{"id":702,"date":"2026-05-21T22:34:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=702"},"modified":"2026-05-21T22:34:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:34:37","slug":"2-time-nascar-champion-kyle-busch-has-died-at-41-nascar-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=702","title":{"rendered":"2-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch has died at 41, NASCAR says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>By STEVE REED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CONCORD, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR\u2019s three national series, has died at 41.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=700\">RTD\u2019s latest bus and rail service changes start June 7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying that Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch,\u201d the statement said. \u201cA future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. 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