Flags fly at half staff at EchoPark Speedway to honor Kyle Busch
EchoPark Speedway honored NASCAR icon Kyle Busch Friday. The flag flew at half staff at the main entrance where photos of Busch flashed on a big screen. Metro Atlanta race car drivers like Doug Stevens shared memories of racing Busch on the track.
“Kyle’s nickname was Rowdy. He was a hard racer, a great racer, very talented,” said Stevens. “He was very competitive.
” [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Stevens just raced against Busch in February of this year. “It’s unbelievable,” said Stevens. Friday, a 911 call shed light on the medical emergency that led up to Busch’s death.
The caller is heard telling the dispatcher that Busch was in distress. The man said Busch was short of breath, very hot and his cough was producing some blood. Busch died in the hospital the next day.
“To see a guy that’s in that good of shape, the athlete he is, to do what he did week-in-week-out, you know, how does something like that happen? ” said Stevens. Before collapsing, Busch was testing in a racing simulator.