{"id":271,"date":"2026-05-23T17:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271"},"modified":"2026-05-23T17:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:07:06","slug":"nascar-garage-watches-in-tearful-silence-as-kyle-buschs-former-car-is-unloaded-at-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR garage watches in tearful silence as Kyle Busch’s former car is unloaded at track"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Silence and sadness filled the garage area at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday morning as the late Kyle Busch\u2019s race car was unloaded from storage and pushed onto the rainy track.<\/p>\n

Read more Brexton Busch heartbreakingly updates profile picture to hugging photo with father Kyle Busch<\/a><\/p>\n

The familiar blue and white Chevrolet with Cheddar\u2019s Scratch Kitchen advertising was changed from No. 8 to No. 33 because Busch\u2019s No. 8 is temporarily retired by Richard Childress Racing. <\/p>\n

It will be unretired for Busch\u2019s 11-year-old son Brexton when it is his time to race.<\/p>\n

A black No. 8 decal has been added to the door. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Austin Hill is the substitute driver.<\/p>\n

People in the crowd of drivers, teams, racing officials and media were seen wiping their eyes and hugging each other during the somber moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cPutting the new numbers on this car was the hardest thing I\u2019ve ever done,\u201d\u00a0Dalton Good, a graphic installer at Richard Childress Racing, said, according to USA Today.<\/p>\n

Busch, 41, died suddenly Thursday after he reportedly was found unresponsive while testing inside the Chevrolet racing simulator at the GM Charlotte Technical Center in Concord, N.C.<\/p>\n

Read more Cause of death revealed for ex-NASCAR star Kyle Busch<\/a><\/p>\n

Busch\u2019s family revealed Saturday that he died of severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis, leading to rapid and overwhelming complications. <\/p>\n

A 911 call revealed he was\u00a0coughing up blood on the bathroom floor\u00a0and experiencing shortness of breath and overheating before being taken to the hospital. He was believed at the time to be dealing with an exacerbated sinus issue.<\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n

Busch was the winningest driver in NASCAR history with 234 victories across all three national divisions. He is survived by his wife Samantha, Brexton and four-year-old daughter Lennix.<\/p>\n

The status of qualifying races Saturday for Sunday\u2019s 400-lap marathon is uncertain because of the gloomy weather befitting the mood around NASCAR at the moment.<\/p>\n

NASCAR CEO Steve O\u2019Donnell called Busch \u201can American badass.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe certainly had our battles but I would give a lot of money to have a few more battles,\u201d O\u2019Donnell said.<\/p>\n

Read more Pete Hegseth tears into DEI, \u2018woke military\u2019 in fiery West Point graduation speech<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Silence and sadness filled the garage area at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday morning as the late Kyle Busch\u2019s race car was unloaded from storage and pushed onto the rainy track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\nNASCAR garage watches in tearful silence as Kyle Busch's former car is unloaded at track - Metro Transit Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NASCAR garage watches in tearful silence as Kyle Busch's former car is unloaded at track - Metro Transit Review\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Silence and sadness filled the garage area at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday morning as the late Kyle Busch\u2019s race car was unloaded from storage and pushed onto the rainy track.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Metro Transit Review\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-23T17:07:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=271#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=271\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14\"},\"headline\":\"NASCAR garage watches in tearful silence as Kyle Busch’s former car is unloaded at track\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-23T17:07:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=271\"},\"wordCount\":376,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=271#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/edb26a2c6719d162d83d300b69636e76.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Sports\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=271#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=271\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=271\",\"name\":\"NASCAR garage watches in tearful silence as Kyle Busch's former car is unloaded at track - Metro Transit Review\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=271#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=271#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/edb26a2c6719d162d83d300b69636e76.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-23T17:07:06+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=271#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=271\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=271#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/edb26a2c6719d162d83d300b69636e76.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/edb26a2c6719d162d83d300b69636e76.webp\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":799},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=271#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"NASCAR garage watches in tearful silence as Kyle Busch’s former car is unloaded at track\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Metro Transit Review\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"NASCAR garage watches in tearful silence as Kyle Busch's former car is unloaded at track - Metro Transit Review","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"NASCAR garage watches in tearful silence as Kyle Busch's former car is unloaded at track - Metro Transit Review","og_description":"Silence and sadness filled the garage area at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday morning as the late Kyle Busch\u2019s race car was unloaded from storage and pushed onto the rainy track.","og_url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271","og_site_name":"Metro Transit Review","article_published_time":"2026-05-23T17:07:06+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14"},"headline":"NASCAR garage watches in tearful silence as Kyle Busch’s former car is unloaded at track","datePublished":"2026-05-23T17:07:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271"},"wordCount":376,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/edb26a2c6719d162d83d300b69636e76.webp","articleSection":["Sports"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271","url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271","name":"NASCAR garage watches in tearful silence as Kyle Busch's former car is unloaded at track - Metro Transit Review","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/edb26a2c6719d162d83d300b69636e76.webp","datePublished":"2026-05-23T17:07:06+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/edb26a2c6719d162d83d300b69636e76.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/edb26a2c6719d162d83d300b69636e76.webp","width":1200,"height":799},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=271#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"NASCAR garage watches in tearful silence as Kyle Busch’s former car is unloaded at track"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/","name":"Metro Transit Review","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/metrotransitreview.com"],"url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}