Kyle Busch coughed up blood on bathroom floor before death, 911 audio reveals

Kyle Busch was lying on a bathroom floor coughing up blood the day before he died, according to a 911 call obtained by The California Post.

In the audio, a man can be heard asking for an ambulance to come to the General Motors Charlotte Technical Center in Concord, N.C. at around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday after the NASCAR star had suffered some kind of medical emergency.

“I’ve got an individual that’s shortness of breath, very hot, thinks he’s going to pass out and is producing a little bit of blood — coughing up some blood,” the man told dispatch.

“He is awake,” the man later added. “He’s awake. He’s on the bathroom floor right now.”

The man then can be heard giving emergency medical personnel instructions for the quickest way to get to Busch when they arrive at the property.

Busch was ultimately taken to a nearby hospital with what his family called “a severe illness.”

He later died on Thursday at 41 years old.

“On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch,” NASCAR said. “Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch. A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely skilled and he cared deeply about the sport and fans.”

An official cause of death has not yet been revealed.

Busch’s passing rocked the racing world, as tributes from current and former drivers poured in the hours after his death was announced.

“Kyle was one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. No one can deny that,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. shared on X. “But he was also a father, a husband, brother, son, and a friend to many. My heart is broken for the Busch family. I will never be able to make sense of this loss but I am thankful that we had found a way to become friends.”

“There aren’t really words for today,” Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wrote in a statement on his social media page. “I’ve raced against Kyle for a long time, and anyone who’s lined up next to him knows exactly what made him special, he gave you everything he had, every single lap, and he made all of us better for it.

“Rest easy, Rowdy. The sport won’t be the same without you.”

Busch, whose older brother is NASCAR icon Kurt Busch, is survived by his two children and his wife, Samantha.

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