2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a 'severe illness' ^28.5%

AP News - By STEVE REED - 5/21/2026, 2:58 PM

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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle 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 Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given. Busch’s family said... more