Kurt Busch is still mourning his younger brother Kyle, who passed away on May 21 at the age of 41. Yet, the recent trip to Las Vegas Motor Speedway provided some closure for the former NASCAR champion.
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The hometown kid saw the entire industry come together once again to celebrate Kyle's memory in multiple ways. This includes a night of racing in his honor at the Las Vegas Bullring, the renaming of multiple streets, and several items from Kyle's collection on display.
The Nevada track also dedicated a memorial rock to Kyle early in the NASCAR race weekend.
Celebrating a Bullring legend. 🤍 pic.twitter.com/hk5GCbylmF
— Las Vegas Motor Speedway (@LVMotorSpeedway) October 3, 2026
"It has been an emotional week, but a week of some closure and, you know, the recognition at certain events from my brother and our family," Busch said on Sunday.
"You know, it's been a nice blend of a country concert, the Bullring racing on Friday night with tons of racing divisions and seeing Brexton out there racing.
"You know, it just reminds me of my dad and mom and grandma always committed to coming out here on Friday and Saturday nights at the Bullring, and racing and dreaming one day maybe we can make it."
The many tributes to Kyle carried extra significance, considering that the Busch brothers hailed from Las Vegas. This was a home to both of them for many, many years.
The upcoming weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway will have a similar feel. After all, this is the city that the brothers adopted when they moved into NASCAR and kicked off their championship-winning careers.
The race weekend will begin with a celebration of life at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Fans will be able to come to the race track and honor Kyle after the Craftsman Truck Series Chase race.
The elder Busch will be on hand for the event, and he will be locked in while going through the emotions.
"You kind of get into those race modes of when I won the championship," he said. "It was like 10 days straight in New York City of events and, you know, different charity events or different concerts. And with this being for my brother, though, it really hits it home.
"But I'm just appreciative of everyone putting the effort forth and making every event very special, and highlighting him in the right way. And it's just tough. It's just something that I still feel like he should be here, and it wasn't his time. And events like this, and weeks like this, and in the NASCAR community, can help with with the closure side of it."
