Two-time Cup champion Kyle Busch died at the age of 41 on Thursday, hours after hundreds of fans paid tribute to his infertility charity.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Within hours NASCAR was informed it lost one of the greatest championsfans of Kyle Busch found a way to honor his memory.
By Thursday evening, the Samantha and Kyle Busch Joy Fund, the charity founded by Busch and his wife to help couples afford fertility treatments, had received hundreds of new donations.
Donations on the charity’s page include “In Memory of Kyle Busch,” “In Memory of Kyle Busch” and “In Memory of Roddy,” among other messages submitted by fans across the country. Many donated $18.08, a nod to the two car numbers Busch used during his storied career. Busch drove the No. 18 car during Joe Gibbs Racing’s championship run and the No. 8 car during his final seasons with Richard Childress Racing.
Busch, 41, was hospitalized Thursday with an unspecified but “serious condition,” according to a person familiar with the matter. Statement from the Bush family. NASCAR, the Busch family and Richard Childress Racing announced his death Thursday night but did not provide a cause.
After news of Bush’s death was announced, a fan posted on X encouraging people to donate to charity.
“It would be great if NASCAR fans supported the @bundleofjoyfund, a charity founded by Samantha and Kyle Busch that provides monetary grants to couples in need to help with infertility issues and cover costs associated with IVF treatments,” A post from user @samh8876 saidwhich had more than 1,000 likes as of Thursday evening. They later shared screenshots of donations pouring in.
The Bundle of Joy fund began with a deeply personal experience. Samantha and Kyle Busch faced the challenges of infertility, overcoming multiple IVF cycles and miscarriages, emotional setbacks, and the heavy financial toll of fertility treatments. Their son Brexton was born through IVF, an experience that led them to set up the charity in 2015 to help remove financial barriers to accessing fertility treatments.
To date, the Bundle of Joy Fund has provided more than $2 million in financial assistance to more than 150 recipients and helped 100 babies be born. The fund works to improve IVF care and coverage, raise awareness and provide support so others don’t have to deal with infertility alone.
Donations can be made to the Bundle of Joy fund: bundleofjoyfund.org.
