{"id":107,"date":"2026-05-21T22:10:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=107"},"modified":"2026-05-21T22:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:10:50","slug":"kyle-busch-nascar-star-dead-at-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=107","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Busch, NASCAR star, dead at 41"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Kyle Busch, one of NASCAR\u2019s top drivers, died Thursday after being hospitalized with a severe illness this week. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=105\">Teacher, 61, admits to sex with boy also allegedly abused by other educator at same Christian school<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was 41.<\/p>\n<p>News of Busch\u2019s illness was announced by his family earlier in the day, and the shocking news came of his death came from NASCAR shortly before 6 p.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport\u2019s greatest and fiercest drivers. He was 41 years old,\u201d NASCAR said in a statement. \u201cWe extend our deepest condolences to the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and the entire motorsports community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=103\">Handcuffed Britney Spears fails sobriety test in shocking DUI arrest video<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Busch was 24th in the Cup Series standings, holding two to-10 finishes over 12 races during the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=101\">Howard Fendrich, revered AP sports reporter, dead at 55<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This story will be updated<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Busch, NASCAR\u2019s winningest overall driver, has died after being hospitalized with a severe illness on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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