{"id":974,"date":"2026-05-22T22:34:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=974"},"modified":"2026-05-22T22:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:34:15","slug":"nascars-kyle-busch-was-short-of-breath-coughing-up-blood-day-before-his-death-911-call-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=974","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR’s Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood day before his death, 911 call reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CONCORD, N.C. \u2014 NASCAR driver Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt he was overheating and was coughing up blood the day before his death, according to a 911 call obtained Friday by the Associated Press.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Busch died Thursday at age 41. No cause of death has been given, though his family said earlier he had been hospitalized with a \u201csevere illness\u201d three days before he was to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.<\/span><\/p>\n

Busch was testing in the Chevrolet racing simulator in Concord on Wednesday when he became unresponsive and was transported to a hospital in Charlotte, several people familiar with the situation told the AP.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The people spoke on condition of anonymity because details have not been disclosed by Busch\u2019s team or family.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the emergency call placed late that afternoon from the General Motors training facility, an unidentified caller calmly told the dispatch: \u201cI\u2019ve got an individual that\u2019s (got) shortness of breath, very hot, thinks he\u2019s going to pass out, and is producing a little bit of blood, coughing up some blood.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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