NASCAR rules reserves a starting spot for a "world-class driver" such as four-time Indy 500 champ Helio Castroneves, who's in the Daytona 500.

A controversial new NASCAR rule designed for “world-class drivers" could give Helio Castroneves an automatic berth into the Daytona 500, and, should the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner use the provisional,

Helio Castroneves Skips Daytona 500 Qualifying as NASCAR veterans fight for grid spots, sparking debate over the Open Exemption Provisional rule’s fairness.