Who Is Kyle Busch’s Wife? All About Samantha Busch

Kyle Busch’s family is mourning the loss of the NASCAR champion following his death on May 21.

The Busch family has not publicly confirmed Busch’s cause of death, but they announced the 41-year-old’s passing in a joint statement with NASCAR and Richard Childress Racing.

“Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch,” the statement read. “A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely skilled and he cared deeply about the sport and fans.”

The statement continued: “During this incredibly difficult time, we ask everyone to respect the family’s privacy and continue to keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Further updates will be shared as appropriate.”

The NASCAR driver leaves behind his wife, Samantha Busch, and two children: a son named Brexton and a daughter named Lennix.

In the wake of Kyle Busch’s death, learn more about the love of his life below.

Samantha Busch Has Her Own Podcast

Samantha Busch is the host of a podcast called “Certified Oversharer.” In March 2026, she welcomed her husband to the podcast and discussed a wide array of topics, ranging from their children to their religious faith.

During the discussion, Samantha Busch noted that she and her husband prayed together “every night” and were “getting deeper into our faith.”

The mother of two, who grew up Catholic, said she “never understood much of anything” about her religion.

“At Christian church, I feel very much more at home because you get to sing and I feel like the message, it’s just so much more casual and I’m able to understand that (and apply it) a lot better,” she said.

Samantha Busch Is a Graduate of Purdue University

Per her website, Samantha Busch spent her childhood in northwestern Indiana. She went on to study psychology at Purdue University in her home state. She later got a master’s degree in industrial/organizational psychology.

Samantha Busch Met Kyle in 2007, and She Didn’t Know Who He Was

In 2023, Samantha Busch took to Instagram to share the story of how she first met her husband in 2007 in Indianapolis.

At the time, Samantha Busch was working at a promotional model agency and she was sent on assignment “to work for Chevy getting people hyped up for the races,” she wrote.

In her Instagram post, she recalled how a woman at the race track asked if she wanted to go for a ride around the track. She said she accepted since it was “crazy hot out.”

As it turns out, Kyle Busch had seen his future wife “from afar” and had asked this woman to speak to her.

“So needless to say I hopped in the car and the first thing I said when I saw him in his Chevy tee and ice cold car was ‘wow you got a way better assignment then I did.’ He looked at me funny assuming I knew who he was and we were off. I did most of the talking, big surprise, and then invited him to hang out with a group of us going out that night to which he declined bc he had to work. Little did I know he had a truck race,” she wrote.

Samantha Busch still didn’t know who he was when they started texting, but a friend’s father figured it out.

“Then I got super nervous so we talked on the phone for 4 months before seeing each other and going on a date and the rest is history!” she recalled.

Samantha Busch Married Kyle Busch in 2010

Three years after they first met, the couple got married in 2010. Their wedding was filmed for a Style Network special called the “Fast and the Fabulous: A NASCAR Wedding,” per The Los Angeles Times.

Samantha Busch Is a Mother of Two

Over the course of their 16-year marriage, Kyle and Samantha Busch welcomed two children together. Their son, Brexton, arrived in 2015, followed by their daughter, Lennix, who arrived in 2022.

The couple appeared on TODAY in 2025 to discuss their journey with infertility and revealed that they experienced multiple miscarriages on their path to becoming parents of two children.

The couple underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) to conceive their son and welcomed their daughter with the assistance of a gestational carrier.

Samantha Bush Wrote a Book About Her Experience with Infertility

In 2021, Samantha Bush published a book called “Fighting Infertility: Finding My Inner Warrior Through Trying to Conceive, IVF, and Miscarriage.”

During her TODAY appearance in 2025, Samantha Busch spoke about the experience of navigating infertility, calling it “very isolating.”

“For over 10 years of trying to have our family, social media was wonderful. They were with us through every transfer, every miscarriage, every trial and cheered us on along the way,” she said.

After their experiences with infertility, Kyle and Samantha Busch created the Bundle of Joy Fund to raise awareness about infertility and spearhead fundraising efforts for couples experiencing infertility.

She Was on a Reality Show

In 2019, Samantha Busch appeared in the CMT reality series, “Racing Wives,” which aired for one season.

The show featured five wives of professional racers, including Samantha Busch, Amber Balcaen, Whitney Ward Dillon, Ashley Busch (the now ex-wife of Kyle Busch’s brother, Kurt Busch) and Mariel Lane.