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Nascar champion Busch dies aged 41
Key takeaways
- Sareen Habeshian Getty Images Two-time Nascar Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has died, aged 41.
- The sudden passing of the Nascar legend, who was ninth on the circuit's all-time win list, was announced in a joint statement on Thursday by the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and Nascar.
- Busch's representatives had said earlier on Thursday that he had been sent to hospital with a severe illness.
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Sareen Habeshian Getty Images Two-time Nascar Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has died, aged 41.
The sudden passing of the Nascar legend, who was ninth on the circuit's all-time win list, was announced in a joint statement on Thursday by the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and Nascar.
They did not share a cause of death. Busch's representatives had said earlier on Thursday that he had been sent to hospital with a severe illness.
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