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NASCAR <\/a>legend Kevin Harvick<\/a> has questioned whether or not Kyle Busch<\/a> can still do what made him great in the Gen 7 Cup Series car.
<\/b><\/p>\n \nThe Gen 7 car – or next-gen car as it is commonly referred to – was introduced for the 2022 season, and since then, Busch has only won a Cup Series race on four occasions, the last of which came at Gateway in June 2023.
<\/p>\n \nSadly for Busch fans, that means that ‘Rowdy’ has now gone two-plus seasons without a victory, consequently failing to make the playoffs for two consecutive seasons.
<\/p>\n \nHarvick has pointed to the next-gen car as a potential cause for this, claiming that Busch can’t do what previously made him great in the new machinery.
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<\/p>\n Kyle Busch greatness hampered by next-gen car<\/p>\n \n\u201cEverything that made Kyle Busch good up until this Gen 7 car was the fact that he could drive it over the limit, save the car, and he could tell you every single thing that you needed to put in the car to make it go fast,” Harvick explained on the Happy Hour show.
<\/p>\n \n\u201cHe knew the springs, he knew the shocks, he knew everything that was going on. Not going to happen in Gen 7 racing.
<\/p>\n \n\u201cYou\u2019re not going to know the springs and the shocks, and it\u2019s just a way different dynamic of what it takes to make this car go fast. You\u2019re not building cars that are specifically built to your driving style from an aero balance standpoint.
<\/p>\n \n“You\u2019ve got what you\u2019ve got, and every time that this [No.], 8 car is in position, it\u2019s a spin out, a wreck, or something on pit road, or something happens that\u2019s going on, and just can\u2019t finish the deal.”
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