An emotional pre race at the Coke 600. Kurt Busch lays down 8 flowers on the infield No. 8 for his late brother Kyle Busch. Not a dry-eye in the speedway.
.@chaseelliott has been overwhelmed with emotions about the passing of @KyleBusch.
Specifically, Elliott hurts for Brexton Busch, who he can relate to as a son growing up and learning from his father.
He made it clear that he wants to help Brexton in anyway possible going forward and calls for the industry to support this family for years and years, as the pain will not go away.
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He was supposed to breakthrough for that last cup win. He was supposed to race alongside Brexton in the truck series. He was supposed to join Kurt in the Hall of Fame. We were supposed to celebrate his career because he was hanging up the helmet, not because his life was over.
Chase Elliott's car not only carries the No. 8 Kyle Busch memorial decal shared throughout the field, but he also has a "Rowdy" memorial decal with the Rowdy Burns No. 51 that Busch made his own.
i work 6am-12pm shifts every day. i was napping after work and my mom called me, waking me up, sobbing, asking me if i heard what happened. when i fell asleep, the only news was of his hospitalization, so i said yes. i knew he was hospitalized. she told me No. she told me he'd +
Where was everyone when you heard the news about KB?
I was at a car dealership looking at a new car. Saw the news while negotiating and I was stunned. Barely made it through all of that (ended up getting the car) and started balling on the drive home.
i havent cried yet and i feel like a horrible person for it. i keep thinking about how hes literally been racing since before i was even born. i keep thinking about how hes literally been a constant in everything for so long. i still cant get my head around it. i guess i never +