It’s been a little over a month since NASCAR legend Kyle Busch’s tragic passing and it will probably take his family a long time to mourn him. His young daughter Lennix has found a truly moving way to remember him every day.
Taking to her Instagram Story recently, Busch’s widow Samantha revealed that their four-year-old daughter now eats breakfast with two photos of Kyle behind her plate. She said that Lennix tells her late father how her sleep was, tells him about her day and asks him “if he’s having fun in heaven.”
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“Morning breakfast with Daddy: She wakes up every day tells him how her sleep was, what she’s doing today and asks if he’s having fun in heaven,” she wrote.
“Heartbreaking”
For NASCAR fans, there was really only one word to describe the scene: “Heartbreaking.” Fans couldn’t help but remark that it still hurts to know that Kyle Busch is gone.
“I still can’t comprehend or believe this,” one user wrote on X.
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“This breaks my heart,” wrote another.
“That’s heartbreaking,” a third said.
“I just wanna hug them. I feel so bad.”
“Daddy is watching over you all.”
Nov 17, 2019; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) celebrates after winning the NASCAR Series Cup Championship with his wife Samantha Busch after the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports© John David Mercer-Imagn Images.
Kyle Busch goes down as one of the most accomplished and successful drivers in NASCAR history. Making his NASCAR Cup Series debut in 2004, Busch quickly established himself as one of the sport’s elite talents with his aggressive driving style and remarkable versatility. He won the 2015 and 2019 NASCAR Cup Series championships while driving for the Joe Gibbs Racing and has accumulated more than 60 Cup Series victories, placing him among the winningest drivers of the modern era.
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Busch is also NASCAR’s all-time wins leader in the Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series, surpassing 100 victories in each of NASCAR’s three national touring divisions combined.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers of his generation, earning numerous playoff appearances, record-setting accomplishments, and a future place in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
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