A Kyle Busch No. 8 logo was painted on the Nashville Superspeedway prior to the tripleheader race weekend as a tribute to the NASCAR Cup legend who died on May 21.
The large black-and-white logo near Turn 4 is one of several gestures made for Busch during the NASCAR Nashville race weekend, which includes the Cracker Barrel 400 Cup race on May 31.
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Busch, who was 41, died from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation due to complications from pneumonia, which led to sepsis.
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Other tributes at Nashville Superspeedway included the eighth lap in all three races (Craftsman Truck, O’Reilly Series and Cup Series) going silent from both the television commentators and the track’s public address system. Also, a large flag placed in the Fan Zone for fans to sign and parajumpers with No. 8 banners attached to them landing in the infield before the start of the race.
A seat with Busch’s name on it was left empty in the driver’s meeting for the May 24 Coca-Cola 600 race in Charlotte, North Carolina. NASCAR has not announced if it will do the same for the Cracker Barrel 400 driver’s meeting.
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Busch’s wife, Samantha, was the keynote speaker for the Wheels & Heels charity event in Lebanon on April 23.
Samantha attended the Coca-Cola 600 with the couple’s son, Brexton, and daughter, Lennix. Kyle Busch’s brother, Kurt Busch, was also at the Coca-Cola 600. There hasn’t been confirmation of whether the family will be present at any of the races at Nashville Superspeedway.
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