Original story: Kyle Busch sidelined amid health scare.
The NASCAR driver’s family announced that the 41-year-old driver had been hospitalized with a “serious illness.”
In a May 21 statement posted on his social media, he continued: “He is currently receiving treatment and will not be participating in this weekend’s activities at Charlotte Motor Speedway. We ask for your understanding and privacy as our family navigates this situation.”
In addition to the Cup race at the event, Busch, who has two children, Brexton, 11, and Lennix, 4, with his wife, Samantha Busch, was scheduled to compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in Concord, North Carolina, on May 22nd.
This is the first time in more than a decade that Busch has missed a Cooper Series race, the last time being in 2015 while recovering from a compound foot fracture and broken foot. At the time, injuries from a crash caused him to miss the first 11 races of the season.
Following the announcement of his hospitalization, Richard Childress Racing (RCR) expressed its support to the driver and his family.
