After battling a “sinus cold,” he was “abruptly pulled from the Coca-Cola 600 field with a severe illness resulting in hospitalization.” He died hours later.
A May 16th quote: “I’m still not great. The cough was pretty substantial last week.”
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 motorsports community.