Concussed NASCAR Champion Kurt Busch to Step Away From Sport

Concussed NASCAR Champion Kurt Busch to Step Away From Sport
NASCAR Cup Series driver Kurt Busch tips his cap prior to the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, N.H., on July 17, 2022. Charles Krupa/AP Photo
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LAS VEGAS—NASCAR champion Kurt Busch will miss the rest of this season with a concussion and will not compete full-time in 2023.

The 44-year-old made his announcement Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his home track and where he launched his career on the bullring as a child. He choked up when he said doctors told him “it is best for me to ‘shut it down.'”