All-Time NASCAR Great and 2-Time Cup Champion Kyle Busch Passes at 41
Key takeaways
- Aggressive on and off the track, Busch embraced the “Rowdy” nickname throughout his NASCAR career.
- Just a few days after the NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover in which he was a participant, two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has passed away.
- “Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch.
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Aggressive on and off the track, Busch embraced the “Rowdy” nickname throughout his NASCAR career.
Just a few days after the NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover in which he was a participant, two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has passed away. This week, Busch was reported hospitalized with an undisclosed but serious illness and it was later announced that he would be unable to race in the upcoming Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He was 41 years old.
The Busch family, Richard Childress Racing, and NASCAR made the following joint statement: “On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch.