Filed under: Daytona Int'l Speedway, Sprint Cup

There's no doubt: NASCAR has officially allowed the Budweiser Shootout format to evolve into a confusing mess.

The sanctioning body announced a new method of eligibility for the February 2010 edition of the exhibition season-opener at Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday -- just 12 months after announcing a new plan for last year's race.

Now, the criteria for eligible drivers falls into one of five categories: 1) a member of the previous year's Chase for the Sprint Cup 2) a former Budweiser Shootout winner 3) a former winner of a Sprint Cup race at Daytona 4) a past Sprint Cup champion or 5) the last season's Rookie of the Year winner.

The only caveat to all of that is that an eligible driver must have competed in the Sprint Cup Series in the past two seasons.

 

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