Prominent Detroit radio show host Marc Fellhauer is questioning the decision of the late Kyle Busch’s racing team to suspend the use of his No. 8 car, unless his 11-year-old son, Brexton, goes pro.
“Saving his number for his kid, who is 11, to race. Does that kid have to become a race car driver now?” Fellhauer, cohost of “The Drew Lane Show,” asked in a clip posted via social media on Monday, May 25.
He added, “What if that kid, I don’t know, wants to be a dancer?”
“That’s a little pressure on that kid,” host Lane said.
Richard Childress Racing announced the suspension of Kyle’s No. 8 after his sudden death on Thursday, May 21. He was 41.
“Kyle Busch was instrumental in the design of RCR’s stylized No. 8 and it has become synonymous with Kyle and an important symbol for his fans and the NASCAR industry,” RCR said in a statement. “No one can carry it forward to the level that he did.”
“I felt bad for that kid,” Fellhauer said. “It’s like, he just lost his dad and now he has to become a race car driver?”
He continued, “I mean, who knows. Maybe he wanted to anyway. But still, I thought that was a really odd thing to say. Just retire his number and then we’ll deal with the other part down the line.”
Brexton is, in fact, well on his way to walking in his father’s footsteps. His social media accounts are full of highlights from his young racing career, which started when he was just 5 years old.
“I’m chasing my dream of being just like my dad, a multi-time NASCAR Cup Series champion!” Brexton posted via Instagram in June 2025. “Make sure to keep up with my journey to the top! 🏁”
His late father’s final Instagram post shone a light on Brexton’s racing ambitions while celebrating his 11th birthday.
“Happy Birthday Brexton!!! Your mom & I are so proud of who you’re turning out to be!” he wrote on May 18. “You’re the best kid on & off the track, you amaze us every day. Keep doing what you’re doing and there is no limit to what you’ll accomplish! Love you buddy!”
Kyle died earlier this month after becoming “unresponsive” while using a Chevrolet racing simulator in North Carolina ahead of the Coca-Cola 600.
A representative for the Busch family revealed on Saturday, May 23, that the late athlete died of pneumonia that progressed “into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications.”
Kyle’s death certificate, which was exclusively obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday, May 27, further revealed that the sepsis led to disseminated intravascular coagulation, or small clots that form in the bloodstream and block blood flow to the organs.
The motorsports legend then suffered hemorrhagic shock, which is caused by severe internal or external blood loss.
According to the certificate, Kyle’s body has since been cremated.
