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The NASCAR community is reeling after the sudden death of legendary driver Kyle Busch, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 41.
Busch had just won a Truck Series race on May 15th at Dover, and was preparing for this weekend's crown jewel race in Charlotte, the Coca-Cola 600. The Busch family announced on Thursday that Kyle was hospitalized with a severe illness, and would miss this weekend's race. Hours later, NASCAR announced that Kyle Busch had died.
Busch was scheduled to compete on Friday night at Charlotte in the Truck Series, and several drivers will run tributes on their trucks in honor of Busch.
Richard Childress Racing, the team Busch had driven for since 2023, will still field the Cup Series car that Busch would have driven on Sunday, with driver Austin Hill set to fill in. RCR announced Friday that the organization would not use Busch's No. 8 on the side of the car, and will shift to using the No. 33.
RCR also said that it will hold Busch's stylized No. 8 until his son, 11-year-old Brexton Busch, is ready to use it in NASCAR competition.
"Kyle Busch was instrumental in the design of RCR’s stylized No. 8 and it has become synonymous with Kyle and an important symbol for his fans and the NASCAR industry. No one can carry it forward to the level that he did. The No. 8 is reserved and ready for Brexton Busch when he is ready to go NASCAR racing."
Brexton Busch has already become one of the top young drivers in the nation, winning 48 races in 2024 according to his website. Kyle Busch had previously said he planned to retire from the NASCAR Cup Series and return to the Truck Series as Brexton got older, planning to split the truck with his son when he when he became 16 and old enough to run short-track races.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Why RCR is suspending the use of No. 8 after Kyle Busch's death
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Busch had just won a Truck Series race on May 15th at Dover, and was preparing for this weekend's crown jewel race in Charlotte, the Coca-Cola 600. The Busch family announced on Thursday that Kyle was hospitalized with a severe illness, and would miss this weekend's race. Hours later, NASCAR announced that Kyle Busch had died.
Busch was scheduled to compete on Friday night at Charlotte in the Truck Series, and several drivers will run tributes on their trucks in honor of Busch.
Richard Childress Racing, the team Busch had driven for since 2023, will still field the Cup Series car that Busch would have driven on Sunday, with driver Austin Hill set to fill in. RCR announced Friday that the organization would not use Busch's No. 8 on the side of the car, and will shift to using the No. 33.
RCR also said that it will hold Busch's stylized No. 8 until his son, 11-year-old Brexton Busch, is ready to use it in NASCAR competition.
"Kyle Busch was instrumental in the design of RCR’s stylized No. 8 and it has become synonymous with Kyle and an important symbol for his fans and the NASCAR industry. No one can carry it forward to the level that he did. The No. 8 is reserved and ready for Brexton Busch when he is ready to go NASCAR racing."
Brexton Busch has already become one of the top young drivers in the nation, winning 48 races in 2024 according to his website. Kyle Busch had previously said he planned to retire from the NASCAR Cup Series and return to the Truck Series as Brexton got older, planning to split the truck with his son when he when he became 16 and old enough to run short-track races.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Why RCR is suspending the use of No. 8 after Kyle Busch's death
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