JUST IN: NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has died at the age of 41, just hours after it was announced that he would miss the Coca-Cola 600.
Busch has won 234 races across the three national series, and has won 63 Cup Series races.
Earlier on Thursday, Busch's family said he was in the hospital with a "severe illness."
Hours later, he was pronounced dead.
"Kyle has experienced a severe illness resulting in hospitalization," the Busch family said in a statement earlier in the day.
"He is currently undergoing treatment and will not compete in any of his scheduled activities this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. We ask for understanding and privacy as our family navigates this situation."
Heartbreaking. RIP.
BREAKING: FedEx driver who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand, has been sentenced to death.
Tanner Horner snatched Athena while he was delivering a Barbie doll to her home in Paradise, Texas.
At one point during the trial, jurors broke down in tears while hearing audio of Horner killing Athena after he told her to take off her shirt and said she was "really pretty."
Athena repeatedly asked for her mother before she was killed.
"Horner is then heard asking Athena to remove her shirt, and there are several moments when she says "no" and asks for her mom. That was followed by repeated sounds of crying, screaming and banging," NBC reported last month.
Following three hours of deliberation today, Horner was sentenced to death by lethal injection.
Breaking: Terence Crawford has announced his retirement from boxing
42-0
31 KOs
5 Division World Champion
3x Undisputed Champion
One of the greatest ever 🙌
Aware that Sabonis had five fouls.
Russ told him: “Switch, I got Giannis.”
Then looked him dead in the eye and said:
“I don’t want you fouled out.”
Leader 🔥💪
Dustin Poirier's career was special to witness:
💎 30-10, 1 NC in his MMA career
💎 T-6th most wins in UFC history (22)
💎 T-4th most KOs in UFC history (11)
💎 T-5th most finishes in UFC history (15)
💎 2nd most sig. strikes in UFC lightweight history
💎 Former interim lightweight champion
The Diamond did it his way 👏 #UFC318
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