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Kyle Busch posthumously wins NASCAR Cup Series most popular driver award in Miami

KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) and WCNC Charlotte (Tegna) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened For the first time in his 25-year career, Kyle Busch was honored as NASCAR's most popular Cup Series driver — after his death at 41.
The headline split KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) frames it as "Kyle Busch posthumously wins NASCAR Cup Series most popular driver award in Miami". WCNC Charlotte (Tegna) frames it as "Kyle Busch posthumously wins NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award".
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KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City)News report · Nov 11, 1:49 AM

Kyle Busch posthumously wins NASCAR Cup Series most popular driver award in Miami

For the first time in his 25-year career, Kyle Busch was honored as NASCAR's most popular Cup Series driver — after his death at 41.

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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Nov 11, 1:21 AM

Kyle Busch posthumously wins NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award

Busch was competing in his 22nd full-time NASCAR Cup Series season at the time of his death in May.

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