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纳斯卡传奇车手吉米·约翰逊难以用言语形容前队友、同为冠军的凯尔·布施这起令人震惊的突然离世事件。
“此刻我一时语塞，但我们会想念你，兄弟。至少可以说，你走得太早了，”约翰逊在周五接受《哥伦比亚广播公司早间节目》采访时说道。
布施的家人周四上午在他的社交媒体上发文称，他因重病住院，将无法参加本周末在夏洛特的比赛。仅数小时后，纳斯卡官方就宣布布施已离世。
“我们怀着悲痛和心碎的心情宣布，两届杯赛冠军、这项运动最伟大、最勇猛的车手之一凯尔·布施去世，”纳斯卡在社交媒体上写道。
布施以其毫不留情的驾驶风格深受众多车迷喜爱，这种态度为他赢得了“狂野小子”的绰号。
“[我会铭记的是]赛道上那个充满斗志、冷酷无情的对手。我用‘冷酷无情’这个词完全是褒义的。你让给他一寸，他就会得寸进尺，”约翰逊在周五的采访中说道。“因此，在赛道上你必须对他表示足够的尊重。与此同时，他会拼尽全力且干干净净地和你比赛，他是一名极其出色的竞争者。”
2017年5月19日，在北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市夏洛特赛车场举行的怪兽能量纳斯卡全明星赛排位赛期间，左起的吉米·约翰逊与凯尔·布施交谈。斯特里特·莱卡/盖蒂图片社
布施曾在2015年和2019年拿下纳斯卡最高级别赛事杯系列赛的冠军。他在O’Reilly Auto Parts系列赛（102场胜利）和工匠卡车系列赛（69场胜利）中保持着胜场数纪录，这两项赛事分别被视为纳斯卡的第二和第三级别赛事。加上杯系列赛的63场胜利，他在纳斯卡三大顶级赛事中总共有234场胜利，是所有车手中最多的。
拥有追平纪录的7座杯系列赛冠军头衔的约翰逊，在布施职业生涯早期曾与其在亨德里克赛车运动车队成为队友。2004年至2007年间，约翰逊结识了当时年仅18岁就完成杯系列赛首秀的年轻车手布施，两人不仅是队友，更是私交甚笃的好友。
“他是个强劲的竞争对手，但同时，摘下头盔后，在家人面前，他不过是一位父亲、一名丈夫，一个深切关爱自己孩子、深度参与家庭生活的普通人，”约翰逊说道。“所以，你知道，赛道外的那个他才是我最会铭记的人。我真心为他的家人和年幼的孩子们感到难过，他们的成长将从此留下巨大的空白。”
“我自己也曾经历过一些悲剧，明白这其中的影响，我们仍在努力继续生活，”他补充道。“我为他心碎不已。”
布施留下了妻子萨曼莎，以及两个年幼的孩子：11岁的布雷克斯顿和4岁的伦尼克斯。
官方尚未公布确切的死因。
Jimmie Johnson reacts to Kyle Busch’s shocking death: “I’m kinda lost for words”
May 22, 2026 / 9:57 AM EDT / CBS News
By Mark Osborne
NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson couldn’t find the words to describe the shocking and sudden death of his former teammate and fellow champion Kyle Busch.
“I’m kinda lost for words at this moment, but we’re gonna miss you buddy. Gone too soon to say the least,” Johnson told “CBS Mornings” on Friday.
Busch’s family posted on his social media Thursday morning he had been hospitalized with a severe illness and would not be competing at this weekend’s race in Charlotte. Just a few hours later, NASCAR announced Busch had died.
“We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport’s greatest and fiercest drivers,” NASCAR wrote on social media.
Busch was beloved by many fans for his take-no-prisoners driving style, an attitude that earned him the nickname “Rowdy.”
“[I’ll remember] just that spirited, ruthless competitor on track. And I use ruthless in the best way possible. If you took an inch, he was going to take two,” Johnson told “CBS Mornings” on Friday. “And there was an amount of respect on the track that you just showed him, as a result. At the same time, [he] would race you so hard and so clean, and just an incredible competitor.”
Jimmie Johnson, left, talks with Kyle Busch during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 19, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
Busch won Cup Series titles, the sport’s highest level, in 2015 and 2019. Busch is the all-time leader in wins in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (102) and Craftsman Truck Series (69), considered the second and third tier in the sport respectively. Combined with 63 wins in the Cup Series, he holds the most wins ever by a driver in NASCAR’s three top divisions (234).
Johnson, who has a record-tying seven Cup Series titles, was teammates with Busch at Hendrick Motorsports early in Busch’s career. From 2004 to 2007, Johnson got to know the young Busch — just 18 years old at the time of his Cup Series debut — not just as a teammate but as a person and a close friend.
“Fierce competitor, but at the same time, helmet comes off with his family, just, you know, a dad, a husband and somebody that cared deeply about his children and heavily involved,” Johnson said. “So, you know, the guy off the track is somebody I’ll certainly remember most, and just feel for his family and young children growing up with this void.”
“Experiencing some tragedy on my own, and understanding the implications, we still try to continue on,” he added. “My heart breaks for him.”
Busch leaves behind his wife, Samantha, and two young children, Brexton, 11, and Lennix, 4.
An exact cause of death has not been released.
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