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Late NASCAR driver recognized by Indy 500 Kyle Busch A few days after his death.
“As the drivers exited turn four on Lap 18, we remembered Kyle Busch,” an announcer said during the Sunday, May 24 race while being honored on the scoring tower at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The moment was shared on the official Fox website via INDYCAR X The account was titled: “Tribute to Kyle Busch on Indy 500 lap 18.”
driver Romain Grosjean He also paid tribute to Busch on Sunday by driving the No. 18 car for Dale Coyne Racing. The vehicle’s font is the same one used by Busch when he drove for NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing team.
The racing community continues to pay tribute to NASCAR legend Kyle Busch following his tragic passing. “There was silence in the garage as the No. 33 @RCRracing Chevrolet was unloaded at @CLTMotorSpdway in tribute,” NASCAR’s official social media account wrote via X on Saturday, May 23, along with a video showing the late driver’s team unloading (…)
Wednesday, May 20, Busch reportedly ‘became unresponsive’ Testing took place in a Chevrolet racing simulator at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, according to the Associated Press. News came the next day that Busch had been hospitalized.
In a statement shared on Thursday, May 21, the Busch family said: “Kyle has become seriously ill and has required hospitalization. He is currently undergoing treatment and will not participate in any scheduled events this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. We ask for your understanding and privacy as our family deals with this situation.”
Hours before his death, 911 call obtained by TMZ It was revealed that Busch suffered a medical emergency at a training facility in North Carolina.
“I got a call of a guy who was short of breath, very hot. (He) thought he was going to pass out, he was bleeding a little bit, he was coughing up some blood,” the caller said, noting that Busch was still “awake” and conscious. “He’s on the bathroom floor now.”
The NASCAR world is in shock after the death of two-time Cup champion Kyle Busch, known to fans as “Rowdy.” The athlete died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 41, after being hospitalized due to what his family described as a “serious illness.” The fierce competitor leaves behind his wife, Samantha Busch, and (…)
NASCAR confirmed Thursday that the athlete passed away at the age of 41. His wife died, Samantha Buschand their two children.
“It is with sadness and heartbreak that we share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of the greatest and fiercest drivers in the sport,” NASCAR said in a statement released via
A representative for the family confirmed to NBC News on Saturday, May 23, Kyle died of pneumonia Progresses to “sepsis, leading to rapid and overwhelming associated complications.”
Kyle’s final race will be the NASCAR All-Star Race on May 17 at Dover International Speedway. He ended up finishing 17th. “You never know when the last game is going to be,” he told reporters after the game.
He was scheduled to race in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway but withdrew due to hospitalization.