{"id":749547,"date":"2026-06-20T13:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/749547\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T13:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:30:12","slug":"senate-passes-bipartisan-resolution-honoring-nascar-legend-kyle-busch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/749547\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate passes bipartisan resolution honoring NASCAR legend Kyle Busch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budd.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Honoring-the-Life-Kyle-Busch_Resolution.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan resolution<\/a> honoring the life and legacy of two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, a Las Vegas native who <a href=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/car-racing\/nascar-star-kyle-busch-dies-illness\/755166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">passed away on May 21<\/a> at the age of 41.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sponsored by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), the measure recognizes Busch\u2019s remarkable achievements and his dedication as a father and mentor. It highlights his record 19 consecutive seasons with at least one NASCAR Cup Series win from 2005 through 2023, the longest streak in the sport\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Busch was the winningest driver across NASCAR\u2019s three national series, amassing 234 victories, including 63 in the Cup Series, 102 in the Xfinity Series, and 69 in the Truck Series. He claimed Cup championships in 2015 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBusch earned the respect of both opposing drivers and fans through his commitment to providing thrilling entertainment to NASCAR crowds with his performative driving style,\u201d the resolution read in part. \u201cHe embraced his role as a champion driver and devoted father, proudly mentored and coached his son, Brexton, who began his own journey in motorsports, and helped to foster the passion for racing in the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The resolution also celebrates Busch\u2019s performative driving style that thrilled fans and his role as a devoted family man who mentored his son Brexton in motorsports. Survived by his wife Samantha and children Brexton and Lennix, Busch\u2019s contributions to racing and the next generation will endure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This tribute underscores the bipartisan respect for Busch\u2019s impact on NASCAR and American sports culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan resolution honoring the life and legacy of two-time NASCAR Cup Series&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":749548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,8661,634,82],"class_list":["post-749547","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\/749547","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=749547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/749548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=749547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=749547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=749547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}