NASCAR veteran references Kyle Busch’s example in untangling Trackhouse Racing’s woes in 2024 season

After Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway, a Trackhouse Racing fan asked NASCAR vet Kenny Wallace why Ross Chastain has not been winning races lately. Kenny Wallace responded by revealing what he thinks is the most crucial ingredient in the winning formula, especially in the NextGen era.

While doing so, Wallace also referred to Kyle Busch's 42-race winless streak. Kyle Busch has not won a single NASCAR Cup Series race since the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Spring 2023. In his last seven races, he has 5 DNFs and just one top-10 finish.

Just like Busch, Trackhouse Racing driver Ross Chastain is yet to record his first win this year. Chastain's last victory also came in 2023. Furthermore, the only time Trackhouse Racing visited the victory lane this season was back in February when Daniel Suarez won at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

The fan asked Kenny Wallace on X:

"Herm, Can you please tell me what’s going on with Trackhouse? It’s almost looking like they will never win another race? I’m a big fan of Ross Chastain but something just doesn’t feel right with the team. I’d love your take on what’s going on. Thank You 🙏🏻"

In response, Kenny Wallace explained that in the current era of NASCAR and with the advent of the NextGen prototype, every Cup Series entrant is similar as far as specs and components are concerned. Therefore, winning or losing comes down to just one factor: engineers.

He wrote in reply:

"The new NeXt Gen race car is ALL dependent on the engineers. The drivers are all pretty equal now of day (See @KyleBusch). Whoever has the engineers that can figure it out the quickest will go through the least amount of DRY SPELLS."

With only 5 races to go till the regular season comes to an end, Kyle Busch sits 102 points behind the provisional cutline (as per NASCAR). The #8 driver is 18th on points. His next race is at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 21.

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"Race like an a**" - Harrison Burton on NASCAR races after being sidelined by Kyle Busch

With 40 laps to go till the checkered flag, Kyle Busch made contact with Corey LaJoie coming off turn 1, spun out of the track, and then veered back into the traffic. While doing so, Kyle Busch's No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 took out several other drivers including AJ Allmendinger, Harrison Burton, Ryan Preece and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Moments after the race, Burton, who finished 31st, spoke to a reporter and called the current nature of racing "erratic."

The 23-year-old Huntersville native said after being checked and released from the infield care center:

"It’s always erratic. That’s what we do now. It’s just part of how we race. These cars are so close, and track position is so important, you just have to kind of race like an a**, which is hard. It’s hard to do and not overstep your bounds. That’s just the nature of this beast. The best guys at it are really smooth and consistent while being at that level."

Harrison Burton will bid farewell to Wood Brothers Racing and his #21 Ford Mustang next year as he is expected to be replaced by Stewart-Haas Racing's Josh Berry. Stewart-Haas Racing is ending its Cup Series program in 2024.