Brexton Bush Races For First Time Since Father Kyle Bush's Death

For the first time since his father's shocking death last month, Brexton Busch got back behind the wheel for a sanctioned motor race.

Kyle Busch's son took part in the Young Lions division of the Cook Out Summer Shootout on Monday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The race is touted as a showcase of racing's future stars. NASCAR legends Chase Elliott and Joey Logano also took part in the event back in the day.

Brexton, only 11 years old, got behind the wheel of a neon green No. 18. According to USA TODAY, Brexton started the race in 13th place in the 25-lap Legends Car Series before finishing in sixth place.

It was his first racing competition since getting back behind the wheel during a June 2 practice session, which came just hours after his late father's memorial service.

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Brexton Busch finishes sixth in his first race of the Summer Shootout at Charlotte



Case James was the winner in the Young Lions feature with a late race pass on Landon Thrasher pic.twitter.com/DCRhJyk9bz

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Brexton has been racing since he was 5 years old. He won 48 races last year in a variety of competitions.

Kyle Busch died on May 21. He was 41.

The NASCAR legend had taken part in a Cup Series event at Watkins Glen, where he was heard over the radio requesting medical attention. About a week later, he won the Truck Series at Dover Motor Speedway on May 15 and reflected, "You never know when the last one is."

Five days later, on May 20, Kyle was coughing up blood and headed to the hospital, where reports say his health spiraled. He died the following day, shocking the entire racing community.

The family later shared that Kyle died from bacterial pneumonia, which he had been battling for days, and possibly weeks. The cause of death revealed that the pneumonia progressed into sepsis approximately one day before his death, and that it quickly caused disseminated intravascular coagulation, or blood clots, which triggered hemorrhagic shock.

This story was originally published by Men's Journal on Jun 9, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Men's Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

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This story was originally published June 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM.