The Daytona 500 is coming up on Feb. 16 as NASCAR launches its season with its biggest event of the year. Denny Hamlin will be trying to win his fourth Daytona 500 and William Byron will go for the repeat. They are part of a field that includes Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney.
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Under the new rule, the driver/car owner will not be eligible for race points, playoff points or prize money. Cars that finish below the elite driver will have their finishing position adjusted upward one spot and also have their prize money, race points and stage points adjusted.There are traditionally 40 drivers in the field: 36 guaranteed spots while nine other drivers compete in earlier qualifying races for the other four spots.
The NASCAR team owned by Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. will attempt to make its Cup Series debut inover the charter system at the heart of the Cup Series. The system allows 36 cars to have charter that guarantees them a spot in the field at every race. There are four open spots earmarked for the field each week.
The teams banded together for negotiations seeking changes to the charter system in an often-contentious battle with NASCAR for nearly two years. Last September, NASCAR presented the teams with a take-it-or-leave-it offer just before the start of the playoffs.
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