Kyle Busch's No. 8 Car Retired After His Death: 'No One Can Carry It Forward to the Level That He Did'
Richard Childress Racing announced that it would suspend use of the No. 8 car, and reserve it for future use by his 11-year-old son, Brexton
Kyle Busch on January 21, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Credit: Jonathan Bachman/Getty; David Hahn/Icon Sportswire via Getty NEED TO KNOW Kyle Busch's car number has been retired in the wake of his death at age 41 Richard Childress Racing announced that it would suspend use of the No. 8 car and reserve it for future use by his 11-year-old son, Brexton The two-time Cup Series champion died on Thursday, May 21, just hours after the Busch family shared that he was hospitalized with a "severe illness" Kyle Busch 's car number has been retired in the wake of his death at age 41 .
On Friday, May 22, Richard Childress Racing announced that it would suspend use of the No. 8 car and reserve it for future use by his 11-year-old son, Brexton . "Richard Childress Racing has elected to suspend use of the No.
8 and will run the No. 33 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and beyond," the organization said in a post on social media . "Kyle Busch was instrumental in the design of RCR’s stylized No.
8 and it has become synonymous with Kyle and an important symbol for his fans and the NASCAR industry," the announcement continued. "No one can carry it forward to the level that he did. The No.