Q: I'm a long-time fan dating back to the early 70's. Back then, they brought whatever they had to the race track and drove it. You had some dominant drivers along the way but not like today. Why is it that there are 2 drivers and teams that have the COT figured out, but nobody else is able to complete the package consistently like Kyle and Carl? Why is there nobody challenging this fact? Toyota is only in the series for 2 years and yet they are running away in all 3 series with 1 driver and Ford has only 1 driver competing ? Has everyone else just decided to let Kyle and Carl fight it out and they all have given up? What goes? Help me to understand what is going on in this sport today because I know myself and a lot of others according to comments made in various forums are not enjoying the sport like we use to and I know many that hardly follow the sport anymore. My point was, how come not tony & Kyle or Carl & Matt ? But 1 car from Toyota and 1 car from ford, and no chevrolets. Isn't info shared amongst teammates? No need for condescending comments. I've been watching Nascar longer than most of you have been born. Once again, I was just wondering about dominance between teammates and the fact, we've only had "2" standout drivers all year and coming from different teams.
A: I understand what you are saying. I've been watching forever also and have noticed different drivers dominating at different times over the years. Your right this is different from the type of dominance we've seen in the past. My take on it is only drivers that can drive a loose car can be successful with the COT. Carl and Kyle seem to be the best at driving a loose race car. If the team sets the COT up any other way than loose it's just not fast. That's the reason drivers on the same teams don't run the same. I've hated the COT from the start because it can only be set-up for certain drivers! Unless Nascar gives the teams more adjustability look for more of the same. PEACE!