100%.
I don't agree with the notion that KH would have had a wildly more successful career if he was with Hendrick or JGR vs. Childress all those years. I will go as far to say that without the RCR years, KH is not as successful today. P.S. It doesn't hurt to have a badass car and crew chief. ;)
The PJ1 is over utilized in my opinion. There are not many tracks that have seen a benefit consistently aside from Bristol. But with that comes the combination of the tires and the aero package. Below is a picture of Almirola's tires after 60 lap run showing virtually zero wear. Source
I don't necessarily want the Clash gone but I would like to see Speedweeks condensed. It would be really cool to have everything in one week with on track action everyday leading up to the 500.
ARCA Tuesday night, Clash Wed, 500 qualifying and the duels on Thursday, Trucks Friday, Xfinity...
Not sure you were watching lap times either. Stage 1 was all under green, the 4 drove from 12th to a 3 second lead and led half the stage. Did they lose the handle on the car during the transition? Clearly.
Tony Gibson was on the box, of course it wasn't business as usual.
Nothing about their performance at Homestead indicated they lost speed due to the spoiler. Nothing.
Harvick hasn't led more than 79 laps at Homestead since 2014. Average finish of 2.6 with 47 laps led per race. He finished 3rd, leading 58 laps. Sounds about par for the course
The 4 v. 18 debate is simple in this case. The 4 brought their B team after getting busted and was still a factor all race. The 18 whiffed on the setup and the driver was in the way on the final restart.
Either way, one cheated, one didn't. Both lost. That last part is what matters.
Harvick will end up in the 10-15 all-time list in my book and considering the amount of time left in Busch's career he will hop into the top 10. I don't know that the format hindered their legacies, I have heard arguments that winning championships in this format is not legitimate. Damned if...