Kyle Busch's first test with Joe Gibbs Racing

Kyle Busch turned his first laps with his new team at Joe Gibbs Racing on Monday at Daytona International Speedway.
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Kyle Busch had one of the fastest cars in the two testing sessions, his first with his new team Joe Gibbs Racing, at Daytona International Speedway on Monday. He was in the top 10 in both sessions and had the fourth fastest lap in the morning session.
“Everything went well," said Busch, driver of the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. "I’m really proud of the way the Joe Gibbs Racing team and Toyota stepped up prepared and ready to go. The cars have been driving well and have had some speed, which is nice. It’s hard to come down here and try to find something. I think we’re pretty good."
His old teammates, Jimmie Johnson and Casey Mears from Hendrick Motorsports, had the fastest cars of the two test sessions. Busch was the only driver from Joe Gibbs Racing on the track. His teammates Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin will test next week at Daytona.
"We’re not as fast as some of the guys, but we’re decent and where we need to be," Busch said. "The biggest thing will be to get the car to handle well in the draft.”
One of the things Busch noticed about his new car is that it handles much differently than he anticipated.
“It does move around a lot more," Busch said. "We had a really smooth setup in the beginning, but found some speed by getting it to roughen up a bit. It’s weird because with the old car, you were faster the smoother you were. This car’s a bit different, but the key will be getting it to run fast for two laps and handle well for 500 miles.”