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NASCAR holds moments of silence for Kyle Busch at Charlotte race weekend

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The NASCAR world is remembering Kyle Busch this weekend, and that includes some classy races from two series where the late driver had great success.

Busch, who passed away Thursday after “severe pneumonia.” [that] progressed to sepsis” — was a full-time driver in the Cup Series, NASCAR’s top series, for more than 20 years, still racing occasionally in both the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Craftsman Truck Series.

He was particularly known for his dominance in the Truck Series, winning 69 of 184 races and being a team owner at one point. In fact, the last win of Busch’s career came less than a week before his death in the Truck Series race at Dover.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 7 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, is unveiled ahead of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 1, 2026. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

On Friday, the Truck Series was in Charlotte as part of the Coca-Cola 600 weekend for a race that Busch was supposed to attend.

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Corey Day was in the No. 7 Chevrolet in the Spire Motorsports truck where Busch took his last win and would start on the pole after Friday’s qualifying rained out.

Kyle Busch

Kyle Busch celebrates the final win of his NASCAR career at Dover Motor Speedway. (Photo: David Hahn/Icon Sportswire)

Before the start of the race Friday night, teams and fans observed a moment of silence for Busch.

Unfortunately the race never started and was postponed until Saturday morning and then Saturday night.

The O’Reilly Autoparts Series, where Busch raced and won multiple times throughout his career, also took some time to remember him before their race at Charlotte on Saturday.

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This race was also postponed due to rain.

There will be some heavy hearts as the Coca-Cola 600, the NASCAR Cup Series’ longest race of the year, begins Sunday at 6 p.m.

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