(FILES) NASCAR driver Kyle Busch gives US President Barack Obama a helmet during a reception for Busch and his team members celebrating his win in the NASCAR Spring Cup Series Championship in the East Room at the White House on September 28, 2016 in Washington, DC. NASCAR star Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup series champion regarded as one of the sport's greatest ever drivers, died May 21, 2026 aged 41, his family confirmed in a joint statement. He was in his 22nd season in NASCAR's top division and had been hospitalized earlier Thursday with an undisclosed but "severe illness". (Photo by ZACH GIBSON / AFP via Getty Images)