1 of 2 | Kyle Busch, shown here at the Duel at Daytona 1 Qualifying Race on Feb., 13, 2020, has died at age 41 following a brief illness, NASCAR announced Thursday. File Photo by Edwin Locke/UPI | License Photo
May 21 (UPI) -- Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion driver Kyle Busch has died following a brief illness, NASCAR announced Thursday. He was 41.
"We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport's greatest and fiercest drivers," NASCAR said in a post on X.
"We extend our deepest condolences to the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and the entire motorsports community."
No other details of Busch's death were immediately made available.
