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The NASCAR world is mourning one of its biggest stars.<\/p>\n

Several of Kyle Busch\u2019s fellow drivers paid tribute after his stunning death at 41, remembering the two-time Cup Series champion as one of the defining figures of his era.<\/p>\n

Read more Kyle Busch\u2019s heartbreaking words after winning truck series race less than week before his death<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cKyle Busch wasn\u2019t just one of the fiercest competitors our sport has ever seen, he was one of the most talented race car drivers I\u2019ve ever shared a track with,\u201d Hall of Fame driver Jimmie Johnson wrote on X. \u201cNASCAR lost one of its greatest talents today, and we\u2019ve all lost a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Denny Hamlin, who won Busch\u2019s last race at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, also took to social media to honor his friend.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely cannot comprehend this news,\u201d he wrote on X. \u201cWe just need to think of his family during this time. We love you KB.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even Busch\u2019s long time rival, Dale Earnhardt Jr., had kind words for the fallen driver.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cKyle and I had a really challenging existence for many years,\u201d Earnhardt wrote on X. \u201cBut we luckily took the time to figure out our differences and that was something he instigated with a conversation in his bus around how we each managed our racing teams. I was super eager for us to get on better terms. But it was he who made the effort for that to be possible.<\/p>\n

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\u201cKyle was one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. No one can deny that. But he was also a father, a husband, brother, son, and a friend to many. My heart is broken for the Busch family. I will never be able to make sense of this loss but I am thankful that we had found a way to become friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kyle Larson, who came up in NASCAR as Busch was already one of the sport\u2019s defining stars, also joined the outpouring.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cCompletely heartbroken to hear the news of Kyle\u2019s passing,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have so many memories of great battles with him throughout my career that I\u2019ll cherish forever. It\u2019s hard to even put into words what he meant to me and my career, whether he knew it or not. He was the bar we all measured ourselves against. Just a pure racer to the core. As real as they come.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Early on Thursday, Busch was abruptly pulled from the Coca-Cola 600 field with what was described as a \u201csevere illness resulting in hospitalization.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Kyle Busch\u2019s heartbreaking family post before tragic death<\/a><\/p>\n

Hours later, NASCAR announced that Busch had died.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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