NASCAR's Kurt Busch remains out as concussion symptoms continue to linger

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Many were hoping that Kurt Busch could return to Las Vegas, his hometown track, this weekend for a potential send-off. Instead, the concussion he suffered last year at Pocono Raceway continues to have lingering effects that are keeping him out. 

Busch’s only job this weekend is to continue his work as a consultant with his 23XI Racing team, co-owned by Michael Jordan, and Toyota. While he’s done well in this role, making the best of it, Busch wants to get back on the track. 

However, the 44-year-old knows that he can’t. 

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Kurt Busch, driver of the #45 Monster Energy Toyota, waves to fans onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 26, 2022 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Logan Riely/Getty Images)

"When you look at the therapist, and he's looking back at you, there's work to be done," Busch said, via The Associated Press. "That's really all I can give you."

It’s not that Busch hasn’t been trying. He’s been working hard since last summer and noted that he’s been go-karting and using a simulator, which has been "been fine."

"It's just when I had my head in the headrest and there's that movement, that bothers me," he said. 

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Busch’s injury occurred during a qualifying lap at Pocono, when he lost control of his car, which smacked against the wall with the right rear. Though Busch came out of it waving to onlookers to signal he was fine, he certainly wasn’t. 

"The wreck might not look like it wasn't that violent. But primal fear is -- I leaned forward knowing I