Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has been hospitalized with a severe illness and will not compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend.

Kyle Busch will miss the races at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. And not by choice.

Busch was hospitalized with a "severe illness," according to a family statement, and will miss all activity this weekend in Charlotte.

The race car driver was hospitalized earlier in the day due to a "severe" illness, according to a statement from his family.

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