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Posted on 5/21/26 at 9:44 pm to InkStainedWretch
Posted on 5/21/26 at 9:48 pm to InkStainedWretch
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AP is reporting that Busch became unresponsive while in the racing simulator that Chevrolet has in Concord, NC, on Wednesday and was transported to the hospital.
That GM tech center is only about 5 years old. It sits on property that's part of the Hendrick Racing compound just down the road from Charlotte Motor Speedway.
My wife had a conference in Concord in 2019 at the Embassy Suites right across the street. I took one of the days she was in the conference and hit up a ton of the race shop - Hendrick, Gibbs, Stewart-Hass, Roush, the old DEI building, JR Motorsports, and Kyle Busch Motorsports.
KBM was in this little industrial park behind some railroad tracks, but it was cool to walk in and see the 51 truck with the Rowdy name decal above the window.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 9:50 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
This is a Dale Sr./Fireball Roberts cataclysmic loss moment for the sport. The only difference is it didn’t happen on the track.
People respected Kyle. They may not have liked him all the time but they damn sure respected him.
People respected Kyle. They may not have liked him all the time but they damn sure respected him.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 9:55 pm to Paul Allen
Posted on 5/21/26 at 10:01 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Just saw an interview with Joey Logano from a Charlotte TV station. He looked shell shocked, he talked about the racing stuff that all the tributes are mentioning, but it kind of hit home when he said, “Our kids played together.”
Posted on 5/21/26 at 10:09 pm to InkStainedWretch
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This is a Dale Sr./Fireball Roberts cataclysmic loss moment for the sport. The only difference is it didn’t happen on the track.
It's this weird mix of Dale Sr's death in that you can't imagine a race without him on the track, fighting for position, mixing it up. But there's also that strange disbelief like when Davey and Alan died- if a racer is going to die you figure it'll be on the track like Sr (or Adam Petty, Clifford Allison), not a plane/helo crash or sudden medical issue.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 10:26 pm to PJinAtl
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It's this weird mix of Dale Sr's death in that you can't imagine a race without him on the track, fighting for position, mixing it up. But there's also that strange disbelief like when Davey and Alan died- if a racer is going to die you figure it'll be on the track like Sr (or Adam Petty, Clifford Allison), not a plane/helo crash or sudden medical issue.
This one today hit me like Dale Sr. did back in the day. Literally get a Fox News alert on it, I don't believe it. Didn't believe it until I saw it on ESPN and the NASCAR website. I think this will be one of those moments. Just like I could tell you exactly where I was when I learned Dale Sr. died, I feel I'll be able to tell people exactly where I was when I learned Kyle Busch died.
People who don't follow NASCAR won't understand how big of a deal this is. This would be like Tom Brady or Drew Brees passing away during the NFL season while they were still playing.
And the fact he raced for Richard Childress and RCR of all teams. I can only imagine what Richard Childress is feeling right now. Has to be a mix of just utter shock and sadness, as well as some really bad deja vu to Dale Sr.'s death.
This post was edited on 5/21/26 at 10:27 pm
Posted on 5/21/26 at 10:31 pm to Paul Allen
This hits similar to when Kobe died.
Having the TV on the background, hearing the news, thinking I'm mishearing it, and rushing to check online to see it was all true.
Sad day for Nascar fans, and sports in general.
Having the TV on the background, hearing the news, thinking I'm mishearing it, and rushing to check online to see it was all true.
Sad day for Nascar fans, and sports in general.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 10:34 pm to PJinAtl
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This is a Dale Sr./Fireball Roberts cataclysmic loss moment for the sport. The only difference is it didn’t happen on the track.
It's this weird mix of Dale Sr's death in that you can't imagine a race without him on the track, fighting for position, mixing it up. But there's also that strange disbelief like when Davey and Alan died- if a racer is going to die you figure it'll be on the track like Sr (or Adam Petty, Clifford Allison), not a plane/helo crash or sudden medical issue.
Agree with both of you. I was still working when the news broke, so I immediately turned on NASCAR Radio on Sirius, and have been listening most of the night.
Tonight has an extra heavy Earnhardt feel about it, yet it was another tragic off-track death that the sport has unfortunately experienced too much of.
Maybe it's because Rowdy is my age and I basically watched his entire career, and even perhaps it being an unknown illness rather than an accident, but this one has floored me more than the others.
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