Two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch believes NASCAR's plan to fix fuel saving at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend will not work.
Ahead of this weekend's race, NASCAR has flipped the stage lengths in an attempt to curb the three-wide, fuel-saving racing we saw at the Daytona 500 in February.
Initially, the stages were set to be 60 laps, 60 laps, and 68 laps. However, this Sunday's action will instead run a 98-lap first stage, followed by two stages of 45 laps each.
Many have commended NASCAR for trying something different, but the jury is still out on whether the changes have the desired effect.
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Kyle Busch on NASCAR changing Talladega stage lengths
Busch, for one, is sceptical that they will make any difference at all.
“I don’t think changing the stage lengths will make a difference," Busch said ahead of this weekend's action.
"The purpose is to make the crew chiefs not have an idea of how to strategize fuel saving. But trust me, they’ll figure out a way to strategize for it.
"You’re always trying to figure out a way of putting the least amount of fuel as possible when it comes down to pitting."
Busch: Short-filling only way to pass at Talladega
The two-time champion continued, outlining the only way he believes that he'll be able to pass cars in Alabama this weekend.
"The only true way to pass is when guys are sitting still on pit road, short filling and having the opportunity to jump them there," Busch explained.
"Because when you get back on track and everybody’s running three-wide part throttle, there’s nowhere to go. And then when we go two-wide, it’s always two-wide around the bottom.
"It’s hard to get a lane where there’s enough momentum going.”
NASCAR Cup Series action at Talladega Superspeedway takes place on Sunday, April 26 at 3 p.m. ET (FOX).
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