Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, his family says

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications, according to a statement released by his family.

Dakota Hunter, vice president of Kyle Busch Companies, said the family received the medical evaluation on Saturday.

Busch, a two-time NASCAR champion, died at 41 on Thursday, a day after passing out in a Chevrolet simulator.

Kyle Busch was described as suffering from shortness of breath and coughing up blood in a newly released 911 call connected to the NASCAR driver’s medical emergency and subsequent death.

According to audio from Cabarrus County Emergency Dispatch in North Carolina, a caller requested an ambulance to the GM Charlotte Technical........

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