Kyle Busch: The Next-Gen car has brought in “parity” to the Cup grid

The 2022 championship was the joint most different winners a season in NASCAR ever.

Kyle Busch: The Next-Gen car has brought in “parity” to the Cup grid

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While there are many criticisms of the 7th generation NASCAR Cup series ride, most of the racing community agrees that the care has made the racer much closer than before. The availability of equal parts has enabled the mid-table teams to level up and compete for wins. The Kit-Car has helped to produce more entertaining races as well.

Kyle Busch, ahead of the Richmond Cup race speaking to the media, pointed out that the grid has become closer regarding speed and competitiveness. He backed his arguments by pointing to the 2022 season, which saw 19 winners from all three manufacturers. The season’s winningest driver scored just 5 wins, which is pretty low compared to the pre-set norms.

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“Parity is always good, right? Last year we had 19 different winners. Every manufacturer, obviously. I think the guy who won the most races, it was four or five that they won, and it‘s been a while since it‘s been that few races won by the top winner of the series. Typically, you see seven, eight, nine, and 10 race wins,” Kyle Busch said.

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Kyle Busch makes NASCAR-F1 parity comparison

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Busch explains why the newly gained parity is mainly due to the Next-Gen cars rather than the manufacturers’ involvement. He gave the manufacturers the due credit, though, by pointing out the excellence in producing good cars through hard work. Comparing current competition in NASCAR an F1, Busch pointed out that Next-Gen car has made premier stock racing more unpredictable and entertaining.

“It just showed good parity, and I feel like a lot of that has more to do with this Next Gen race car than it does the manufacturers, but they are all working hard and doing the best we can with what we continue to build on our program with RCR and Chevrolet and hopefully keep heading in the right direction,” Busch said.

“If you look at F1, I don‘t think there‘s much parity. So you could argue, that you turn on NASCAR races, and you kind of don‘t know whose going to win each week. You know who‘s good at particular race tracks, but sometimes those guys, like myself, only win one race a year, so they‘re not winning every week. Where you turn on an F1 race, and you‘re just wondering if anybody‘s going to beat Red Bull right now. It was Mercedes. So, there‘s a distinct difference,” Busch added.

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