Remembering Kyle Busch | NASCAR to hold public memorial service
TIME, BUT THEY MANAGED TO ESCAPE. NASCAR FANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE STILL MOURNING THE LOSS OF ONE OF THE SPORT’S MOST ICONIC DRIVERS, KYLE BUSCH. TRIBUTES CONTINUE TO POUR IN OUTSIDE THE RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING MUSEUM IN WELCOME. WXII 12 CHRIS PETERSON SPOKE WITH FANS ABOUT BUSCH’S LEGACY AND HOW THE NASCAR COMMUNITY IS COMING TOGETHER TO HEAL. THE RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING MUSEUM IS CLOSED, BUT THE MEMORIAL IN FRONT OF THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO GROW AS NASCAR FANS TRY TO PROCESS THE LOSS OF ONE OF THE BEST DRIVERS IN THE SPORT’S HISTORY. I WAS STUNNED AND I WAS SHOCKED, STUNNED AND SHOCKED IS THE COMMON FEELING AMONG RACE FANS THAT SHOW UP HERE AT RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING. FOLKS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE MAKING A SIDE TRIP HERE TO WELCOME. AFTER LEAVING RACE WEEKEND IN CHARLOTTE TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS. I MEAN, HE JUST NEVER GAVE UP ADVERSITY. HE’D FIGHT THROUGH IT. I MEAN, JUST HE WAS A WINNER, A WINNER. AND THE RACE WASN’T THE SAME WITHOUT HIM. FLOWERS, CARDS AND M&MS LINED THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE MUSEUM. ONE HANDWRITTEN CARD FROM A FAN IN VIRGINIA BEACH SAID, NUMBER EIGHT ON THE TRACK. NUMBER ONE IN OUR HEARTS. SHE’S GOING TO MISS HIM. YOU KNOW, HE’S ONE OF THOSE RACERS THAT IS GENERATIONAL. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU’LL EVER SEE SOMEONE THAT’S AS GOOD AS HE IS EVER AGAIN. IT’S WE’RE GOING TO MISS HIM. IT WAS UNREAL. YOU KNOW, HE WAS LIKE KOBE BRYANT AND NASCAR. YOU KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING? LIKE VERY SUDDEN, YOU KNOW, LIKE HOW BIG MICHAEL JACKSON DEATH WAS. LIKE, IT’S JUST, YOU KNOW, WE JUST GOT TO CHERISH, CHERISH EACH OTHER. THAT’S ALL. BECAUSE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT. BUSCH WAS ONE OF THE MORE POLARIZING FIGURES IN THE SPORT. BUT EVEN IF YOU WEREN’T ONE OF HIS FANS, EVERYONE RESPECTED HIM. I WAS NOT A COWBOYS FAN. I WAS A JEFF GORDON FAN. I ALWAYS RESPECTED KYLE FOR HIS TENACITY, HIS HARD WORK, HIS DEDICATION TO THE SPORT. FANS ARE NOT ONLY LEAVING GIFTS, BUT SWAPPING STORIES AND SPENDING TIME TOGETHER. THEY SAY IT HELPS WITH THE HEALING PROCESS BECAUSE WE’RE SUCH A SMALL COMMUNITY THAT WE’RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE HERE FOR EACH OTHER. WE’RE ALWAYS GOING TO SUPPORT EVERYONE THAT NEEDS US AND YOU KNOW, BACK EVERYONE, THE FOLKS HERE AT RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING SAY FANS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME BY AND LEAVE GIFTS O
Remembering Kyle Busch | NASCAR to hold public memorial service
Updated: 10:10 PM EDT Jul 10, 2026
NASCAR will hold a public memorial to celebrate the life and achievements of NASCAR champion Kyle Busch. The events will be held on Oct. 9 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway following the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race.The service will be free and open to the public.Additional details regarding the service, including timing, speakers and other event logistics, will be announced in the coming days
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —
NASCAR will hold a public memorial to celebrate the life and achievements of NASCAR champion Kyle Busch.
The events will be held on Oct. 9 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway following the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race.
The service will be free and open to the public.
Additional details regarding the service, including timing, speakers and other event logistics, will be announced in the coming days