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A private funeral for Kyle Busch took place Tuesday, June 2, while plans for a public memorial service for the fan-favorite NASCAR driver remain in the works.
Fox Sports reporter Bob Pockrass shared a post on social media from NASCAR spotter Eddie D'Hondt, who previously worked on Busch's team, acknowledging the private ceremony. Kyle Larson had previously brought it up Monday night, June 1 after winning a dirt-track race at Davenport Speedway in Iowa. He also announced he would donate his winnings to Bundle of Joy, the charity Busch and his wife Samantha had started to assist families struggling with infertility.
"We know how much the Busch family means to all of us, and we greatly miss Kyle," Larson said after the race. "We get to celebrate his life tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to doing that, and I want to send that money to them."
The location and attendees of Tuesday's ceremony were unknown. Busch was cremated in Mooresville, North Carolina, according to his death certificate, about 35 miles north of Charlotte, where he died May 21 after a bout of pneumonia developed into sepsis. He was 41.
Pockrass also reported that there are plans to hold a public memorial for Busch in Charlotte. A date has not yet been determined.
Tributes have popped up at racing sites across the country since Busch's shocking death two weeks ago. Events at the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 morphed into memorials to "Rowdy," whose 234 wins across NASCAR's three national series are the most ever. Larson, Daniel Suarez and Denny Hamlin have been among the drivers who have performed his signature bow after wins since his passing.
Busch's death certificate said he suffered a "chain of events" that advanced his pneumonia into sepsis, which the medical examiner estimated Busch had for just one day. Busch's final victory came May 15 in the Truck Series race at Dover, after which he told reporters he was still feeling the affects of the illness from the week prior at Watkins Glen.
Busch's 11-year-old son, Brexton, made his return to the track after the service for his father. Charlotte Motor Speedway posted some photos of the eldest Busch sibling taking part in the Cook Out Summer Shootout. It was Brexton's first race since his father's death.
Brexton has been racing since he was 5 and has more than 100 wins to his name. Richard Childress Racing pulled Busch's No. 8 car from the field and said it was saving it for Brexton if and when he decides to join the NASCAR ranks.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Kyle Busch funeral plans in the works in Charlotte, report says
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Fox Sports reporter Bob Pockrass shared a post on social media from NASCAR spotter Eddie D'Hondt, who previously worked on Busch's team, acknowledging the private ceremony. Kyle Larson had previously brought it up Monday night, June 1 after winning a dirt-track race at Davenport Speedway in Iowa. He also announced he would donate his winnings to Bundle of Joy, the charity Busch and his wife Samantha had started to assist families struggling with infertility.
"We know how much the Busch family means to all of us, and we greatly miss Kyle," Larson said after the race. "We get to celebrate his life tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to doing that, and I want to send that money to them."
The location and attendees of Tuesday's ceremony were unknown. Busch was cremated in Mooresville, North Carolina, according to his death certificate, about 35 miles north of Charlotte, where he died May 21 after a bout of pneumonia developed into sepsis. He was 41.
Kyle Busch funeral in the works
Pockrass also reported that there are plans to hold a public memorial for Busch in Charlotte. A date has not yet been determined.
Tributes have popped up at racing sites across the country since Busch's shocking death two weeks ago. Events at the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 morphed into memorials to "Rowdy," whose 234 wins across NASCAR's three national series are the most ever. Larson, Daniel Suarez and Denny Hamlin have been among the drivers who have performed his signature bow after wins since his passing.
Busch's death certificate said he suffered a "chain of events" that advanced his pneumonia into sepsis, which the medical examiner estimated Busch had for just one day. Busch's final victory came May 15 in the Truck Series race at Dover, after which he told reporters he was still feeling the affects of the illness from the week prior at Watkins Glen.
Brexton Busch returns to racing
Busch's 11-year-old son, Brexton, made his return to the track after the service for his father. Charlotte Motor Speedway posted some photos of the eldest Busch sibling taking part in the Cook Out Summer Shootout. It was Brexton's first race since his father's death.
Brexton has been racing since he was 5 and has more than 100 wins to his name. Richard Childress Racing pulled Busch's No. 8 car from the field and said it was saving it for Brexton if and when he decides to join the NASCAR ranks.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Kyle Busch funeral plans in the works in Charlotte, report says
Continue reading...
