NASCAR driver Kurt Busch announced Wednesday that he will miss a fourth consecutive NASCAR Cup Series race as he continues to progress toward medical clearance.
Busch tweeted that he has been recovering well and that he recently pushed to get his “heart rate and body in a race simulation type environment.” However, the 23XI Racing driver said this week was the hardest one “emotionally” and that it was clear that he is not ready to return to the race car yet.
“Brain injury recovery doesn’t always take a linear path,” Busch wrote. “ … I feel the progression of the recovery but racing requires an extreme physical and mental effort, and my body is not 100% able to sustain the intense race conditions.
