Kyle Busch texted NASCAR CEO two days before death with specific request, and it was perfect

Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch died suddenly at 41, Fox News reports. The motor sports world expresses shock and sorrow over his unexpected passing. Busch, known for his fierce competitive spirit, leaves a profound legacy in racing, survived by his wife Samantha, and their two children. Colleagues remember him as a talented driver and a kind individual.

Kyle Busch texted NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell Tuesday with a specific request, a mere 24 hours before collapsing in a Chevrolet simulator.

Busch, 41, died Thursday in a stunning blow to the racing world. While a cause of death hasn't yet been disclosed, the 911 call from the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office, obtained by Fox News and OutKick, painted a grim picture.

The two-time champion was on the bathroom floor coughing up blood and experiencing shortness of breath, according to an unidentified man on the phone. Busch was alert.

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He was then transferred to a Charlotte hospital, and died a day later.

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)

O'Donnell, who was named NASCAR's CEO in April, received a text from Busch one day before all this happened, he revealed during a press conference Friday.

The context of the text? The Truck Series, of course.

"What I look back on is a text from Kyle Tuesday, as only Kyle could do — and I keep looking at it — and he said: 'Hey, man, what do you think about an over-40 rule to be able to compete in all the Truck Series races next year?'

"I said, you know, we put that rule in place because you were