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NASCAR's Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood a day before death, 911 call reveals

Busch died Thursday at age 41. No cause of death has been given, though his family said earlier he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness" three days before he was to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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What happened

According to PBS News’s source item, NASCAR’s Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood a day before death, 911 call reveals, Busch died Thursday at age 41. No cause of death has been given, though his family said earlier he had been hospitalized with a “severe illness” three days before he was to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Primary source: NASCAR’s Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood a day before death, 911 call reveals via PBS News. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.

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NASCAR's Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood a day before death, 911 call revealsPBS News - 2026-05-22T22:14:11+00:00

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