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jmowreader

(53,404 posts) Thu May 21, 2026, 11:06 PM 6 hrs ago

I was just thinking about Kyle Busch's death...

There have been only two drivers in NASCAR Cup since 2001 whose seats had to be filled after they died.

One is Dale Earnhardt, the other Kyle Busch. Both drove for Richard Childress Racing.

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I was just thinking about Kyle Busch's death... (Original Post) jmowreader 6 hrs ago OP

Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was the death in 2001 at the Daytona 500, House of Roberts 6 hrs ago #1

House of Roberts

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1. Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was the death in 2001 at the Daytona 500,

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Thu May 21, 2026, 11:12 PM

6 hrs ago

so actually only Busch today since 2001.
What I find odd was that for the last several weeks all the talk was about how unsatisfied Kyle was at Childress, because they weren't competitive and speculation about what team he would drive for when he left. And now this.

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