[autotag]Kurt Busch[/autotag]’s official retirement from NASCAR has been well-documented due to the circumstances surrounding it. Almost everyone who knows the situation understands that Busch retired due to a concussion suffered during a qualifying wreck at Pocono Raceway in July 2022. The former NASCAR driver has not been in a Cup Series car since that incident.
However, not many people truly understood what Busch was battling during the 2022 NASCAR season. “Father Time” remains undefeated and unfortunately, the 2004 Cup Series champion faced this reality on several occasions. During his press conference at Daytona International Speedway, Busch talked about the toll on his body when he was still racing.
“My body is just having a battle with Father Time,” Busch said. “I’ve had arthritis ever since I can remember, my gout has flared up where I can barely walk in some days. Just pushing to get through physical therapy and continuing to work out. I remember last summer I was trying not to show that emotion, and I could barely walk to the car in Dover. I had to have some shots prerace just so I could move my knee and move my feet.”
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“Those were those moments where things were starting to add up before things that happened at Pocono. Father Time, unfortunately. I’m 45-years-old. I’m happy, I’m complacent, and there is nothing that I look back on with regret about having this opportunity at the top level of NASCAR.”
The good thing involving Busch’s retirement is that he is happy and complacent. It was a simple accident that turned into something no one could have imagined over time. Now, the former NASCAR driver will look forward to his official post-racing career and continue to help 23XI Racing in any way that is possible.
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