Overview
- Austin Hill is listed on the NASCAR Cup entry list to drive Richard Childress Racing’s renumbered No. 33 at Nashville, his second straight start filling in after Kyle Busch’s death.
- RCR moved Busch’s entry from the No. 8 to the No. 33 for race entries and said it will suspend formal use of the No. 8 while reserving it for Busch’s son Brexton.
- The Busch family released a medical statement attributing Kyle Busch’s death to severe pneumonia that progressed to sepsis, which is the newly reported cause of his death.
- Hill drove the car in the Coca-Cola 600 and finished 27th one lap down, and he has made multiple Cup starts this season while racing full time in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
- RCR has not named a season-long replacement and has asked for privacy for the Busch family while scheduling a Childress news conference for June 6 to address the team’s longer-term plans.