Haunting new footage of a coughing Kyle Busch has emerged from the NASCAR legend’s final victory before his shocking death.
The 41-year-old passed away earlier this month after being rushed to the hospital when he became unresponsive in a race simulator near Charlotte, North Carolina.
It was later revealed that the married father of two had pneumonia, which led to sepsis, causing his blood to clot and impeding his organs before he went into hemorrhagic shock.
Busch’s death sent shockwaves across sports and now supporters have dug up footage of the 41-year-old from what proved to be his final win – six days before his death.
On May 15, he won the Ecosave 200 at Dover Motor Speedway in Delaware. Busch bowed to the crowd before being asked why these victories never get old.
‘Because you never know when the last one is,’ he told Fox. ‘I love coming to Dover. It’s always one of my favorite places to race…it’s nice to be able to come back over here and win some more races again… it’s fun and I want to keep doing it.’
Haunting new footage of a coughing Kyle Busch has emerged from his final race victory
Busch’s lawyer has denied a ‘false narrative’ about the late NASCAR icon’s life insurance
Moments later, in a clip posted on social media, Busch is seen giving a thumbs up to the camera and waving to the crowd before coughing repeatedly.
‘Kyle even still gave it all, days before this illness would sadly claim his life. I still can’t believe this,’ one fan wrote alongside the video. ‘He was sick in this moment, but still [persevered] to give us one last show. What a legend.’
Another added: ‘Seeing him cough like that and knowing what would happen just sent me to a very dark place.’
Two days later, Busch finished 17th at the NASCAR Cup Series All Star Race. He died on May 21.
Earlier this week, Busch’s lawyer vehemently denied a ‘false narrative’ about the late NASCAR icon’s life insurance policy.
Busch’s death came two months after he and wife Samantha settled a lawsuit against Pacific Life Insurance Company out of court, after claiming they were misled into purchasing life insurance policies.
The couple alleged they paid over $10.4million in premiums based on misleading illustrations and false promises of guaranteed returns.
In the wake of his passing, some users on social media have peddled wild conspiracy theories about Kyle and Samantha being advised to drop their life-insurance policies just months before he died, a notion which has been furiously rejected by their lawyer Robert Rikard.
‘Some on this platform, in the media, and elsewhere are pushing a false narrative about the Busch IUL matter. It needs to be stopped, and those publishing false statements are on notice to correct them,’ Rikard wrote in a post on LinkedIn. ‘Two policies had no value prior to litigation and were terminated.
Conspiracy theories about Kyle and wife Samantha’s life insurance policy had surfaced online
‘The remaining policies were handled responsibly. The Busch family retained an independent insurance specialist – a senior executive at a major national financial institution – who evaluated the entire portfolio and recommended a structured transition to replacement coverage that provides a substantial lifetime death benefit.
‘The Busch family did not walk away from their coverage. They replaced it with better coverage.’
Rikard added: ‘The suggestion that they were advised by anyone to abandon tens of millions in death benefit protection is a fabrication, and those repeating it know it is. To continue to do so is at your own peril.
‘These are not differences of opinion about IUL policy design or litigation strategy. These are false statements of fact about what happened.’
The Busches sued Pacific Life last October after claiming they were deceived out of millions, before reaching the undisclosed out-of-court settlement in March.
‘We’re going to show the world that this was a huge and utter scam,’ Samantha said about Pacific Life Insurance in a video shared by the couple on social media in October.
