Late NASCAR driver Kyle Busch’s 11-year-old Brexton paid tribute to him by sharing a powerful photo of the two embracing on a racetrack

The late NASCAR champion was a proud father to two children, Brexton and Lennix, whom he shared with wife Samantha Busch. Find out more about his family here.

The Busch family announced Thursday evening that Kyle had died at 41, just hours after sharing that he was hospitalized with a "severe illness"

During an episode of her podcast 'Certified Oversharer' in November, a clip shows Samantha saying she would have another child to ensure there was a 'connection' to Busch if he died.

Kyle Busch’s rapid decline and sudden death left the racing world reeling and turned this race just outside of Charlotte into a memorial service with 95,000 people.

The NASCAR star died hours after his family announced his "severe illness"

NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell honored Kyle Busch's widow, Samantha, and the couple's children, Brexton and Lennix, before the start of the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday in an emotional speech. Standing on the frontstretch at Charlotte Motor Speedway,

Kyle Busch joins a list of NASCAR’s most accomplished Cup Series drivers, alongside Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon, and other champions.