Busch, 41, died May 21 after a battle with pneumonia turned into sepsis.The two-time NASCAR champion collapsed during a simulator session ahead of the Coca-Cola 600, and was rushed to the hospital.
He died the next day.Samantha and Kyle were married 15 years, and have two children — Brexton and Lennix.Brexton Busch, 11, is an up-and-coming racer, and has started to make some noise over the past few years.
Earlier this week, he returned to racing at Charlotte, finishing second in Tuesday's Summer Shootout.Helping Brexton on and around the track, Samantha said, was part of her bedside promise to Kyle.KYLE BUSCH'S SON SUFFERS HEARTBREAK IN EMOTIONAL RETURN TO RACING AFTER FATHER'S STUNNING DEATH"I promised him that I would do everything I could to help our children pursue their dreams no matter what. For Brexton, that dream is racing," she said in a lengthy Instagram post Wednesday night."It wasn’t a dream Kyle chose for him.It was something they shared.
They spent countless hours talking about race cars, working together, dreaming together, and building a bond around something they both genuinely loved.Racing is what lights Brexton up and as long as it’s the dream in his heart, I’ll be right there beside him, cheering him on every step of the way.Kyle Busch, driver of the No.
18 Skittles Toyota, stands on the grid with his wife, Samantha, and son, Brexton, before the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., on March 19, 2017.(Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)"Every time we get to the track, we’re reminded that a piece of our team is missing.
The person who should be standing beside us isn’t there.That part is heartbreaking.
But it’s also where we feel closest to him, surrounded by the memories, the people, and the dreams he helped build."So, we race on."Busch was a two-time Cup champion and undoubtedly a future Hall of Famer.He'd been in the Cup Series since 2004, making 762 career starts...