ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN - JULY 02: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Henry 180 at Road America on July 02, 2022 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) | Getty Images
ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN - JULY 02: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Henry 180 at Road America on July 02, 2022 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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Ty Gibbs to Sub for Kurt Busch at Pocono

July 24, 2022 at 10:45 AM

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs will fill in for #45-Kurt Busch in this afternoon’s M&Ms Fan Appreciation 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway.

It will be Gibbs’ Cup Series debut and comes as a result of Kurt Busch’s qualifying accident on Saturday.

NASCAR Statement: “This morning, Kurt Busch met with doctors in the infield care center for further evaluation following his accident during yesterday’s qualifying session. Following the evaluation, Kurt Busch has not been cleared to race in today’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Pocono Raceway.”