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Childress hoped to reveal new Busch deal at MIS
Key takeaways
- BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Richard Childress had hoped to announce a contract extension for Kyle Busch at Michigan International Speedway.
- For Childress, whose NASCAR team weathered the loss of seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt in a fatal crash at the 2001 Daytona 500, the ache was all too familiar.
- "You lose two of the greatest drivers that's ever driven a car in NASCAR and to have to go through it again," Childress said.
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BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Richard Childress had hoped to announce a contract extension for Kyle Busch at Michigan International Speedway.
Instead, the longtime owner of Richard Childress Racing held a news conference Saturday at the track to publicly address the unexpected death of Kyle Busch for the first time since the two-time Cup Series champion died on May 21 after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis.
For Childress, whose NASCAR team weathered the loss of seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt in a fatal crash at the 2001 Daytona 500, the ache was all too familiar.
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