NASCAR’s Kurt Busch Won’t Race Full-Time in 2023 After Suffering Concussion

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Veteran driver Kurt Busch announced Saturday that he will not race again this season, nor will he run a full-time NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 2023.

Busch made the announcement at his home track of Las Vegas Motor Speedway and also released the following statement on Twitter:

The 44-year-old Busch suffered a concussion during qualifying at Pocono in July, causing him to miss the past 13 races. Per Jenna Fryer of the Associated Press, Busch got choked up Saturday when recalling that doctors told him “it is best for me to shut it down.”

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