NASCAR Truck, O'Reilly Series Honor Kyle Busch After 69 Truck Wins and Death at 41
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Updated · Fox News · May 24
NASCAR Truck, O'Reilly Series Honor Kyle Busch After 69 Truck Wins and Death at 41
6 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 24
Charlotte races in NASCAR’s Truck and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series paused for moments of silence this weekend after Kyle Busch died Thursday from severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis.
Busch had remained active across both series despite a 20-plus-year Cup career, and his final victory came less than a week before his death in a Truck Series race at Dover.
Friday’s Truck race at Charlotte—where Busch had been scheduled to drive the No. 7 for Spire Motorsports—was postponed twice by rain, while Saturday’s O’Reilly race was also suspended.
69 Truck Series wins in 184 starts underscored Busch’s dominance there, and NASCAR now heads into Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 with tributes continuing across the sport.
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