Jarrett: Kyle Busch is the best driver in NASCAR
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| Kyle Busch – He may not be a "pretty boy" like some drivers, but he certainly can drive a race car better than all of them |
"He’s just a phenomenal talent and I think that he’s found himself in the perfect position. A lot of people wondered what would happen to a young man’s confidence when he’s released from a high-profile team, but he was picked up shortly after that release to go to Joe Gibbs Racing. What was going to be his mentality? Could he handle that at such a young age? I think he’s shown everyone that he has a very strong mind and he definitely has the physical ability to do whatever it takes to win these races. Right now he is the story in NASCAR Sprint Cup racing, and he can be in the Nationwide Series and the Trucks when he runs there. He’s a great talent and a young man who’s really good for our sport at this time.
"You’ve seen the maturity on and off the racetrack. Now that might be hard for some people to believe the way he goes about some of the antics off the racetrack when he gets out of his car and things, but I think what we’re seeing is a young man who’s just very comfortable with who he is and what’s happening now. I don’t know if this would have happened a couple of years ago. I don’t know that he would have been able to handle all of the success he’s having a couple of years ago.
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| Kyle Busch bows to his fans |
"Even though he still looks like he’s totally out of control most of the time, he obviously is in control. The majority of time he knows his limits. Will he still scrape the wall occasionally? Yes, but that’s why we watch every single lap to see if he’s going to make it going wide open like he does.
"He has the ability, and I saw this when I raced against him, to drive a car yawed-out (loose) a little bit more than what others do. And I’ve been able to verify that through a contact that I have at Joe Gibbs Racing that yes, indeed, he does do that more than even the other drivers there at Joe Gibbs Racing. He’s able to drive that car with a freer motion than what the other drivers do, and I think that’s a big key as to why he’s winning with this type of car that everyone fights. The m.o. of this car has been loose in, tight in the center and loose off, and he’s able to get his car through the center because he’s able to drive it in the corner a little bit looser and that’s just a feel that he has that right now no one else does, and it serves him well."
[Editor's Note: To drive a stock car loose is very difficult and underscores why Busch has buried his JGR teammate Tony Stewart. He simply has more talent than any other NASCAR driver right now.]