Kyle Busch's cause of death revealed: severe pneumonia, sepsis

Kyle Busch died of pneumonia leading to sepsis, according to a statement provided by the Busch family on Saturday morning. "The medical evaluation provided to the Busch Family concluded that severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications,” the family said in a statement. "The Family asks for continued understanding and privacy during this difficult time.

" Busch, 41, died on Thursday after a brief illness. On Wednesday, he began suffering a medical emergency at the General Motors Charlotte Technical Center in Concord, N. C.

An unidentified male at the scene called 911, according to a recording obtained by TMZ , saying Busch was suffering “shortness of breath, very hot, thinks he’s going to pass out and is producing a little bit of blood — coughing up some blood. ” Busch was taken to a Charlotte hospital, per the Associated Press, and on Thursday morning his family and Richard Childress Racing announced he would miss this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 because of an unspecified “severe illness. ” At 5:40 p.

m. ET on Thursday afternoon, NASCAR announced publicly that Busch had died, shocking the racing community. “Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch,” the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR said in a statement.