Busch, who has been sidelined by the lingering effects of a concussion since July of 2022, has officially announced that he will not continue a championship-winning career in the Cup Series.
That reputation took a sharp turn in the opposite direction in the second half of his career. As his time with SHR continued, he became known as a steadying presence at a team with an inconsistent history. He was seen as a major veteran asset for a struggling program by the time he joined Chip Ganassi Racing, securing the IndyCar legend's final two wins as a team owner before that program was sold to Trackhouse Racing.
While he was never officially a teammate of his championship-winning brother Kyle Busch in the Cup Series, 23XI's alignment with Toyota meant that the two brothers finally worked together closely last season. The younger Busch left the Toyota-backed Joe Gibbs Racing for Chevrolet and Richard Childress Racing before this season, meaning that the relationship would not have continued into 2023 whether or not the elder Busch was able to race this year.
Thanks to both that rocky public persona during the first half of his career and a stellar reputation as a team player later on, Busch has won races with five different teams. Those wins span from four victories during his second full-time season in 2002 to
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