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Concussed NASCAR champion Kurt Busch to step away from sport

FILE - Kurt Busch celebrates in victory lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, May 15, 2022. Busch announced Saturday, Oct. 15 he 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 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.'” (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File) FILE - Driver Kurt Busch smiles while walking onto pit road prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto racing race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Concord, N.C. Busch announced Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, he 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 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.'” (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File) FILE - Kurt Busch walks in the pits before qualifications for the NASCAR Series auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, in Indianapolis. Busch announced Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 he 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 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.'” (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) FILE - NASCAR Cup Series driver Kurt Busch tips his cap prior to the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Loudon, N.H. Busch announced Saturday, Oct. 15 he 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 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.'” (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Concussed NASCAR champion Kurt Busch to step away from sport