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One day he was testing in Chevrolet\u2019s simulator in Concord, North Carolina; the next, he was gone. At just 41, Kyle Busch\u2019s life ended with a mystery still hanging in the air. His family revealed only a \u201csevere illness,\u201d the same vague phrase that had quietly pulled him from two Charlotte races he was expected to run. Just days earlier at Watkins Glen, he\u2019d radioed for a doctor, brushing it off as a \u201csinus cold\u201d as he pushed through to the finish.<\/p>\n
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In the shock that followed NASCAR\u2019s announcement, tributes poured in for a driver who was as polarizing as he was gifted. \u201cRowdy\u201d was the villain some fans loved to hate and others loved without apology, a once\u2011in\u2011a\u2011generation talent who collected wins across every major NASCAR series. Away from the track, he and his wife Samantha poured themselves into their Bundle of Joy Fund, turning their own infertility struggle into hope for other families. Now, the sport is left with records, memories, and a gnawing sense of unfinished business, mourning a giant who left the race far too soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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