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Kyle Busch Death Certificate Reveals New Details on Driver's Cause of Death
The death certificate says pneumonia led to sepsis, DIC and hemorrhagic shock, with symptoms worsening over days to weeks before he died at 41.
- NASCAR driver Kyle Busch died on May 21 at 41 from severe bacterial pneumonia that progressed into sepsis, according to his death certificate obtained by The Athletic on Wednesday.
- Busch suffered from bacterial pneumonia for 'days to weeks' before his death, having radioed his team at Watkins Glen International on May 10 requesting a 'shot' from a doctor after racing.
- On May 20, a 911 caller requested an ambulance to the Charlotte Technical Center after Busch became unresponsive at a racing simulator, reporting he was coughing up blood and struggling to breathe.
- NASCAR honored the champion with a memorial service prior to the Coca-Cola 600, where NASCAR CEO Steve called Busch a 'certain first-ballot Hall of Famer' praising his two-plus decades in the sport.
- Busch was cremated in Mooresville, North Carolina, following an autopsy and is survived by his wife, Samantha, and their two children, Brexton and Lennix, who attended a recent public memorial.
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Kyle Busch death certificate reveals new details on driver's cause of death
Busch's death certificate revealed that he had been battling bacterial pneumonia for “days to weeks” before he died May 21 of natural causes.
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