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NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch Dies at 41 After ‘Severe Illness’

Busch was hospitalized earlier this week with an undisclosed illness, his family announced on Thursday.
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NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch Dies at 41 After ‘Severe Illness’
Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 Lucas Oil Chevrolet, walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Del., on May 17, 2026. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images
Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
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Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has died at the age of 41, after being hospitalized earlier this week with an undisclosed illness.

News of his passing was confirmed on Thursday in a joint statement on behalf of the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing, and NASCAR.

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Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
Elma Aksalic is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times and an experienced TV news anchor and journalist covering original content for Newsmax magazine.
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