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Kurt Busch concussion

Kurt Busch out for Indianapolis with concussion

INDIANAPOLIS — Kurt Busch remains on the sideline for another week with a concussion.

23XI Racing announced, Wednesday, that the driver of the No. 45 Toyota hasn’t been medically cleared to return to action, this weekend, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, due to a concussion he sustained at Pocono Raceway.

https://twitter.com/23XIRacing/status/1552383465089163265

Impact of the Kurt Busch concussion

Ty Gibbs, who drove in his place, Sunday, at Pocono, will do so, again, at Indianapolis.

Busch, who’s locked into the playoffs with his victory at Kansas Speedway, was granted another medical waiver by NASCAR. So he remains eligible, barring additional winners or falling out of the top 30 in points.

Though that’s unlikely.

https://twitter.com/bobpockrass/status/1552391714165374976

He suffered a concussion when he hit the wall in Turn 3 at Pocono, Saturday, during qualifying.

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About Tucker White

Tucker White's been a fan of NASCAR since he was five years old. His passion for it, and auto racing in general, inspired him to pursue a career covering it. On the full-time NASCAR beat since 2016, he covered NASCAR and IndyCar for four years with SpeedwayMedia.com, and joined Last Word on Sports in January of 2020. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in December of 2020 to pursue a career in sports writing. As an alumnus of the University of Tennessee, and a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, he's a diehard fan of the Tennessee Volunteers. Especially Tennessee football. If covering NASCAR doesn't kill him one day, watching Tennessee football will. He's also a fan of the Atlanta Braves, the Nashville Predators and the NFL. Outside of sports, he watches anime, read manga and watches a lot of films.