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Kyle Busch 911 Call Reveals Final Moments Before NASCAR Champion Was Hospitalized

Busch, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, died Thursday at age 41 after being hospitalized earlier in the week with an undisclosed illness.
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Kyle Busch 911 Call Reveals Final Moments Before NASCAR Champion Was Hospitalized
Kyle Busch, driver of the M&M's Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Budweiser Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Feb. 21, 2013. Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Haika Mrema
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A newly released 911 call captured the moments before NASCAR champion Kyle Busch was rushed to a North Carolina hospital, where he later died after suffering what his family described as a “severe illness.”

According to local outlet WSOC-TV, the emergency call was placed around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday from the General Motors Charlotte Technical Center on Speedway Boulevard, home to a driving simulator facility frequently used by NASCAR teams and drivers.

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Haika Mrema
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Haika Mrema is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times. She is an experienced writer and has covered entertainment and higher-education content for platforms such as Campus Reform and Media Research Center. She holds a B.B.A. from Baylor University where she majored in marketing.