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Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch dies at 41

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Two-time NASCAR Series Cup champion Kyle Busch has died at age 41 following a brief but severe illness, NASCAR officials announced Thursday.

Kyle Busch, shown here at the Duel at Daytona 1 Qualifying Race on Feb. , 13, 2020, has died at age 41 following a brief illness, NASCAR announced Thursday. File Photo by Edwin Locke/UPI May 21 (UPI) -- Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion driver Kyle Busch has died following a brief illness, NASCAR announced Thursday.

He was 41. "We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport's greatest and fiercest drivers," NASCAR said in a post on X . "We extend our deepest condolences to the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and the entire motorsports community.

" No other details of Busch's death were immediately made available. NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch has died at age 41 following a brief, undisclosed illness, the racing circuit announced Thursday. File Photo by Bill Gutweiler/UPI We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport's greatest and fiercest drivers.

He was 41 years old. We extend our deepest condolences to the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and the entire... pic.