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The NASCAR world pays tribute to Kyle Busch this weekend, and that includes some classy ones from two series in which the late driver had a lot of success.
While Busch, who died on Thursday after “severe pneumonia,” [that] progressed to sepsis,” he had been a full-time driver in NASCAR’s premier series, the Cup Series, for more than 20 years, still occasionally competing in both the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Craftsman Truck Series.
He was especially known for his dominance in the Truck Series, winning 69 of his 184 races, and at one point owned a team. In fact, Busch’s last career victory came just under a week before his death in a Truck Series race at Dover.
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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 7 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, is introduced before 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 in which Busch was supposed to participate.
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Corey Day was in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, the truck in which Busch earned his last victory, and was set to start on the pole after Friday’s qualifying was rained out.
Kyle Busch celebrates the latest victory of his NASCAR career at Dover Motor Speedway. (Photo by David Hahn/Icon Sportswire)
Before the race began Friday night, teams and fans held a moment of silence for Busch.
Unfortunately, the race never started and was postponed until Saturday morning and then again until Saturday evening.
The O’Reilly Autoparts Series, in which Busch raced many times and won many times during his career, also took a moment to remember him before his race at Charlotte on Saturday.
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That race was also suspended due to rain.
There will be some regrets on Sunday when the Coca-Cola 600, the longest NASCAR Cup Series race of the year, begins at 6 p.m. ET.
