Kyle Busch 911 call: NASCAR star coughing up blood day before death
A 911 call obtained by USA Today reveals Kyle Busch was coughing up blood at a General Motors facility in Concord, N.C., the day before he died.
Editor's note: Read the latest updates on NASCAR star Kyle Busch's death here . Kyle Busch was coughing up blood when emergency responders were called to a General Motors facility in Concord, N. C.
, the day before the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion died , according to the 911 call obtained by USA Today. In the call, a man tells a dispatcher that Busch was on the bathroom floor, awake, but in distress. He said Busch was coughing up blood, short of breath and very hot.
The caller asked that emergency responders turn off their sirens on arrival. “I’ve got an individual that’s (experiencing) shortness of breath, very hot and thinks he’s going to pass out and he’s producing a little bit of blood, coughing up some blood,” the caller told the dispatcher. The caller identified the location as the General Motors Charlotte Technical Center off Speedway Boulevard in Concord, describing it as being next to Hendrick Motorsports.
The Associated Press previously reported, citing people familiar with the situation, that Busch had become unresponsive while testing in a Chevrolet racing simulator in Concord on May 20. Busch was transported to a hospital in Charlotte. His family posted a statement to his X account the following morning May 21, saying he had been hospitalized with a severe illness and would not compete that weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.