Charlotte Motor Speedway Becomes A Memorial For Kyle Busch
Friday Richard Childress Racing said they will retire the No. 8 Kyle Busch raced, until his son Brexton is ready to bring it back.
Remembrances of Kyle Busch could be seen everywhere at Charlotte Motor Speedway Friday. Greg Engle Kyle Busch wasn’t at Charlotte Motor Speedway Friday. He should have been.
But fate, cruel and sudden, had other ideas. The 41-year-old died Thursday not far from the 1. 5-mile cathedral of speed where he was scheduled to race that night.
And somehow that detail — the fact that he was so close to the place he spent years terrorizing — makes it feel even heavier. Like a fighter pilot lost within sight of the runway. That race was Friday night’s NASCAR Truck Series event, one Busch had entered 16 times dating back to 2005.
He won eight of them. Eight. Batting .
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