What to know about Kyle Busch's wife, children after NASCAR driver dies at 41
Kyle Busch, who died at age 41, was married to his wife Samantha for 15 years and they had two children, Brexton and Lennix.
Two-time NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Busch, who died on May 21 from an undisclosed illness , was a committed family man, a husband and father of two. Busch, 41, and his wife, Samantha, were married for 15 years. Their children, Brexton Locke and Lennix Key, were born on May 18, 2015, and May 10, 2022, respectively.
Kyle Busch's older brother Kurt was also a NASCAR Cup driver. Here's what to know about Kyle Busch's family: Kyle and Samantha Busch met at a racing event Kyle and Samantha Busch met in 2007 at a promotional racing event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Samantha, a college student at the time, admitted she did not know who Kyle was.
They got to know each other when Kyle, who was too shy to invite Samantha himself, asked his public relations representative to invite Samantha to ride in the pace car. They spoke on the phone several times after that and finally went on their first date four months later. The couple got engaged during Daytona Speedweek in 2010 and married on New Year's Eve 2010.
Kyle and Samantha Busch struggled to start a family After a long struggle with infertility, which Kyle and Samantha spoke about publicly, they welcomed Brexton in 2015 and Lennix via surrogacy in 2022. Their journey with in vitro fertilization inspired Kyle and Samantha to establish the Bundle of Joy Fund , a foundation that helps families with IVF and fertility treatment. Kyle Busch's son Brexton is a third-generation race car driver Kyle Busch's father, Tom Busch, was a late model stock car driver who was a track champion in Nevada.