Kyle Busch death: Latest news on how NASCAR legend passed away

Fans continue to mourn Kyle Busch two days after the NASCAR legend's sudden and shocking death at age 41 . The two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion was hospitalized in Charlotte, North Carolina, earlier this week with what his family and the auto racing series termed a "severe illness . " Busch was scheduled to compete in two NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway over Memorial Day weekend: a Craftsman Truck Series race that was reschedued for the morning of Saturday, May 23, and the annual Coca-Cola 600, the Cup Series' longest race of the season on Sunday, May 24.

Busch won 63 Cup Series races, which ranks ninth on the all-time list, and season championships in 2015 and 2019. He holds the record for most wins in the second-tier O'Reilly Auto Parts Series with 102 and the Truck Series with 69. His most recent Trucks win came last weekend at Dover Motor Speedway, and his post-race interview has now taken on a whole new layer .

Here's what we know about Kyle Busch's death: What is Kyle Busch's cause of death Kyle Busch's cause of death is still not known. The racing star was hospitalized this week with a "severe illness. " The Associated Press reported that Busch was testing in the Chevrolet racing simulator in Concord, North Carolina, on Wednesday when he became unresponsive and was transported to a hospital in Charlotte.

Earlier this month, he was heard on team radio at Watkins Glen talking with the team doctor and was battling a sinus cold. A week later, at Dover, after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ECOSAVE 200 on May 15, Busch addressed his cold on video. “I’m still not great,” he said.