NASCAR reserves moments of silence for Kyle Busch during Charlotte race weekend

The NASCAR world is paying tribute to Kyle Busch this weekend, and that includes some of the finest from two series in which the late driver had great success.

While Busch – died Thursday of “severe pneumonia” [that] progressed to sepsis” – had been a full-time driver in NASCAR’s top series, the Cup Series, for more than 20 years, he still competed occasionally in both the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Craftsman Truck Series.

He was particularly known for his dominance in the Truck Series, winning 69 of his 184 races, and at one point owned a team. In fact, the final victory of Busch’s career came just under a week before his death in a Truck Series race at Dover.

ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!

On Friday, the Truck Series was in Charlotte as part of the Coca-Cola 600 weekend for a race in which Busch was supposed to compete.

NASCAR AND RACING WORLD REACT TO SHOCKING DEATH OF KYLE BUSCH AT 41: ‘CANNOT UNDERSTAND THIS NEWS’

Corey Day was in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, the truck in which Busch scored his last victory, and he was expected to start on the pole after Friday’s qualifying was rained out.

Kyle Busch celebrates the final victory of his NASCAR career at Dover Motor Speedway. (Photo by David Hahn/Icon Sportswire)

Before the race began Friday evening, teams and fans observed a moment of silence for Busch.

Unfortunately, the race was never able to start and was postponed to Saturday morning and then again to Saturday evening.

The O’Reilly Autoparts Series, which Busch raced in and won multiple times during his career, also took a moment to remember him before their race in Charlotte on Saturday.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PK Press Club APP

This race was also suspended due to rain.

There will be heavy hearts Sunday when the Coca-Cola 600, the longest race of the year in the NASCAR Cup Series, begins at 6 p.m. ET.