Kurt Busch sidelined again at Indianapolis
After last weekend’s crash at Pocono Raceway, Kurt Busch will miss his second consecutive race this weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
Busch’s crash in Saturday’s qualifying session at Pocono left him with concussion-like symptoms that prevented him from being medically cleared to compete. After being evaluated before Sunday’s Verizon 200 at the Brickyard (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC, NBC Sports App, IMS Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), Busch was not cleared to participate in this weekend’s events.
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The team's official statement on the status of @KurtBusch. pic.twitter.com/YEHt7Pf7jJ
— 23XI Racing (@23XIRacing) July 27, 2022
— Kurt Busch (@KurtBusch) July 27, 2022
Busch enters Sunday’s race 17th in the current points standings (was 14th before Pocono), but 12th in the playoff rankings after his win in May at Kansas Speedway.
Gibbs, currently a top contender for the Xfinity Series championship, finished 16th in his Cup Series debut at Pocono.
Competition officials announced that Busch will be granted a postseason waiver upon his return, if he meets all other criteria for Cup Series Playoffs eligibility.
