NASCAR’s Kyle Busch, a 2-time champion, dies

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May 21, 2026 · 10:25 PM UTC ·7 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 32 views

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Nexstar Media Wire News NASCAR’s Kyle Busch, a 2-time champion, dies Comments: by Addy Bink - 05/21/26 6:25 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Addy Bink - 05/21/26 6:25 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING (NEXSTAR) — Prolific NASCAR driver Kyle Busch has died, NASCAR confirmed on Thursday. “We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport’s greatest and fiercest drivers,” NASCAR wrote in a post to X on Thursday. “We extend our deepest condolences to the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and the entire motorsports community.” A cause of death was not released.

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▪Nexstar Media Wire News NASCAR’s Kyle Busch, a 2-time champion, dies Comments: by Addy Bink - 05/21/26 6:25 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Addy Bink - 05/21/26 6:25 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING (NEXSTAR) — Prolific NASCAR driver
▪“We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport’s greatest and fiercest drivers,” NASCAR wrote in a post to X on Thursday.
▪“We extend our deepest condolences to the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and the entire motorsports community.” A cause of death was not released.

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Nexstar Media Wire News NASCAR’s Kyle Busch, a 2-time champion, dies Comments: by Addy Bink - 05/21/26 6:25 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Addy Bink - 05/21/26 6:25 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING (NEXSTAR) — Prolific NASCAR driver Kyle Busch has died, NASCAR confirmed on Thursday. He was 41. “We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport’s greatest and fiercest drivers,” NASCAR wrote in a post to X on Thursday. “We extend our deepest condolences to the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and the entire motorsports community.” A cause of death was not released. His family, earlier in the day, reported that he had been hospitalized with a severe illness.

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