NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell says he received a text message from driver Kyle Busch two days before Busch’s death. In the message, Busch raises a question about potential changes to eligibility rules for the NASCAR Truck Series. O’Donnell states that the text includes a specific request related to modifying the “over-40” eligibility provision, which affects who can enter and compete in certain Truck Series races.
According to O’Donnell, Busch’s inquiry focused on whether the rule could be adjusted so Busch would be able to compete in all Truck Series races scheduled for the following year. The reports describe the communication as Busch proactively seeking clarification or changes to conditions that would determine his participation. The accounts attribute the details of the message to O’Donnell’s disclosure after Busch’s death.
Both outlets frame the text as a last-communicated matter connected to NASCAR’s Truck Series eligibility rules, reported by O’Donnell as occurring shortly before Busch died.
