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Nine drivers have to race their way into the field for Sunday’s 67th running of the Daytona 500, including 2017 NASCAR Cup ...

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

Helio Castroneves will be the 41st entry in the Daytona 500 as he falls back on the Open Exemption Provisional. Castroneves ...

On the latest episode of his Actions Detrimental podcast, Denny Hamlin ripped NASCAR's new open exemption provisional rule which allows a driver from ...

The Daytona 500 is set for the green flag at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, and pole sitter Chase Briscoe will lead the 41-car field to ...

As reported by FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass, the field for the 2025 Daytona 500 will split the $30,331,250 prize money. The record figure is up 8% from the previous year’s purse of $28,035,991 and ...

No matter how Castroneves fares in Wednesday night’s qualifying or Thursday’s Duel 150, he has already been granted a starting position in Sunday’s race as an Open Exemption Provisional ...

Helio Castroneves had a poor qualifying lap and will either race in to the field or lean on the open exemption provisional as the 41st place driver in the field. If Truex or Johnson advance via ...

Castroneves, who didn't have to qualify on speed and relied on NASCAR's Open Exemption Provisional to receive a spot in the field, will start from the 41st position in row 21, which is dead last.

Let’s break it down. NASCAR announced several rule changes and updates back in January, and the Open Exemption Provisional, or OEP, was among them. Simply put, the rule allows on a case-by-case ...