{"id":687845,"date":"2026-05-23T04:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T04:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/687845\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T04:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T04:41:11","slug":"nascar-ceo-explains-why-they-wont-postpone-next-race-after-kyle-buschs-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/687845\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR CEO Explains Why They Won&#8217;t Postpone Next Race After Kyle Busch&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MixCollage-22-May-2026-11-05-PM-7062.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24038582\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">\u00a9 Joe Puetz-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR will honor Kyle Busch\u2019s death by continuing to race.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the 41-year-old Busch died after suffering from a serious, mysterious illness.<\/p>\n<p>A day after Busch\u2019s death, NASCAR CEO Steve O\u2019Donnell spoke to the media to talk about the racecar driver\u2019s untimely passing.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Donnell started the press conference by declining to answer health-related questions about Busch\u2019s death out of respect for Busch\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou guys who have known me know that transparency is something that we all believe in. So in due time, I think everyone will be comfortable with where things stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spent the rest of the day and the afternoon with the people I thought I should be spending it with in the industry, and just tried to be there for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NASCAR\u2019s Mike Forde led off CEO Steve O\u2019Donnell\u2019s press conference by saying that they currently do not have answers for any health-related questions pertaining to Kyle Busch\u2019s illness and death. Out of respect for the Busch family\u2019s request for privacy, O\u2019Donnell did not address\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lPVu4iVSUZ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/lPVu4iVSUZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steven Taranto (@STaranto92) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STaranto92\/status\/2057942359434813919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Donnell went on to explain why NASCAR won\u2019t postpone its upcoming race after Busch\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a fair question, but when you look at what minimal conversations did take place between RCR, ourselves, family, it was \u2013 Kyle Busch would probably be pretty pissed off if we didn\u2019t race. So we\u2019re gonna honor his memory and make sure people know what he was all about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Because I felt it was at least necessary to ask, I asked NASCAR CEO Steve O\u2019Donnell if there was any consideration to postponing the Coca-Cola 600 due to Kyle Busch\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a fair question, but when you look at what minimal conversations did take place between\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kKiy7MrTYH\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/kKiy7MrTYH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steven Taranto (@STaranto92) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STaranto92\/status\/2057937280271106552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a9 Joe Puetz-Imagn Images NASCAR will honor Kyle Busch\u2019s death by continuing to race. 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