NASCAR driver Kyle Busch hospitalized with ‘severe illness’
NASCAR driver Kyle Busch has been hospitalized due to a severe illness and will miss this weekend's competition in North Carolina. His team announced that substitute driver Austin Hill will take over Busch's No. 8 car while he focuses on recovery. Busch's family has requested privacy as they navigate this situation.
- ▪Kyle Busch is currently hospitalized due to a severe illness.
- ▪He will not compete in the Coca-Cola 600 this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- ▪Austin Hill will drive Busch's No. 8 car in his absence.
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