Days after his shocking death, Busch’s family announces that driver died of “severe pneumonia” that “progressed into sepsis<\/p>\n
\n\tThe cause of death for Kyle Busch<\/a>, the legendary NASCAR<\/a> driver who died<\/a> Thursday at the age of 41, has been revealed.<\/p>\n \n\tBusch\u2019s family said in a statement Saturday, \u201cThe medical evaluation provided to the Busch Family concluded that severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications. The Family asks for continued understanding and privacy during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tA two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and one of the most decorated racers in the sport\u2019s history, Busch was hospitalized a death before his death after suffering from a \u201csevere illness\u201d that forced him to mss the Coca-Cola 600. It was later revealed that Busch had been dealing with respiratory issues in recent weeks, including a \u201csinus cold\u201d and a persistent cough that was \u201csignificant,\u201d as Busch told reporters.<\/p>\n \n\tDespite the health issues, Busch continued to train and race. Days before his death, Busch took home his final Nascar win in the Craftsman Truck Series race. His post-race interview has since circulated online following his death: As he stood in Victory Lane at Dover Motor Speedway, he was why these moments never get old.\u00a0 Busch replied, \u201cBecause you never know when the last one is.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cOur entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch. A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation,\u201d NASCAR and the Busch family said in a joint statement Thursday.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThroughout a career that spanned more than two decades, Kyle set records in national series wins, won championships at NASCAR\u2019s highest level and fostered the next generation of drivers as an owner in the Truck Series. His sharp wit and competitive spirit sparked a deep emotional connection with race fans of every age, creating the proud and loyal \u2018Rowdy Nation.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Days after his shocking death, Busch’s family announces that driver died of “severe pneumonia” that “progressed into sepsis…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":689001,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,8661,634,82],"class_list":["post-689000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-kyle-busch","tag-nascar","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}