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Breaking: NASCAR champion Kyle Busch dies aged 41
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- NASCAR champion Kyle Busch has died aged 41 after being admitted to hospital this morning.
- The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Friday morning (AEST) saying that Busch died after being hospitalised.
- Busch's family said earlier in the day that he was hospitalised with a "severe illness," three days before he was to compete at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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NASCAR champion Kyle Busch has died aged 41 after being admitted to hospital this morning. (Getty Images: Tim Heitman)
Link copied Share Share article Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41.
The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Friday morning (AEST) saying that Busch died after being hospitalised. No cause of death was given.
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