The auto racing world has been shocked with the sudden loss of future Hall of Fame driver Kyle Busch, who died while hospitalized Thursday. The 41-year old Busch had been battling an apparent respiratory issue the past couple of weeks, but continued to drive. He had radioed for a doctor’s help at the end of the Cup Series race in Watkins Glen two weeks ago, but then drove in both the Truck Series and the Cup Series All-Star races at Dover last weekend.
A statement had been released shortly before his death was reported that he had been hospitalized with a “serious illness” and would not be driving at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend.
Busch won two Cup Series championships with Joe Gibbs Racing. He was currently driving for Richard Childress Racing. He had won 63 races in the Cup Series, and was the all-time wins leader in the next two levels of Nascar, with a combined record of 234 victories across the sport.
The Cup Series will stage the longest race of the season with the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday night. Hear coverage beginning at 5pm on WBUT.
The Indianapolis 500 will be run Sunday. The race will be televised on Fox. Driver introductions begin at 11:45am with the drop of the green flag set for 12:45pm.
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