Uniting different components from the No. 12 and No. 77 Dodges along with the new R6P8 engine, Penske Racing created one heck of a car for Kurt Busch.

Busch amassed his fourth top-5 of the season in the Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

"Give credit to Penske Racing and the overall group effort," Busch stated. "We put the 77 (car) setup in. We put some 12 car geometry in the front (of the car). We adjusted on it like the 2 car knows how to do. The Penske Racing effort is showing signs of communication and strength in moving forward."

"Secondly, this was only the second race for the R6P8 engine and I felt confident in it with the power that it gave me and the reliability that it showed me," Busch added. "It was an overall great group effort from Penske and I'm happy to finish third with the Miller Lite Dodge."

Busch continued, “We tested so poorly here with the Miller Lite Dodge ...we couldn't run what the 2 car had. It feels real good to have team communication and bring all this together.”

The new engine did not make a great impression in it’s debut at Kansas Speedway. Going from a 30th place finish at Kansas, to a third place outing at Lowe’s has shown the No. 2 team some promise.

"This is the first time for the new engine, the R6 in the top five," Busch noted. "We were pushing hard trying to get numbers on it (the new engine) for next year. It's just a big rebound from where we were in Kansas a few weeks ago.”

The No. 2 Dodge has shown glimpses of success throughout the year, but Busch never seemed as happy about the car as he is now.

“It was great to see the front and sniff a little bit of the lead of the race with 25 to go,” Busch said. “It’s a good feeling to know that it was right there and we ended up with a solid finish. Racing in the top five, we haven’t done as of late. Give credit to Penske Racing and the overall group effort.”