At a rainy Charlotte Motor Speedway, NASCAR decided that Richard Childress Racing should be the first to unload their Cup cars for the 67th running of the Coca-Cola 600. They will also be the first two through inspection in a change of procedure for the weekend.
Video from the track shows the emotional scenes as an unusually quiet garage watched on as the No. 33 of Austin Hill — with a small black No. 8 decal on the door — was pulled from the hauler and rolled through the garage. The No. 3 of Austin Dillon followed immediately after.
RCR already announced that they will suspend their use of the No. 8, changing the car number to No. 33 from the Coke 600-onward.
Kyle Busch, the winningest driver in NASCAR history with 234 wins across all three national divisions, died suddenly on Thursday at the age of 41.
Everyone from drivers, teams, officials, and media showed up at 8am to stand in the rain and watch this somber moment as the cars unloaded, before they themselves got to work.
Several prominent members of the garage were there, including Bubba Wallace, who hugged several RCR team members. In the distance, the No. 8 is still featured at the very top of the scoring pylon.
The side of Austin Hill’s No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet with decal in remembrance of Kyle Busch
Photo by: Ryan Nuttleman
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