Disturbing 911 audio details Kyle Busch's final medical crisis, coughing up blood before death

CONCORD, NC: A disturbing 911 call audio recording of the NASCAR star Kyle Busch's final hours revealed that he suffered a medical crisis.

The audio obtained by The California Post and published on Friday, May 22, revealed that Busch lay on the bathroom floor coughing up blood a day before he died, as someone around him sought emergency medical assistance for him.

Dispatcher audio captured Kyle Busch's final medical crisis

The 911 audio captured a caller requesting an ambulance to the General Motors Charlotte Technical Center in Concord, NC, around 5.30 pm on Wednesday, after Kyle Busch reportedly suffered a medical emergency.

“I’ve got an individual that’s short of breath, very hot, thinks he’s going to pass out and is producing a little bit of blood — coughing up some blood,” the man told dispatch. “He is awake,” the man later added. “He’s awake. He’s on the bathroom floor right now.”

The man on the call is later heard directing the medical assistance personnel on the quickest way to reach the place where Busch was struggling for life. Busch was ultimately taken to a nearby hospital with what his family called “a severe illness.”

The NASCAR star passed away the next day, on Thursday. The official cause of the death is yet to be revealed.

NASCAR pays condolences to Kyle Busch

“On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch,” NASCAR wrote. 

“Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch. A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely skilled, and he cared deeply about the sport and fans,” the statement read. 

Busch’s passing rocked the racing world, as tributes from current and former drivers poured in the hours after his death was announced.

“Kyle was one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. No one can deny that,” Dale Earnhardt Jr shared on X. “But he was also a father, a husband, brother, son, and a friend to many. My heart is broken for the Busch family. I will never be able to make sense of this loss, but I am thankful that we had found a way to become friends.”

“There aren’t really words for today,” Ricky Stenhouse Jr wrote in a statement on his social media page.

“I’ve raced against Kyle for a long time, and anyone who’s lined up next to him knows exactly what made him special, he gave you everything he had, every single lap, and he made all of us better for it,” he added.

Busch is survived by his two children and his wife, Samantha.