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Brexton Busch, the 11-year-old son of NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch<\/a>, did something for the first time since the sudden and tragic passing of his father.<\/p>\n

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He raced.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway<\/a>, Brexton Busch not only was part of the pre-race festivities to help kick off the annual \u201cCook Out Summer Shootout\u201d<\/a> at the racetrack \u2014 he also competed in another feature race at the track the same night. He finished second in the Young Lions<\/a> feature of the INEX Series.<\/p>\n

Race result notwithstanding, Brexton\u2019s presence at the track \u2014 just like it was on May 24, a few hours before the Coca-Cola 600<\/a> \u2014 was what was memorable about Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Samantha Busch<\/a>, the mother of Brexton and wife to the deceased Kyle, said as much via a heartfelt message shared on Instagram on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWatching Brexton back at the track is both heartbreaking and beautiful all at once because there are moments when I catch a glimpse of Kyle in him, the same determination, the same passion, the same spark, and for a second it feels like a piece of him is still right there with us,\u201d Samantha wrote. \u201cThose moments are incredibly hard, but they also remind me that Kyle\u2019s story isn\u2019t over. It lives on through the dreams he inspired and the two children he loved more than anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also shared Wednesday a promise that she is keeping \u2014 one she made in a Charlotte hospital room on May 21, the day Busch died after pneumonia progressed into sepsis and killed him at age 41<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the hospital, I made Kyle a promise,\u201d she wrote Wednesday evening. \u201cI promised him that I would do everything I could to help our children pursue their dreams no matter what. For Brexton, that dream is racing.\u201d<\/p>\n

A post shared by Samantha Busch (@samanthabusch)<\/a><\/p>\n

Kyle Busch was heavily involved in Brexton\u2019s driving endeavors<\/a> and looked forward to his blossoming career. Kyle even raced in Summer Shootout races over the years at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord while Brexton raced in younger series \u2014 like in Legends Cars.<\/p>\n

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The rest of the industry knows how much Brexton\u2019s racing career meant to Kyle. As a tribute, Richard Childress elected to temporarily suspend the use of the No. 8 car<\/a> and instead have it \u201creserved and ready\u201d for when Brexton begins his career in NASCAR.<\/p>\n

So Brexton would race on. Eventually, one day. But that day came earlier this week \u2014 and was emotional, but special, Samantha Busch wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a dream Kyle chose for him,\u201d Samantha said. \u201cIt was something they shared. They spent countless hours talking about race cars, working together, dreaming together, and building a bond around something they both genuinely loved. Racing is what lights Brexton up, and as long as it\u2019s the dream in his heart, I\u2019ll be right there beside him, cheering him on every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued: \u201cAnd if one day his dreams take him somewhere else, that\u2019s OK too. And if Lennix wants to get behind the wheel \u2014 we just bought her a kart for her fourth birthday \u2014 it won\u2019t be the same as having Kyle by her side, but we will do our absolute best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Samantha Busch continued by saying that her family considers Charlotte Motor Speedway \u201chome\u201d \u2014 and that such a fact will not change.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time we get to the track, we\u2019re reminded that a piece of our team is missing,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThe person who should be standing beside us isn\u2019t there. That part is heartbreaking. But it\u2019s also where we feel closest to him, surrounded by the memories, the people, and the dreams he helped build.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo we race on.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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