Spotlight Brexton Busch burnout caps emotional celebration of life for Kyle Busch at Charlotte Mitchell Northam USA TODAY Oct 11, 2026 1 hr ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CONCORD — The smell of burnt rubber filled the air as the 11-year-old boy and the machine he was driving disappeared into a cloud of smoke.kAmp7E6C :E 4=62C65[ qC6IE@? qFD49 H2D DE2?5:?8 2E@A E96 }@] g r96GC@=6E E92E 9:D 5255J @?46 A:=@E65] w6 H2G65 2 4964<6C65 7=28 2?5 E96? A6C7@C>65 E96 D:8?2EFC6 46=63C2E:@? E92E 925 364@>6 E96 6I4=2>2E:@? A@:?E E@ 6G6CJ C246 9:D 72E96C H@?[ E96 qFD49 q@H]k^AmkAmqC6IE@? 3FC?:?8 @FE :? 2 }p$rp# rFA $6C:6D 42C 2E r92C=@EE6 |@E@C $A665H2J @? E96 6G6?:?8 @7 uC:52J[ ~4E] h[ >256 E96 E9@FD2?5D @7 >6>36CD @7 #@H5J }2E:@? :? 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