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Kurt Busch to miss start of Cup playoffs

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Kurt Busch has withdrawn his waiver for the Cup playoffs and will miss the start of the playoffs, 23XI Racing stated Thursday morning.

That means that Martin Truex Jr. holds the final provisional playoff spot going into Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway (7 p.m.

ET on NBC and Peacock). Fourteen drivers have clinched a playoff spot by winning this season. Ryan Blaney and Truex are the only drivers in a playoff spot without a victory this season.

Blaney leads Truex by 25 points. The waiver NASCAR provided allowed Busch to remain eligible for the playoffs despite missing the last five races because of concussion-like symptoms suffered in a July 23 crash in qualifying at Pocono Raceway.

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