Nascar champ Kyle Busch passed away on Thursday, May 21. 

A joint statement from the Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR regarding the passing of Kyle Busch.

"On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch.

Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch. A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely skilled and he cared deeply about the sport and fans. Throughout a career that spanned more than two decades, Kyle set records in national series wins, won championships at NASCAR’s highest level and fostered the next generation of drivers as an owner in the Truck Series. His sharp wit and competitive spirit sparked a deep emotional connection with race fans of every age, creating the proud and loyal ‘Rowdy Nation.’ NASCAR lost a giant of the sport today, far too soon."

Busch was a two-time Cup champion. He'd been in the Cup Series since 2004. Busch won the championship in 2015 and 2019, and had 234 victories across all three NASCAR national series.