Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has been hospitalized with a severe illness and won’t compete at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend.

Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has been hospitalized with a severe illness and won’t compete at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend, his family said Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

Kyle Busch died on Thursday, May 21 at the age of 41. The NASCAR legend was hospitalized earlier in the week with what the motorsport series and his family called a "severe illness." He did not recover.

The extended family of late NASCAR driver Greg Biffle offered their support to Kyle Busch's family following his unexpected death Thursday.

Kyle Busch's cause of death has not been given, though his family said earlier the NASCAR icon had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."

NASCAR star Kyle Busch died at the age of 41 in a sudden turn after being hospitalized with a 'severe illness' that ruled him out of the Coca-Cola 600.

Who is Kyle Busch’s wife, Samantha Busch? The two share two children. He died at 41 following a sudden illness.