We had an open book and the money to spend on the cars. Johnson and his buddies incorporated the same enhancements on the racetrack that they used to outrun the law. I went after the parts they didn't have rules for, and once they made the rules, I went to work on the configurations. Teams must decide whether cheating is worth the risk, both monetarily and from the standpoint of image-conscious sponsors. Today, getting caught is a lot easier than it used to be.
Technology is the main difference from days gone by.
Now the rules are bent with lightweight materials and high-tech systems that use fiber optics. The teams have gotten smart, and the teams have acquired more engineers and people with formal education. There's just a lot of intelligent guys tinkering away. Before his retirement, he most recently was one of the crew chiefs for Roush Racing. There are just times that some teams achieve that faster than others.