Add The California Post on Google The NASCAR community is still trying to get over the sudden passing of Kyle Busch earlier this year. And nobody has been hit harder than Busch’s family, which includes his brother, Kurt.
Kurt Busch (who is fresh off winning the IROC Unser Family Cup last weekend) did an interview that aired on Today on Friday where he shared aspects of his brother Kyle’s final day, along with his parting words with the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion.
“I was there at the hospital; I was there all day, hoping, praying, hoping for a turnaround,” Kurt said. “I said, ‘I got you man, Come on. I got you. I got you, Come on. Be strong.’
“It wasn’t fair,” Kurt added while wiping away tears.
Kyle Busch (left), driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, talks with his brother Kurt Busch, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge, during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Southern 500 on Friday, May 8, 2009, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. (Getty Images North America) Getty Images Friday marks exactly three months since Kyle’s passing, which was the result of bacterial pneumonia developing “into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications,” according to a statement from his family.
“I miss the words that we never spoke to each other and the vibe that we had on track,” Kurt added after mentioning how him and his brother managed to communicate on the race track without needing to actually speak.
“There is no book; there is no outline on what we’re supposed to do right now,” he said when speaking about how to try and navigate this new world without his beloved brother.
Kurt deserves a lot of credit for being willing to speak so openly about his brother’s passing, given how recent the death still is.
No matter how much time passes, Kyle’s passing has left an unfillable void within the sport.
Kyle Busch accumulated 63 career NASCAR Cup Series wins and two championships, cementing himself among the legends of the sport.
