Kyle Busch was conscious but struggling to breath when a call was made to 911 asking for an ambulance to come to the General Motors Charlotte Technical Center in Concord, North Carolina, on Wednesday.
In a call obtained by TMZ, an unidentified male made the call around 5:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, telling the 911 operator that Busch had “shortness of breath, very hot, thinks he’s going to pass out and is producing a little bit of blood — coughing up some blood.”
Kyle Busch’s medical emergency has been partially revealed by 911 audio obtained by TMZ Sports, with a caller saying the NASCAR superstar was struggling to breathe, overheating and coughing up blood. 💔 pic.twitter.com/1SnwM58Y7d
— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) May 22, 2026
Busch was at the General Motors facility Wednesday testing in a racing simulator when he became ill, according to the Associated Press, which reported that he was taken to a Charlotte hospital.
Busch, 41, died Thursday, his family announced, shocking the entire racing community.