Ask any of the four drivers something about the different backgrounds of their race team — whether that be Daniel Suárez of Mexico (99), Ross Chastain of the U.S. (1), Shane van Gisbergen of New Zealand (88) or Hélio Castoneves of Brazil (91) — and they’ll laugh and shrug.

The Daytona 500 has NASCAR’s most unique — 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.

Racing produced last year’s Daytona 500 champ. Now the racing simulator company is gunning for your living room. The Daytona 500 is one of the more challenging races on the NASCAR circuit. The speedway is long and narrow,