MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Kurt Busch mentioned Thursday he’ll miss the ultimate two races of NASCAR’s common season, bringing it to 6 races the 2004 champion has been sidelined with concussion-like signs.

Busch wrote on Twitter he’ll miss the Sunday race on the highway course at Watkins Glen Worldwide after which the Aug. 27 regular-season finale at Daytona Worldwide Speedway. Busch crashed July 23 throughout qualifying at Pocono and has not pushed the No. 45 Toyota since.

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“As a lot as I wish to be again within the automotive, the time remains to be not proper,” Busch mentioned on Twitter. “This resolution was not a simple one, however the best one.”

Ty Gibbs will proceed to drive for Busch. The 19-year-old grandson of Joe Gibbs has been aggressive within the launch of his Cup profession as Busch’s alternative. He was sixteenth at Pocono, seventeenth at Indianapolis and tenth at Michigan earlier than engine issues led to a Thirty sixth-place end Sunday at Richmond Raceway.

Busch is certainly one of 15 totally different winners this season with two races to go to find out the ultimate spot within the 16-driver playoff area. If playoff-eligible drivers win for the primary time this season in any of the following two races, Busch will probably be eradicated from playoff rivalry based mostly on factors.