I watch pretty casually. I’ve noticed some drivers like Joey Gase, Michael McDowell, Timmy Hill etc seem be usually racing and usually way in the back of the pack. Are their cars slower? Are they really that much worse of drivers? Are there not other drivers who could do better?
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It’s a combination of factors. It’s partly because those drivers are probably just not at the level of drivers like Busch, Harvick or Elliot.
It also has to do with knowing how to setup a car (or have the best engineers who can help you with that). Especially now that there is no practice or qualifying.
But it also comes down to team budgets. The cars are all equal due to the stock regulations. However, the biggest teams like Penske, Hendrick and JGR have enough money to change out parts that have wear.
A very simplified example: the rubbers of wheels hubs or suspension will wear and after a while the develop a bit of play. Bigger teams would replace those rubbers to keep the car as controllable as possible. A smaller team would do another race with them to save money. As a result the cars handling is slightly compromised and thus slower.
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