From NASCAR.com
Kurt Busch's final appeal of NASCAR's indefinite suspension was denied Saturday night. This came hours after his first appeal was rejected and one day after the sanctioning body handed down punishment based on the findings of a Delaware family court, which confirmed allegations of domestic violence against Patricia Driscoll. NASCAR announced the final decision from National Motorsports Final Appeals Officer Bryan Moss at its headquarters at the International Motorsports Center, where both appeals were heard Saturday. The ruling scuttles any notion of an 11th-hour reinstatement to the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 41 Chevrolet ahead of Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500. Team representatives said Saturday morning that SHR planned to enter Regan Smith as an interim driver of the No. 41 car, regardless of the appeal's outcome. Smith was fitted for the driver's seat and drove the car in Saturday's final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice. Busch has now exhausted his appeal options under the NASCAR rulebook and the indefinite suspension remains in effect.
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