Two-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after ‘severe illness’
Key takeaways
- Busch was in his 22nd full-time season in NASCAR’s top division, where he won two Cup Series titles in 2015 and 2019.
- The Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement on Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalised.
- Busch’s family said earlier on Thursday that he was hospitalised with a “severe illness,” three days before he was to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Busch was in his 22nd full-time season in NASCAR’s top division, where he won two Cup Series titles in 2015 and 2019.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Richard Childress Racing driver Kyle Busch is introduced before the start of the 2026 Wurth 400 cup race at Texas Motor Speedway on May 3, 2026 [Jerome Miron-Imagn Images via Reuters]By APPublished On 22 May 202622 May 2026Kyle 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 on Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalised. No cause of death was given.