RIP Kyle Busch

[UPChip]

Per The Athletic. Link to come.

 

[Chet Lemon]

What?!

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Kyle Busch, NASCAR great and 2-time Cup Series champion, dies at 41 after illness

 

[SixToe]

Wow

 

[UPChip]

As the story notes, he apparently asked for medical attention after the race at Watkins Glen two weeks ago but won the Truck race at Dover less than a week ago.

 

[MileHigh]

Holy crap. Damn. RIP.

 

[Chet Lemon]

Gotta imagine some undiagnosed heart condition or something along those lines? That’s the only thing that even begins to make sense.

 

[MileHigh]

Reading Gluck's story, sounds like he's been battling an illness for a few weeks.

 

[BTExpress]

Story mentioned a cough. Some kind of pneumonia or lung thing?

 

[waterytart]

Story mentioned a cough. Some kind of pneumonia or lung thing?

Supposedly, that was something respiratory, but those can certainly cause coughs.

 

[playthrough]

Holy ****. When my oldest daughter was little, she loved Kyle Busch because he drove the M&Ms car and his secondary car was Pedigree dog food, which our beagle ate. So while most of the Nascar world was booing the hell out of him, she was usually happy.

 

[dixiehack]

If you are a racing family, you are kind of braced for the possibility of an early death. But that’s on track, not off. I can’t imagine how devastating this must be to them.

 

[Woody Long's Twin Brother]

Has anyone checked in on Ronnie the Limo Driver?

 

[wicked]

Most tragic day for the sport since Earnhardt died. RIP.

 

[Driftwood]

I truly can't recall if I ever interacted with him or not.
He was a jerk to his own crew as often as not.
I still respect his talent, and certainly wouldn't wish this on him.

 

[Scout]

RIP

Wild how different the sports are.

I cannot imagine in 2026 a baseball or football player complaining like this and not have a litany of specialists monitoring them.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

RIP

Wild how different the sports are.

I cannot imagine in 2026 a baseball or football player complaining like this and not have a litany of specialists monitoring them.

Well, he was in the hospital. It’s not like he died in his RV parked in the infield.

 

[Bubbler]

He wanted to race the Indy 500, as his brother did, but never got the chance. I have a ton of respect of drivers from both disciplines who try to crossover and try something different. RIP.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

I still respect his talent, and certainly wouldn't wish this on him.

Same here. Not sure he was the world's greatest guy, but his talent was difficult to dispute and no sane person would have wished him an early death.

 

[dixiehack]

Did he mellow any at the end? Obviously he earned his asshole rep but he also broke in awfully young.