Reality: You are only as good as your last race.
Won the 2017 Daytona 500, and 6 months later
No SHR contract renewal for Kurt Busch
Tuesday, 01 August 2017
By Kelly Crandall / Image by Nigel Kinrade/LAT
Stewart-Haas Racing has reportedly declined to pick up its option on Kurt Busch’s contract, but expects this year’s Daytona 500 winner to return to the organization in 2018.
SHR had until Midnight on August 1 to inform the 2004 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion whether it intended to activate its option on Busch’s deal. The organization has decided not to, meaning that Busch is now technically a free agent.