NASCAR announced Wednesday that Kyle Busch will remain eligible to compete for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. The news comes a day after Busch announced that he would return to NASCAR competition and race in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Busch has been sidelined since he sustained injures in a crash during this season opening NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway on February 21. Busch suffered a compound fracture of his lower right leg and broken left foot. He underwent multiple surgeries and intensive physical therapy sessions.
Busch missed the season opening Daytona 500 and a total of 11 Sprint Cup races. His No. 18 JGR Toyota was driven by Matt Crafton at Daytona, then David Ragan for nine events, and 18-year-old Erik Jones drove it Saturday night at Kansas. Busch is also expected to be back in the car for the remainder of the season starting with the Coca-Cola 600 also at Charlotte Motor Speedway the following week. MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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