What is it (do you think) that the #18 team has figured out about the COT, that other teams don't?

Question

What is it (do you think) that the #18 team has figured out about the COT, that other teams don't?

Answer 1

They have more horsepower....Simple as that.

Answer 2

The driver is part of the puzzle but I believe it is chemistry to. From the guy that sweeps the shop floor to the owner. When it all clicks you get results like we are witnessing now.

Toyota was behind the 8-ball last year and Gibbs got them rolling in the right direction. In years past the #18 team stunk. It was not just the driver but the whole deal. They are due some time in victory lane. They have worked hard and it is fun to watch.

Answer 3

i think that at some level the 18, 11, and 20 teams share alot of info. what i'm trying to say is i think the pit crew and most especially the driver and crew chief just work really well during the race, coz if they had something nailed down, the 20 and 11 would have that info as well and they would take all the races the 18 doesnt.

Answer 4

though i hate to admit it i think it is kyle busch... he wasn't bad last year with the car and gibbs wasn't very good with the car then he comes over and the 18 has it so i think it is busch knows what to do with it... because gibbs sucks with the COT it is just the 18

Answer 5

i think they have figured out not only that it helps immensely to have a driver with kyle's talent in it, but that they like being in victory lane, and will work as hard as they possibly can to get there as often as possible while they can. i'm sure they wish it could last forever (as i do), but common sense says that it can't, so they've figured out to get it and enjoy it while they can...

Answer 6

if you watch the way he drives the car is almost sideways in the turns.  Like he is driving on dirt.  But I think that he has found that he can make the car stick a little better with the wing on the back of c.o.t. and help him hold those turns better.  If you watch him he does most of his passing in the turns alot faster than some of the drivers.  But I think that he will mess up one time, and he will get spooked and wont do it for a while.

Answer 7

They figured out a formula that no one else knows:

amazing driver+great crew chief+great team+determination+great pit crew+great owner, multiplied by 7= An amazing season by Kyle Busch.

Answer 8

put a driver in it that likes the way it runs

Answer 9

you take any kind of car you want. Its who you put behind the wheel that makes the difference!

Answer 10

Yep. The figure out that they have a helluva driver in the Busch kid and other teams don't!!

Answer 11

They figured out that Kyle can drive. Roush has also figured out a few things about drivers...

Answer 12

Despite Kyle saying that the car "sucks" after winning the 1st race with it, I do think the way this car drives suits him the best. You have to drive it on the very edge of loose & we all know that Kyle can manage a loose race car, so him winning so often doesn't surprise me so much.

Its just a matter of bad luck out weighing his skill & other factors for the other drivers to catch up.