Brexton Busch, the 11-year-old son of the late NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, suffered heartbreak on the final lap in his return to racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Brexton led the majority of Tuesday’s Summer Shootout, but came up just short after being passed on the final turn by Landon Thrasher.

Kyle Busch’s Legacy Lives On

It was Brexton’s first race back since his father died late last month just days before he was set to race at Charlotte in the Coca-Cola 600. Kyle Busch, 41, died May 21 after a battle with pneumonia turned into sepsis. The entire Busch family, including Brexton, mother Samantha, and his sister, Lennix, were honored during an emotional pre-race ceremony last month.

Richard Childress is currently holding a spot for Brexton when he’s ready. RCR announced last month that Busch’s No. 8 would be suspended permanently unless Brexton wanted to use it should he enter the series. Brexton has been an up-and-coming racer for some time now. In recent years, Kyle had spent much of his own racing season following Brexton around during the week.

Samantha Busch is among the most active of the drivers’ wives on social media, and has spent several years now documenting life with both Kyle and Brexton racing. Earlier this year, Brexton raced against his dad for the first time at the Tulsa Shootout.

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