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It's been more than two months since Kyle Busch's sudden death and, understandably, things aren't getting any easier for his widow.
In a series of Instagram Stories, Samantha Busch said some nights without her late husband are “almost unbearable.”
“You're still the last thing I see when I close my eyes and the first thing I see when I wake up,” Busch posted Sunday along with photos of the couple at his bedside.
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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Toyota, and his wife Samantha Busch stand on the grid during pre-race ceremonies for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on Nov. 2, 2014. (Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)
“At night when the kids go to bed, the silence and loneliness are almost unbearable. I sleep wrapped up on my side of the bed with a body pillow and his shirt pretending he's still next to me. I hate so much that his shirt doesn't smell like him anymore.”
Busch died on May 21 after severe pneumonia turned into sepsis, between the Coca-Cola 600 and his final victory.
The two-time NASCAR champion collapsed during a simulator session before the Coca-Cola 600 and was rushed to the hospital. He died the next day.
Busch was a two-time Cup champion and undoubtedly a future Hall of Famer. He had been in the Cup Series since 2004, making 762 career starts with 63 wins.
Kyle Busch celebrates his victory in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Victory Lane at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, on September 5, 2014. (Steve Helber/AP)
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The 41-year-old won the championship in 2015 and 2019 and had 234 wins across NASCAR's three national series.
Busch holds the all-time record for wins in both the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (102) and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (69).
Busch's 234th and final NASCAR victory came at Dover a week before his death, when he led 147 laps in a dominant victory in the Truck Series.
“You never know when it's going to be your last one,” Busch said after the win.
Kyle Busch celebrates with his daughter Lennix Busch, son Brexton Busch and wife Samantha Busch in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 Racing 208 at Echo Park Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, on February 21, 2026. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
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Busch's last Cup Series win came in June 2023. While he struggled for much of this season, he started on the pole in February's Daytona 500 and was coming off a season-high eighth finish four weeks ago at Watkins Glen.
OutKick's Zach Dean contributed to this report.
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