NASCAR's Kyle Busch 911 call reveals symptoms he was experiencing a day before his death
Mars County 91. Uh, yes, um, can I get an ambulance to come to 7605 GM1M1 Team Drive? W Concord, North Carolina. Say the street name one more time. It's 7605 GM. Like General Motors GM one team. One team drive, yeah, it's at the GM, uh, Charlotte Technical Center. And tell me exactly what's happened. Uh, I've got an individual that's, uh, shortness of breath, very hot, thinks he's going to pass out, and is, uh, is, is producing *** little bit of blood, coughing up some blood. OK, and how old's this person? Male or female? Um, is he awake? He is awake. He's awake. He's, he's on the bathroom floor right now. OK. Um, so when you come in, if you could not make it, can you turn the sirens off when you, when you get here? And, and there's ***, so when you come into the main entrance of the building. The closest way to get to him is if you go to the left, like you'll come in and the the parking lot splits to the right or the left just tell him to go to the left. I'll be out here waiting on them and I'll I'll flag them down there's *** side door further down the side of the building and I'll be there waiting on them. OK, we got him coming out there's just nothing else for him to eat or drink and if he gets worse in any way before they get there, just call us back. What was the exact name of the of your business back there? Uh, it's called the General Motors Charlotte Technical Center. It's off of uh Speedway Boulevard. It's close to, it's close to, uh, it's right beside HMS Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports, yeah, we will let EMS know, OK, we got them coming out there. Thank you very much. Mm bye.
NASCAR's Kyle Busch 911 call reveals symptoms he was experiencing a day before his death
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Updated: 3:24 PM EDT May 22, 2026
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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.Listen to the 911 call in the video player above.Busch died Thursday at age 41. No cause of death has been given, though his family said earlier he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness" three days before he was to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.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 Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details have not been disclosed by Busch's team or family.During the emergency call placed late that afternoon from the General Motors training facility, an unidentified caller calmly told the dispatcher, "I've got an individual that's shortness of breath, very hot, thinks he's going to pass out, and he's producing a little bit of blood, coughing up some blood."The caller said Busch was lying on the bathroom floor inside the complex and told dispatch, "He is awake," according to audio provided by the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office.The man then gave directions for where emergency responders should go and asked that they turn off any sirens upon arrival.
CONCORD, N.C. — 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.
Listen to the 911 call in the video player above.
Busch died Thursday at age 41. No cause of death has been given, though his family said earlier he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness" three days before he was to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 Lucas Oil Chevrolet, walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway on May 17, 2026, in Dover, Delaware.
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 Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details have not been disclosed by Busch's team or family.
During the emergency call placed late that afternoon from the General Motors training facility, an unidentified caller calmly told the dispatcher, "I've got an individual that's shortness of breath, very hot, thinks he's going to pass out, and he's producing a little bit of blood, coughing up some blood."
The caller said Busch was lying on the bathroom floor inside the complex and told dispatch, "He is awake," according to audio provided by the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office.
The man then gave directions for where emergency responders should go and asked that they turn off any sirens upon arrival.
