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He was fighting a respiratory illness of some sort for several weeks. Had to radio at the Glen 2 weeks ago to ask to have a doctor friend meet him in the pits after the race. He said at the time he had been fighting a sinus infection for a bit before that. I guess we'll find out it was something worse, and maybe be an alarm bell for others.
I'm not a Nascar guy, but I have to admit that this shook me a bit. It had to really shake Denny Hamlin, who's been saying on social media all season that Kyle was "washed up." Hope it doesn't haunt him...