NASCAR World Reacts to the Kurt Buschand Bubba Wallace Decision

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Kurt Busch of 23XI Racing will not be driving the No. 45 vehicle for the

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foreseeable future due to an injury; teammate Bubba Wallace will take over.

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NASCAR .insider Bob Pockrass.claims that Denny Hamlin, team owner of the 23XI, has made it clear what the organization's position is.

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Wallace will continue to drive the No. 45 car if Busch joins the team

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before the season is over, but he will move into Wallace's No. 23 car.

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The No. 45 car for 23XI'has been a tremendous asset to the team this year. The car has one victory, five top-five finishes,

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and nine top-10 finishes between Kyle Busch and Ty Gibbs. Wallace has comparable numbers but more than twice the number of races.

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Kurt Busch would race for 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup playoffs if he were healthy, though there is a

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very slim chance he would actually take home the championship.

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