DAYTONA BEACH, FL. - After failing to qualify for the Daytona 500, Chandler Smith took advantage of contact between the leaders to make a pass at the finish line and win the Fresh From Florida 250. With the race win and winning stage two, Smith will be the points leader and looking to carry this momentum into next week.

Keeping up with all the updates a sport has over the off-season can be quite difficult, especially when a sport has a major overhaul like NASCAR has in the last few months. From changing the championship format to driver changes, the entire landscape of NASCAR looks completely different than it does from last year. To keep you up to speed, here's five things you should know before the Daytona 500.