DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – A three-judge appeals panel has upheld NASCAR’s suspension of Kurt Busch.
The decision Saturday hurt Busch’s already slim shot at racing in the season-opening Daytona 500. He remains suspended indefinitely, but has one last-ditch shot if he appeals to Gulfstream president Bryan Moss, NASCAR’s final appeals officer.
That appeal would be heard tonight if Busch asks for it.
Even if Moss were to overturn the suspension, Stewart-Haas Racing has moved forward with plans to use Regan Smith in Busch’s car on Sunday.
Busch was suspended indefinitely Friday after a Delaware judge said the 2004 champion almost surely choked and beat a former girlfriend last fall at Dover International Speedway. Chevrolet suspended its relationship with Busch following NASCAR’s suspension.
Following his hearing, he exited NASCAR’s office building without comment. He climbed into a waiting SUV that sped off, squealing its tires.
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