Only hours after his family alerted the NASCAR world that star driver Kyle Busch faced a severe illness and would not race in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR announced the 41-year-old had died.
“We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport’s greatest and fiercest drivers. He was 41 years old,” NASCAR announced, according to theAssociated Press.
“Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch,” the statement said. “A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely skilled and he cared deeply about the sport and fans.”
We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport’s greatest and fiercest drivers. He was 41 years old.
We extend our deepest condolences to the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and the entire…pic.twitter.com/FARIF6OKrw
The statement further said that “throughout a career that spanned more than two decades, Kyle set records in national series wins, won championships at NASCAR’s highest level and fostered the next generation of drivers as an owner in the Truck Series. His sharp wit and competitive spirit sparked a deep emotional connection with race fans of every age, creating the proud and loyal ‘Rowdy Nation.’”
On Thursday morning, a statement from Busch’s family on hisX accountread, “Kyle has experienced a severe illness resulting in hospitalization.”
“He is currently undergoing treatment and will not compete in any of his scheduled activities this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway,” the family said.
Kyle Busch, just 10 days ago, while racing, asked his team to ‘find him a doctor.’
Not sure what exactly happened over the past 10 days but he just unexpectedly passed away, earlier today.
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