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Sep 11, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch is interviewed during media day for the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup at The Murphy Chicago. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)
Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) races driver Denny Hamlin (11) during the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Sept. 6, 2014. (Amber Searls/USA TODAY Sports)
Feb 21, 2015; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; The car of NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Kyle Busch (54) is towed to the during the Alert Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)
Feb 21, 2015; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Kyle Busch (54) is attended to by medical staff after a wreck during the Alert Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway. (Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports)
Kyle Busch on Sept. 11, 2014. (Jasen Vinlove/USA TODAY Sports)
Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) races driver Kyle Busch (18) during the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Sept. 6, 2014. (Amber Searls/USA TODAY Sports)
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Less than three months after breaking his right leg and left foot in a crash at Daytona International Speedway, Kyle Busch will be climbing back into his familiar No. 18 car this weekend.

Busch, who races for Joe Gibbs Racing, announced his return in a 23-second video posted to his Twitter account on Tuesday morning. The video shows him zipping up his uniform, putting on his helmet and walking toward his race car.

Busch will drive in this weekend’s All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 165-mile exhibition. Busch is eligible because he won a race last year.

The All-Star Race should serve as a good warmup for the 30-year-old driver before NASCAR’s longest race — the Coca-Cola 600 scheduled for May 24.

While there was no timetable for his return, many did not expect Busch to return until July. If he does race in the Coca-Cola 600, Busch will have only missed 11 races this season.

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